Polar Park — Attraction in Worcester

Good. Not great.

Egress out of the building sucks. I've never needed to wait in line to LEAVE a stadium before. Heaven forbid there's ever a need to evacuate quickly. It's not going to happen.

Food is good but expensive. I guess it's offset by the reasonable price of the tickets. Sitting in the DCU club isn't the treat it could be. Waitstaff misses MANY patrons (I saw (and discussed) much frustration from other fans about this) and you need to resort to going inside to get concessions. Only problem is the waitstaff indoors is the same waitstaff as for outdoor seating, so you need to tackle someone to place an order.

They need to add a kiosk to get simple food orders in the DCU club, OR put more waitstaff in the seats themselves. I really don't mind going inside to get a hot dog. But if you're not going to provide that, you have to have sufficient waitstaff outside to accommodate food orders. You gotta pick one.

Also, I'll chime in on the aesthetics. The outside is hideous. We were shown a brick exterior, which would've matched the city's vibe, but instead they went with the cheap blue steel (and attributed it to honoring a museum in the city....allow me to call BS).

For the most expensive minor league ballpark ever, paid for by taxpayers, we deserve better and should've gotten what we paid for. Of course the city put together a committee to find out why we didn't get the exterior we were promised. I'm confident they'll get to the bottom of the situation (I'm laying the sarcasm on pretty thick).

There are also parts of the stadium where you can see streaks from the concrete dissolving when it rains. When a stadium is just over a year old, and the concrete is disintegrating already, not a good long term sign.

On top of everything, there are huge drainage issues in the left field stands. Anytime it rains, the gravel walkways (Gravel? For a $150M+ stadium?!) become water logged reservoirs.

Last but not least, my understanding is that the garage doors in left field aren't high enough to accommodate 18 wheelers. This limits the ability for trucks associated with big musical acts to enter the stadium. So one of the primary components to why the taxpayers should pay for the stadium (we're going to have all kinds of events to help the stadium pay for itself, they told us) is gone. And I'm sorry, but considering that it was a municipal government approving the stadium design, I'm not surprised (and not surprisingly, the projected payback date for the stadium is getting pushed back again, and again, and again. So beware to all taxpayers out to there when your city wants to lure a pro team to the city by building them a stadium. The payback projections are totally pie-in-the-sky). And fixing the issue is virtually impossible since there is seating directly above the doorway.

In short, it's a good place to watch a ball game. Sight lines are very good. But the stadiums shortcomings are substantial, especially considering the cost to taxpayers. The architect of the stadium has done many throughout the country and should've foreseen many...

Overall, our family had a good time watching the game and hanging out at Polar park. I wanted to add in that the children's play area is too small and poorly monitored. The staff being paid to keep things under wraps were actually laughing at children (mostly younger) falling or bumping into each other and getting hurt... My own personal experience was with my freshly turned 3 year old who was elbowed in the face by an approximately 6 year old while climbing on the giant baseballs. Both of the staff members there to monitor the kids broke out into hysterical laughter while witnessing this...

It was a woman with brown hair, I believe in a pony tail. Who was with a man with brown shaved short hair and a brown goatee, both in their early 40s, wearing staff name tags but mostly plainclothes. They were standing near the back entrance of the children's play area. I am honestly disgusted by their behavior. I decided to write this after much debate with myself over if it was really worth it to or not.

The two staff did not stop laughing at kids getting hurt until I stood near to them, watching both the game and simultaneously monitoring their poor behavior. They realized I had overheard some of their cruelty and so mostly stopped snickering. They then split up, maybe to try and make it seem like they were doing their job. However, they continued to stand around doing nothing but laughing when little kids got hurt.

I think I saw the male staff once tell a kid to stop throwing a ball into a crowd of smaller kids. Otherwise that was it. There were big kids bullying smaller kids, hitting them with their toys, smashing into, and toppling over smaller kids. Bigger kids were either left without parents, or parents too buzzed to care or watch. Those two staff that were paid to watch the area were clearly mainly laughing at the humor in the situation. Kids get hurt over and over and parents leave them to fend for themselves. However, I don't see the point in them being there if it was just to sit and whisper amongst themselves about making fun of kids getting hurt. Very poor taste. It honestly left a bad taste in my mouth. Great...

I enjoy going to Woo socks games even more than I enjoy going to Boston Red Sox games. I love Fenway Park but I think Polar Park is far better because it’s a smaller more intimate setting. It still has the feel of a Red Sox game because,it of course is…only at a minor league level.

The park is extremely clean. Everything‘s in good condition. There is plenty of food and drinks to choose from and I like the fact that it’s all local stuff.

The prices of everything are pretty expensive though, so if you’re bringing a family or if you’re on a tight budget, just know that going to a game will cost you some money. It’s still affordable but on the high end of affordable.

Many of these players end up in the major league so it’s cool to see them play. A lot of major leaguers come down here for rehab stints so it’s always exciting to see one of my favorite ball players up close and personal something you can’t do at Fenway.

The staff is always friendly and I talked to a lot of them. I’ve talked to the food sales people who were selling products in the stands and I’ve spoken with the grounds crew and everyone in between. They make themselves available and are open to conversation as long as they have the time. Usually after a game is the best time to chat. The employees always seem enthusiastic about working at the ballpark.

Parking is easy but you will have to pay about 20 bucks or more. It’s easy in and out. There’s an electric feeling around the ballpark once you get there.

My only complaint about Polar Park is they do not have enough bathrooms. They really do need more bathrooms. I’m not sure what they were thinking when they designed this place.

If you are a baseball fan you will absolutely love going to Polar Park. Put it on your list of...