Past Projects
Since 1993, ORCA has provided quantitative and qualitative services to a variety of leisure, recreation and entertainment clients - including owners, operators, architects, and designers - to enhance facility performance, improve visitor satisfaction, and achieve their financial goals.
See a full list of our projects organized by type.
Featured projects
Projects by type
Aquariums
- Blue Planet Aquarium, Bremerhaven, Germany
- Cleveland Aquarium, Cleveland, OH
- EXPO '98 Aquarium, Lisbon, Portugal
- Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL
- Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
- L'aquarium, Barcelona, Spain
- Living Seas Pavilion, Disney World, FL
- Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA
- Long Island Aquarium, Long Island, NY
- Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, CT
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
- National Museum of Marine Biology, Taiwan
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD
- New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
- New Jersey State Aquarium, Camden, NJ
- New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY
- Norwalk Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, CT
- Okeanos Aquarium, Long Island, NY
- Pacific Northwest Aquarium, Seattle, WA
- Palm Beach Aquarium, Palm Beach, FL
- Seattle Aquarium, Seattle WA
- Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
- Silvertown Aquarium, London, England
- South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC
- Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN
- Tongass Aquarium, Ketchikan, AK
- Underwater World at Pier 39, San Francisco, CA
Zoos & Botanical Gardens
- Al Ain Zoo & Aquarium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp, Belgium
- Auckland Zoo, Auckland, NZ
- Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL
- Bronx Zoo, New York, NY
- Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn, NY
- Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada
- California Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, CA
- Central Park Zoo, New York, NY
- Cleveland Botanical Gardens, OH
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, OH
- Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX
- Happy Hollow Zoo & Park, San Jose, CA
- Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA
- Metro Washington Park Zoo, Portland, OR
- Miami Metro Zoo, Miami, FL
- Minnesota Zoo, Minneapolis, MN
- Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, FL
- Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA
- San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
- San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, CA
- Strybing Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA
- Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
National Parks, Recreation Areas & Historic Sites
- Canopy Project, Curry County, OR
- Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
- Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, NV
- Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
- Montpelier, Orange, VA
- Mount Ranier National Park, WA
- Mount Vernon, VA
- NPS Composite Level of Service, Denver, CO
- The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
- Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, CA
- Sitka National Park, AK
- Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York, NY
- USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, HI
- Yellowstone National Park, MT
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Zion National Park, Utah
Museums & Science Centers
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
- Baltimore Museum of Art,, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Science Center, Baltimore, MD
- Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA
- Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA
- Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Fine Arts Museum, Berkeley, CA
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
- California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
- The Carnegie Museums, Pittsburgh, PA
- Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL
- Children's Museum About the World, Raleigh, NC
- Connecticut Center for Science & Exploration, Hartford, CT
- The Crawford Museum, Cleveland, OH
- Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga, TN
- DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA
- Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
- Field Museum, Chicago, IL
- Florida Keys Environmental Center, Key West, FL
- Football Hall of Champions, Paris, France
- Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, Ft. Worth, TX
- Harley Davidson Museum, Milwaukee, WI
- Insectarium, New Orleans, LA
- Kansas City Jazz Museum, Kansas City, MO
- Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
