OPACY Rated the Top Stadium Experience in America....Again

[ArtVanDelay]

http://www.scout.com/stadium-journey/story/1746337-top-100-stadium-experiences-of-2016

#1 Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

The current Oriole Park at Camden Yards, opened in 1992, is a trendsetter in Major League Baseball. Prior to its opening, the landscape of professional baseball was littered with boring, multipurpose bowl stadiums. Now nearly every team in the league has a great baseball stadium. Out are lackluster parks and in are fan friendly stadiums designed for the optimum fan experience. If Baltimore had built a standard, boring facility, baseball may not look and feel the way it does now.

 

 

Third year in a row that Stadium Journey has rated OPACY number 1.  Also notable is that M&T Bank Stadium is rated #1 among NFL stadiums.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

http://www.scout.com/stadium-journey/story/1746337-top-100-stadium-experiences-of-2016

#1 Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

The current Oriole Park at Camden Yards, opened in 1992, is a trendsetter in Major League Baseball. Prior to its opening, the landscape of professional baseball was littered with boring, multipurpose bowl stadiums. Now nearly every team in the league has a great baseball stadium. Out are lackluster parks and in are fan friendly stadiums designed for the optimum fan experience. If Baltimore had built a standard, boring facility, baseball may not look and feel the way it does now.

 

 

Third year in a row that Stadium Journey has rated OPACY number 1.  Also notable is that M&T Bank Stadium is rated #1 among NFL stadiums.

Just think how great the experience would be if they could average more than 26,819 (20th) a game for a playoff team.

[ArtVanDelay]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Just think how great the experience would be if they could average more than 26,819 (20th) a game for a playoff team.

True. 

[Bahama O's Fan]

I have only had the privilege of going to one game there, the first game against the Tigers in the ALDS in 2014. I absolutely loved it, loved the Babe Ruth museum, loved the downtown atmosphere. It was amazing!

[OFFNY]

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Oriole Park a Finalist in Reader’s Digest Balloting for “Nicest Place in America”

(By Pete Kerzel)

http://www.masnsports.com/orioles-buzz/2017/06/oriole-park-a-finalist-in-readers-digest-balloting-for-nicest-place-in-america.html

 

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[esmd]

I've been fortunate enough to attend games at Wrigley Field, Coors Field, whatever they're now calling the Giants stadium in San Fran, and PNC Park in Pittsburgh.  All beautiful places to watch a game.  But setting aside Wrigley for a moment, OPACY is the original retro stadium, and all of those others built since then have just copied it.  That's what makes it iconic.  25 years later, it's still among the very best spots in the majors to watch a game.  An instant classic, and now as it ages, an actual classic.

Wrigley was incredible, btw.  You can just feel the nostalgia when you walk in there.  I can't wait to go back.  Next on my agenda is Fenway.