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A Guide to Experiencing Kauffman Stadium

Guest blogger MeLinda Schnyder shares tips for making the most of your trip to Kauffman Stadium.

My husband has seen a game in every current Major League Baseball park, and his favorite is still Kauffman Stadium, or The K. We live three hours away but regularly make day trips to see the Royals play—and several times a season we plan an overnight in Kansas City based on the Royals’ schedule.

The home of the 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals  is special in many ways, from the beautiful and unique fountains in the outfield to the massive Crown Vision high definition scoreboard (the largest in the Majors) and excellent tastes of local barbecue and beer.

Kansas City is a baseball town, and you’ll love the fun atmosphere even more if you know the ins and outs of Kauffman Stadium.

Here’s my fan primer on getting the most out of your visit to The K:

Where to Sit

If money is no object, opt for the Bats Crown Club seating right behind home plate. It comes with all you can eat and drink, luxury style. But really, every seat at The K has a great view of the field. When I’m looking for lower priced seats, I opt for an outfield seat instead. The good news is that there are plenty of price points within the stadium and you can  take a look at the views  from various seating sections before buying tickets.

Things to know about tickets/parking:

You can buy tickets directly from the Royals online, via telephone or in-person at the box office. The Royals have a feature called dynamic pricing that shifts the prices of tickets based on supply and demand.

The Royals offer ticket discounts to military, seniors and students, plus a variety of special discount days that can be found on their ticketing website and by signing up for email notifications . One of my favorite ways to choose the game I want to attend is to look at the special Theme Nights – the ticket often comes with a giveaway like a bobblehead or a themed hat, or includes special activities, like a celebrity softball game before the Royals game.

If you decide to buy your tickets at the stadium on the day of the game, you can avoid lines at the ticket counter by using the self-service ticket kiosks.

Regular-season game parking is $15 for cars and motorcycles, $20 for oversized vehicles and $25 for RVs.

Getting into the Stadium

I learned a trick on my last visit to Kauffman Stadium: more often than not, the outfield gates open before the infield gates. You can get in the stadium, experience the museum, the features in the outfield or grab something to eat or drink; you just can’t get into the main seating bowl until the entire stadium has opened—usually about 90 minutes before game time. So instead of waiting in the long lines forming at the other gates, head to the left or right field gates and spend more time inside the stadium.

If you want really early access, buy an Early Bird Batting Practice ticket for $12 per person (ages 4 and up), available for select games with evening start times. You’ll get an exclusive view of batting practice from behind the dugout and you’ll get in one hour before regular gate opening times. Early Bird Batting Practice tickets can be purchased in advance at Royals.com, the main ticket office located near Gate C or the ticket windows located at Gate A (left field) 90 minutes before regular gate opening times.

What to do in the Stadium

The Kansas City Royals celebrate their 45th season at Kauffman Stadium in 2017, and, thanks to continuous renovations throughout the years, it is aging gracefully. You’ll soon find that there is so much to do at a Royals baseball game in addition to watching the actual game! 

Royals Hall of Fame Museum

The Royals Hall of Fame Museum is included in the cost of your game ticket and is open through the top of the eighth inning. This is a really special place and should not be missed. Many MLB ballparks charge for these types of museums.

The 7,000-square-foot museum in the left-field area opened in July 2009 and is much more than a plaque gallery of the 25 members of the Royals Hall of Fame. You can start in a dugout-style theater with a 15-minute film or jump straight into the gallery full of memorabilia. You’ll see the Royals’ 1985 and 2015 World Series Championship trophies, the 1980, 1985, 2014 and 2015 American League Championship trophies along with other artifacts, from Cy Young Awards to Rawlings Gold Gloves and other memorabilia from throughout Royals history.

If you’ve been through the museum before, you’ll still want to visit, because exhibits change season-to-season to highlight special moments in Royals baseball. This year, exhibits include a multimedia history of the All-Star Game, 2011 rookies and Gold Glove contenders.

There’s also a newly added tribute to the late Yordano Ventura, who passed away in January 2017. The exhibit includes Ventura’s jersey from his first postseason start against the Angels in 2014 and other items that honor the pitcher’s memory.

The Outfield Experience

The Hall of Fame museum is part of the  Outfield Experience , an area developed in 2009 to provide entertainment for all ages. Behind the Hall of Fame is a kids’ area with a miniature version of The K, a base run, batting and pitching cages, five holes of mini-golf and a Royals-themed carousel. You can pay for each activity or, on Family FunDay Sunday, you can buy an all-day pass for $10 per child. Every Sunday home game, the Royals host Family FunDay Sunday with pre-game entertainment on the Outfield Experience stage, face painters, caricature or balloon artists and a pre-game Royals autograph session. After the game, kids 14 and under can run the bases on the big league field for free.

