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Designing for the heat
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Designing for the heat

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Pinal County is the next frontier for explosive development in central Arizona. The abundance of available land, the rapidly developing transportation corridor, and the imminent merging of the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas combine to create an exciting opportunity for an entertainment district. The ground-breaking for DECADES Music Theme Park will be just the beginning of rapid economic growth for the immediate and broader geographic areas of Pinal and Maricopa counties.

HEAT INDEX

The heat index combines air temperature with relative humidity to determine an apparent temperature, or how hot it actually feels. In real terms, it can feel hotter at lower temperatures and higher humidity than at higher temperatures and lower humidity.

ORLANDO FORECAST 105 DEGREES

The busiest time for Orlando’s parks is the summer months of July and August when the Heat Index hits a peak of 105. Disney and other parks in similar climates combat this problem with climate control and indoor queue-lines. DECADES can and will do the same for the Arizona climate.

CLIMATE CONTROL DESIGN

Great care and consideration will be given to architectural design to shade and shelter patrons during the hottest days of June, July and August. Orientation of structures, shading canopies, misting and climate controlled environments will be combined with water ride attractions and cooling features to provide visitors with ample opportunity to escape the heat.

YEAR-ROUND OPERATIONS

The climate in central Arizona is conducive to year-round theme park operations. There are no hurricanes, snow or other seasonal weather patterns that hinder the operations of other theme park sites.

YEAR-ROUND TOURISM MARKET

Unlike other major U.S. tourist markets, tourims in central Arizona is relatively flat and peaks in the first quarter of the year. DECADES expects a consistent level of guest attendance throughout the year as compared to other destination theme parks which garner much of their attendance during the summer months and are often closed several months out of the year.

DECADES TARGETS BABYBOOMERS AND GENERATION-X

DECADES will attract the ever increasing number of tourists traveling without children who frequent Arizona for its year-round activities. Families will be attracted to the theme and the thrills of the park during school breaks. As a cultural entertainment destination, DECADES offers something for everyone.

MORE THAN JUST A THEME PARK

DECADES is to be designed with year-round music venues, cultural centers and historic exhibits coupled with all the thrills and spills of first-class amusement park rides. People will come to see their favorite performing artists and stay for the complete experience.