Plans for $28m Ohio esports arena revealed to enhance Cedar Fair sports center Cedar FairAmerican amusement park and entertainment company Cedar Fair have announced plans to develop an esports arena in Ohio that\u2019s worth $28 million. Best known for their amusement parks and water parks, the publicly traded company are turning to esports to appeal to today\u2019s youth. Partnering with Esports Development Co. LLC, they\u2019re actively developing plans to build an arena in the midwestern U.S. state Ohio as an extension of their Cedar Point Sports Center. Costing an estimated $28m to build, the esports arena would be able to host events for up to 1,500 spectators and include 200 gaming stations and is penned to open in the first half of 2023 should it be approved and financed successfully. As with many esports arenas and stadiums that are in construction or already in use, the plans for Cedar Fair\u2019s own could \u201calso host concerts, youth-orientated camps and educational opportunities.\u201d The first floor of the proposed arena would contain the aforementioned gaming stations, the second would have a restaurant and broadcast studio, and the third and fourth floors would house dormitory rooms for event attendees. \u201cThe opening of our Cedar Point Sports Center in 2017 was consistent with this strategy and has proved to be enormously popular with amateur sports teams and other large groups,\u201d said Cedar Fair president Richard A. Zimmerman. \u201cGiven the booming popularity of esports, we believe there is an opportunity to tap into the growing appetite for that form of entertainment and package it with all that Cedar Point has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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