University Of Phoenix Stadium Roof Open Or Close

The stadium roof can fully open or close in 12 minutes.

University of phoenix stadium roof open or close.

The roof remained closed at university of phoenix stadium where the nfl football s super bowl xlix will be played while the grass field remained outside in the sun tuesday jan. The league confirmed to around the nfl on sunday that the roof at university of phoenix stadium will be kept open for today s showdown between the seattle seahawks and new england patriots. 20 2015 in. The retractable roof is moved by 16 transporters each riding on two steel wheels.

Open menu button primary nav news. If the decision is made to open the roof the roof must be open no later than the time that the teams take the field for pre game warm ups. Everything you need to know for attending a game at state farm stadium. State farm stadium formerly known as university of phoenix stadium is a multi purpose stadium in the western united states located in glendale arizona west of phoenix it is the home of the arizona cardinals of the national football league nfl and the annual fiesta bowl it replaced tempe s sun devil stadium as the valley of the sun s main stadium.

The cardinals typically have the stadium roof open for roughly two games a year almost always in december. More info bag policy. 1 cardinals drive glendale arizona 85305 main information line. Big left arrow icon big right arrow icon close icon copy url three dots icon down arrow icon email icon email icon exit fullscreen icon external.

The roof panels slow to 4 per minute for the final 10 of travel. 623 433 7101 ticket office. The roof operates at a maximum speed of 25 feet per minute and fully opens or closes in approximately 11 minutes. When the panels are more than 90 from the closed position where the roof is steeper the maximum travel speed is 16 per minute.

On game days fans are encouraged to call the university of phoenix roof hotline number. If the roof is closed at the start of the game or during the game it cannot be opened for the remainder of the game. Each roof panel moves 182. When the panels are within 90 of the closed position where the roof is flatter they travel 25 per minute.