Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins Opens Summer 2022!
Follow the journey to opening along with us!
This 2,900-square-foot exhibit will include rocky and sandy shore habitat and an 18,000-gallon pool where guests will observe the penguins socializing, interacting, and nest building. The exhibit also includes a small amphitheater for guests to observe birds swimming, and a discovery cave to closely observe Little Blue Penguins on land and inside a nesting box!
Construction Updates
June
- Stay tuned!
May
- Rock work begins!
Aerial View, 5/11/22
April
- Pool walls construction continues
- Test fill of the pool
Aerial View, 4/11/22
March
- Pool walls construction continues
- Windows placed in the walls
Aerial View, 3/1/22
Aerial View, 3/07/2022
Aerial View, 3/14/22
Aerial View, 3/21/22
February
- Concrete pour for pool bottom finishes
- Pool walls construction and concrete pour begins
Aerial View, 2/10/2022
Aerial View, 2/10/2022
Aerial View 2/17/2022
January
- The digging for the 18,000- gallon pool took place
- The pouring of concrete into the pool begins
- Life support systems added to the site by crane
Aerial View, 1/10/22
Aerial View, 1/10/2022
Aerial View, 1/5/2022
Aerial View, 1/5/2022
Aerial View, 1/20/2022
Aerial View, 1/24/2022
Aerial View, 1/27/2022
December
November
Aerial view, 11/9/2021
Aerial view, 11/9/2021
October
- Ground-breaking continues!
Aerial View, 10/2/2021
Aerial View, 10/2/2021
Aerial View 10/8/2021
Aerial View, 10/12/2021
Aerial View, 10/19/2021
Aerial View, 10/25/2021
September
- Ground-breaking for this exciting project will begin on September 27 with completion expected by Spring 2022.
- Birch Aquarium will be closed September 27-30 to avoid negatively impacting your experience.
Aerial view of future Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins, 9/19/2021
Side view, 9/19/2021
Aerial View 9/28/2021
Aerial View, 9/30/2021