{"id":2388297,"date":"2026-04-25T00:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2388297"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:24:46","slug":"royals-unveil-downtown-kansas-city-ballpark-plan-at-crown-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-unveil-downtown-kansas-city-ballpark-plan-at-crown-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Unveil Downtown Kansas City Ballpark Plan at Crown Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"i2XQz\" id=\"viewer-hf8r85545\">\n<div class=\"_2CghW exZ9y\">\n<figure class=\"R7DFu\" data-hook=\"figure-IMAGE\">\n<div data-hook=\"image-viewer\" class=\"FXKQ0\">\n<div style=\"--dim-height:1404;--dim-width:1872;--ricos-image-default-border-color:unset\" id=\"hf8r85545\" class=\"_0aDzx zHPSR _9YA65\" data-hook=\"image-viewer-hf8r85545\"><wow-image id=\"cc5b6a_c9b0a9a7c1204e8db4e94fcab3ec00ea~mv2.jpg\" class=\"undefined AWQav\" data-image-info=\"{&quot;containerId&quot;:&quot;hf8r85545&quot;,&quot;alignType&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;displayMode&quot;:&quot;fill&quot;,&quot;isLQIP&quot;:true,&quot;isSEOBot&quot;:false,&quot;lqipTransition&quot;:&quot;blur&quot;,&quot;encoding&quot;:&quot;AVIF&quot;,&quot;imageData&quot;:{&quot;width&quot;:1872,&quot;height&quot;:1404,&quot;uri&quot;:&quot;cc5b6a_c9b0a9a7c1204e8db4e94fcab3ec00ea~mv2.jpg&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;displayMode&quot;:&quot;fill&quot;}}\" data-motion-part=\"BG_IMG hf8r85545\" data-bg-effect-name=\"\" data-has-ssr-src=\"https:\/\/www.stadiumjourney.com\/stadiums\/true\" data-animate-blur=\"\" data-is-responsive=\"https:\/\/www.stadiumjourney.com\/stadiums\/true\"><\/wow-image><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"VhvQj\" type=\"button\" data-hook=\"image-expand-button\" aria-label=\"Expand image\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 19 19\" class=\"hpzUB\"><path d=\"M15.071 8.371V4.585l-4.355 4.356a.2.2 0 0 1-.283 0l-.374-.374a.2.2 0 0 1 0-.283l4.356-4.355h-3.786a.2.2 0 0 1-.2-.2V3.2c0-.11.09-.2.2-.2H16v5.371a.2.2 0 0 1-.2.2h-.529a.2.2 0 0 1-.2-.2zm-6.5 6.9v.529a.2.2 0 0 1-.2.2H3v-5.371c0-.11.09-.2.2-.2h.529c.11 0 .2.09.2.2v3.786l4.355-4.356a.2.2 0 0 1 .283 0l.374.374a.2.2 0 0 1 0 .283L4.585 15.07h3.786c.11 0 .2.09.2.2z\" fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-5f75r19762\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><em style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span>Photo Courtesy of Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-qwu6o5319\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>The Kansas City Royals announced new stadium plans that will see the ball club leave its stadium after over 53 years in favor of a modern facility in downtown Kansas City that is within walking distance to residents and keep the franchise in Missouri.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-8zeqr5322\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>The baseball team is teaming up with Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards on a new project that will include new headquarters for both organizations and a mixed-use development. The 85-acre Crown Center project will include a park-like central square with fountains.\u00a0The iconic chevron-shaped scoreboard and stadium fountains will most likely be part of the stadium&#8217;s design.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-iu2895325\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>The Royals have secured a $1.9 bill in private investment to build a new ballpark in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals will find close to $800 million, while taxpayers will foot over $600 million for the stadium project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-fawwn5327\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>\u201cWhen the new Royals stadium opens at Crown Center, something proud will come full circle,\u201d Hallmark Cards executive chairman of the board of directors Don Hall Jr. said in a release. \u201cThe iconic Royals crown that Hallmark created will return to the very neighborhood where it was conceived.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-4e6m15329\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>The Royals began operations as an expansion team in 1969 at Municipal Stadium before moving into <\/span><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stadiumjourney.com\/stadiums\/kauffman-stadium-s11\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"rGLGG VLij4\" data-hook=\"web-link\"><span style=\"color:#004CEF;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><u style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span>Kauffman Stadium<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>, then known as Royals Stadium, in 1973. The 40,000-seat baseball-only stadium was built next to the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, <\/span><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stadiumjourney.com\/stadiums\/arrowhead-stadium-s65\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"rGLGG VLij4\" data-hook=\"web-link\"><span style=\"color:#004CEF;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><u style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span>Arrowhead Stadium<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>, a football-only stadium, in what is known as the Truman Sports Complex off of I-70, several miles east of downtown Kansas City.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p class=\"pvRKe _57hid WXN-i xYKEZ\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-f1oqt5332\"><span class=\"NvmA3\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration:inherit\"><span>The teams&#8217; lease at \u201cThe K\u201d ends in 2031, and the new ballpark development will be accessible to the city\u2019s electric light rail system and within walking distance of residential units and the Power and Light District.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.stadiumjourney.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Courtesy of Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey The Kansas City Royals announced new stadium plans that will see the ball club leave its stadium after over 53 years in favor of a modern facility in downtown Kansas City that is within walking distance to residents and keep the franchise in Missouri. 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