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EXHIBIT AREAS
Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier
Run
The Calistoga Splash
Park at Glacier Run is now open for the season.
FREE with paid Zoo admission or
membership
The Splash Park is open
during regular Zoo hours. It closes 30 minutes before the Zoo
closes each evening.
This nautically- themed splash park
is the perfect place for kids to escape Kentucky’s hot
summer days! The Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run features 42
unique spray events (which means 42 ways to get wet) including:
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20-foot long and 25 foot high fishing boat for kids to climb
on.
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Two kid-sized slides off the back of
the boat
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Dump buckets and spray heads on the
deck of the boat
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A 50’ geyser that erupts from
the mast on a timed basis.
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A jelly jet launcher (2 kids pump
up the launcher and when the pressure reaches a certain
point it triggers water sprays).
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Crates and barrels where kids can
push buttons and pull ropes to trigger various sprays and
splashes.
Designed with safe, family fun in mind
the area also includes:
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Lots of splashes and sprays but NO
standing water.
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A play zone just for toddlers.
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Cushioned playground surfaces.
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Fenced area with only one way in
and out.
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Plenty of comfortable seating
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Two picnic pavilions
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A restroom complex with facilities
for men and women plus 2 family restrooms which can be used
as changing areas.
Note: Children who are not potty
trained will be required to wear a swim diaper. Also, street
shoes are not allowed in the splash zones.
 Polar Bear
Crossing
Polar bears will move from one side of
the exhibit to the other across an overhead transfer chute
designed to look like a mine track. For visitors this close
proximity to the bears will help create the sense of being
temporarily immersed in this unusual town.
Learning will be
an Adventure in Glacier Run
The Old School House in Glacier Run
will have a multitude of uses. During the day students will
utilize the facility for hands-on, minds-on interactive learning
experiences. A look outside the window will bring them nose to
nose with polar bears. A class in the climatology lab will help
them understand the impact that global climate change is having
on our planet.
In the evenings the school can be
rented for after hours events and meetings – or used for Zoo
overnights.
Seal and
Sea Lion Habitat
Right in the center of Glacier Run,
along the waterfront, seals and sea lions will play and bask in
the sunlight. The 134,000 gallon recycled salt water pool can
hold a dozen of these popular and intelligent marine mammals.
Both underwater and above ground viewing will be available. A
spacious amphitheatre will make it more comfortable for visitors
to view the animal training and enrichment demonstrations.
 At
the Edge
of Town
At the edge of Glacier Run a glacier
appears to have crashed down into the town, blocking the road in
the process. Amazingly this actually makes up one of the sides
of the 80,000 gallon salt water polar bear exhibit, where these
magnificent bears live, play and wait patiently for their next
tasty meal. |
