The controversy that surrounded PPHP was the establishment of an entry fee for usage of the facility.

Our Terms & Conditions include details of rules around usage of the 'Tell a Friend' facility.

Historical records show that its original seating capacity was 1,362; in 2002, it was expanded from 1328 to a potential 1467 (depending on usage of the facility, as the presence of an orchestra pit displaces 26 seats) after the May 27, 2002 closing of Elaine Stritch at Liberty.

A suit was filed in court by the families of two Palm Bay Senior High students, in an attempt to block the usage of the religious facility for a secular public school ceremony in favor of a secular venue.

"There has been a declining usage of the facility over the past several years," said Joyce Kotzen, a foundation spokeswoman.

It can be used for horse-riding equestrian venues, providing all-year usage of the facility, with protection from the weather.

Mid-2008, usage of the facility ceased.