For this year’s Homecoming, Diamond Bar High School’s United Student Body hopes to set the bar higher with its around-the-world theme and an innovative venue.

The dance, “Come Fly With Me,” will take place on Oct. 12 at The Hangar, located at Orange County  Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Normally, the site functions as a concert hall, but its large space caught the attention of USB Special Project Commissioners seniors Eunice Sim and Rhea Nyjar.

The other venues they considered, including the Highway 39 Event Center in Anaheim, weren’t large enough to fit their needs.

“They also have a really good light system,” Sim said. “At previous dances, it wasn’t very techy.”

The Hangar includes a massive screen and projector that will show the Oct. 11 halftime show, where the queen and princesses are coronated. Meanwhile, the king and princes are crowned at the dance.

Just like the school dances in past years, the venue will offer a variety of photo booths and flipbook stations. In addition, the neon air hockey tables from last year’s prom will be making a return.

However, karaoke will not be offered this year due to a lack of quiet areas.

Basic snacks such as cookies and chips will be provided by The Hangar. This year,  the commissioners are also hoping to include extra options like taco and boba food trucks.

Last year’s Homecoming tickets cost $65 per person (without an activity card), but the price is expected to rise.

“If anything, it would be five dollars more [from last year], not ten or fifteen,” Nyjar said.

The commissioners have also planned a series of lunchtime activities during the week preceding Homecoming to generate interest and increase ticket sales.

Homecoming tickets will be available starting Sept. 23, and ticket sales will end on Oct. 8. Date passes are also available Sept. 23 and will be due on Oct. 4.