UnitedHealthcare Sensory Suite helps fans of all abilities enjoy a Twins game

Text appears over a baseball stadium.

ONSCREEN TEXT: Minneapolis

ANNOUNCER: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to tonight’s game!

In a photo, a brunette woman with glasses sits with a young child in the stadium. She interviews, and text appears over a blue chyron.

ONSCREEN TEXT: Sarah Phillips Minnesota Twins fan

SARAH: My nine-year-old daughter, she’s a fourth grader, she struggles a bit with sensory processing. A ballpark on gameday is just a really stimulating place.

A short-haired woman in a Minnesota Twins shirt interviews, and text appears.

ONSCREEN TEXT: Rebecca Ripka Minnesota Twins fan

REBECCA: My name is Rebecca, I have an eleven-year-old daughter. She has – was born with some sensory issues.

A blue sign inside the stadium reads “United Healthcare Sensory Suite.” A blonde woman interviews, and text appears.
ONSCREEN TEXT: Amelia Johnson

Senior Director of Partnership Activation Minnesota Twins

AMELIEA: The United Healthcare Sensory Suite is a space for guests of Target Field to find respite from the excitement, sounds and noise of a baseball game.

Inside the suite, a private room contains blue lights and a baseball beanbag chair.

AMELIA: It’s a state-of-the-art space that was designed by United Healthcare experts and our internal staff at the Twins.

REBECCA: I suffered a major concussion and traumatic brain injury back in 2021. We come up here basically every game, using the space for quiet areas. We love going out on the porch and just listening to the game in a quiet spot.

Blue walls surround a space, and a porch looks out onto the field. Fish float around in a tank.

AMELIA: It provides a space that’s safe and quiet and gives fans a chance to relax and be able to regulate themselves and then return to the game day environment on their own time and schedule.

Sarah’s daughter smiles in a photo. She stands on the porch in the suite.

SARAH: I think this is a wonderful resource for families to use. We can have a day at the ballpark as a family and it’s just much more accessible, inclusive for all of us.

AMELIA: Families will reach out to us and say we’ve never come to a game before but we bought tickets after hearing about the United Healthcare sensory suite, feeling as though we had the ability to bring our family to the game again.

REBECCA: This is like one of a kind, and honestly Target Field has always been my favorite spot because there’s not a bad seat in the house. And to just be able to come up here and chill out and experience the game in a way that’s more sensory friendly to me and my daughter is a game changer.

Bubbles rise in a tank in the Sensory Suite and we look out over Target Field. A blue u-shaped logo appears over a white background, along with text.

ONSCREEN TEXT: United Healthcare

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