Touring The New Arrowhead: Chiefs Did It Right
by Joel Thorman on Jul 23, 2010 2:16 PM CDT
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I just returned from touring the New Arrowhead and, to put it very eloquently, it's pretty badass.
Some of the renovations were to fancy up those suites I'll never sit in and some were for the rest of us like more concessions, bathrooms, bigger concourses and the Hall of Honor.
I snapped over 50 photos so over the course of the next week I'm going to feature a different part of the stadium every day and give you a little more info on it.
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt was our tour guide and you could tell he was proud because, as he said, "Lamar would have loved it."
After the jump, I've got a few more photos. Coming up later today: A few words from Clark Hunt.
Mr. Hunt addresses the crowd from the penthouse suite.
This is an example of the videos playing on the walls of the Hall of Honor. Pretty cool space.
This is the view from my seat...the press box. It's up there but still a solid view.
I caught a pretty good picture on the jumbotron.
This was on one of the hallways. Good to know they're reppin' the best part of Kansas City.
Not your average bar, huh?
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This is going to be awesome
Can’t wait to check it out in person at the home opener..
"I can only imagine what it is going to be like in that town if we are fortunate to build a winner. You win there, you can sense that it would be something really special." - Todd Haley
Understandable... what with him being Canadian and all.
so Craig, how do you get your food if you don’t kill and skin it yourself?
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Boulevard is good beer.
Gives the bar a little true KC vibe too.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
exactly what I was thinking
If you have toured the brewery, put it on your list of things to do. If you’re a lightweight like me, you’ll leave that place with a healthy buzz!
That all you can drink in 20 minutes thing at the end is deadly.
Loved every second of it.
I was thinking the same thing...yuck!
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow... I didn't realize "yuck" was beer desription...
Heather, I implore you, next time, try “piss water,” or “swill” or maybe even “goat piss.”
“Yuck” is just such a juvenielle term. Surely you can do better….
;-)
...."I never said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
my pallet strongly dislikes the choices on tap
better?
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
on tap?
Stella is my number one choice, followed by Heinekin, finally either a nice local lager or Fosters. If none of those are available (don’t laugh at me) I love Corona.
Yes, I am an import whore….hence, why I’ll be marrying Craig! LOL
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey I'm only a pseudo-import
Isn’t NAFTA still in place?
BTW Heather, Stella isn’t a good beer, they just market themselves well. It takes like hairspray…its just expensive and comes in a fancy glass so people think it’s good. If it came in a brown bottle with a boring label, noone would drink it.
by craig in calgary on Jul 23, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed Stella is garbage
what was that beer you recommened to me a while back craig? some concoction of some sort but I forgot what its called?
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
I personally love me some Stella
so there! lol
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
So shoot me
I like Stella if I’m drinking lighter (color) beer. I don’t get the hairspray taste you speak of whatsoever. I guess it just depends on the person. I know people that think Rolling Rock tastes like liquid Cheerios. I also like Heineken and Amstel. I used to love wheats, but they give me an awful headache if I have too many.
I could drink Newcastle and Negra Modelo all day.
If I’m broke – Yuengling
by Ochophosphate on Jul 23, 2010 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
hey
If imported lagers are your thing, more power to you. At least you don’t flock to the flavored water that most Americans are used to (no offense everyone… lol). Me, I like craft beers. Boulevard has some pretty good ones. I actually just tried one from the San Diego area (Escondido) last weekend. It was called Arrogant Bastard Ale. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you want to grow hair on our chest. You may need to give some to Craig, though, if you’re in to that sort of thing. ;)
I don't drink alcohol, but my friends do drink good beers
and they left these in my frig:
Mikkeller: Beer Geek Breakfast
Chimay: Trapist
Souther Tier Brewing Co. : Imperial Choklat Stout
and Hopdevil
beer snobs…
Go Chiefs!!!!
Chimay is way too harsh for me......
