Venue Detail
Tennessee Smokies
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
Tennessee Smokies
3540 Line Dr Kodak, TN 37764 Phone: 865-637-9494 Fax: 865-523-9913 URL: www.smokiesbaseball.com Owner: Don Beaver League: Southern League, North
Venue
Smokies Park, 3540 Line Dr, Kodak, TN 37764 Owner: Sevier County Managed by: Team Built: 2000 Capacity: 6,000 Permanent concession stands: 6 Concessionaire: Finish Line Events Suite caterer: Finish Line Events Soft drink: Pepsi Cola
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $499 to $499 Single tickets range from $8.00 to $11.00
Attendance
2012 average attendance: 3,748 2013 average attendance: 3,828 2014 average attendance: 4,102
Suites
Quantity: 18 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $15,000 to $15,000 Seats: 12 to 12 Includes: Tickets. The party suites include up to 20 tickets.
Financing
The team invested $3 million and signed a 25-year lease. The county paid $3.5 million and Sevierville paid $8.5 million. The team was renamed the East Tennessee Smokies and pays up to $300,000 a year for its lease.
The Smokies threatened to leave the area unless they got a new ballpark, but in early 1999 they cut a deal with Sevier County for a new $19.4 million, 6,000-seat ballpark. For the deal to go through, the team sold 1,200 new season tickets for the 2000 season by March 1, 1999. That was an increase of 350 tickets over existing sales.
The ballpark features a 4,000-square-foot welcome center for tourists coming into the area. The ballpark includes a restaurant that is open all year.
The Porch, a picnic area, costs $375 to rent for up to 25 fans. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)