I remember years ago we were walking in the SL for the evening CC HH and a couple in front of us were denied entrance (even though they walked by the sign that said "private event...") as they were not Elite or above. They had a hissy fit and said something to the effect, this is BS, because it's a public venue and shouldn't be reserved. So now the shoe is on the other foot, I can see where they were coming from.