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News Articles
Festival of Trees Returns to Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach
Posted by Jessica Mula on November 10, 2008MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Nov. 1, 2008) - Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach is hosting its 7th Annual Festival of Trees from November 1 - December 31. More than 50 trees will be on display throughout the aquarium and adorned in unique ornaments, representing the great diversity of the United States.
The Festival made its debut in the aquarium in 2001 with 10 trees that represented states such as New York, Florida, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Some of the festival's most unique trees include the sparkling white decorated Alaska tree; the Kentucky Derby inspired red roses tree; Nevada, complete with a showgirl feather headdress; the all patriotic Pennsylvania tree; Oklahoma, with longhorns for a topper; and the magnificent Mardi Gras tree with masks and beads representing Louisiana.
This year, Ripley's will unveil two new trees: a Virgin Islands tree, and an Islands of the Pacific tree that includes Micronesia, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa.
Returning again for this year's festival is a 20 foot tall, red, white and blue tree in the outside plaza. The South Carolina tree is now bigger and brighter than ever! It is now 18 feet tall and donned in magnolias, golf balls, sea shell wreaths and stars, with representation of the SC Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers.
Another great festival feature is the Ripley's Holiday Tree Scavenger Hunt, a unique tree trivia game, available at no charge from the Guest Service desk. This facts-based game will have guests shouting out the answers and testing their knowledge about the state trees.
Festival of Trees is included with regular aquarium admission. The aquarium is open daily at 9 a.m. including Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day.
About Ripley's Aquarium
Ripley's Aquarium (http://www.ripleysaquarium.com/) is part of the Ripley Entertainment family of worldwide entertainment facilities including Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, a second world class aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tenn. More than 13 million people visit Ripley's 73 attractions in 11 countries each year. Ripley Entertainment Inc. is a division of the Jim Pattison Group, the third largest privately held company in Canada.
Contact:
Jessica Mula
Ripley's Aquarium
843-916-0888, Ext. 233
800-734-8888
Monthly Arhives
Top Trump Adds Ripley's Believe It or Not! to its Lineup of Family Card GamesPosted by Tim O'Brien on November 24, 2008
Top Trump USA and Ripley's Believe It or Not! Teams up to Present New Family Card GamePosted by Tim O'Brien on November 13, 2008
Paranormal Investigators to Spend Night at Ripley's Castle WardenPosted by on November 12, 2008
Great Wolf Lodge Receives Canada's Top New Business of the Year AwardPosted by Tim O'Brien on November 12, 2008
Festival of Trees Returns to Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle BeachPosted by Jessica Mula on November 10, 2008