UPDATE: The Alaskan Adventures SplashPark is set to open June 3 and will be free for members or with paid zoo entrance admission. Here’s a sneak peek picture from our recent zoo visit. Can’t wait for this to open soon.
And the humpback whale is huge!
Our family loves the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and we are SO excited about to see a SPLASHPARK will be open there this summer! Just wait until you hear the details!
The Alaskan Adventure Splashpark will feature 75 bronze sculptures with spraying water. The animal sculptures, including a whale, salmon, puffins, sea lions, orcas and brown bears, will breech, porpoise, splash and spray water from their blowholes in this new water play area for kids.
The entire splashpark will be Alaskan-themed with a giant 18 foot high humpback whale as the centerpiece. This will be such a fun way to introduce children to the great creatures of Alaska that aren’t all currently at the zoo!
Alaskan Adventure will be located near Sue’s Carousel and the Red Barn Park, so the whole area will be a giant kid’s play zone. They will also be adding a changing room near the new splashpark.
Another exhibit that will open in 2016 is the African Grasslands. I love seeing all the new additions to our local zoo and there’s a reason it’s #1 in the nation, it’s truly amazing.
Are you excited for this new Splashpark this summer at the zoo?
This is so cool!
So happy it will be grray for those hot summer days 🙂
I have 5 kids and I think this will also help out on those really hot days at the zoo! Can’t wait!!!