Theme Park (Phoenix, Williams: sales, real estate market, amusement park)

[LookingToGetOuttaAZ]

Originally Posted by aj661

I wish you all the best in this endeavour. If it gets built, I'm afraid you'll have a tough time financially. Although many things have changed since the 1960s and 70s, this idea has been tried before: Legend City in Phoenix. It was modeled after Disneyland, just on a smaller scale. Those truly were the Golden Years for Phoenix. Legend City, Phoenix Zoo, Papago Park, Botanical Gardens, and the Phoenix Giants (AAA baseball) playing at Phoenix Municipal Stadium all basically side by side. It's difficult to draw enough visitors during the summer to an outdoor venue. That said, I have many, many wonderful childhood memories of those places, especially Legend City and the stage shows of Wallace and Ladmo, Hub Kapp and the Wheel.

If you don't know the history, here's a link. Again, best of luck to you!

Legend City

I remember Legend City as a kid...great times...

[Greatday]

Actually, it would not be outside of reason to "dome" a park -

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by Low Roller

I too think a major amusement park in Phoenix would be great (as there's nothing like it there now) - IF it is feasible.

But do Orlando, Atlanta and Dallas have 110+ degree heat for 3-4 months of the year? Do they have 100+ degree heat for 5-6 months a year?

Maybe these new people can make a go of it (inside, air-conditioned waiting line areas, using cloth seats on rides rather than vinyl, etc.,) but I just wanted to warn them of the challenge they face.

However, I do believe that a major high-tec waterpark area of the main park would be beneficial in allowing at least part of the park to operate year round - their greatest income being made in the late Fall through early Spring months.

I wish them well.

Really good idea! Then it would be functional all year. A yes, I agree, our heat wave last 4 or 5 months people. It's just not the same.

[twiggy]

Originally Posted by Greatday

Actually, it would not be outside of reason to "dome" a park -

Isn't that extremely expensive? If not, yes, another solution.

[Valley Native]

Originally Posted by aj661

I wish you all the best in this endeavour. If it gets built, I'm afraid you'll have a tough time financially. Although many things have changed since the 1960s and 70s, this idea has been tried before: Legend City in Phoenix. It was modeled after Disneyland, just on a smaller scale. Those truly were the Golden Years for Phoenix. Legend City, Phoenix Zoo, Papago Park, Botanical Gardens, and the Phoenix Giants (AAA baseball) playing at Phoenix Municipal Stadium all basically side by side. It's difficult to draw enough visitors during the summer to an outdoor venue.

That's a rather defeated attitude. Who says it has to be outside? The Las Vegas Strip is one big amusement park, but most all the entertainment is indoors because of the excessive heat in the summer.

Dubai's temperatures can be even hotter than Phoenix's, but they have a brand new theme park that features skiing and snowboarding ... completely indoors. These things can be easily accomplished here if we quit thinking small. The best we seem to get is Castles and Coasters, or water parks like Big Surf (which is only open three months out of the year).

Let's stop all this naysay, and start making some positive progress that will benefit the economy ... as well as show off Phoenix as a truly great metropolitan area.

[doeadeer]

We used to go to Legend City in the summer all the time when we were teens....as long as we had a sixer of Schlitz Malt Liquor to share in the parking lot....and it was AFTER sundown! But, come to think of it.....we pretty much had the run of the place!

[Valley Native]

The area where Legend City used to be has been taken over by SRP. That was sometime in the early 1980s (1983 if i recall).

The park had a western theme ... so something similar to Legend City would be more suitable for near Tucson. Right near Old Tucson Studios would be a good location. But there again, the heat would be a problem if you build an outdoor amusement park ... and it wouldn't be very functional for three or four months out of the year.

The Phoenix area needs a Six Flags type of amusement park ... not another Legend City.

[Muhnay]

Amusement parks closer to reality in Arizona (broken link)

Arizona Lawmakers Considering a $700 million Theme Park South of Grand Canyon National Park / March 2005

Some news stories about the theme park that maybe coming to the area.. hope it gets more attention than the old Flintstones-Bedrock City near the Grand Canyon, in Valle, AZ did.

[kimolyn]

Thanks to all of you who responded and for all the good input. Coyote Canyon Theme Park is coming soon....Our website is under construction now.

As far as the weather in Phoenix..yes we know it's hot. The plan is to have plenty of cooling stations and definetly shaded air conditioned areas where the rides are. No one will be sitting on a 115 degree vinyl seat. Anyone who has been to Magic Mountain and/or Disneyland in the summer months, knows that its hot there too! We plan to make our guests as comfortable as possible.

This is an exciting plan and for any of you who can lend advise or things that you would expect in a theme park, please let us know!!!

[wingman85280]

Areally nice water park would be perfect for arizona......