I haven’t tried the others
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I doubt you would like any of them.
Hopdevil is extremely hoppy. From your beer choices I would say you would hate it.
Of any of them you might like the Southern Tier Imperial Choklat Stout…. its more of a desert beer.
I could be wrong, but I believe that the Chimay: Trapist might be high gravity.
Go Chiefs!!!!
yeah I'm not a hops girl.....
I prefer the lighter beers in color. I have been quite adventurous with trying local beers when I’m traveling & some IPAs, but I must admit I’m really picky lol
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 23, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I've heard good things about Mikeller
just haven’t heard anything about this particular beer.
Go Chiefs!!!!
You should check out...
beeradvocate.com
They have a better opinion than me.
Go Chiefs!!!!
If I may so be allowed... The three I would add are
Fat Tire, Alaskan Amber and anything seasonal by Samuel Adams..
Or any local micro brews, unless Boulvard (sp) is one of them.
Anything is better than Butt and Miller Lite which is piss water IMHO
Rowdy
Bravo! Well done Heather...
…now, if we could only solve that Stella craving you have. Oh well, to each his own. I saw you were also a Corona (goat piss) drinker somewhere below. You really should try some “Pacifico.” Much better beer, I wish they served it at the stadium but, it’s Mexican brew, so proabably won’t happen. They drink a lot of it down here in Texas though…. Cheers!
Chef Jim
...."I never said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
i don't care for Pacifico...
but if that’s all that is available I will drink it. However, if all that is available is Coors light or anything budweiser, I would rather die of thirst.
by HeatherChiefsLvr on Jul 26, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Ever had Keystone Light? Even icy cold, it's YUCK!!
Basically it’s the family rated way of saying it tastes like dog @#$%
As long as I can get Tanqueray Tonic, it's a swell bar!
Other Arenas wish they could be like Arrowhead Stadium and when rivals think they are going to be fine on an island of Flowers, they will get hit by what feels like a Carr. Ultimately, they will never be able to eat a Berry ever again.
That'll be $23.50 please
Thank you, drive through.
by Ochophosphate on Jul 23, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
ack it's too expensive to try to be classy!
Other Arenas wish they could be like Arrowhead Stadium and when rivals think they are going to be fine on an island of Flowers, they will get hit by what feels like a Carr. Ultimately, they will never be able to eat a Berry ever again.
+1
I’d drink the bully, at least, but it’s the best beer in that photo by default.
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
by burntorangehorn on Jul 23, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Since I'm ballin' on a budget
I always stay smooth like Keith Stone.
The Don's gonna make you and offer you can't refuse.
by Haleystheman on Jul 23, 2010 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Moosehead may be my favorite beer actually
Founded Arrowhead Pride 7/26/2006
by Chris Thorman on Jul 24, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks Fun, Sure...
but why would you park your ass in a bar, inside the stadium no less, when you could be in your seat enjoying the game as it should be watched….Live?
Things to get the Chiefs back on the winning side of football:
1. Haley resign as offensive coordinator or do the following;
a. Feed JC more
b. Take the cuffs off of Cassel and let him air it out
2. Fire Clancy "Calls" Playslikeass
by kcchiefsfan72 on Jul 23, 2010 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that bar looks awesome, wait it all does!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
Really?
If ya’ll think that is an awesome bar, you should come to Calgary. That’s how many TV’s I look at while at a urinal in most sports bars.
by craig in calgary on Jul 23, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
haha maybe someday I will venture up there!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
All those televisions you are seeing
are on the rack at WalMart and that is not a urinal, it is shipping crate.
"The Hammer"
by G.L. on Jul 23, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do they keep a lot of TV's in the head to distract you from...
…. the game, or the fact that a moose just stomped on your snowmobile???
...."I never said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
by Chef Jim on Jul 23, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
the head huh
proper use of Naval terminology gets you a rec!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
Can't wait to see it for myself on Sept. 13th.