Stadium tours

From a $17 legends tour to a $350 all-access tour that includes a Loge Level seat and $50 food voucher, fans can see as much of The K as they want on an official stadium tour. The tours must be booked in advance and typically run Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from April 4 to May 31, Tuesday through Saturday June 1 to Aug. 31 and Tuesday, Friday and Saturday Sept. 2 to 30. Check  MLB's Royals Tour Site  for tour descriptions.

What to Eat and Drink

Kauffman Stadium has a friendly policy for outside food and drink, but I sure wouldn’t want to miss the awesome food and drink options that I look forward to at a Royals game! They add items every year, and this year two of their new menu items were included in USA Today’s 10 craziest ballpark foods for the 2017 MLB season .

Concessions

Every Friday, from May through August, the concession stands offer hot dogs and peanuts for $1 each. One of the best deals in the entire ballpark is the $9 bucket of delicious buttered popcorn at Topsy’s , a long-time KC favorite. It’s a large bucket and comes with one refill.

If you want more than standard ballpark fare, there are specialty concession stands throughout the park, plus two restaurants. If you’re wanting to try KC-style barbecue, you’ll find it in salads, burgers, sandwiches and more.

No. 2 on USA Today’s list of 10 craziest foods for the 2017 MLB season: the pork patty melt, available at section 206. It’s a funnel cake topped with barbecue pulled pork, shredded cheese, fried onions, coleslaw and a jalapeno popper skewer. Also making that list is the Sunrise Dog, a hot dog with cheddar cheese, a fried egg and white sausage gravy available at sections 208 and 247.

Restaurants

The stadium’s restaurants include Rivals Sports Bar in right field and Craft & Draft on the Loge Level along the third base line. You can either stop in for food and drink (seating in the main restaurant area is open to all guests, first-come, first-served) or purchase tickets for seats connected to the restaurants.

Craft & Draft has more than 20 local and national craft beers on tap and another 50 bottled beers, along with a quick-fire artisan pizzeria, gastropub menu and a self-serve fountain drinks station.

Rivals Sports Bar was renovated before the 2017 season and offers The 360 Vodka Bullpen Bar and a sports bar area. The open-air bar has a large HD projection screen and a dozen 60-inch televisions. The menu features items such as a grilled ribeye steak sandwich, gourmet burgers and parmesan garlic street fries, as well as milkshakes and frozen cocktails featuring a variety of 360 flavored vodkas.

Take Home a Memory

If this is going to be your first visit to Kauffman Stadium, your child’s first baseball game ever or any other special occasion, the Royals have a few cool ways to commemorate the event. Stop by one of the two Guest Services locations for a free and official certificate.

You can also get a souvenir from the game itself: starting in the seventh inning of each game, you can purchase a game-used and authenticated ball at the Royals Authentics store. The balls start at $35 and are MLB authenticated . (Each game, an MLB designate logs what happens with each ball, bat, etc. in order to authenticate the equipment used in the game.)

The items come with tamper-proof holograms that include a number so you can lookup on MLB.com the documentation for your item. There are usually about 20 balls per game and they range from a double hit by Salvador Perez to a ball used to strike out a hitter or a ball thrown in the dirt by the starting pitcher.

The Royals Authentics store also sells other game-used items, including collectibles autographed by current and past Royals players. A portion of all proceeds will benefit Royals Charities.

The Royals have three designated areas for autograph seekers: Gate D truck gate for visiting team bus, the ramp behind player parking for Royals players and outside the Gate C lobby, behind the designated barricades. Another way to get autographs is during Signature Sundays every Sunday home game. Two Royals players will sign autographs from the top of the Royals dugout for approximately 20 minutes , beginning at approximately 11:45 a.m.

As you can see, there’s plenty to do before the excitement of the game starts. If you don’t want to miss the game, get to the ballpark early and enjoy the entire Royals experience!

MeLinda Schnyder

MeLinda Schnyder grew up in Columbia, Missouri -- putting her right in the middle of Cardinals and Royals country. Admittedly, she grew up in a Cardinals household but living in Wichita, Kansas, for the past 20 years means she's been to many more Royals games than Cards games. She blogs about travel and life at www.nextdoortonormal.com .

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Royals unveil plans for ballpark in downtown Kansas City

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals intend to build their new downtown ballpark blocks away from T-Mobile Center and the Power & Light District, scrapping two concepts elsewhere in the city for a location that puts the stadium closer to existing entertainment areas.

The Royals revealed plans for the $2 billion-plus ballpark project Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium, two days after the Kansas City Chiefs -- whose Arrowhead Stadium shares the Truman Complex with their existing ballpark -- won their third Super Bowl in the past five years , and one day before the city celebrates another Lombardi Trophy with a parade downtown .

