![]() When complete the look and feel will be like it’s a new arena.ĭid you enjoy this content? Help support our work by becoming a supporter of Stadium Journey on Patreon. It will feature a generous player’s lounge complete with active and quiet recovery rooms.Īll in all fans will experience a higher level of access at the ‘re-imagined’ Talking Stick Resort Arena with areas like the ceiling and concourses being more open and new open corner bars and social areas. That training facility is expected to include two NBA/WNBA basketball courts, state of the art sport science and innovative performance amenities, indoor/outdoor training areas and space for both teams’ basketball operations. The Ring of Honor was dismantled this week but is being preserved when the new interior is erected.Ī new private practice facility for the Suns and Mercury is being constructed nine miles from Talking Stick Resort Arena and is expected to be ready be late July/early August this year. I asked if closed captioning will be on the new video board but I have not yet heard back. Thirty different seats were tested before the final selection and I hear they are quite comfortable.Ī giant, brand-new, center-hung video board is expected to be installed by the start of the Suns season this fall. The seating area will have 17,000 new cushioned seats all with cup holders. Two new club areas are in the works and the broadcast booth is being relocated. ![]() The locker rooms (30 years of memories), practice court, and current event staff areas have all been demolished, along with the ticket windows. Rendering of Casino Arizona Pavilion, Courtesy of Arizona Sports In its place will be an entry way with visibility direct to the court.Ī massive centerpiece bar is expected to be incorporated into the new Arizona Pavilion and the broadcast desk will move into the new pavilion to capture the energy of the pre-game and post-game crowds. So far, the main entranceway that fans were once familiar with, the Arizona Pavilion with its huge video board wall has been torn down. And, the NBA has suspended operations for now.Įven with the suspension of the NBA season, construction has started at Talking Stick Resort Arena, it even started a little earlier than expected. Unfortunately, the Rattlers (who were to play at Gila River Arena) and the IFL have cancelled this 2020 season due to the coronavirus and the WNBA (the Mercury are expected to play at Veterans Memorial Coliseum) has postponed the start of their season. Both the Mercury and the Rattlers have had to find another place to play their games during the 2020 season. Turn left (south) on 3rd Street to Talking Stick Resort Arena.A two-phase renovation project recently started on Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix AZ, home of the NBA Phoenix Suns, WNBA Phoenix Mercury, and IFL Arizona Rattlers.Īnnounced in 2019, the project plans to execute the renovations around the Suns schedule over the next two seasons. Turn left (west) on Washington Street to 3rd Street. From East Valley/Tempe: Take I-10 west to Washington/Jefferson Street.Turn left (east) on Jefferson Street to First Street. From Northwest Phoenix/Glendale: Take I-17 south to Jefferson Street.Turn left (east) on Jefferson Street to 1st Street. Information on Talking Stick Resort Arena (downtown Phoenix) in Phoenix-Scottsdale, including description and review, hours, address, phone number and map. Turn right (south) on 7th Avenue to Jefferson Street. From West/Southwest Phoenix: Take I-10 east to 7th Avenue exit.Turn left (south) on 3rd Street to Talking Stick Resort Arena. Turn right (west) on Washington Street to 3rd Street. Turn left (south) on 7th Street to Washington Street. From East Phoenix: Take Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) west which will merge with Interstate 10 west.Exit I-10 at Washington/Jefferson Street. From North Phoenix/Scottsdale: Take the Piestewa Peak Parkway (SR 51) south to I-10.Talking Stick Resort Arena is located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and First Street in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
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