7 weeks… give or take a few days.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:28 PM CDT reply actions
I think the bar is behind the 301 section.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is the upper level seats, FYI, if you didn't know.
So, no, it should be accessible to everyone… especially the rowdy ass middle class mofos that sit in the party sections.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
The bar shown in this picture
Is a club level deal.
by Joel Thorman on Jul 23, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
You get tix for the Monday game yet Tomahawk?
What section you in?
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice seats.
Every time I’ve gone I’ve always been in the 100s section, towards the endzone. They’re cool seats… but when the line of scrimmage is at the other end of the field it sucks.
Sitting up top for the first time for the MNF game. Section 345, row 32. It sits on about the 30 yard line. Hopefully the players don’t look too much like ants.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah I like the endzone when they are on my end
but when they are on the opposite it sucks! lol I have never sat up top and I wouldnt mind it but the wife makes me get lowers b/c she is not a fan of heights
yeah endzones aren't fun
the one game I sat in the endzones only a field goal was kicked on my side, so im never doing that again!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
I went to the DEN game in 2008
Where LJ broke 200 yards on the Donks. There was one play that he ran for like 60 yards, and it was cool cause the play developed on the 30 yard line from my end, and you could see this giant hole open right in the middle of the field and LJ just cut right through it.
It’s give and take sitting in the endzone seats. You might get a bad ass perspective, or you might not see anything.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I sat on the goalline in SD once
on the Chiefs sideline but it was cool because before the game all the players were warming up in our endzone so I got some good pics and some of the players even looked up at us and gave a few thumbs up and stuff.
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
yea that is also hard to see
but for the most part the fly-overs are awesome, the view is awesome and its some of the best fans sitting up there!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
Yeah, that was definitely the most annoying thing.
I found myself watching the big screen way more than is necessary.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
has anyone sat under the big screen?
the way its shaped looks like in the rain, it wont block any of it and will actually filter more onto someone.
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
nope..
Ive been to one game in the rain,,preseason last year against the Texans and boy did it rain!
I went Christmas eve I think 2005
against the Chargers and we beat them but it rained, sleeted, then finally snowed all game and it was a great time!
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
very true
I was in the endzone when JC broke that run against the Bills last year and it was sweet watching him run to us and then I was right there on the screen 2 seasons ago against the Dolphins when he got caught from behind. Those where two pertty cool plays Ive seen in the endzone
ive been up there before
its not to bad. On tv everything looks so far away up there, but when you are actually there its a pretty nice view, you get to see the whole play develop
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
I've got a Harley, a pool cue that lights up,
and fifty dollars in my pocket, so yeah I guess I am rich.
"The Hammer"
It is,
But a friend of mine with season tix in section 301 said they were putting the bar in directly behind his section…
So as far as I know the bar is going to be on the upper level. I could be wrong, but I think the bar is on the upper backside of the stadium.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
You can’t find the “reply button”, I doubt you can find the bar.
I kid! I kid!!
by craig in calgary on Jul 23, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I can't wait to see it...
I want to fly in on Sept. 13 and fly back to Donkeyhell (where I live) the same day just to catch the MNF game after the Royals game…Should be a sweet day!!!
I live in horseshit capital as well
Nice to know that there’s a fellow fan suffering with me.
by harleyman1200 on Jul 23, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
You can tell it is Friday.
Everyone is goofing off at work and waiting for the weekend to start.
"The Hammer"
Word...
I’m about 3 hours away from hitting the road to the Ozarks. One more hour of “work” to go.
Although I don’t like how the front office is having a closed door meeting with dire looks on their faces…
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I seriously envy you Joel
You’ve got the job that everyone here dreams of having. I’ll probably never see Mr. Hunt in real life, let alone get a tour from him.
