Georgia Aquarium America’s New Hot Spot!
By Treci Cauthen
Have you made your 2006 vacation plans? You may want to add Atlanta, Georgia to your list of places to see.
The incredible Georgia Aquarium said to be the largest in the world debut November 23, 2005. The aquarium was crafted to contain 8 million gallons of water and 100,000 fish as compared to Chicago’s Shed Aquarium which has 5 million gallons and approximately 20,000 fish.
The aquarium claims to have the only whale shark display in North America. It is home to world’s largest fish which are a pair of juvenile whale sharks and 5 beluga whales that were rescued from an amusement park in Mexico.
This project has done wonders in boosting Atlanta morale. They managed to draw more that 1 million visitors in the first 98 days and are looking forward to 3 million visitors for the year. Commenting on the success was Spurgeon Richardson, President and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, “The product is unbelievable. It’s drawing many people downtown.” “When those people come downtown, they see the CNN Center and take that tour, they have dinner downtown, they walk around Centennial Olympic Park and see the Children’s Museum. All the numbers are up as it relates to downtown.” (MSNBC)
Some are still skeptical over the achievement of the new aquarium, not quite sure if it can maintain these statistics. Is this just beginners luck? Executive Vice President of Shed Aquarium said, “good marketing also helped bring in visitors to the Georgia Aquarium.” “Only time will tell whether the Georgia Aquarium will be able to maintain those high attendance numbers and stay in the same league as Shedd and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, which typically draw up to 2 million people each year.” (MSNBC)
Other major Atlanta attractions to see are:
By Treci Cauthen
Have you made your 2006 vacation plans? You may want to add Atlanta, Georgia to your list of places to see.
The incredible Georgia Aquarium said to be the largest in the world debut November 23, 2005. The aquarium was crafted to contain 8 million gallons of water and 100,000 fish as compared to Chicago’s Shed Aquarium which has 5 million gallons and approximately 20,000 fish.
The aquarium claims to have the only whale shark display in North America. It is home to world’s largest fish which are a pair of juvenile whale sharks and 5 beluga whales that were rescued from an amusement park in Mexico.
This project has done wonders in boosting Atlanta morale. They managed to draw more that 1 million visitors in the first 98 days and are looking forward to 3 million visitors for the year. Commenting on the success was Spurgeon Richardson, President and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, “The product is unbelievable. It’s drawing many people downtown.” “When those people come downtown, they see the CNN Center and take that tour, they have dinner downtown, they walk around Centennial Olympic Park and see the Children’s Museum. All the numbers are up as it relates to downtown.” (MSNBC)
Some are still skeptical over the achievement of the new aquarium, not quite sure if it can maintain these statistics. Is this just beginners luck? Executive Vice President of Shed Aquarium said, “good marketing also helped bring in visitors to the Georgia Aquarium.” “Only time will tell whether the Georgia Aquarium will be able to maintain those high attendance numbers and stay in the same league as Shedd and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, which typically draw up to 2 million people each year.” (MSNBC)
Other major Atlanta attractions to see are:
Whether or not Atlanta can continue to draw this massive crowd only time can tell. But one thing for sure while it lasts they will enjoy basking in the celebrity.
Copyright © 2006 Affiliated Publishing
Published: 2006-04-03
Author: Treci Cauthen
Author: Treci Cauthen
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