article_snippet.sent: Celebrities, reporters, employees, and sponsors were given staggered times on Celebrities, reporters, employees, and sponsors tickets, to ease congestion getting in. 
article_snippet.sent: However many people arrived earlier than many people allotted time, with 20,000 more hopefuls queuing outside for miles around.
article_snippet.sent: The first paying guest was a 22-year-old student called Dave MacPherson who queued up at 2am for the opening day for the public.