So what are the big differences from the Old Arrowhead compared to the New Arrowhead? I’ve never been out there…
I’ll probably never see Mr. Hunt in real life
I was about three feet from Carl Peterson one game. I could almost touch his hair. Bet Joel can’t say that.
If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen
You should have grabbed that hair piece, ripped it off and stomped on it.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Then you could have
said you stomped on Carl Peterson’s hair. Speaking of hair. Why doesn’t Al Davis wash that greasy bird’s nest he has on his head?
"The Hammer"
If I would have scalped him I would have sent it to Jared Allen.
If someone asks you if you want extra mayonnaise you have to say yes, cus that's part of it.
-Jared Allen
by JComp11 on Jul 23, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol.
He’d probably put it on those longhorns he has on the front of his blue Cadillac.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Chiefs fans everywhere want to know:
Why didn’t you grab him by the head, drag him to the upper deck, throw him off, and then sacrifice his broken-but-still-living body on the 50yd. line.
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
by burntorangehorn on Jul 24, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Biggest differences
Everything just seems cleaner, nicer and bigger. Honestly, I would have a hard time describing it (thus the pictures in the coming days).
It’s just easier to get around, which is the biggest thing. Plus, they did all this stuff and kept the essence of the stadium.
by Joel Thorman on Jul 23, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought they took those out.
Don’t get me wrong… troughs are the way to go… but I heard from someone they were putting in urinals.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha...
Hey, you can’t say with a straight face that individual urinals are better for a sports stadium. You know it.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
No to much time involved in a urinal
and the constant looking over the shoulder none of which occur in a trough.
Are we the team to beat in 2010? I sure think so! Go Chiefs.
It is certainly part of a legitimate game day experience.
Like standing in line for beer, eating terrible nachos, and making fun of Josh McDaniels.
lol.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice new digs...
An upgrade for some of the best fans in football that was a little overdue. Looks shnazzy.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness"
— Charles Bukowski
Can't wait to watch a game at the new stadium
I haven’t been to arrowhead since 2003 when we stomped the Donkeys. I’ll be at the game against the Donkeys in December, so hopefully it’s a similar result.
I don't like the different Reds of the upper and lower decks
The lower deck looks like tomato red. Not a good color. How hard is it to get seats of the same color? Oh, well, hopefully the stadium will always be packed and no one will know the difference.
They've always been that color, I think.
"Reach for new elevation; and see just how high we can go. Full blown determination; will take us further than we know. My own anticipation; keeps the fire from burning out, It's time for domination... no one can ever take us down" - Pillar - "For the Love of the Game"
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 23, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like they barely were able to fit a regulation pitch on that field
I though it was a lot bigger than an american football field.
OU SUCKS!!!!!!
Hey Joel, any more pix of club level that you can post?
I’ve got a buddy with season tix in club level at Invesco. I gotta hand it to the donkeys, it’s a pretty sweet club level. I heard Arrowhead’s club level rivals that of Invesco now, I’ve just not seen many pix of the finished product.
These are from the common area of the club level
by Joel Thorman on Jul 23, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for putting those up.
Looks pretty damn sweet!
by harleyman1200 on Jul 23, 2010 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that an etched copper surround?
I’ve been thinking of putting one of those around the bar in my new house. Once I have a bar.
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
by burntorangehorn on Jul 24, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Arrowhead's looking good.
Just hope they get rid of the soccer lines by Wk 1. It always annoys me when their on the field.
"Without me, it's just aweso".- comment made by Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry.
Thanks for the stadium info
I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures in your arsenal.
"Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one."
- Mark Twain
"Eric Berry Interception.... 10, 5, Touchdown KannnnSaaassCiitayyyy"
- Mitch Holthus
by ArrowheadHunter on Jul 23, 2010 4:46 PM CDT reply actions
schweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
"It's always easier to sell 'em some shit than it is to give 'em the truth" - Shel Silverstein, The Perfect High
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Looks nice
Will it look like this in Madden 11?
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
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