Walter Pyramid — Attraction in Long Beach

The Walter Pyramid, formerly known as The Long Beach Pyramid, is a 4,000-seat, indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California.

The Walter Pyramid was officially opened on November 30, 1994, when it hosted a Long Beach State men's basketball game against the Detroit Titans, which aired live on ESPN. A standing-room only crowd of 5,021 saw Long Beach come away victorious with a final score of 71-64.

The Walter Pyramid was designed by Don Gibbs and built by the Nielson Construction Company of San Diego. The building of Walter Pyramid cost approximately $22 million. Each side of the perimeter of Walter Pyramid measures 345 feet (105 m), making it a mathematically true pyramid. It is one of only four true pyramid-style buildings in the United States, the others being the Summum Pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah, Luxor Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Walter Pyramid rises 18 stories above the Long Beach skyline and its exterior is uniformly clad in sheets of dark-blue...

Review is for LA Sparks Game on May 15th.

Incredibly disorganized! Security informed people in the lines to get in that there was a clear bag policy or a purse no bigger than your hand. I double checked with two individual security staff that my bag was fine. I got all the way to the top and a security person told me I was in the wrong line because I had a bag with me and I needed to go to another line. They yelled at me for not listening. No one ever said that I was in the wrong line because I had a very small bag with me that met their guidelines.

They opened the doors really late and had terrible line management. Some people went in with huge purses and others were sent back to their cars. I arrived at 6:30 and I stood in one of the 4 long lines and didn’t get in until 9 minutes of the game had passed. The vendor line was incredibly long. My guest went to buy food and missed an entire period! They aren’t equipped to handle a major sporting event and it was really...

Landmark structure, lending itself to yet another great event as the Special Olympics are played here once again! The basketball competition was fulfilling as it was also entertaining, watching multiple courts in use simultaneously! The unique cantilevered seating design allowed for whole seating sections to be retracted, making way for additional floor space. The innovation in overall design for the time when it was open to the public seems impressive! Not a relatively large arena compared with others in the area, tho the ability to adjust and accommodate events is a big plus! Outside the arena are large areas utilized for additional associated activities, including field sports, services, exhibits and vender’s. Parking is plentiful at either paid CSULB lots and garages, or limited street parking outside the campus as available. Kudos to the CSULB staff and Special Olympics staff, volunteers and most of all, to the Special...