Great American Ball Park

100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Address:	100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
Phone:	+1 513-381-7337
Site:	cincinnati.reds.mlb.com
Rating:	4.7

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Jason Schrock

I can finally cross this place off my bucket list. I am a native of Northeast Ohio and have been wanting to make the 4 hr drive to catch a game here for years. Parking was relatively cheap ($20 to park literally within 100 feet of the gate) and painless. Im used to paying $20 for a 5 - 10 minute walk to the stadium in Cleveland. I absolutely loved the feel of this park. It was extremely clean to the point you might think it opened this year. The views of the city and across the river are amazing. You wont find a more beautiful park to watch a game. I love their way of blending classic, Americas pastime, baseball history with the modern and new. They still play an organ and have windows into the past throughout the stadium. They also embrace social media and have smartphone charging stations. They also somehow found a way to make a large stadium feel very intimate and not overwhelming. I walked around the entire stadium with relative ease and never felt close to lost. Very easy to navigate. One of my favorite parts of the experience was the plethora of places to stop and watch the game throughout the park. Our seats were in the bleachers with a 90 degree sun beating down on us, so the ability to watch elsewhere in the shade was a major plus. In center field you will find the best place to catch a game out of the heat. It is a great view plus they have water misting down on you. I could have stayed there all game even though I was standing. They have great options for the kids, including a mini field where kids can take turns at bat hitting whiffle balls that employees pitch to them. How unique is that! If I have any complaint its that their food isnt anything over the top. They do have the Cincinnati staples - Frischs Big Boy, Skyline, etc but they mainly offer your typical ballpark food. But that is the only complaint I could possibly think of. I loved the experience so much I have started following the Reds as my favorite National League team (since my hometown Indians are in the American League). I cant wait to come back.

Mark L. Clark

Having attended Reds games previously at Crosley Field and Riverfront Stadium, I was looking forward to my first game at Great American Ball Park. It was a great experience. I had read several reviews of the ball park and the fact that there isnt a bad seat in the park, so I gambled on upper level seats in the "view". We were in section 503, directly behind home plate, three rows from the top of the stadium. Great view of the game and of the river traffic behind the stadium. We attended a Friday night game against the Pirates, which included post-game fireworks. They were some of the best firworks I have ever seen and a great view from our section. We had a perfect view from our seats, by looking out and we didnt need to look up at all. My only complaint was the price of concessions within the ballpark. I understand they need to make a profit, but the prices are astronomical. Overall it was a great family experience. Next time, I hope to have time to visit the Reds Hall of Fame.

Mary Thresher

Picture it. You are a Reds fan from childhood to retirement and beyond. At first my Grandfather and I listened to the Cincinnati Reds Stockings games on the radio and read the box scores in the paper. Fast forward 20 years and I am watching the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley field. Way past "fast forward" again and I am watching our fabulous Reds at what the world knows as Reverfront Stadium. No matter how long ago it was since the last time we came to the park and waited for the first pitch from the opposing team we were engaged in the all American sport that held our attention and from strike one to Joe Knuxall, the youngest pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, bursting into the microphone, "THATS OUTTA HERE" Reds fans were hooked into the all American thrill of the game of baseball. Thank you Marge Shot and the Crosley family. From Baseball fans everywhere. Mary Margaret Thresher Cincinnati, Ohio

Grace Conyers

I dont have much in the way of recent experiences with ball parks to tell you how this stacks up. However, the Great American Ball Park is nice. The parking is decent at $15 - 20 being average per parking garage. We parked at one just a block away with subterranean walkways to keep out of the heat and sun. The walk from security to the seats was pretty easy to navigate, though all the restaurants and other activities could hold one up for a while if they let it. The seats are tight, but not uncomfortably so for even a thicker person like me. However, I would not suggest packing yourself in with people with wide shoulders. You end up touching the people next to you uncomfortably. Accomodations: The bathrooms appear to be average to messy. There is a dedicated baby feeding/changing/quiet area as part of the building structure. The room looked huge and comfortable.

Brad Dolin

A beautiful ballpark. Having grown up going to games at the old Riverfront Stadium, I have only two requirements for a baseball stadium: number one is that baseball is played there, and two is that there is a place for me to sit and watch. Im proud to report that Great American meets all of those requirements. Also, its fun to play "find the Ollies concession stand" where you can buy tiny hot dogs and a sip of coke for a $1 each. If you can find it. Great American is also a great place to take your friends from Chicago when the Cubs are in town. Theyll feel right at home amongst the sea of Cubs fans, and when the Reds lose to the aforementioned Cubs, Great American becomes a great place to stare out at the surging abyss of the Ohio River, slump shouldered, wondering how its come to this.

Dave Lafferty

Its a pretty new ball park and I guess you could say its pretty nice. It looks nice and has nice accommodations inside. Pretty easy to park and get around and get to your seats. Food was good and selection of alcohol beverages was decent as well. My big beef with this place is the way the stadium is facing. Cincinatti is known for its skyline. For some reason when this park was built it was cool to hit baseballs out into the river or ocean or cove or whatever. I guess it was good press having all those people waiting out in kayaks to chase home run balls. The riverboat theme is pretty cool too I guess but i just think the skyline for a backdrop would have been so much cooler and way more unique....but then again on one asked me for my opinion....except for google+

Scott Hand

Hard to rate a ballpark - to separate the event from the venue. The location is great, although better public transportation to and from the park would be key. Love the site on the river - too bad about that highway separating it from downtown. The seats are all nice. The park is always clean. The security theater at the entry is a rough way to enter, and I really wish it didnt take so long to walk around and up to different levels. Boy, are the prices expensive in here, though. $14 beers!? Yikes. If youre going to charge that, at least get a better craft selection and provide it in more locations. Had to walk forever just to find the local craft options, and they were all kind of boring - not the good stuff that I know the Cincinnati breweries are making.