Overview
- The Fan Festival at the World War I Museum and Memorial recorded more than 63,000 visitors during its initial programming block, reflecting strong early turnout for the multi‑week event.
- Just over half of attendees were local residents from Kansas or Missouri, about one‑third came from other U.S. states, and roughly 15% were international visitors.
- ConnectKC26 reported 86,540 registered transportation passes through mid‑June, with the Stadium Direct shuttle the most used at 57,302 passes and Regional Direct and Airport Direct at 17,284 and 11,954 passes respectively.
- The festival has drawn visitors from 178 countries and has become an affordable public alternative for fans who cannot get or afford stadium tickets while high-profile teams and players boost demand.
- Organizers are actively managing site operations — adjusting shuttle staging, entry flow and on‑site crowd control — to ease queues, heat exposure and transit pressure on upcoming match days.