Doggett Ford Park Explained

Stadium Name:Doggett Ford Park
City:Beaumont, Texas, 77705
Country:United States
Opened:2003
Address:5115 Interstate 10 South
Owner:Jefferson County, Texas
Operator:OVG360
Construction Cost:$75 million[1]
Architect:Long Architects, Inc.
General Contractor:Allco Construction LLC.
Seating Capacity:Arena: 9,737
Pavilion: 14,000

Doggett Ford Park is a 221-acre multi-purpose entertainment complex consisting of an arena, exhibit hall, amphitheater, midway, and 12 youth baseball fields located on I-10 South in Beaumont, Texas. The complex opened in 2003. It is owned by Jefferson County, Texas and operated by OVG360, a division of the Oak View Group. It is the home of the South Texas State Fair.

In 2020, Jefferson County began negotiations to sell Ford Park to Renaissance Development Group, which would add a hotel and a horse-racing track to the complex.[2] The deal fell through in 2022 after Renaissance failed to put additional earnest money towards the $22 million sale price.[3]

The Southeast Texas Ford Dealers have held the naming rights to the complex since 2003,[4] a deal which will expire at the end of 2022.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Wallach. Ford Park to get new manager, county decides. Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. October 19, 2016. October 4, 2016. The park cost $75 million to build, with $42 million in outstanding debt. Final payment is supposed to be made by 2025..
  2. Web site: Kersey . Rachel . 2022-01-18 . Ford Park sale gets hard deadline . 2022-11-17 . Beaumont Enterprise . en-US.
  3. Web site: March 29, 2022 . Jefferson County commissioners unanimously vote to void sale of Ford Park . 2022-11-17 . 12newsnow.com .
  4. Web site: Park . Ford . Ford Park Entertainment Complex Renews Naming Rights Ford Park . 2022-11-17 . www.fordpark.com . en.
  5. Web site: KFDM/FOX4 . 2022-04-01 . Ford Park naming rights to expire at the end of the year . 2022-11-17 . KFDM . en.
  6. Web site: Faye . Matt . 2021-06-03 . Beaumont could finally have a pro team . 2022-11-17 . Beaumont Enterprise . en-US.
  7. Web site: Ford Park Entertainment Complex . Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau . July 21, 2019.