Fenway Park ready to open for the 2023 season Thursday

A new kind of family fun will be on display at Fenway Park after the gates open for Opening Day on Thursday.

Fans will get to test their pitch speed in a pitching cage while solving a giant Rubik’s Cube portrait and comparing their height to that of Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers and newcomer Masataka Yoshida, among other players.

The biggest new fan-facing amenity this season will be the enhanced kids concourse in right field inside Gate B, Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy said Tuesday after he and other team officials showed off ballpark improvements to Mayor Michelle Wu.

“For our younger fans who are coming out, to come to Fenway, to enjoy a baseball game and to get into the game yourself, that’s huge,” Kennedy said. “It creates buzz, energy, life in the ballpark when we have younger fans here.”

Kennedy added $9 tickets for students are still available for games in April and May as the sellout environment that Fenway grew accustomed to in the early 2000s and 2010s is no longer.

Red Sox players and coaches also will see changes at the ballpark this season with a revamped clubhouse. The flashiest additions are built-in, multi-color LED lighting systems with power and USB charging stations; a premium sound system; more storage space; and new lockers.

“Players spend so much time out of their days in the clubhouse,” Red Sox Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Gilula said. “It’s really their home away from home. We are really excited about improving that environment for them.”

A new season will bring new menu items while the classic Fenway staples, like the Fenway Frank, remain.

Fans will get to indulge themselves with super nachos, topped with chili, cheese, guacamole, pico, cilantro, pickled jalapenos and sour cream. The behemoth meal, served in a helmet, could feed a family of four if you’re not a “super eater,” said Ron Abell, Fenway’s senior executive chef.

Crispy avocado fries, pizza with crispy cauliflower crust and crab cake sandwiches are among the other new offerings.

Abell said he’s not sure how the new pitch clock — pitchers have 15 seconds with empty bases and 20 seconds with runners on base to deliver their pitch — may affect concession stand revenue.

The pitch clock sped up the pace of spring training games by 26 minutes compared to spring contests last year.

“I’m expecting the Fenway faithful will come in and get whatever provisions they need earlier in the game,” Abell said. “I don’t mind it because my day here is 14 hours a day, so if I could shave an hour off of that, no complaints here.”