▁and ▁light , ▁computer ▁science , ▁space ▁and ▁the ▁human ▁brain ; ▁Wild walk , ▁a ▁science ▁centre ▁compr ising ▁two ▁artificial ▁rain for ests , ▁aqu ari ums ▁and ▁other ▁e col ogy - related ▁exhib its ; ▁and ▁an ▁I MAX ▁theatre . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁of ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁I MAX ▁▁ ▁Wild walk ▁and ▁the ▁I MAX ▁Theatre ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁due ▁to ▁lower ▁popular ity ▁with ▁the ▁public , ▁running ▁cost ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing ▁and ▁government ▁support . ▁Despite ▁At - B rist ol ' s ▁ins istence ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁have ▁supported ▁Wild walk , ▁the ▁science ▁cent res ▁that ▁were ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁self - fin ancing , ▁once ▁established . ▁This ▁proved ▁difficult ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁cent res ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁The ▁Earth ▁Centre , ▁Big ▁Ide a ▁and ▁Wild walk ▁all ▁closing ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Wild walk ▁building ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁aqu arium ▁by ▁Blue ▁Re ef ▁Aqu arium , ▁with ▁the ▁I MAX ▁cinema ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁show ▁nature ▁and ▁wild life ▁films . ▁The ▁Aqu arium ▁own ers ▁took ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁stop ▁screen ing ▁I MAX ▁films ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁space ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁for ▁ven ue ▁h ire ▁events