Earlier Monday morning we broke news about fans being allowed into Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field for Opening Day. The two questions that came from that piece were, how many fans are allowed and how do I buy tickets.
So, before we go in-depth there, the Cubs did go through some pretty extensive conversations with the city and the governor to ensure this was at all possible. Which the Cubs expressed their gratitude through their president of business operations, Crane Kenney.
“To welcome Cubs fans home to Wrigley Field and bring back one of the joys of spring after a challenging year is incredibly rewarding,” Crane Kenney said. “We’d like to thank Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot for their tremendous leadership in carefully navigating this important milestone and partnering with us on our plan to safely return fans to the ballpark. As the City continues on the path to safely reopen, we’re excited to finally say, ‘Welcome home, Cubs fans!’”
On onto the brass tax…
The Cubs will be allowed up to 20% capacity, which equates to just over 8,000 fans. It does appear that entry and the experience will look, feel, and be a little different.
The first change (which the Cubs have been preparing us for) all tickets will be mobile in 2021. So no physical paper tickets this season. Entry will be 100% touchless, so you will provide your ticket bar code on your mobile device and they will scan at entry. All guests two and older will be required to wear masks at all times. All concessions will be cashless, so no more tossing hot dogs across an entire aisle and passing money back and forth via the honor system.
The biggest change appears to be the “pod” change.
This is where all members in your party will sit in a specific “pod” throughout the game. This will keep anyone within your party from others.
Perhaps the coolest thing to come of this is, the Cubs are keeping the Budweiser Bleachers reserved on Opening Day for vaccinated health care workers. This will be a “Thank You” gesture to all those that have given their all to help all of us throughout the past year.
Now, how can *you* buy tickets?
#Cubs plan for ticket distribution per press release: pic.twitter.com/6PFwxAnq8d
— Taylor McGregor (@Taylor_McGregor) March 8, 2021
The Cubs will announce further details on their site: www.cubs.com/COVID-safety
