GINA: AUDUBON AQUARIUM IS DOI
THE DOORS. REPORTER: IT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN
UNCHARTED WATERS FOR THE AUDUBON
AQUARIUM IN ITS 15,0 RESIDENTS
AFTER THE FACILITY HAS BEEN
CLOSED FOR FOUR MONTHS DUE TO
COVID-19. IT USUALLY WELCOMES ABOUT
750,000 GUESTS EACH SUMMER. BUT IT HAS BEEN FLOUNDERING
RECENTLY, LOSING ABOUT 80% OF
REVENUE. $21 MILLION IN JUNE ALONE. NOW IT’S PREPARED TO WELCOME
BACK OF VISITORS AS LONG AS THEY
MA APPOINTMENTS, WEAR MASKS,
AND STAY SOCIALLY DISTANCED. A SAND TIGER SHARK LINKS APART. >> THEY ARE ALL CLOSED DOWN THAT
ARE INTERACTIVE. STICKERS THAT SAY DON’T TOUCH
IT. SETBACKS TO PREVENT YOU FROM
TOUCHING THINGS. AT OUR FOOD FACILITY, WE HAVE
COMPLETELY MODIFIED IT. MUCH MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN
TABLES AND ALL OF OUR CASHIERS
AND FOOD SERVERS ARE BEHIND
PLEXIGLASS. >> ANOTHER TOUGH DECISION, THEY
HAD TO CANCEL SUMMER CAMPS. THEIR SIGNATURE FUNDRAISER,
WHICH HELPS TO RAISE MONEY FOR
THE FACILITY. ORGANIZERS SAY THEY ARE GOING TO
KEEP ON SWIMMING AND MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS PANDEMI
