Theme Park coming to Williams (Phoenix, Young: appointed, hotel, to buy)

[exlexisnexis]

Anyone out there here anything about the Williams area theme park or any other Northern Arizona upcoming projects?

Richard

[exlexisnexis]

new website is being built for the Theme park
www.gcnae.com (broken link)

[LBear]

Originally Posted by Gretchen B

The towns are finding out that the cost to build the infrastructure to pipe the water from there (north of Paulden) into the towns is turning out to be astronomical!

Already, Chino Valley and Prescott Valley are imposing BIG impact fees, and Prescott is getting ready to raise theirs. Yes, it's nice when city utilities are available, but it doesn't come cheap. Taxpayers, and homeowners in particular, end up seeing a large increase in their tax bill and water bill.

Well, the last I have heard, the cost for the pipedream, I mean pipeline is $300 million. In addition, a $30 million dollar arsenic water treatment plant must be built. So, they are now at $330 million dollars. Hmmm...when they first started this disaster, they were estimating $100-$150 million. When all is said and done, they will be at 1/2 a billion dollars. The water bills out here will be insane!!!!

[AZM]

Anyone hear about a casino project in the four corners region having problems with the investors money not going to the investment? Same ties with the Williams project.

[Steve-o]

How far north are they planning on putting it? It had better be somewhere where its not brutally hot. The kids will be out in summer and noone will want to stand in line when its 115 degrees out. LOL I know, I visit the Six Flags up here every few years, and its always in summer when its 85 degrees out. Standing in line for 2 hours in that kind of heat is miserable. Id imagine theyd compensate and put in misters for a park in AZ, but I hope they put it up somewhere near Prescott or maybe Flagstaff (but then it would be too cold in the winter)? Sorry, I was lazy and didnt click on the link. LOL

[exlexisnexis]

It is supposed to be in Williams which is about 35 minutes from Flagstaff

[exlexisnexis]

This is going to be a happening area when these projects are completed



There are several exciting projects slated for the area.
Grand Canyon – Northland Amusements and Entertainment, LLC have just announced that they are developing a 1,000 acre theme park at the east end of town. The venues offered will be a Water Park, Horseshoes Western town, Route 66 50’s town, Navajo Learning Center, Performing Arts Pavilion, Renaissance in the Pines, Conference Center and Hotels. The Arizona legislature has approved the
project and the governor of the state has endorsed it. Partners in the project include Clear Channel Communications and Paramount Studios. Further approvals are on going.


Arizona Territories – 160 acre theme park that includes condos, hotels and restaurants on the east side of Williams.
Grand Canyon Railroad RV Park – Now under construction on 7th Street just north of downtown. Over 100 RV spaces planned on the west side of the Grand Canyon RR hotel.
Grand Canyon Railroad Museum – This will be located across form the Grand Canyon Hotel. Recently, approximately $19,000,000 has been committed to the project.
New home construction is also move with over 1200 permits being issued with construction starts over the next six months.

[blur07]

i think this is great!

[exlexisnexis]

Theme park update

There will be 4 areas in the park: Rt 66,
a virtual reality ride over the Grand Canyon, a Frontier
Village, and a Tribal Village. There will be an open
space outdoor amphitheater for events like Renaissance
Faire and concerts. Casey said they have contracted for
over 300 acres in Garland Prairie. George Cordova said
the site has freeway access and will control traffic from
town. They are in the process of building the special tax
district and by legislation 60% of the project must be in
No. AZ. The entire bond will be privately held and have
not financial impact locally.They expect
to break ground in spring 2008.

[carecare7]

1200 permits for new homes in the very soft homes market? The amount of existing homes going on the market has climbed and climbed and it is now a buyer's market. Do these developers not see the market downturn? Interest rates are hinting at another upward climb. :::::shaking head:::: Developers so want the market of the last two years but it just isn't happening.