Become an Exhibit Sponsor - The Living Planet Aquarium

28 Pages·2013·6.48 MB·English

Capital Campaign Brochure
REV 9/11/13
Table of Contents
Let us take you on a journey ............................................................3
through the new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium ............................4
to the bottom of the world ...............................................................6
deep into the abyss ..........................................................................7
through the Amazon Rainforest ........................................................8
into the wilds of Utah ......................................................................9
along a rocky coast ........................................................................10
into a tropical reef .........................................................................11
under the deep blue sea..................................................................12
aboard a vessel of discovery ............................................................13
to spark your imagination ..............................................................14
a world-class experience awaits .......................................................15
Positive Community Impact ...........................................................16
Attendance and Growth .................................................................17
Construction photos ......................................................................19
Sponsorship Opportunities .............................................................23
Sponsorship and Payment Options ..................................................26
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Let us take you on a journey...
Imagine thousands of guests strolling a world-class Aquarium while exploring
ecosystems in living “classrooms,” discovering nature’s diversity through
multi-sensory experiences, and learning about the global system of life from
engaging interactions. You do not need to imagine for long . . . this world-class
facility is the new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium! Where else in Utah can you walk
in a tropical rainforest, touch stingrays, go toe to toe with penguins or swim with
sharks? The new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium will showcase ecosystems from
around the world - marine, freshwater, desert, rainforests and wetlands – so guests can
experience how together they make up just one global ecosystem, The Living Planet.
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... through the new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium...
Otters
Shark Tank
Ocean Penguins
Explorer
Discover
Research Utah
Vessel
Banquet
Hall
Lobby
Journey
to South
America
Café Gift
Shop
First Floor Entrance
The new Loveland Living Planet Aquarium will feature four unique galleries.
After entering the Discover Utah Gallery through a slot canyon, discover some of the interesting animals
that make Utah their home. The highlight of this gallery is the North American River Otter Exhibit. Have fun
watching these lively mammals frolic in both indoor and outdoor settings.
Mysterious creatures await you in the Ocean Explorer Gallery. The premier exhibit of this gallery is the
300,000 gallon Shark Exhibit with a 40-foot tunnel where you can “walk through” swimming sharks, rays and
fish.
Be immersed in a vibrant rainforest when you enter the Journey to South America Gallery. Special features
of this gallery are the arapaima, arowana, and catfish in the Amazon Giants Exhibit, free-flight tropical birds
and a freshwater stingray touch pool.
Travel through a replica of an ocean-going National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Research Vessel and find yourself facing up to 20 penguins in the Penguin Encounter. Move on to the Deep
Sea Exhibit to view close up some unique fish, crabs and isopods that live in these cold, dark waters.
The new aquarium has nearly a 2,500 guest capacity and features a Grand Lobby and 450-Seat Banquet
Hall with a large viewing window into the Shark Tank Exhibit. These world-class amenities combined with
the four main galleries creates the perfect environment to a host a wide variety of community events,
personal functions, conventions and much more, making a lasting memory for all who attend.
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Education Center
LLPA
Changing
Offices
Exhibits
4D Theater
Research
Vessel
Interactive
Play Area
Journey to
South
America
Second Floor
The second level continues your journey in our new world-class facility through direct paths from the upper levels
of the Journey to South America Gallery, Penguin Encounter and the NOAA Research Vessel.
Experience a multisensory “ride” that employs interactive seats and unique special effects built into the theater itself
in the 4D Theater Auditorium. This auditorium also assists us as we strive to foster stewardship for the environment
and life on Earth through interactive nature films, special guest lectures and inspiring educational presentations.
A Changing Exhibits Gallery provides ample space to feature visiting exhibits with the ability to change every 12-18
months. The flexibility of this gallery provides new, intriguing experiences for guests, making return visits to the
aquarium fresh and exciting. Imagine, what may be in this space next time you come . . . art, science, animals?
Classrooms equipped with scientific equipment and technology comprise the Education Center where hands-on,
inquiry-based learning supports our on-site education programs for students from PreK through college. This
center also expands our base of operations for our outreach education team as they bring resources, materials,
investigations and live animals into classroom throughout the state in direct support of Utah Core Standards.
Just about any group will find the multi-purpose Interactive Play Area ideal for their celebration or gathering. Private
rooms provide the environment needed for your group’s planned events, while the spacious main interactive area
allows for mingling, participating in large-scale activities and sparking creativity and imagination.
The second level also houses administration offices, a boardroom, conference rooms, multipurpose work spaces and
a staff break room.
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...to the bottom of the world...
Journey to the icy edges of the Earth in our new 67,000 gallon Penguin Encounter Exhibit. Travel “under the ice” to
see penguins rocket past you in the special underwater penguin viewing area.
Penguin Encounter
The Penguin Encounter Exhibit
features two levels of viewing
- above and below the surface -
where you will get an up-close
look at the birds swimming and
socializing.
Watch up to 20 birds, which may
include several species of penguins
including Gentoo, Rockhoppers and
King, while your children explore in
the Penguin Encounter Exhibit.
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...deep into the Abyss...
Dive deep into an underwater abyss, where animals that rarely see the light of day exist. Climb inside an
Interactive Undersea Submersible to view these unique creatures.
Exciting interactive experiences lets
visitors explore life in the depths from a
hands-on perspective.
Our new Deep Sea Exhibit features some
unique fish, crabs and isopods, as well as
other mysterious deep sea animals.
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...through the Amazon Rainforest...
Travel along the Amazon River and up through the rainforest canopy in the three level Journey To South America Gallery,
home to giant anacondas, fierce piranhas, colorful birds and toothy caimans. Our larger 27,800 gallon Amazon Giants
Exhibit brings you up close to some of the world’s largest freshwater fish and tropical turtles.
The Journey to South America is
made possible by
George W. Perkins Jr.
The winding jungle path takes guests
through dark caves and past bird-eating
spiders and electric eels before climbing
into the jungle treetops filled with
bright, colorful birds like the macaw.
Cross over the rope bridge, high above
the gallery... if you dare!
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...into the wilds of Utah...
Enter the Discover Utah Gallery through a 75-foot slot canyon, passing underneath flood-washed logs. Showcasing some
of Utah’s threatened and endangered species, this gallery takes guests on a tour of the history of water in Utah, from
ancient Lake Bonneville to present day Great Salt Lake.
The North American River Otters
Exhibit is made possible by
The North American River Otters
Exhibit has an expanded new
exhibit where the otters can
romp and frolic indoors and
outdoors.
The Discovery Utah Gallery will
showcase the unique native
species found throughout the
waterways of Utah. You will see
the Virgin River, Lake Powell,
Green River, Bear Lake, Provo
River, Utah Lake and other
freshwater systems.
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...along a rocky coast...
The sounds of crashing waves and crying gulls welcome you to the Rocky Coast - a series of exhibits about life at the
edge of the ocean. At the new Rocky Shore Touch pool you can reach right in and connect with sea stars, sea urchins,
anemones and other tidal creatures in this close-up, hands-on exploration of this complex ecosystem.
The Rocky Coast is the first of four new sections in our expanded Ocean Explorer Gallery
and features sea jellies, sea horses, leopard sharks and other small aquatic animals.
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