I know everyone has heard the former operators of Old Tucson (Don Diamond Ventures) ended their lease (thankfully) with the county and Pima County is now overseeing it as they search out "Requests for proposals" for new operators. They now have a task force in place brainstorming.
They have had their first zoom meeting and I'll post that here:
https://youtu.be/4qEf9X8w4jw
They are looking for suggestions from the community for their ideas too:
OldTucsonFeedback@pima.gov
Everything is listed here:
https://webcms.pima.gov/cms/One.aspx...9&pageId=18639
What I will say is what they decide can be HUGE for Tucson and its development. Many want investment back into the movie lot to center around filmmaking again. (Don Diamond for 25 years focused on theme park and not filmmaking). So rebuilding the sound stages and bringing productions back to Tucson. But if you listen to their brainstorming ideas they seem a bit off point talking about camping or glamping. Log rolling, ecotourism, etc. This is all WRONG.
I have some inside information people like Netflix have been sniffing around to operate it as a permanent backlot for them. Note Netflix recently bought Albuquerque Studios and are doing a majority of their filming there. ABQ Studios have expressed interest in acquiring it too. But we as a community need to force Pima County to go this direction. Make it a working lot again to hire people in the industry which will in turn only boost our economy and our building. I urge you all to give your feedback to them.
Their next zoom meeting is Nov 10th so we'll see if anything has happened. But I fear this task force might go more of a local direction (theme park and rodeo and camping venue) rather than choosing a bigger picture of studio filmmaking again.