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The Millennium Bridge didn't close on the same day it opened. I crossed it two days later, on my way to work, but it had closed by the time I went home again.
I visited The Dome attractions on September 1st, as a "treat" on the day after my birthday, and have a much less precise memory of it being fairly good. My hazy recollection is most likely a consequence of having a 6-year old in tow, and a 9-month old to propel in her buggy!
I thought the Dome aerial show was the best part. It is the only thing I remember from my visit which does not say much for the other exhibits. I still have a Millennium Experience Guide booklet.
I bought postcards from the Tate Modern last year, after visiting the Anni Albers exhibition. Taking my own photos felt 21st century certainly, but the act of buying the cards didn't feel 20th century.
We visited the Dome in the week before it shut. The magical orchard was my favourite bit - you walked through a door and found yourself in the middle of an electronic orchard.
I also recall the BT stand with connected PCs that allowed you to browse the internet at your leisure. Using the web wasn't exactly a novelty by late 2000, which maybe suggests that the planning was done a long time ahead.
We also have a cut price Dome mug, still in the original box.
Crumbs! Tate and Dome on the same day. That would have turned my brain into goo.

My lasting memory of visiting the Dome was what I thought about it rather than what I saw: it was what I imagine would happen if you were 'zapped' and landed into the middle of a physical version of multi-channel television with all the channels on at once. At least I got into the Body Zone, but the memory is a complete haze. The other thing I thought during the visit was the press coverage being unfair.
According to that same Wikipedia article on the Millennium Dome raid, there’s a book on the subject from an East London author with your name on it, DG. I like to think there’s an origin story in here somewhere! Though it’s probably just coincidence.
I agree with Jihn about the Dome aerial show I still have a card with a photo of me and ET.
Never did get to see the Millennium Dome. I over-optimistically assumed it would be popular enough to stay open into 2001 so I could go once the crowds and the hype had died down a bit. Having since worked next door, my main regret is not seeing the surrounding area before it was repurposed into swanky flats and various "Quarters".
Went inside the Millennial Dome a few years ago, a boring shrine to commerce. What a long and great day out with your dad.
Went to the Dome in April 2000, with wife, 2 year old daughter and mother in law. To be honest can’t remember much other than queuing for the body Zone and this post has reminded me of the aerial show. Seem to think we had a good day though.

Post also reminds me that I haven’t been to the Tate modern for years and I really should go again. Had no idea the cafe/restaurants at the top had closed, used to love the view from there.
I can't remember much about the Dome other than the show being really good and the other exhibits being fine but not essential.

I vaguely recall that prices had been reduced by that stage, so with the quality of the aerial show it was a decent value day out
My wife and I visited the 'wobbly' Millennium Bridge shortly after it opened. There was quite a crowd as we started off crossing it, and it was indeed wobbling. To start with, people seemed to enjoy the fun of it, but towards the middle more people were clinging on to each other and the laughter took on a more anxious tone, with a touch of panic. We decided to turn back and get off the bridge and down onto the embankment. As we looked back at the bridge, we could see the crowd being slowly herded off by security guards and no more allowed on until the bridge stood empty, gently moving in the breeze. One theory was that the comparatively high wind blowing the large celebratory flags that had been added to the bridge was adding to the wobbly phenomenon.
Mr BW acquired 4 free corporate tickets for The Dome, which included free forward parking. I have a fridge magnet to commemorate the visit. We also got priority access to Body Zone, which was the best bit - and we weren't that impressed with the arena performace, which seemed far too long, as you suggest.

Strangely, we were only talking about this experience with Old Friends BW (who we took along), a couple of weeks ago.
(there'll be a quiz along at sunset)
I was out of the country at the time so my first visit there was, I think, in 2007! I remember it being big and empty, but we'd gone for a Music Experience interactive exhibition at one end, for the benefit of the kids.
I enjoyed it at least!
I went to the Dome on it's final day. The most memorable bit was the set of banknotes amounting to one million pounds, secured from theft behind perspex.
As residents of the borough of Greenwich, we got to see the Dome free. Since then, been in at least once, for the Monty Python show. But that's it.

The fabric was, allegedly, designed for a 20-25-year life. So somebody, somewhere must be pondering a project to re-cover it.
Cornish Monkey, I might have taken that photo, I worked for BT back then they were a major sponsor of the Dome and a lot of the people working in the talk zone were BT staff on a months secondment.
The postcard I bought at the Tate Modern was 'Pottery' by Patrick Caulfield. I also remember my delight at seeing a Moulton bike on display in the Dome.
Those Millenium Dome fridge magnets are the best. Strongest fridge magnet on my fridge. I wish I'd bought more.
I went a few times as I had free tickets to some concerts (Coldplay, toploader, placebo)held in the cinema that was showing the Blackadder film, I enjoyed the main show with the Peter Gabriel music, anybody remember the Tommy cooper brains? I still have a couple of t shirts and mugs , badges that I got in the sale in the gift shop.
I had forgotten about my visit to the Dome. Thanks for the memory jog.

Random memories from the day include the Body Zone, or rather the queue for it; some kind of transport zone sponsored, I think, by Ford; the long and boring arena show, made all the more uninteresting by the lack of audio description for those unable to see it visually; having seen on TV a bike on a loop the loop track, but failing to find it in the Play Zone; the triangular glass columns of the Faith Zone; a coin operated machine outside displaying the words "It pays to pray", the huge aerial photograph of London; and, well, not much more.

Visiting the new Jubilee Line stations though was great fun...










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