Kauffman Stadium upgrades steam toward opening day - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The Royals offered a tour of the busy constructionj site to members of the media onThursdauy afternoon. The tour made it apparen t that by the time the project is fans re-entering the stadium this seasonj will hardly recognize the place. “It’x really a complete new ballpark bein built around theseating bowl,” said Bob Royals vice president of ballpark “We think fans are going to love it. Therre will be a lot more to doand see. There will be a lot more activitiessand entertainment.
” Concourses throughout the stadium will be completeluy new, filled with new restaurants and concessio stands, all run by The outfielf walkways offer the most new activities, everythin g from a barbecue restaurant to an entertainmen t stage to a new Little K and carousel for the “We tried to make sure we offered somethingg for everyone,” Rice said. “We’vwe got activities and entertainmentfor kids, young adults and older The most challenging part of the project from a constructiojn standpoint is the installation of new suites and preszs boxes behind home Construction crews had to cut out about 15 rows to make remove the concrete and install new steel supportg beams.
New seats were installed in the outfield, in the former grassy area. A bar was buily on the base of theformer Jumbotron, with placesd to stand and watcb the game. Two giant openings called vomitories were cut into the Club Levekl onthe first-base and third-base sides, to tie in the concoursess behind the seating bowl. New bathrooms were installed throughoutgthe stadium, offering one spot for everyu 70 people. For concessions and retail, there will be one pointy of sale for each 150 A lot of work remaina tobe done, but Kevin Uhlich, senior vice president of business operations, said virtuallyu everything will be completed in time for openintg day.
The only big project that won’r be is the new Royals Hall of Fame, underd construction in left field. Uhlich said that will be open bythe All-Star break. Uhlich said he expects this year’sx opening day to be a very special “It will be a very fun day because not only will it be ourgranf reopening, but it’s our 40th Anniversary celebration,” he “We’ll open the outfield areas reall early that day, to let people explore and have fun.
Our pregame show will be a littlre different because there will be a lotof We’ll unveil the statues of George Brettt and Frank White, and the new one we had made of Dick