by GLENDALE, AZ — You’ll have to wait a little longer to ride the Hot Wheel roller coaster under construction in Glendale. Mattel Adventure Park informed ABC15 on Monday that its opening date will now be in 2025.
A representative for the toy and entertainment manufacturing company confirmed to ABC15 in June of this year that their Glendale business was expected to open “in late 2024.”
Since then, the timeline has changed once again for the VAI Resort tenant entertainment destination, which is expected to open in stages beginning in late 2025. A representative for Mattel Adventure Park informed ABC15 that the opening date is now scheduled for 2025, and said the following via email:
VAI Resort has significantly expanded its initial vision for the Glendale property. These vast expansions impact hotel, restaurant and other entertainment offerings and remain under construction. Mattel Adventure Park is an anchor tenant at the resort. To ensure the best experience for our guests, Mattel Adventure Park will open its doors in 2025 as part of the first phase of opening of the VAI Resort. Updates can be found at matteladventurepark.com as they become available.
Mattel Adventure Park Representative
The video in the player above features ABC15’s recent coverage of VAI Resort.
VAI Resort overcomes zoning hurdle
The Glendale Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of new development zoning for the sprawling VAI Resort, as well as the green light for a general plan amendment for the billion-dollar project.
The approvals were given at the commission’s Oct. 24 meeting following a discussion about how traffic and parking will operate at the resort, which spans nearly 70 acres.
The new zoning proposal would replace the previously approved planned area development called Centerpoint that was approved in 2020 when the project was first proposed as Crystal Lagoons Island Resort, and would incorporate additional land that was not part of the initial development agreement.
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