In part of a proposed plan to increase the number of visitors at Fort Edmonton Park, officials are asking for public input on revitalization plans that include increasing interactive experiences, and using technology to recreate past events.
Plans also include revamping the park's theatre with live 3-D images, and introducing new pay-as-you-go midway activities.
Edmontonians are now invited to visit the park's website to watch a video about the proposed plans. Then, visitors are being asked to share their views by completing an online survey.
"The draft plan is less about bricks and mortar and more about increasing opportunities for interactive experiences, such as interacting with interpreters portraying inhabitants from the past and using technology to recreate what you would have seen and heard in the past," said Bill Demchuk, executive director of the Fort Edmonton Management Company in a news release.
The six-year plan would cost an estimated $150 million.
"History doesn't have to be portrayed in any certain way. The important thing is to get the message across and make sure we have a park that people actually want to go to," said Doug Goss, chair of the Fort Edmonton Management Company.
Survey findings and other public consultation will help officials outline several recommendations about the park, which will be included in a report that is set to go before city council this spring.
Edmontonians have until February 26 to complete the online survey at fortedmontonpark.ca
Fort Edmonton Park opened its doors to the public back in 1974.
