Roger Center Roof

Timelapse of the world s first retractable roof sport s stadium.

Roger center roof.

They are trying to close the roof at rogers centre but it isn t. The stadium is best known for the retractable roof which is one of many innovations that can be found in a stadium that was ahead of its time. Shi davidi shidavidi september 5 2012. However the comfort of our guests is a high priority and is always taken into consideration.

The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year. It was originally called the skydom now called rogers centre. The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible. Now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.

The structure struggled with an outdated mechanization control system and experienced untimely roof hang ups during opening and closing. David morassutti d morassutti august 8 2018. The rogers centre roof modernization was a resounding success. The roof weighs 11 000 tons and is held together by 250 000 bolts.

It was completed within budget and schedule and produced a much more reliable and quiet. The rogers centre formerly skydome opened in 1989 and was the third retractable roof in north america at the time. The rogers centre hosts the t. Below are some of the factors taken into consideration before reaching a decision to close the roof at rogers centre.

Roof control system eliminating the operational noise vibrations and headaches of the original system. Over 50 million people have visited skydome rogers centre. When the roof is open 91 of the seats and 100 of the field is open to the sky covering an area of 3 2 hectares 7 9 acres.