DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE: ZOOS & AQUARIUMS


AntArcticA – EmpirE of thE pEnguin


Orlando, Florida, USA n OPENING 2013


SeaWorld Parks is opening a new attrac- tion at SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove, Florida, in spring 2013, called Antarctica − Empire of the Penguin. Guests will ’travel’ to the Antarctic con- tinent and experience life through the eyes of a penguin, complete with interactive ride technologies. Earlier this year, TurtleTrek opened at the site, allowing guests to see freshwater fish, manatees 1,500 saltwater fish and 12 turtles, as well as a 3D, 360-degree domed cinematic experience showcasing the journey of a sea turtle.


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Guests will be able to experience life through the eyes of a penguin


orEgon Zoo Portland, Oregon, USA


n OPENING TBC


A masterplan for a US$125m (£79.8m, e100m) improvement to be carried out


over 20 years at Oregon Zoo was com- pleted last summer by SRG Partnership, CLR Design and Atelier Dreiseitl. The new layout will be centered on


Zoo Main Street, with six animal exhibits branching off. The new elephant habitat


will be expanded to provide more stimu- lating spaces and terrain, while the polar bear habitat will double in size, include hills, beaches and grand views of the zoo, and the train will no longer run across the top of their home. The 1950s concrete primate building will also be expanded and improved to provide more roaming space for the apes and monkeys. There are plans to breed chimps at the zoo to gradually boost their numbers and create a family colony. The zoo’s hippos will be moved to an- other zoo. They will be replaced by rhinos, which will eventually share an expanded


The elephant habitat will be expanded


Africa savanna habitat along with sev- eral other species.


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