By Scott Shumaker, East Valley Tribune
The waves of the 37-acre, $280 million Cannon Beach retail and entertainment complex anchored by a surfing lagoon in southeast Mesa are taking longer to reach the shore than expected.
That’s creating suspense for city leaders eager to see it open and draw visitors to Mesa, and for families interested in new entertainment options in southeast Mesa
The Cannon Beach project broke ground two years ago, in March 2021, and since then developers have pushed the estimated opening date back multiple times.
In spring 2022, representatives said the 1.9-acre wave lagoon anchoring the development, called Revel Surf Park, would open at the end of the summer.
That was later pushed to spring of 2023, and now developer Cole Cannon told the Tribune they are aiming for a “soft opening” at the end of 2023 or early 2024.
