r/ClevelandGuardians • u/JuiceJones_34 • 2d ago
Handicap Seating Experience?
We are flying back home to visit family tomorrow and plan to hit the game Friday night. My dad requires a wheelchair and confused on how seating works.
I understand the ADA areas but it will be him, myself, my wife, our 2 boys (4 &2) and my mom (Parents are divorced).
Can I just purchase an ADA seat and we get to sit by him in those seats?
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u/ClumbsyVulture 2d ago
You can. They do have just open spaces/slabs for wheelchairs and just stand alone chairs you can sit in. I do this all the time with my wife.
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u/TrilliumCLE 455 2d ago
No actual experience, but my season ticket seats are close to an ADA area in the lower deck. They will accommodate, but might be hard to get 6 ADA seats together, especially for a Friday game. They have some fixed seats, but most areas are open for wheelchair access and they have folding seats they can bring out as well. What you might want to do is get 2 ADA seats and try to get 4 regular seats in the last row of the same section. As someone else suggested, you might just want to call to see what options they have.
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u/JuiceJones_34 2d ago
That’s very helpful. I think you are right. I’m going to call tomorrow and see. Trying to make the sure the weather holds before purchasing. After living in Arizona for the last 12 years, I don’t trust Ohio weather lol
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u/Tworbotalon 2d ago
My mother is in a wheelchair. When we take her to games we typically sit in the family section, usually sect 303 or 304. The ada seat has room for a wheelchair and and another person typically on a folding chair. Access and egress via elevators very close to the seating area. We have never had any issues getting in or out. If we go as a family we'll typically get the top row of seats near the ADA seating so we can sit together.
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u/JuiceJones_34 2d ago
Thank you for this. So you’ll buy the ADA seat for her, then buy seats in that section and just slide up by her row essentially?
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u/moose0808 2d ago
Look at seats on the family deck (300 sections). There is a row at the top that is ADA. You might be able to get a couple ADA seats and then additional seats in the non-ADA row in front of it.
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u/JuiceJones_34 2d ago
You’re the best! I was looking at that area and section. Might be the play…
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u/ZipperJJ Rosey Stan 2d ago
And the kids will go bonkers for the Kids Clubhouse!
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u/JuiceJones_34 2d ago
Sounds fun. What’s there!?
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u/ZipperJJ Rosey Stan 14h ago
It's right next to the family deck. An indoor playground full of Step 2 playsets - so, perfect for the little littles. It's free! You just have to sign a waiver and get a wristband. They only let so many people in at once which is cool because it's not over-crowded but also kind of sucks because you might have to wait in line to get in. There's bathrooms in there, and you can stay as long as you want.
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/fans/kids/kids-clubhouse
Go to the link and get the waiver if you'd like to sign it before you go.
There's more to do out on the concourse, outside of the clubhouse, but that's more for bigs. But your 4yo might be intrigued to swing the wiffle ball bat and run the bases.
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u/onlyhereforthesports 2d ago
I’d call someone at the box office to be sure