Updates · Grand Wildlife Zoo
News
Pre-opening updates from the master plan. Milestones, partnerships, construction notes, and behind-the-scenes design notes — dated and filed against the road to first guests.
First guests target Q4 2030. Master plan locked Q4 2025. The detailed countdown lives on the homepage hero.
Until first guests · target opening
Q4 2030.
A real opening date for a pure-concept park. Honest about the gap, committed to the date.
4 years 5 months until opening.
The timer ticks live in your browser. Date is editable in the dashboard — no redeploy needed.
Milestones on the way
Sixteen-zone master plan, brand system and operating concept finalized.
Site partnership, environmental approvals, and groundbreaking ceremony.
Entrance Plaza, African Savannah and the Zoo Train spine come online.
Doors open. Sixteen zones live, including the Conservation Center finale.
- Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes — Designing the Conservation Center
A look at the design conversations behind Zone 16, the park's finale. Why the master plan treats the Conservation Center as a destination, not an epilogue.
- Partnership
Conservation Partnership Framework Announced
Framework agreements signed with three named in-situ conservation programs in Africa, Sumatra, and the Iberian Peninsula. Each partnership will anchor a zone's research storyline.
- Milestone
Master Plan Locked
Q4 2025 — the 16-zone master plan is locked across all guest-experience surfaces. Phase 1 construction set to begin Q1 2028.
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