Ultimate On-Ice Penguin Experience
Prices Starting at
$ 199.00 /ea. $0.00
Experience the magic of stepping onto the ice with five different species of penguins, including King, Adelie, Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Macaroni penguins. Get up close and personal with these charming creatures.
Walk onto the snow alongside our colony of penguins and learn all about these magnificent birds as an aviculturist shares what it takes to care for these highly specialized animals.
From May-July, guests participating in the Penguin On-Ice tour will experience Antarctic Winter. In order to simulate Antarctic seasons, light levels at Penguin Encounter will be very low. For the health and safety of the penguins, NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY or supplemental lighting of any kind, including cell phone flash, will be allowed at any point during the experience.
6 guests per tour. Guests must be at least 50" in height. Guests under 16 years old need to be accompanied by a paying adult participant. Guests will be exposed to low temperatures (as low as 20 degrees). Jacket and boots will be provided for this experience. All guests must be fully mobile and use of wheelchairs, electric scooters, walkers, canes, crutches, etc. is not allowed. Possibility to touch a penguin, but it is not guaranteed.
Reservation only valid on the day and time of your reservation. Park admission is not included with your program reservation but is required. Due to the special nature of this program, space is limited and early reservations are recommended. Any “animal experience reservations” can be changed or cancelled once for free as long as the change is 48 hours in advance of the reservation date, but there are charges for changes made within 48 hours or for more than one change. “Animal experience reservations” are nonrefundable with less than 48 hours' advance notice of cancellation. Program times, prices, components and animal participation are subject to change without notice.
ADA Accessibility:
All guests must be fully mobile and use of wheelchairs, electric scooters, walkers, canes, and other mobility aids is not allowed. Guests will be exposed to low temperatures (as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit).
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$ 199.00 /ea. $0.00
Experience the magic of stepping onto the ice with five different species of penguins, including King, Adelie, Gentoo, Chinstrap, and Macaroni penguins. Get up close and personal with these charming creatures.
Walk onto the snow alongside our colony of penguins and learn all about these magnificent birds as an aviculturist shares what it takes to care for these highly specialized animals.
From May-July, guests participating in the Penguin On-Ice tour will experience Antarctic Winter. In order to simulate Antarctic seasons, light levels at Penguin Encounter will be very low. For the health and safety of the penguins, NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY or supplemental lighting of any kind, including cell phone flash, will be allowed at any point during the experience.
6 guests per tour. Guests must be at least 50" in height. Guests under 16 years old need to be accompanied by a paying adult participant. Guests will be exposed to low temperatures (as low as 20 degrees). Jacket and boots will be provided for this experience. All guests must be fully mobile and use of wheelchairs, electric scooters, walkers, canes, crutches, etc. is not allowed. Possibility to touch a penguin, but it is not guaranteed.
Reservation only valid on the day and time of your reservation. Park admission is not included with your program reservation but is required. Due to the special nature of this program, space is limited and early reservations are recommended. Any “animal experience reservations” can be changed or cancelled once for free as long as the change is 48 hours in advance of the reservation date, but there are charges for changes made within 48 hours or for more than one change. “Animal experience reservations” are nonrefundable with less than 48 hours' advance notice of cancellation. Program times, prices, components and animal participation are subject to change without notice.
ADA Accessibility:
All guests must be fully mobile and use of wheelchairs, electric scooters, walkers, canes, and other mobility aids is not allowed. Guests will be exposed to low temperatures (as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Penguin Up-Close Encounter
Go behind the scenes at Penguin Encounter for an up-close interaction with one of our penguins and an opportunity to go inside Penguin Encounter and view our colony of cold weather penguins.
Penguins
Spend some time with some of our park’s coolest characters.
Walruses
Walruses spend about two-thirds of their lives in the water, in temperatures ranging from about 5° to 41°F! These huge pinnipeds are highly social in nature, and weigh up to 4,000 lbs!