Popularity and Attendance
In 2005, Sports Illustrated conducted fan surveys that rated Miller Park the best ballpark based on value per dollar spent. Although attendance dropped after the 2001 opening season to a low of 20,993 per game in 2003, attendance rebounded in subsequent seasons. In 2008, the Brewers set a franchise record for attendance with over 3,000,000. This was 9th among 30 major league teams, despite Milwaukee being one of the smallest markets in baseball.
Since 2008, the Brewers have drawn over 3 million fans to games 3 out of 4 seasons, including a record count of 3,071,373 set in 2011. The Brewers have showed signs of continuing the trend in 2012, as the team sold over 1.5 million tickets before the month of March.
An upscale lounge, the "Gehl Club", located next to the "NYCE Club," opened in 2007.
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