It was originally called the skydom now called rogers centre.
Rogers centre roof time.
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Timelapse of the world s first retractable roof sport s stadium.
The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year.
The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.
127 2018 april 16 a scheduled blue jays game against the kansas city royals is cancelled due to the retractable roof having a hole as a result of the mid april 2018 ice storm.
The roof at the rogers centre started to leak during tuesday s game between the toronto blue jays and the boston red sox because of heavy rainfall.
It s infinitely more time efficient and cost effective than pre renovation when the retractable roof s system required highly specialized third party service technicians who tended to be out of the country when needed.
The cn tower looms over the toronto blue jays and detroit tigers as the rogers centre s roof is open for the first time in the 2011 mlb baseball season in toronto saturday may 7 2011.
The rogers centre formerly skydome opened in 1989 and was the third retractable roof in north america at the time.
As a result of the renovations rogers centre s own managers and technicians can now handle virtually all of the retractable roof s necessary repairs in house.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
The rogers centre hosts the t.
2016 october 4 rogers centre opens its roof for the first time in blue jays postseason history during the american league wild card game against the baltimore orioles.
Skydome was renamed rogers centre on february 2 2005.
Now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.
Roof modernization project video rogers centre recently completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close the expansive retractable roof.
In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.