Will Zip Line Gimmick Hook Kansas City Into West Bottoms Party District?!?

Youth sports hasn't relay delivered the renaissance that was promised by local subsidy of this place.

NOW EXTREME SPORTS HOPES TO ATTRACT VISITORS TO RIVERSIDE FUN TIMES!!!

Given that locals don't really like to visit any place without great parking . . . It's kinda doubtful that this will be a HUGE draw . . . But it's a nice distraction and a glimpse at developers burning money on this part of town yet again . . . Check-it . . .

“We plan to make it the largest urban aerial park in the country,” McDonald said. “You’ll be able to put on a harness and take on 70 different obstacles.

“Once you hook in to the system, you’re free to roam.”

And while you’re at it, McDonald plans to hook up four ziplines off the northwest corner of the 120-foot tall arena roof that will allow you to zip over the Kaw River parallel to the renovated Rock Island Bridge being redeveloped as an entertainment district.

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Ziplines, Aerial Park Envisioned for Hy-Vee Arena 'Space Frame'

By Kevin Collison When Helmut Jahn designed the unique, external framework supporting the roof at the former Kemper Arena 50 years ago, it's doubtful he imagined it hosting an aerial park someday. But that's just what Brad McDonald has in mind for the renowned German architect's "space frame" at what's now the Hy-Vee Arena.