An aquarium, sky-ride, bear exhibit, new entrance, renovated tropical building, new children's area and polar bears? WOW!!!
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[quote]Board approves zoo upgrades
By MATT CAMPBELL
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Zoo would invest $60 million over the next six years to make visitors happier under a draft plan endorsed Wednesday by the zoo board.
Half of that money was approved by voters in April's bond election. The rest would come from fund raising.
The objectives would be to create easier movement within the zoo and more interesting things to see. Visitors who are more comfortable tend to spend more money, said Gary Lee of CLRdesign Inc., a Philadelphia company hired to draft a new master plan for the zoo.
Highlights would include a new zoo entrance with possibly a bear and mountain goat exhibit just inside, a gondola ride to the African section and more intimate experiences with animals.
The plan also envisions a saltwater aquarium of 80,000-100,000 square feet that would someday be located near the IMAX Theater, although Lee acknowledged that was partly to stake the zoo's claim to a project often discussed for other locations.
“If we're going to have an aquarium in Kansas City, it ought to be at the zoo,â€