Photos: NFL Draft Experience park packs in fans on opening day of draft in Kansas City
By Emily Curiel and
Tammy Ljungblad
NFL fans lined up Thursday outside of the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial hours before the gates opened to get into the NFL Draft Experience.
The Draft Experience and the Chiefs Kingdom Experience offer several interactive exhibits and activities designed to give fans a chance to feel like they are being drafted into the league.
The exhibit is free to the public, but to get in, fans must download the NFL OnePass app, register for the event to get a ticket and show it at the entry gate.
Here are some photos from Thursday’s event.
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Fans visited the Chiefs Kingdom Experience at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad tljunglad@kcstar.com
Fans begin to gather in front of the NFL Draft Theater stage to watch the night’s draft selections Thursday, April 27, 2023, in front of Union Station in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad tljunglad@kcstar.com
Albert Gamboa from Salt Lake City was having fun wearing his autographed football hat at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Shyree Leverett exposes the Detroit Lions jersey her husband Tony Leverett was wearing to reveal that he is secretly a Lions fan at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Fans strolled through the exhibits at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City Chiefs fan Michael Hurts takes photos at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Linda Carter from Nashville, Tennessee was dressed as “Fire” for the Titans at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad tljunglad@kcstar.com
Fans attempted kicking field goals at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Fans took in the high tech exhibits at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Carolyn Bird Lady, of Atlanta strikes a pose at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. She has been in costume as Bird Lady for 25 years. On game days takes her 6-8 hours to do her make up. Tammy Ljungblad tljunglad@kcstar.com
Fans posed for photos near a replica of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ locker at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Katie Overly from Lancaster, Pennsylvania was decked out in Baltimore Ravens gear at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Uriah Santillan, 14, checked out the bejeweled Kansas City Chiefs helmet in the Chiefs Kingdom area at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
JahVelle Rhone entertained visitors with his saxophone while they lined up to purchase Patrick Mahomes jerseys at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Nico Dillon, 6, looked around at an exhibit at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Fans used a magnifying device to view Super Bowl rings at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Piper Thomson, 11, left, and Lily Gamet,12, both of Liberty pose for a photo in an oversized helmet at the NFL Draft Experience Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad tljunglad@kcstar.com
