WestWorld
Encyclopedia
WestWorld of Scottsdale, popularly shortened to WestWorld, is a sports
and convention
complex located in Scottsdale, Arizona
. It was built in stages starting in 1987 and consists of the following facilities:
The complex also contains various parking lots for cars and RVs.
Sports complex
A sports complex is a group of sports facilities. For example, there are stadiums for athletic and football, baseball stadiums, swimming pools, gymnasiums. This area is a sports complex....
and convention
Convention center
A convention center is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees...
complex located in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
. It was built in stages starting in 1987 and consists of the following facilities:
- A 120460 square feet (11,191 m²) Multi-Purpose Tent, completed in 2005 and site of the annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction as well as conventionsConvention (meeting)A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
, trade shows and other events. It is the largest clear span tent structure in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and measures up to 89 feet from floor to ceiling. - The 6,340-seat Equidome ArenaEquidome ArenaThe Equidome Arena is a 6,340-seat multi-purpose arena in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. It hosts locals sporting events, including rodeos and concerts. It was opened in 1987....
, with 39150 square feet (3,637 m²) of space. - Wendell Arena, a 6,756-seat stadiumStadiumA modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
used for horse shows, rodeoRodeoRodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
s, and sometimes high-school footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. - Eight outdoor arenas
- Brett's Barn, with 8210 square feet (763 m²) of space plus another 2400 square feet (223 m²) on the open deck.
The complex also contains various parking lots for cars and RVs.