Orlando Dreamers MLB Stadium Proposal

[ZachPL]

This article was just posted yesterday,

5 things to know about the Orlando Dreamers baseball team

Orlando Dreamers are an organized group trying to bring a Major League Baseball (MLB) team to Orlando, Florida, with a stadium near SeaWorld.

attractionsmagazine.com

but there is news today that Tampa Bay Rays current owner has a deal on paper to sell the team. This is probably the best chance for an Orlando Dreamers stadium to be built near seaworld. At this time the potential new owner hasn't stated whether he plans to keep the team in Tampa area.

Rays in talks to sell team to Florida developer

Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg is in "exclusive discussions" to sell the franchise to a group led by a Florida-based residential developer, the team acknowledged Wednesday.

www.espn.com

 

[SeventyOne]

Interesting because the guy named in the ESPN article is not connected with the Orlando effort. Of course he could in theory move the team anywhere (or nowhere), but given his biography, Jacksonville seems his most likely destination. But the Jags have never made much of a go of it there in football, not sure baseball would do much better.

If he does move the Rays to Jax, that's a bit more distance for MLB to consider adding a team to Orlando (assuming Tampa would've been too close for expansion). Still the largest media market without a team--and could probably group in Tampa too if at that point--plus the potential to attract tourists. But it just adds an extra layer of "what if" if this sale goes through.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Selfishly, I don't want this since the proposed location for the stadium is already a traffic nightmare.

Excited for what it does to the area though, with Brightline (hopefully soon) across 528 and Epic down the street, lots of interesting stuff going on in this particular area.

 

[GAcoaster]

The ONLY way this is feasible is if they build the train line to get people in and out of the area without cars. The roads are at maximum capacity already. As a resident of Williamsburg I can tell you we just can’t take any more.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

The ONLY way this is feasible is if they build the train line to get people in and out of the area without cars. The roads are at maximum capacity already. As a resident of Williamsburg I can tell you we just can’t take any more.

No way the existing roads can handle post-game traffic. It barely manages to handle Aquatica. There would need to be improved access to and from the 528/I4... and that will take years to design/construct.