- Madame Tussauds, Chicago, IL
- Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Wa
- Miami Children's Museum, Miami, FL
- Mississippi River Museum, Dubuque, IA
- Mobile Maritime Museum & Visitor Center, Mobile, AL
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- National Marine Sanctuaries Interpretive Centers, Various locations in US
- National Maritime Centre, Vancouver, Canada
- Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Chicago Academy of Sciences), Chicago, IL
- Pretend City Children's Museum, Anaheim, CA
- Puerto Rico Natural History Museum, San Juan Puerto Rico
- San Francisco History Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Sony Wonder Technology Lab, New York, NY
- Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA
- Turtle Bay Museum and Park, Redding, CA
- University of Arizona Science Center, Tucson, AZ
- U. S. Institute of Peace, Washington, DC
- Virginia Air & Space Museum, Hampton, VA
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
- The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
- Wright Brothers Museum, Dayton, OH
Visitor Centers & Tours
- Capital Visitor Center, Washington, DC
- Casa Casuarina, Miami Beach, FL
- Darwin Martin House, Buffalo, NY
- Domaine Chandon Winery Visitor Tour, Napa Valley, CA
- Empire State Building, New York, NY
- Flint River Center, Southwest Georgia
- IBM Infomart Visitor Center, Dallas, TX
- Library of Congress Visitor Center, Washington, DC
- Mary Baker Eddy Library, Boston, MA
- Mobile Visitor Center, Mobile, AL
- Natchez Visitor Center, Natchez, MS
- Old Faithful Visitor Center, Yellowstone, MT
- Saturn Automobile Plant Visitor Tour, Spring Hill, TN
- U.S. Naval Academy Visitor Center Annapolis, MD
- USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, Honolulu, HI
- Vulcan Park, Birmingham, AL
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Wichita Mountains, OK
Theme Parks & Expos
- Al Shallal Theme Park, Saudi Arabia
- Coca Cola Olympic City, Atlanta, GA
- Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
- Euro Disney, Marne-la-Vallee, France
- EXPO '88, Brisbane, Australia
- Freedom Park, Pretoria, South Africa
- Fox Studios Baja, Baja, Mexico
- Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach, NC
- Harley-Davidson Open Road Tour, Milwaukee, WI
- IBM Innoventions Exhibit at Disney's EPCOT Center, FL
- IBM Surf Shack at 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia
- Sponsor Pavilion for the Beijing Olympics, Beijing, China
- Legoland, Carlsbad, CA
- Magic World, Dubai, GCC
- Moody Gardens, Galveston, TX
- National Geographic Terra Cotta Warrior Exhibit, Washington, DC
- NBA All-Star Jam Session, San Antonio, Cleveland, NYC, San Francisco
- Nut Tree Park Theme Park, Vacaville, CA
- Paramount Parks Star Trek Attraction, Charlotte, NC
- Sapphire 2000 Trade Show, Las Vegas, NV
- Space Center Bremen, Bremen, Germany
- Space Center Houston, Houston, TX
- Spaceport USA, Kennedy Space Center FL
- SportsLab, San Francisco, CA
- Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan
- Universal Studios, Orlando, FL
- Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Transportation
- 17-mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA
- Alcatraz Transportation Study, San Francisco, CA
- Battery Park Pier A Ferry Terminal, New York, NY
- Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry, Bridgeport, CT
- Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, CA
- Euro Disney, Marne-la-Vallee, France
- Houston Airport, Houston, TX
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, Chattanooga, TN
- Kelly Park, San Jose, CA
- Miami MetroZoo Entertainment Area, Miami, FL
- National Mall, Washington, DC
- Port Disney, Long Beach, CA
- Spaceport USA, Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan
- United Airlines O'Hare Terminal, Chicago, IL
- Walt Disney World Resort, FL
- WED Transportation Systems, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Sports Arenas
- Buffalo Bills Stadium, Buffalo, NY
- Denver Broncos Stadium, Denver, CO
- Philadelphia Eagles Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh Pirates Ballpark, Pittsburgh, PA
- San Diego Padres Ballpark, San Diego, CA
- Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Entertainment, Shopping & Other
- Buckhead Church, Buckhead, GA
- Central Place Observation Deck, Rosslyn, VA
- City of Orlando, Orlando, FL
- City of Sitka, Sitka, AK
- Hornblower Cruises and Events, San Francisco, CA
- North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, GA
- Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater, FL
- San Francisco Chinatown College, San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
- Sony Entertainment Complex, Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Metreon, San Francisco, CA
- Manhattan Mall, New York, NY