"This is going to be awesome!!! Can't wait!" Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes wrote on X in response to renderings of the new Royals ballpark.

The parade route Wednesday travels along Grand Avenue to Union Station, or directly past the location of the new ballpark.

"We're the second-smallest city with both an NFL franchise and Major League Baseball club," Royals owner John Sherman said, "and we want to sustain ourselves as a major league city. We want these franchises to thrive here for another 50 years."

The new ballpark -- located in "the heart of Kansas City," per an X post from the team -- will seat about 34,000 fans, or roughly 3,000 fewer than Kauffman Stadium, and the Royals are hopeful it would be ready for the 2028 season. The final design is still under development, but renderings shown Tuesday paid homage to the K's swooping roof lines and iconic center-field fountains.

We are excited to share our vision for the future of Royals baseball in the heart of Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/1t2Wcumyoa — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) February 13, 2024

"The ballpark will have a really great feeling of intimacy," Sherman said.

Kansas City started play at Municipal Stadium in 1969, then moved to Kauffman Stadium in 1973 and extensively renovated the current ballpark from 2009-12.

The Royals unveiled two other locations last fall, one on the eastern edge of downtown and the other across the Missouri River in Clay County, Missouri. Both were met with tepid reaction from fans, many of whom still love Kauffman Stadium, and political infighting ensued over the extension of a sales tax in Jackson County, Missouri, to help pay for the ballpark.

The Royals' ownership group plans to invest more than $1 billion in private funding for the project, but some of the money will come from the 3/8-cent tax, which also will provide funding that the Chiefs plan to use to renovate Arrowhead Stadium.

"I know I'm biased here," Sherman said, "but between what the Chiefs can do out here with an expanded tailgate experience, and what we do down there, we will have two of the best pregame and postgame experiences in all of sports."

The Royals and Chiefs pushed to put the sales tax on the April 2 ballot, and Jackson County legislators initially approved the referendum, only to watch Jackson County executive Frank White -- a five-time All-Star and member of the Royals' Hall of Fame -- veto the measure. Last month, two legislators changed their vote and joined five others in overriding the veto.

That not only put the tax extension on the ballot, it put the onus on the Royals to reveal exactly what voters will be paying for.

The new ballpark would be situated adjacent to Interstate 670, where the Kansas City Star's former printing press building sits largely vacant, and tie together several disparate neighborhoods into a more cohesive downtown environment.

Just to the north, where new parks would cover the interstate and allow for safe pedestrian traffic, sits Power & Light, the home to many existing bars and restaurants. To the south lies the Crossroads Art District, a trendy enclave anchored by the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. And to the east is the historic 18th & Vine neighborhood, home to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the American Jazz Museum and iconic restaurants such as Arthur Bryant's Barbeque.

"The fact of the matter is, we've always been cognizant of this site. It never went away," said Earl Santee, the founder of the Kansas City-based sports architectural giant Populous. "We looked at other sites over time, and this is my 23rd major league ballpark site, and it's timing that leads you to the end, and this is the right timing for this site."

Santee compared the 17.3-acre site to downtown ballparks built in Denver, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis. There are about 20 property owners in the area and the Royals will need to negotiate with each of them to purchase their parcels of land.

"Development is happening in ways that are engaging," Santee said. "This will amplify the brand of Kansas City."

Indeed, the Royals hope the project continues what Sherman called "a golden era" for the former cowtown on the plains.

Over the past decade, Kansas City has hosted two World Series, baseball's All-Star Game and the NFL draft, while a $1.5 billion airport opened just over a year ago. The Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League will open their new purpose-built stadium next month on the north edge of downtown, and Arrowhead Stadium was recently awarded six games -- including a quarterfinal match -- by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

"This is about a lot more than just a new home for the Royals," said Brooks Sherman, Royals president of business operations, who is unrelated to the team's owner. "This generational project is intended for something great."

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Renderings of a possible domed Chiefs stadium have been floated around to Kansas lawmakers this week.

The renderings were done by Manica Architecture, an architecture firm that's designed several stadiums across the country.

“The design offers Kansas City the potential for an incredible new home for the Chiefs – and a modern stadium that brings Kansas City new opportunities to host a Super Bowl, NCAA Final Fours Championships, and a wider variety of concerts and family shows than ever before," David Manica, president and founder of Manica Architecture, said in a statement.

Kansas lawmakers have been working on a STAR bonds proposal this week in order to entice the Chiefs and/or Royals to come across state lines.

The location of the stadium would be located in Wyandotte County near The Legends and Kansas Speedway.

