Editing Sunsphere (section)

==Reopening==
The Level 4 observation deck was reopened on July 5, 2007, to give visitors a view of Knoxville. The observation deck can hold 86 people.<ref name="July 6, 2007">{{cite news |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/06/the-view-from-above/ |title=World's Fair Park main attraction reopened to the public Thursday |first=Paul N. |last=Whitehead |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=July 6, 2007 |access-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708083634/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/06/the-view-from-above/ |archive-date=July 8, 2007}}</ref> At the time of its reopening, Level{{nbs}}5 became a cafe with [[Concession stand|concession]] and an early evening drinks service. Level{{nbs}}6 served as an open space leased out for functions. As of October 2013, both the 7th and 8th floors are available for commercial rental.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flory |first=Josh |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/oct/29/josh-flory-office-space-available-in-the/ |title=Josh Flory: Office space available in the Sunsphere » Knoxville News Sentinel |publisher=Knoxnews.com |date= |access-date=2014-02-24}}</ref>

[[File:The Sunsphere in Knoxville, TN.png|thumb|The Sunsphere at Knoxville (close-up portrait)]]

On August 27, 2008, the 5th floor was opened as the SkyBox bar and lounge. It eventually closed, however, and real estate investor Tony Capiello opened Icon Ultra Lounge in its place, investing $450,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harrington |first=Carly |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/oct/26/carly-harrington-sunsphere-nightclub-icon-ultra/ |title=Carly Harrington: Sunsphere nightclub 'Icon Ultra Lounge' opens with big city feel |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=2014-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029234137/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/oct/26/carly-harrington-sunsphere-nightclub-icon-ultra/ |archive-date=2012-10-29}}</ref>

In June 2013, a patron accidentally broke an inside window; nobody was hurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downtown.wbir.com/news/news/612862-sunsphere-window-shatters-bar-accident |title=Sunsphere window shatters in bar accident &#124; News &#124; Downtown - UT News |publisher=Downtown.wbir.com |date=2013-06-28 |access-date=2014-02-24}}</ref> On November 13, 2013, it was announced that Visit Knoxville would update and renovate the 4th floor of the observation deck.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |url=http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/downtown-ut/2013/11/15/sunsphere-renovations-knoxville/3593983/ |title=Visit Knoxville getting ball rolling on Sunsphere renovations |publisher=WBIR.com |date=2013-11-15 |access-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140201024834/http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/downtown-ut/2013/11/15/sunsphere-renovations-knoxville/3593983/ |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>{{Update inline|date=April 2021}}

The Sunsphere observation deck was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Visit Knoxville reopened the Sunsphere observation deck on February 22, 2022. The floor offers a 360-degree view stretching from downtown to the Great Smoky Mountains, including World's Fair Park, the Tennessee River, and the University of Tennessee Campus. Visitors can also view a 1982 World's Fair timeline, gallery, memorabilia, and gift shop.