The event center will overlook gorillas, lions and giraffes! (You can see more renderings of the space in the article.)
The event center and gorilla habitat are expected to open in early 2025 while the new entrance is scheduled to open this November.
Zoo officials said the center will sit on top of the quarry walls overlooking gorillas and lions in the foreground, giraffes and the entire African Savanna habitat in the background, and in the distance — an unobstructed view of the downtown San Antonio skyline.A press release from the zoo calls the tower shown in the rendering a “world’s first feature” that will allow gorillas to climb from an open-air gorilla habitat and actually visit an event at the event center at the top of the cliff wall.
“San Antonio Zoo is the perfect place to host an event - however, we have never had a facility that could host large numbers indoors or in one place,” said Tim Morrow, President & CEO of San Antonio Zoo. “This new event center will allow the zoo to continue to grow our event business and the revenues will help support our conservation and educational efforts.”
The entrance and gorilla habitat are being funded by 2022 voter-approved bond funds, Midtown TIRZ funds and donations to its capital campaign — Generation Zoo. The zoo is providing $47 million of the total projected cost of the $67 million overall price tag, primarily through donations to the campaign.
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