Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Café Needed A New Playing Field Entrance
So what happens when you need to create a new entrance way for your home team football playing field that needs to be spectacular. It needs to be visually exciting for the audience, create energy, pump up the crowd with smoke, noise and lots of color before game time. It has to have pyrotechnic capability, be flexible for accessories and removable at the end of the game but easy to set up for the next game day.
How do you do you accomplish this?
Well the first step is to contact Versatruss and have a conversation about what you need. It’s really that simple, we talk over the phone, have a discussion about the structure you need and what it’s purpose is, then we help you design it.
In this case, the Miami Dolphins need to create a new explosive entrance for their new playing field, located at 347 Don Shula Drive Miami Gardens, Florida just north of Miami. The stadium has a capacity of 64,767 patrons on two bowl levels For the new entrance tunnel to be effective, it needed to be large enough to be seen from all venues within the bowl region. Not an easy task, but when you engage VersaTruss, there is always a way.
This style of aluminum truss entranceway is a complete custom fabrication yet is also modular for ease of assembly and structure modifications. This truss format has been used for numerous projects created by VersaTruss including a number of exhibits in multiple Disney Land locations for example this exhibit to the right with the exception of the Tri-Truss uprights.
As with any VersaTruss structure, the framework easily accommodates accessories and custom attachments, in this case, as mention earlier, pyrotechnics, flame throwers and smoke machines and of course the vinyl outer shell. With all of these attachments, the structure must not only be lightweight for handling and assembly but the structure must be extremely strong to support the equipment.
In all cases the VersaTruss product line met or exceeded the requirements with ease.
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Opening ceremonies of the game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots during NFL game Sunday January 01, 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
Miami Dolphins players enter the field against the New York Jets during their NFL game Sunday November 06, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - OCTOBER 23: Kenyan Drake #32 of the Miami Dolphins takes the field during a game against the Buffalo Bills on October 23, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Miami Dolphins enter the field before the start of the game against Tennessee Titans during their NFL game Sunday October 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 11: Andre Branch #50 of the Miami Dolphins takes the field during a game against the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium on December 11, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Oct 8, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake (91) runs onto field prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 03: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Miami Dolphins prepares to take the field before the game against the New England Patriots at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Miami Dolphins defeat San Francisco 49ers 31-24 at Hard Rock Stadium (Photo by Cato K/CBS Miami)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 1: New England Patroits defeat Miami Dolphins 35-14 at Hard Rock Stadium (Photo by Cato K/CBS Miami)
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey (51) returned to action after sitting out most of last weeks game against the Jets following an injury at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 6, 2015. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 27: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Miami Dolphins runs onto the field before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Sun Life Stadium on September 27, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Koa Misi (55) is introduced at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 6, 2015. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)
Opening ceremonies of the game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots during NFL game Sunday January 01, 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
Miami Dolphins players enter the field against the New York Jets during their NFL game Sunday November 06, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - OCTOBER 23: Kenyan Drake #32 of the Miami Dolphins takes the field during a game against the Buffalo Bills on October 23, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Miami Dolphins enter the field before the start of the game against Tennessee Titans during their NFL game Sunday October 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Bill Ingram / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 11: Andre Branch #50 of the Miami Dolphins takes the field during a game against the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium on December 11, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Oct 8, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake (91) runs onto field prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 03: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Miami Dolphins prepares to take the field before the game against the New England Patriots at Sun Life Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Miami Dolphins defeat San Francisco 49ers 31-24 at Hard Rock Stadium (Photo by Cato K/CBS Miami)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 1: New England Patroits defeat Miami Dolphins 35-14 at Hard Rock Stadium (Photo by Cato K/CBS Miami)
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey (51) returned to action after sitting out most of last weeks game against the Jets following an injury at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 6, 2015. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 27: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Miami Dolphins runs onto the field before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Sun Life Stadium on September 27, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Koa Misi (55) is introduced at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 6, 2015. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)