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Issue 59: Zoos, Aquariums and Waterparks 2015

Issue 59: Zoos, Aquariums and Waterparks 2015

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Headlines, Uncategorized Comments Off on Issue 59: Zoos, Aquariums and Waterparks 2015

View PDF of entire issue Issue 59 Editorials Growing green Gilroy Gardens rolls out new educational attractions • by Christine Kerr Bringing animals to light Lighting for aquaria and zoos • by...
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Issue #59 Editorials

Issue #59 Editorials

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Theme Parks, Water Parks, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on Issue #59 Editorials

Making the connection Martin Palicki, IPM editor At the recent SATE conference (produced by the Themed Entertainment Association and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University) several speakers talked...
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Growing Green

Growing Green

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Features, Theme Parks, Uncategorized Comments Off on Growing Green

Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park rolls out new educational attractions by Christine Kerr, BaAM Productions Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, located near San Jose, California, is at an important...
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Bringing Animals to Light

Bringing Animals to Light

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Uncategorized, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on Bringing Animals to Light

As with all experiential environments, lighting is a critical component in the presentation of the habitats, exhibits, and environs of the animal world, but it often is directly critical to the...
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Waterparks: What Does the Future Hold?

Waterparks: What Does the Future Hold?

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Features, Technology & Media, Uncategorized, Water Parks Comments Off on Waterparks: What Does the Future Hold?

Monty Lunde, Technifex tory will make the next generation of waterpark attractions compelling and waterslides will make them thrilling. Waterparks, as we know them, were originally developed in the...
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The Rising Tide of Waterpark Attendance

The Rising Tide of Waterpark Attendance

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Features, Uncategorized, Water Parks Comments Off on The Rising Tide of Waterpark Attendance

Trends show continued global growth; new information on “hotel keys” relative to attendance Brian Sands, AICP, AECOM Brian Sands will speak at the 2015 World Waterpark Association show in Palm...
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Good Design Habitats

Good Design Habitats

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Uncategorized, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on Good Design Habitats

Designing to celebrate and protect animals by Jeremy Railton I grew up in the mid-1950s, on my family’s farm in Central Africa, 40 miles from the Victoria Falls. As early as I can remember, I would...
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Hot in Cleveland (And Other Zoo Exhibits)

Hot in Cleveland (And Other Zoo Exhibits)

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Uncategorized, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on Hot in Cleveland (And Other Zoo Exhibits)

Letting animals swim, soak and splash by Judith Rubin s zoos enlarge and improve their animal accommodations to support a wider range of natural behaviors with more options, water features are often...
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The Road to Blue World

The Road to Blue World

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Theme Parks, Uncategorized, Water Parks, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on The Road to Blue World

SeaWorld San Antonio is in the midst of its largest expansion to date, with a new waterpark and new attractions that increase the size of animal exhibits and change the way park guests experience...
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Attraction Hybridization

Attraction Hybridization

Sep 29, 2015 #59 - Zoos/Aquaria and Waterparks 2015, 2015, Attractions, Features, Theme Parks, Water Parks, Zoos & Aquariums Comments Off on Attraction Hybridization

What Jurassic World teaches us about zoos by Stacey Ludlum and Eileen Hill, PGAV Destinations With the opening of Jurassic World this summer, we saw a glimpse of the future: An advanced hybrid...
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