The Calgary Zoo is welcoming new residents in 2018 and they’re expected to be a big hit with crowds.

Four panda bears will be arriving in the spring and spokesperson Trish Exton-Parder said things are well on the way to being ready for the bears’ five-year visit.

If you’re familiar with the zoo, she said the bears will be located in the area where there were once elephants and most recently Komodo dragons.

“We’ve re-purposed the whole panda passage and it’s a brilliant building,” said Exton-Parder, adding that it should be complete by January.

She said the zoo is expecting an attendance boost thanks to the pandas.

Last time they visited in 1988, over 1.3-million visitors came to the park during a seven-month period, setting new records at the time.