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Our polar bears are currently off exhibit as we prepare for and
build Glacier Run.
GLACIER RUN
The Louisville Zoo is known nationally for its innovative
award-winning exhibits like the Islands and Gorilla Forest. So
when it came time to plan the next major exhibit, the stakes
were pretty high. After many many months of discussing and
planning and designing, the Louisville Zoo has embarked on another major project that will engage and inspire
visitors. Glacier Run is a $25 million comprehensive project
with multiple components. We wanted to share some of the most
exciting parts of this project with you.
Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run, which
is open from May 1 to September 15, provides a refreshing escape from Kentucky's hot summer days.
Kids love to stay cool amidst giant water sprays, a fishing
boat for climbing, a dump bucket and spray heads on the boat
dock and much much more. Designed with safe family fun in mind,
the area features a soft playground surface with no standing
water.
 Construction
has begun on the town of Glacier Run, which is modeled after an
imaginary mining town located on the edge of the arctic
wilderness. Based on the idea that humankind and nature must
co-exist, Glacier Run will be a truly unique experience where
you can visit the animals, talk to the keepers about
conservation and become temporarily immersed in life on the
tundra. The exhibit will recreate the natural habitat for some
of the Zoo's most popular residents including polar bears, seals
and sea lions.
 The town will include a school house
and general store. One fun interactive feature will be a parked
truck in which visitors can sit while polar bears explore the
truck bed behind them (separated by a glass barrier of course).
Bears will also walk over visitors' heads along a walkway
resembling a mine shaft. A spacious amphitheatre will make
viewing the seal and sea lion enrichment demonstrations more
enjoyable. And a special program will even allow small groups of
visitors to have close-up interactions with the sea lions.
Thanks to the many generous donors who have contributed over $18
million to the Capital Campaign for Glacier Run. Lead
gifts have been made by the following public and private donors.
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Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield |
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Ina Brown Bond
Fund |
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James Graham
Brown Foundation, Inc. |
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Brown-Forman
Corporation |
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The Cralle
Foundation, Inc. |
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Alice S. Etscorn |
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The Harry S.
Frazier Family |
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Friends of the
Louisville Zoo |
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The Gheens
Foundation, Inc. |
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Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. |
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Marshall and Mimi
Heuser |
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The Humana
Foundation |
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David A. Jones |
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The Kresge
Foundation |
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Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government |
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The Mansbach
Foundation, Inc. |
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National City
Bank |
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The Paul Ogle
Foundation, Inc. |
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Papa John's
International, Inc. |
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PNC Bank Kentucky |
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Annette and John
H. Schnatter |
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Patricia G. Swope |
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Thorntons |
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U.S. Bank. |
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