Apparently the die-hard fans, those who want to watch the game, are no longer enough to fill the stands. A July, 2013 article in Yahoo! Sports describes some of the ways in which team and/or stadium owners try to expand attendance:
To entice fans - while forgoing money-back guarantees - stadiums have built mini theme parks for families while expanding traditional ballpark food like hot dogs, hamburgers and garlic fries to sushi, fresh sliced tuna and gluten-free and vegetarian offerings like gourmet salads.It used to be that you went to a game to watch the game, and to a movie to watch the movie. If you wanted arcade games you went to the arcade. But who wants to concentrate on just one thing when you can have them all thrown together into one big adventure?
"There are more firework nights, rock concerts and even religious nights in some parts of the country to bring people in," said Mark Conrad.
"It's more like a trip to Disneyland than a ball game," said Lee Igle. "The question is, is this enough to bring fans in? Some that might just want to sit back and enjoy a game might think it's overload."