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Recent Examples of ballroomsFans could previously wed at courtyards and ballrooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, at the Disneyland Hotel ballroom, in the Fantasyland Faire Garden and at Sleeping Beauty’s Castle Forecourt.—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
His son Walter returned in 1961 with his wife Daphne, whose decade of dedicated work revived the gardens—and their daughter Felicity, alongside her husband Jeremy Peter‑Hoblyn, carried that legacy forward from the 1970s, allowing the grounds to flourish once again.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
For the first time on June 19, the community got to use the playground, tour the gardens, and run down the sledding hill.
Red Rocks remains the industry’s gold standard for outdoor amphitheaters.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
13 June 2026
After studying at the University of Arkansas, Ben built a career on his own terms, going from playing college shows to selling out amphitheaters, performing at venues like the Kennedy Center, and releasing chart-topping albums like Brand New, Magic and The Joy of Music.
Outdoor tenants in the property’s North Mall and on other nearby lots, including Planet Fitness, IHOP and the AMC Ford City 14 movie theaters, were not targeted by the city and all remain open for business.
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Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The younger Burrows spent hours of his youth in theaters and studios watching his father work, dining with him at such famed New York haunts as Sardi’s and Gallagher’s and meeting celebrities who attended his father’s New Year’s Eve parties.
The model is that underutilized arenas will pay Project B to bring international stars to their cities, allowing the league to build an asset-light business.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
State athletic commissions didn’t support us, arenas around the world refused to host our events.