Sunday, April 12, 2009

The New "K"


The new Kauffman Stadium feels dramatically different than it used to. I enjoyed all of the new amenities on opening day and 610 Saturday. The wider concourses are a huge addition as well as the SRO seats in right fields and the new seats added above and below the fountains in left field.

There were a few things that concern me about the renovations.

The bathroom situation is a disaster! There is no other way to put it. I don’t know how the ball was dropped on this, maybe it was the removal of the troughs that used to be there but there need to be changes to the restroom set up. No where is it more evident than in the outfield experience. (I know I waited 20 min on opening day.) Take out some of the stalls and add a few more urinals please!

If the lines at the concession stands are as slow as they were opening weekend then we will have major issues. I am giving them a pass on this because when you open as many new options then there are going to be some issues in the first few days.
I expect after one weekend there will be people who overreact about the bathroom situation The Royals you the fans an explanation.