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Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
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Launches
Into 2019 with Enhancements
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Annual
Holidays in Space, which takes place December 14 – 30,
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adds an extra five days of holiday
sparkle
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Cape
Canaveral, FL – January 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / With the 50th anniversary
of Apollo 11’s historic mission to the Moon in July as well as the return
of human spaceflight on the Space Coast, Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex is expecting record visitation in 2019.
In anticipation of the increased interest in space and to ensure the highest
levels of service and amenities for guests, the visitor complex has a universe
of new changes, enhancements, additions and improvements planned and currently
underway.
“Two-thousand
and nineteen is going to be another exciting year for us,” said Therrin
Protze, COO of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. “We’ve been working
hard to create new ways to enhance our guest experience as well as add
amenities and upgrades that will make a visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex even more memorable. Going forward, our focus continues to be STEM
education: the opening of the new Astronaut Training Experience this year
has been met with high praise and nearly sold-out bookings. Our public
outreach continues to expand through new Title I school initiatives and
other exciting programs.”
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Dramatic
Sense of Arrival
The
adventure will begin the minute guests arrive to the visitor complex, with
a brand new entranceway that immediately establishes a “sense of space.”
Located via a new access road which is set off of Space Commerce Way, the
entrance design replicates the giant crawler-transporters that deliver
rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building to their launch pad. The stunning
replica will ignite visitors’ excitement and curiosity and set the tone
for a memorable visit. The new parking plaza will have six total lanes
with two automatic pay stations and four attended lanes.
A
Galaxy of New Exhibits to Explore at the Apollo/Saturn V Center
The
50th anniversary of Apollo 11, which takes place in July of 2019, will
be the pinnacle of an exciting year at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex,
and will come to life through the reimagining of the Apollo/Saturn V Center.
A galaxy of wonder and exploration awaits guests at the Apollo/Saturn V
Center, which is a stop on the KSC Bus Tour. The interactive exhibit and
attraction focuses on the Apollo Program from the days leading up to the
first launch to the Moon landings that followed. A renovated “sense of
arrival” will include revamped landscaping, thematic signage and more,
setting a new tone for the experience. New exhibits, such as Moon Scape,
will feature a Lunar Lander and augmented reality stations enabling guests
to recreate the first steps to the Moon. And the focal point of the Apollo/Saturn
V Center, a dramatically suspended Saturn V moon rocket, will be enhanced
with projection mapping on its side, showing the iconic footage of the
Moon landing. Other new experiences and interactive opportunities will
allow guests to delve deeper into what many consider one of the most significant
achievements of the 20th century.
Step.
Power. Launch.
Guests
can soon become part of powering their own future, one step at a time,
via the interactive piezoelectric experience at Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex, Step. Power. Launch. Three separate tile pads designed to replicate
planets give guests the chance to participate in a new technology prototype.
The energy generated by visitor complex guests as they step on the tiles
will power daily, virtual launches on digital towers throughout the park.
The information gathered at the visitor complex will be used to develop
technology that will one day be on roadways and sidewalks to generate energy
for surrounding cities.
KSC
Bus Tour Updates
TV
personality, public speaker and author Emily Calandrelli, a.k.a. The Space
Gal, will be the host of a new video shown on the KSC Bus Tour, available
exclusively at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Calandrelli is an
MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated TV host, as a correspondent on Bill
Nye Saves the World and an executive producer and host of Fox’s Xploration
Outer Space. Guests will go “behind the scenes” more than ever before by
“following” space guide Emily as she interviews NASA subject matter experts
and explores fascinating details about past and future launches. This is
the only way that the public is allowed access to restricted areas of Kennedy
Space Center, the working spaceflight facility where America launched to
the Moon and where NASA plans to send astronauts into deep space.
Dine
With An Astronaut
Interacting
with astronauts is one of the most exciting experiences many have at Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex, but perhaps most compelling is the opportunity
to learn about their experiences first-hand. The popular program is being
updated and refreshed for a new, more personal guest experience and it
will focus on the human elements and emotions of spaceflight. A new, themed
location will add to the more intimate ambiance and create an environment
more suited to the event. Following the program, each guest will have the
opportunity to take an individual photo with the astronaut.
New
Concession Concepts
New,
space themed food outlets are available at the visitor complex. The existing
Milky Way ice cream shop will feature an out-of-this world new façade,
complete with a panorama of the galaxy and premium, hand-dipped ice cream.
The new Red Rock Grill, featuring self-service ordering, will offer a smorgasbord
of specialty hot dogs and french fries.
For
more information or to book a visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex,
click
here.
About
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S.
space program, offering a full day or more of fun, inspiration and educational
activities, including the new Astronaut Training Experience®, which
opened in February 2018, as well as Heroes & Legends, featuring the
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, presented by Boeing, the Kennedy Space
Center Tour featuring the Apollo/Saturn V Center with an actual Saturn
V moon rocket, Space Shuttle Atlantis®, Shuttle Launch Experience®,
IMAX® A Beautiful Planet 3D and Journey To Space 3D films, Astronaut
Encounter, Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted, Science on a Sphere®,
Rocket Garden, and Cosmic Quest. Only 45 minutes from Orlando, Fla., Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying
by season. Admission is $57 + tax for adults and $47 + tax for children
ages 3 – 11. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers annual passes
starting at $82 + tax for adults and $67 + tax for children ages 3 – 11.
For more information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.
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Media
Contacts:
Lauren
Eisele Walbert
Sandy
Hillman Communications
410-616-8943
Rebecca
Shireman
Manager
of Communications & Public Relations
Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Complex
321-449-4273
or 321-213-5926
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