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Chase Field was the first indoor baseball stadium I ever visited. Watching a baseball game indoors definitely has a unique feel. The stadium sounds different and everything feels closer too. A lot of these indoor stadiums utilize big windows that provide an inside-but-outside feel that is probably far from what many think they would get with indoor stadiums given the more closed-in stadiums that a lot of people are familiar with like the Astrodome.
An indoor baseball stadium is definitely unique and worth a visit though my second experience did not feel as special as my first visit here. Part of it was just that the uniqueness of being at an indoor stadium kind of wore off. Another part was that I visited Minute Maid Park after that first trip to Chase Field and Minute Maid Park goes one better than Chase Field by combining the uniqueness of an indoor stadium with a great look that is inspired by the history of Houston.
Chase Field has an okay look but just not a special one. There are a few nice touches here and there like the pool in the outfield. Seating is comfortable too. I felt it was occasionally difficult to track the ball when fly balls were hit.
In terms of food, the noticeable advantage of Chase Field is the presence of a value menu. The value menu features hot dogs, corn dogs, popcorn, soft drinks, and beer (a lot of the items are $1.50 each). The value can be misleading though. If you just want to get a taste of something like popcorn, it is a decent deal, but portion sizes for most of these items tend to be small.
One of the surprising things about the food at Chase Field is the lack of local (or at the very least) regional food, which so many of the new baseball stadiums feature. Most of the food at Chase Field is from national (or large) chains like Fatburger, Panda Express, Friday's, and Cold Stone Creamery.
Chase Field is not a big stadium so there are not a lot of things to do within the stadium, but it is a nice enough and interesting enough stadium to walk around and explore before the game.
Chase Field is a good but not great baseball stadium. What makes it most interesting is the fact that it is indoors. In terms of the stadium itself, the food and the things to do, it is more similar to the okay but not that interesting new baseball stadiums like Nationals Park and Turner Field than the great new, attractive and fun stadiums like PNC Park, Busch Stadium and Great American Ballpark.
Parking around Chase Field is okay. Parking rates are not particularly cheap, but you can get close to the stadium and it is not that difficult to get out after the game.
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