Orioles attendance 2024

[Sports Guy]

16 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I don't. But I do think with large increases to ticket prices you are going have a segment of fans that will go to less games. 

I don't think the Orioles really care. If you can get 25,000 people averaging $60 ($1,500,000) a ticket you are going to make more than 30,000 averaging $40 a ticket ($1,200,000). 

I'm sure the Orioles have done studies to determine how they can make the most from ticket sales and concessions. I don't think for two seconds they care about fans complaining about ticket prices because they've kinda have understanding of about how many people will be there in a season.

The Orioles very well could draw more than this year with great weather, promotions, and a team that isn't as ridiculously bad/unclutch as they've been since late June.

An offseason where they actually sign/resign/acquire a TOR would also help as well as a true MOO. But that's a discussion for another thread.

They aren’t increasing all the ticket prices. They are increasing between the bases/premium tickets. The people buying those don’t care about increases in pricing. 

[Aglets]

17 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

An offseason where they actually sign/resign/acquire a TOR would also help as well as a true MOO. But that's a discussion for another thread.

Wait isn't Cowser already under team control for 2025?   

[LookitsPuck]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

How do you know it will be less people?

Increase in prices coupled with a dramatic drop off in performance isn’t a recipe for success. Now, if they make it to the playoff and make a deep run? That’ll do wonders.

Winning fuels attendance. But if you don’t win, people aren’t excited to renew season tickets. And that’s what drives most attendance.

Believe it or not, team spending doesn’t have a material impact on attendance. It has a pretty low correlation coefficient. Now, if they went and added true impact, elite players like an Ohtani that could drive new markets? Sure. But otherwise, spending doesn’t help much.

Just win. That’s it.

[LookitsPuck]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

They aren’t increasing all the ticket prices. They are increasing between the bases/premium tickets. The people buying those don’t care about increases in pricing. 

They are increasing prices for 2/3 of all seats. They’re reducing benefits and in some circumstances reducing flexibility, too.

Yes, people care about price increases. These aren’t even close to only being premium tickets or whatever that means.

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

They aren’t increasing all the ticket prices. They are increasing between the bases/premium tickets. The people buying those don’t care about increases in pricing. 

I don't agree with that statement. Either way, I guess we'll see. I'm sure the Orioles will do whatever it takes to make the most money they can. Whether that is raising tickets, concessions, parking or whatever, they don't really care about the attendance number as long as profit margin increases. 

[MurphDogg]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

They aren’t increasing all the ticket prices. They are increasing between the bases/premium tickets. The people buying those don’t care about increases in pricing. 

I have a 29-game plan in the upper box and my plan price increased by exactly 20 percent for next season. Incidentally, the marked ticket price barely went up, but they raised the fees by $150. When fans noted this, they said that the fees were for the city and state amusement taxes, which have always existed, but had previously been built into the ticket price. So the ticket price itself is pretty much the same, but the cost to the customer increases 20 percent. This is how they are arguing that the aren't raising ticket prices, it is an extremely rudimentary sleight of hand.

[Can_of_corn]

11 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

I have a 29-game plan in the upper box and my plan price increased by exactly 20 percent for next season. Incidentally, the marked ticket price barely went up, but they raised the fees by $150. When fans noted this, they said that the fees were for the city and state amusement taxes, which have always existed, but had previously been built into the ticket price. So the ticket price itself is pretty much the same, but the cost to the customer increases 20 percent. This is how they are arguing that the aren't raising ticket prices, it is an extremely rudimentary sleight of hand.

The new owner did say he didn't buy the team to lose money.

[Frobby]

Looks like my tickets, 13 rows behind 1B, only went up by 8.5%.   That’s not too terrible.  I’m part of group that collectively have four full season tickets, so maybe they don’t spike the 81-game plan holders as badly as people with partial plans.  In any event, I’m renewing.  

[OriolesMagic83]

4 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

The increases of ticket prices on season plans could affect total attendance next season, even if the team is good. Offseason acquisitions and the way this team plays in the playoffs will also go a long way in deciding attendance next year.

Seems the Orioles have decided that less people paying more money is the better model for them.

How much are ticket prices increasing?

[OriolesMagic83]

2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

I don't agree with that statement. Either way, I guess we'll see. I'm sure the Orioles will do whatever it takes to make the most money they can. Whether that is raising tickets, concessions, parking or whatever, they don't really care about the attendance number as long as profit margin increases. 

That is pretty much any business.  I work in healthcare and it applies there too.  The people running healthcare might say they "love" patients but what they really love are big bags of money.  

[LookitsPuck]

3 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

How much are ticket prices increasing?

It varies. Don't think there's any flat amount. 

[OriolesMagic83]

6 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

It varies. Don't think there's any flat amount. 

O's have been saving money since they didn't sign Tex.  I can't wait till some of this money is finally spent.  (Yeah I know Rubinstein isn't spending the Angelos' free agent fund).  I guess that cash went out the door with JA.  

[Baseball fandom]

22 hours ago, Frobby said:

Final attendance: 2,281,129.   73 fans short of attendance from 2015, and the highest since then.  Still a ways to go to get back to 2013-14 levels.   Maybe next year.  

I wonder if they haven't gone in the tank the past 3 months if they would had match 13 and 14. I mean they simply weren't playing good baseball at all these past few months and that could  have  kept them from matching it 

[Frobby]

Just now, Baseball fandom said:

I wonder if they haven't gone in the tank the past 3 months if they would had match 13 and 14. I mean they simply weren't playing good baseball at all these past few months and that could  have  kept them from matching it 

I’d say maybe they would have reached 2013 levels (2.357 mm), which would have been about another 76,000 fans.  I seriously doubt they would have reached 2014 (2.464 mm, another 183,000 fans).   

[bpilktree67]

Predicting what the attendance will do next year is like predicting Hurrican season in January.  There are so many outside factors that it is just a guess.  How will they finish the year, how much will the spend in the offseason, how many corporations want to get ticket plans,   how is the economy in 6 months, how do they play next season what teams we play and when, will teams like Red Sox, Yankees and big draws play well.   I also think one of the biggest factors is what corporations want to sponsor give aways and what time of promotions will they run.  If you look at attendance some of the largest attendance games minus the Phillies, Yankees games are for the best giveaway souvenirs.