Hi can anyone tell me what amusement park's are close MLB stadium's, I would like to go to a park during the day and a game at night. Don't really care what team it is.
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How close do you mean? For example, the Ballpark in Arlington Texas (home of the Rangers) is right across the street from SFOT.
Also, I believe that Edison Park (Anaheim Angels) is connected in some way to Disneyland, so...
Those are the only two I'm sure about. There are a lot of stadiums about half an hour away, too.
Wrigley Field and SFGAm in Chicago and Jacob's Field and SFWOA in Cleveland just to name a few.
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I-71 that runs right in front of Paramount`s Kings Island runs through downtown Cincinnati where Cinergy Field is located at. Seeing the reds after going to PKI might not be a good idea with the limited number of spots near Cinergy field due to construction of the Reds new ball park and rush hour traffic.
Actually The Jake and SFGL are quite a ways from each other (talking across the street type deal).
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How about the two New York stadiums.I dont think either is too far away from Coney Island.
Disneyland is just a few minutes away and right down the street from the Anaheim Angels' Edison Field. I happen to be a big fan of both! :)
Here is an example of going to a park in the day and a ballgame at night. My family were visiting reletives and hitting SFMM and Disneyland. It was the day after the 4th of july and crowds were nothing! We did abotui every big time ride 2 twice then went to the hotel to check in. We got to go to the top floor of the Hilton towers were we were staying and we ended up meeting MLB umpire Bruce Freoming. He ended up gving us tickets to the game that night. We went back to Disney then went to the Angel's game till the 7th inning. Then I wated to get a few laps in on Space mountain and get a night ride on the Rocket Rods. Well mission accmolished and the end of the day i was a happy camper! I also was going to SFMM the next day!
I believe Kennywood's about 8 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh, which is where you'll find the brand spankin' new PNC Park - Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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SFGAm during the day and 3 MLB ballparks at night. You have a choice of Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. Check all of their schedules and you will definitely catch one of those ball clubs at night.
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The Atlantic City Surf is only about 35 minutes from Morey's Piers.
Lynch said:
"I believe Kennywood's about 8 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh, which is where you'll find the brand spankin' new PNC Park - Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates."
Yeah. It would about 20-25 minutes to get from kennywood to PNC park.
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SFEG is not too far from Coors Field.
Good topic- it covers 2 of my hobbies. There has been alot of parallelism between the location of baseball stadiums and amusement parks until recently.
Baseball and amusement parks began to come into their own in the late 1800's-early 1900's. Back then many ballparks had beer gardens to appease their local fans. Many early amusement parks started as beer gardens. Most baseball parks and amusement parks were located at the outskirts of a city. Amusement parks located at the outskirts because that is where the trolly lines ended up. Baseball parks were located at the outskirts because baseball tried to cut down on its overhead and because baseball was associated with gamblers and other unsavory characters.
As an aside, if you really wanted to experience baseball and an amusement park- the best place would have been League Park in Saint Louis in the 1890's. In the early 1890's the NL St. Louis Brown's (forerunners to the Cardinals) were run by Chris Von der Ahe. Von der Ahe was a colorful character. He started as a brewer but brought the Browns because he figured baseball would be a good way to promote beer sales. Because the Brown's sunk, he decided to make League Park "the Coney Island of the west" to attract visitors. Although I have seen no evidence that League Park ever had a rollercoaster, it did have a carousel, magic carpet rides, boxing matches, horse racing, band playing contests and a beer garden. Von der Ahe was often criticized by the local sportswriters because he would often sell players to get the cash he needed to buy the latest carnival ride (last I heard, thats what the Mets offered La for Gary Sheffield). Eventually Von der Ahe went bankrupt and the NL took the team away from him.
In the 60's baseballparks and amusement parks began to spring up in suburbia for primarily the same reason- older city parks were falling apart and bringing in the undesirables. It is only recently with the success of the Jake and Camden Yards that ballparks have been brought back to the downtown area. Amusement parks have not followed suit.
Anyway, to answer your question, while almost all stadiums are located an hour or so away from a major park- here are some that are pretty close to each other:
Arlington-SFOT- Ballpark at Arlington (practically next to each other)
Anahiem-Disneyland & California Adventure- Edison Field (very close to each other KBF not to far away either)
Montreal- La Ronde & Olympic Stadium (I think both can be gotten to by the Metro)
Denver- SFEG + Lakeside & Coors Field (a little bit of a drive)
KC- WOF & Kaufman Stadium (a short drive)
Pittsburgh- Kennywood & PNC Park (not too far)
New York Coney Island & Yankee Stadium (a long subway ride- Shea is closer to Coney Island but you have to drive or take a very long subway ride with transfers)(Note- a minor league park is being built in Coney Island within short walking distance from the Cyclone).
The Astrodome and SF Astroworld were next to each other. I'm not sure how far Enron field is but it may be a possibility.
Baltimore- SFA and Camden Yards. About 45 min, give or take.
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The Altoona Curve(AA team of the Pittsburgh Pirates) play at the Blair County Ballpark just feet from Lakemont. About a 450 ft. shot to right would hit the Skyliner.
Whoa, sounds interesting....any pictures of Lakemont around?
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In Denver SFEG is pretty close to Coors Stadium.
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Also the Antlanta Braves hold spring training at Disneys Wide of Sports complex,which is in the Disney resort area.
In Altoona you can sit in the right field outdoor restaurant and watch the game to one side and Skyliner to the other. What more could you ask from a meal!
Talk about the made-to-order vacation: this is exactly what my husband and I are looking for. My goal is to ride every coaster in the world (minus kiddie rides, of course), and his is to visit all the MLB parks! We have no idea yet for this summer, though...
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