Volo Museum Announces Spring Break Staycation Line Up
From Live Princesses to Pythons, Volo Museum’s week-long Spring Break Staycation event is even more interactive.
Many people are looking for options during spring break that won’t “spring break” the bank. From Saturday March 22nd thru Sunday March 30th, Volo Museum is allowing kids ages 12 and younger free admission to the museum and their animatronic dinosaur park, including a major costumed event and a full week of live, interactive, reptile shows.
On Saturday March 22nd, the event kicks off with one of Volo Museum’s most popular events, Princess and Superhero Day. They partner with Costumers With a Cause, a non profit organization providing sometimes up to 50 elaborately-costumed volunteers ranging from Disney Princesses and Marvel Superheroes to Ghostbusters and Super Mario Bros characters. They all spend the day scattered throughout the museum, interacting and having fun with kids of all ages. Any kid ages 12 and younger, that dresses in costume, gets free admission.
“This is one of our favorite events of the year,” said board member Jen Greeley. She continued, “In exchange for our volunteering efforts, the museum will donate a portion of their proceeds towards our cause. This year the funds will benefit The American Federation for Suicide Prevention.”
Jurassic Gardens partnered with Scale World Order to also announce the grand opening of a new permanent live reptile exhibit, included with regular admission. For the duration of the spring break event, team members from SWO will be hosting live, interactive reptile shows.
“As a dad of young kids I know that entertaining your kids gets pricey quickly, and we wanted to offer an affordable option that would provide several days of fun over spring break,” said Jim Wojdyla, marketing director for the museum located at 27582 Volo Village Road, in Volo. He added “We realize that some kids have off different weeks off for spring break, which is why we wanted to add two full weekends to the promotion.”
Volo Museum is almost finished with a five-year, multi-million dollar, museum makeover and this adding many new exhibits and attractions. Many improvements and enhancements have been made to just about every building and area on their 75 acre property, making spring break a great time to see all that has changed.
Platinum passes — $49.90 for adults — permits entry to all attractions, including the indoor Jurassic Gardens animatronic dinosaur park, for two consecutive days, plus single-day entry to the Titanic exhibit and the Crime & Punishment sideshow. Gold passes — $34.95 for adults — include all-day access to the museum and Jurassic Gardens for two consecutive days.
The Volo Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; closed on Easter Sunday. Regular museum admission is $22.95 per adult, $20.95 per senior or military, $12.95 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and younger. Separate, single-day admission to the Jurassic Gardens dinosaur park is $16.95 each; free for children 4 and younger. Members are admitted free.
For other details, visit volofun.com, find Volo Museum on social media, or call 815-385-3644.