Q4 2025 closes with the Grand Wildlife Zoo master plan locked across all sixteen themed zones. The lockdown covers the full guest-experience map: every zone’s signature species, points of interest, three-pillar program, and the trail connections between them.
What “locked” means here
For a project still years from breaking ground, locking the master plan means a single authoritative source for every downstream decision:
- The 16 zones are fixed in number, sequence, and footprint.
- Each zone’s three pillars and signature species are committed.
- Inter-zone trail connections are drawn, including the Zoo Train route.
- Atmospheric tone per zone is set, with four zones inheriting the dark/gold treatment that gives the park its cinematic spine.
Why the lockdown matters now
The lockdown unblocks the next two years of pre-construction work — habitat engineering studies, conservation-partner conversations, and the visitor-flow modeling that informs eventual ticket pricing. Without a locked plan, every specialist would be designing against a moving target.
What’s next
- Q1 2026 — Q4 2026: Habitat engineering studies, partnership MOUs.
- Q2 2027: Land secured (target).
- Q1 2028: Phase 1 construction begins (target).
- Q4 2030: First guests (target).
The countdown on the homepage and on this page is honest about being aspirational. The master-plan lockdown is the first concrete milestone behind it.