[3][6] On May 9, 2013, Sea World celebrated their first polar bear birth, later revealed to be a male named Henry.

[9] In July 2013, Sea World announced a $1.5 million expansion of Polar Bear Shores to allow Liya and her cub to be displayed separately from Nelson and Hudson.

[3][11] The main public exhibit features three viewing areas: underwater, water-level and above-water.

[3] The back-of-house facilities include five dens for the polar bears to sleep in when not in the main public exhibit.

The exhibit has a dedicated food preparation area and a keeper's office for the monitoring of the bears.