Fields Of Dreams - Keen American Ballpark, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Great American Ballpark on the banks of the Ohio River inwards Cincinnati is domicile to the oldest professional person baseball game squad inwards America, the Reds, dating dorsum to 1869.  The squad that is, non the stadium.  The ballpark opened inwards 2003 as well as replaced the cookie-cutter similar Riverfront Stadium, a dual-purpose football game as well as baseball game facility.  Baseball legends such every bit Pete Rose, Frank Robinson, as well as Johnny Bench bring worn the uniform but did non play inwards this park.  More modern players such every bit the of late retired Ken Griffey, Jr., Scot Rolen, Joey Votto, and Bronson Arroyo have.  Here are the stats:

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Opened: 2003

Surface: Perennial Ryegrass

Construction cost: $290 million

Capacity: 42,271

Field dimensions: Left champaign - 328 ft; Left centre - 379 ft; centre champaign - 404 ft; correct centre - 470 ft; correct champaign - 325 ft.

Home team: Cincinnati Reds (National League - MLB) 2003 - present

Events attended: 1 game

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Good access but it would last prissy if at that topographic point were an accessible entrance from the river side.  There are several places you lot tin walk upward to the entrance marker but they all bring stairs.  There is on vestibule past times the left champaign foul pole amongst an get upward but it is closed to the populace on game days.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large accessible plaza is at domicile plate where you lot tin pick upward tickets from the volition telephone outcry upward booths.  The concourse is opened upward as well as therefore you lot tin nonetheless choke on tabs on the game when you lot become for snacks.

Wheelchair locations are at the transcend of the champaign level, at the transcend of the gild level, mid marker on the upper deck, i spot inwards the front end row behind the plate, mid marker inwards the outfield bleachers, and a department halfway upward the bottom marker behind domicile plate...these are likely the best wheelchair spots inwards the stadium.

Ticketing is fairly easy, simply telephone outcry upward the box role at 877-647-REDS.  We had no work getting seats for the wheelchair as well as 2 companions.  Ticket prices kickoff at $6 as well as become up to over $300, non including the suites, due to dynamic pricing. 

There is non a lot of skillful populace transit to the game.  There is a local shuttle, $1.50, that cruises some the stadium expanse every twenty minutes or as well as therefore as well as connects amongst Covington/Newport across the river inwards Kentucky.  It is slowly to walk across the duo from Kentucky as well as the downtown location makes it convenient to hotels there.

Many lodging choices are available.  The almost lively expanse is across the river inwards Kentucky where many hotels, restaurants, bars, as well as attractions are available.

Food choices are minimal here.  Hot dogs, burgers, pizza, popcorn, as well as nachos are the staples.  Very few alternative choices are here.  The beer selection on tap is vast as well as inexpensive.

If it had amend nutrient as well as transit options, this stadium would last inwards our transcend five.  It's nonetheless a real prissy stadium, several notches higher upward our domicile stadium inwards Anaheim.

 

 

Darryl

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