The Tennessee Aquarium announces phased-in reopening plans with most doors reopened by June 18th

All watching, which jack we are glad to have you here with us a we are day of june, it is wednesday joining us now.

It is her friend tom benson with the tennessee aquarium tom good morning morning exciting news for fans of the aquaria it's time to slowly reopen phyllis in it were.

We just announce ou plan will have special members as well, and time and treats the members will be available i june will members or school still membership as part of their time entries in the will begin and reassess the picture seamlessly as far as critical safety in the reopen general entry ticket for junichi jan.

I will be at the website starting june.

I do want to stress the fact that you guys are going to close down for brief period of time after your phased reopening as you said to make sure everything is being done for the optimum safety of the guests and the folks who work a the aquarium.

Let me ask you this tom for all of this broke loose.

How many people did it take on a day-to-day basis to man and run the aquaria that's a very good question right up top.

I don't have the answer to is a lot of people were.

This has also been a part, and we did have to go 12 and time resources away, so we all hands on deck to see and a lot of people will be those schools until we can get in attendance.

Start increasing the reserve have or and or staff which let's face this a phrase.

This rather different way.

By the time you reopen later in the week.

The aquarium will been closed for 9 consecutive days to put that another way, the aquarium is not wrought in any money for that 9 day time.

Yet you still have to keep the lights on, you still have to keep the heat in their running and most importantly, you still have to feed the animals how much would it cost to feed the animals, save for a day or a month.

When you put all of them together.

Any idea yet so the author without all animals experts secure those animals it's all utility also associated running board buildings imax, which we will reopen july so we appreciate the for 20 years, especially during crisis disputed option that generously given stewart donate into those attributes directly to all matter is this price is in a way touches all if were able to attract seven which we do every year more.

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But another 1300 jobs.

Check short operating expenses.

Restaurants really, we're up against the clock.

All i can say is best of luck with the grand phased reopening certain the whole guys really make up for the lost time and the lost revenue will be joinin us here.

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