Press Release
Royalty Pays A Visit During Family Fun Day
at The Wildlife Experience
DENVER – July 2, 2004 - Colorado's newest cultural attraction, The Wildlife Experience Museum, hosts a family celebration on the first Saturday of every month. The museum invites visitors of all ages to experience the wonders of the earth's wild places and celebrate our world's diverse cultures and wildlife through an array of fun-filled activities. The next Family Fun Day will be Saturday, July 3 rd , which coincides with the opening of “The Lion King” in our iWERKS Extreme Screen Theater.
Family Fun Day features a variety of cultural and educational activities for children of all ages. Activities may include arts and crafts, storytelling, games and wildlife presentations and slideshows. Our arts and craft activities allow guests to let their imaginations flourish as they design their own wildlife art. At the end of their visit guests will leave with their own wildlife art masterpieces. The July Family Fun Day promises to be a memorable day, as it is the opening day of the large format version of “The Lion King.” We will have games and giveaways throughout the to help celebrate the arrival of the “king” of the box office. Kids will also have the opportunity to get their faces painted during the afternoon on Family Fun Day.
In addition to the various art and natural history galleries, several innovative multiple-media exhibits are featured throughout the museum. The largest of these exhibits is the 315-person iWERKS Ò and DTS digital sound theater where guests are able to view an array of large-format films. The theater is now showing Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets and Africa: The Serengeti . Call (720) 488-3300, or visit thewildlifeexperience.org, for movie show times. Along with the iWERKS Ò Theater, there are several large screen displays that project high-definition video and 3-D computer graphics on various conservation efforts from around the world. Throughout the museum, there are interactive kiosks that allow visitors to learn about wildlife and conservation through video, animation, text and video games. One of these interactive areas is the National Geographic Channel Theater. Each of these theaters and interactive stations communicates the museum's mission to visitors through advanced technologies in compelling and dynamic forms.