It would be a state-of-the-art, multi-use NFL stadium, including an amphitheater and a new modern training facility with indoor and outdoor fields, plus plenty of parking for tailgating.

Here's the video that's being circulated of what a new @Chiefs stadium would look like in KS. This comes as the House and Senate are still working on a tax cut deal. The STAR Bond proposal still hasn't been brought up. The later the night goes, the less of a chance it has. pic.twitter.com/sE7GA9SD5f — Matt Evans (@MattEvansKMBC) May 1, 2024

“With this new stadium, the fans in Kansas City will enjoy a new level of comfort and amenity that the existing Arrowhead could never offer," Manica said. “The design concept is inspired by the form and spirit of our historic Arrowhead Stadium, but it offers more diversity in the variety of experiences it will offer its fans."

The Chiefs have not commented on the renderings.

Neither the Chiefs nor the Royals have put out any timeline for announcing any future stadium plans.

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KC Current owners announce plans for stadium district along the Kansas City riverfront

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The ownership group of the Kansas City Current announced plans Monday for the development of the Missouri River waterfront, where the club recently opened a purpose-built stadium for the National Women’s Soccer League team.

CPKC Stadium will serve as the hub for the project, which will break ground later this year and include residential units, public recreation and gathering spaces, and restaurant locations designed to create a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood setting.

Chris and Angie Long, part of the KC Current ownership group, said in a statement that more than $200 million in private funds have been guaranteed for the project. It is expected to exceed $800 million in total investment.

“Kansas City was founded at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. With the next phase of our investment in Berkley Riverfront Park, our goal is to reconnect Kansas Citians to their riverfront, bringing even more energy and activity to the water,” Angie Long said. “We believe this foundational investment will benefit our community for years to come and cement the Berkley Riverfront as one of Kansas City’s great neighborhoods for residents and visitors alike.”

The announcement of the waterfront district, which lies on the north edge of downtown Kansas City, comes after residents in Jackson County, Missouri, voted down the extension of a sales tax initiative that would have earmarked money for the Chiefs and the Royals. The Chiefs wanted to use their share to help fund renovations to Arrowhead Stadium, while the Royals hoped to use their share to help fund a new stadium that would anchor a ballpark district at the southern edge of the downtown area.

The renderings unveiled by the KC Current show modern glass-and-stone buildings along with a promenade, and the club said the intention is for public spaces to be used year-round for movie nights, food festivals, live music and other gatherings.

The centerpiece of the project remains CPKC Stadium, which opened March 16. The $117 million stadium was almost entirely financed through private money and is believed to be the first of its size built for a women’s professional sports franchise.

“We are creating an experience on par with some of the best waterfront redevelopment projects in the country,” Chris Long said. “The Berkley Riverfront is the front door to Kansas City and our aim is to make it a world-class destination for all in our region.”

Marquee Development is leading the development alongside the KC Current. It has worked on projects such as Gallagher Way near Wrigley Field in Chicago, the North Loop Green in Minneapolis and FC Cincinnati’s mixed-use district.

Perkins Eastman will provide the architectural designs. It has worked on waterfront projects in New York and Washington.

The club said an impact study estimated the first phase of this project would deliver more than $210 million in economic output for the city over the next 30 years. It also said a portion of the residences would be set aside for lower-income housing.

“The historic development plan signed with the Current will connect Kansas Citians and visitors to entertainment, housing and retail opportunities,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said, “generating millions in economic activity and thousands of jobs for generations to come in a long-underinvested area.”

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After a ballot initiative for stadium funding in Missouri failed last month, a developer in the Sunflower State is making a pitch to bring the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals across the border.

New renderings designed by a Kansas developer show a domed home for the Chiefs.

Though this is merely a conceptual design, and neither team has stated its intention to move to Kansas, the new-look stadium may prove to be too much for the Chiefs to pass up on, especially if the state funds most of the development.

Last month, voters in Jackson County, Missouri, rejected sales tax legislation that would have included major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.

BREAKING: As the #KSleg considers revised STAR Bonds for stadiums, @fox4kc has obtained the vision of what a new #Chiefs stadium in KCK might look like. Designed for unnamed developer working to lure the team as envisioned by @manica_arch . Details tonight at 9pm! pic.twitter.com/etEXm8Fw1z — John Holt (@JohnHoltNews) May 1, 2024

According to John Holt of Fox4 in Kansas City, the proposed new home for the Chiefs would be near Kansas Speedway and  Children’s Mercy Park in the Legends, about 30 minutes from Arrowhead Stadium.

Fans on the Missouri side of the border are sure to be incensed by the prospect of the Chiefs leaving for Kansas, but as no move is imminent, there isn’t anything for them to worry about … yet.

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