Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre is a sports stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is right next door to the CN Tower. It is the home field of the Major League Baseball team called the Toronto Blue Jays. Until 2015, it was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
When Rogers Centre opened in 1989, it was called the SkyDome. It hosted the WWF's WrestleMania VI on April 1, 1990 and WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. WrestleMania X8 attracted the largest ever paid crowd to SkyDome with 68,237 fans.[1]
It was the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof. It has a 348-room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field.[2]
Rogers Centre Media
A cable-stayed bridge was built over the Union Station Rail Corridor next to the stadium. Stadium-goers, pedestrians and cyclists use the bridge, while hot dog stands are set up on it.
Opening of the 600th McDonald's Canada location at the SkyDome in August 1989 with a performer in a Ronald McDonald costume in attendance; the McDonald's location has since been replaced.
Interior after the second phase of renovations in 2024
The Audience is a depiction of larger-than-life fans by Michael Snow above the northeast (shown) and northwest entrances of Rogers Centre
The 2016 American League Wild Card Game held at the Rogers Centre
The Rogers Centre's field arranged for Canadian football with some seats in the 500 Level closed off and replaced with large banners
Sources
- Green Cathedrals, by Philip J. Lowry
- ↑ "Wrestlemania X8 Sets Revenue, Attendance Records". WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Ewen, John. "Power Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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