Welcome to Toronto, ON, home to the SkyDome, now officially known as the Rogers Centre! Located at 1 Blue Jays Way in Toronto, the SkyDome can seat 54,000 people in the stands and up to 68,000 using the floor space. The facility is home to the MLB's Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts football team. The Skydome is suited for a variety of events.
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InterContinental Toronto Centre This Downtown Toronto hotel is located on Front Street, connected to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and moments away from the CN Tower, Rogers Centre, Air Canada Centre, and steps from the Financial and Entertainment Districts. The InterContinental Toronto Centre is a luxury landmark for the city of Toronto, offering 586 exquisitely furnished, spacious guestrooms, state-of-the-art technology, meeting facilities, and the very best in customer service. …more
The home of baseball's Blue Jays was the world's first stadium with a fully retractable roof. One way to see the huge 54,000-seat stadium is to buy tickets for a Blue Jays game or one of the many other events that take place here. These may include cricket matches, Wrestlemania, monster truck races, family ice shows, rock concerts, or even the opera Aïda. You can also take a one-hour guided walking tour -- except when daytime events are scheduled.
SkyDome Tour Experience begins with a 10 minute award winning film about the construction of the facility followed by a 45 minute guided tour of SkyDome to areas not usually accessible to the general public. Rogers Centre Tour Experience, is at Front and John sts., with tours departing from between Gates 1 and 2. Tours of the first fully retractable roofed stadium, formerly known as SkyDome, feature visits to a luxury suite, the media center, club seats and a team dressing room and the field area (event schedule permitting). A museum has artifacts unearthed during the stadium's construction and highlights of some of the events held there. The stadium is home to baseball's Blue Jays and football's Argonauts. Tours also are offered in other languages; phone ahead for information. Allow 1 hour minimum.
Admission: Fee for stadium tour $13.40; over 64 and ages 12-17, $9.45; ages 5-11, $7.95. A parking fee is charged. Attraction Type: Museums; Sightseeing tours; Sports Arenas & Stadiums. Hours: Tours depart daily 11-3 (event schedule permitting). Phone ahead to confirm times.
Quick Facts: Tenants: Toronto Blue Jays (AL); Toronto Argonauts (CFL; 1989-2004) Opened: June 5, 1989 Style: Retractable Dome Surface: AstroGrass (1989); FieldTurf (2005) Capacity: 54,000 in stands, 68,000 including floor space Cost: Approximately $600 million (Canadian; 1989); sold for $85 million (Canadian; 1998); sold to the Blue Jays for $25 million (Canadian; 2005)
