点评:We stopped in the evening after everything was closed. We waited for the lights to come on. I was excited that we would be in the area to see it at night. Disappointingly, only the blue neon on the edge of the building came on. We went back the next day and got to see the interior of the new visitor center and gift shop.
It felt like they were not ready for the influx of visitors. There were still crews doing work to the exterior of the building and the gift shop was already out of some popular items. They had just opened about two weeks before we visited. I'm hoping when we go back later this year that they will have worked out some of the kinks.
That said, I like the new building. It has a very cool mid-century vibe and the outside panels give great background information on the whale and its creator. That, to me was a big plus. The people we spoke with were all very friendly and took our criticisms well. The paved parking, and all the improvements to the grounds are quite welcome.
I do miss the whimsical concrete tables and stools.
It was disappointing that things were so disorganized.
翻译:我们在晚上所有景点都关门后才停下来。我们等着灯光亮起。我很兴奋能有机会在晚上欣赏这里的景色。结果却令人失望,只有建筑边缘的蓝色霓虹灯亮了起来。第二天我们又去了,这次参观了新建的游客中心和礼品店。
感觉他们似乎还没做好迎接大量游客的准备。建筑外墙还在施工,礼品店里一些热门商品已经售罄。我们去的时候,他们才开业两周左右。我希望今年晚些时候再去的时候,他们能解决一些问题。
不过,我还是很喜欢这座新建筑的。它有一种很酷的中世纪风格,外面的展板提供了关于鲸鱼及其建造者的精彩背景信息。对我来说,这是个很大的加分项。我们遇到的工作人员都很友好,也很乐于接受我们的批评意见。铺设好的停车场和园区内的所有改进都令人非常满意。
我确实很怀念那些造型别致的水泥桌椅。
东西摆放得如此杂乱无章,真令人失望。