Gotcha Glacier Sports Center Still in Works, Supporters Say
Despite repeated delays, Gotcha Glacier backers say that the proposed $130-million indoor sports center is still on track and that groundbreaking should begin “within the next few months.”
“We are just finalizing a few minor details prior to construction,” said Brad Kinney, chief executive of Glacier of Anaheim LLC. “Our [building] permits are almost ready to pull.”
“Almost” has become a key word for Glacier backers, whose plans have been stalled by design and financing snags. After missing another deadline to secure financing last month, Glacier promoters asked Anaheim for a two-month extension, which the City Council granted.
City officials say the delays are understandable, given the magnitude of the project, which includes indoor snowboarding, wave pools, facilities for skateboarding and rock climbing, stores and restaurants. The Glacier would be built on the parking lot of Edison International Field, about a mile from Disneyland.
Walt Disney Co.’s announcement last week that it plans to build a third theme park in Anaheim, with its new California Adventure still months away from opening, was encouraging to Kinney.
“We’re excited that the entire Anaheim resort area is growing bigger and closer to our project,” he said.
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