{"id":19382,"date":"2025-10-30T04:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/19382\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T04:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:33:05","slug":"readings-santander-arena-to-receive-renovation-upgrades-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/19382\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading&#8217;s Santander Arena to Receive Renovation Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Santander Arena in Reading, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphianewsroom.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, will undergo a $4 million renovation project to enhance the fan experience. The renovation is timed in conjunction with the arena&#8217;s 25th anniversary season in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The renovation includes a $2 million investment from Oak View Group and a matching $2 million contribution from the Berks County Convention Center Authority, focusing on upgrades to the concourse, restrooms, security, and digital displays, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/berks\/reading-area\/santander-arena-to-undergo-4m-enhancements-for-improved-fan-experience-managers-say\/article_8309a4f6-850e-483d-a582-10344b2f6c82.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to WFMZ-TV 69 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These renovations will build on last year&#8217;s $15 million upgrades, which featured new seats and improvements to the suite level, while further enhancing the arena&#8217;s amenities.<\/p>\n<p>Improvements to the arena include the following:<\/p>\n<p>Refurbished restrooms: All restrooms across the facility feature refinished floors, upgraded LED lighting, and brand-new stall partitions. These improvements create a cleaner, more welcoming environment for guests.Enhanced digital displays:\u00a0The arena has installed 18 Daktronics commercial screens above the concession stands, offering fans real-time in-game feeds during hockey games and an \u201cUpcoming Show\u201d presentation during events. Additionally, 47 Daktronics screens have been installed throughout the concourse.Upgraded security and entry systems: The arena has implemented Open Gate security systems at all entrances. These systems enhance fan safety while ensuring quicker, more efficient entry for events.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, guests will enjoy faster service thanks to the installation of 32 Tapin2 self-checkout kiosks and DraftServ self-pour fountain sodas. Remastered menus will be featured at 610 Smokehouse, Viva Eats, Slice &amp; Sips, and a brand-new Switchyard Express.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, will undergo a $4 million renovation project to enhance the fan experience. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[28,736,128,130,129],"class_list":["post-19382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}