Giant Grand Canyon climbing wall from Super Bowl XLIX headed for Phoenix's Encanto Park

The giant Grand Canyon climbing wall built to wow Super Bowl visitors in downtown Phoenix last year finally will find a permanent home at Encanto Park.

One-third of the massive structure, called the "Grand Canyon Experience," will join the other rides and attractions at the Enchanted Island Amusement Park near 15th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, according to Gregg Bach, spokesman for the Parks and Recreation Department.

The rock wall was the the largest attraction at the Verizon Super Bowl Central that drew hundreds of thousands of fans over several days. Its design and texture aim to resemble Grand Canyon formations.

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The Super Bowl installation included two climbing sections as well as a video display and waterfall. Phoenix received the climbing portions as a gift after the festivities.

The wall has since sat under a tarp in a city public works yard, Bach said.

But come June, construction will start to install one of the climbing sections at Encanto Park, he said. The segment is 30 feet tall and 28 feet wide.

Bach said he wasn't sure where the remaining section would go, but that it could be used for replacement parts.

The wall will be a paid activity operated by the contractor that runs other Enchanted Island attractions, Bach said. Its opening is expected by late summer or early fall.

The park already had space for the wall and equipment storage, he said.

City officials earlier said the wall would go to Margaret T. Hance Park downtown. But the idea didn't fit the new master plan for the park, Bach said. There also also logistical challenges to installing the wall and other necessary equipment, he said.

"It probably would get better use at the amusement park," Bach said.