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Last updated on Friday, September 25, 2015
(FORT WAYNE) - Kids and families are invited to experience the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank event October 16-18, 22-25, & 29-31 from 12-6 PM with last admission at 5 p.m.
Now in its 37th year, the Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank offers adventure, family fun, and tasty treats that are just right for pint-sized guests.
Guests can trick-or-treat for candy at the Treat Trails, view zoo animals, meet Broomhilda the friendly witch, visit the Beauty Shop of Horrors, see giant-sized pumpkins, and more. Children can choose their own mini-pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch. Kids are encouraged to wear costumes. Animal sculptures made out of pumpkins are always a guest favorite. Train riders will hear "Tale of the Twisted Tree" as they venture into the Franke Park woods.
New for 2015, the Wild Zoo Halloween path is rerouted to pass through the Indonesian Rain Forest, where guests can see Asmara the baby Sumatran orangutan before the zoo closes for the winter. Asmara was born November 22, 2014. Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered in the wild. In support of orangutan conservation, all treats at the Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank are palm-oil free or are manufactured by companies that are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The sustainable production of palm oil is crucial to the survival of orangutans, because their rain forest habitat is often destroyed to create poorly managed and unsustainable palm oil plantations.
Theme days at the Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank include:
Thanks to these generous sponsors for their support of the Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank: Star Financial Bank, Lutheran Health Network, Steel Dynamics, Inc, Sweetwater, BAE Systems, 3 Rivers Credit Union, Mainstay Solutions, NIPSCO, Bob Evans, Lee's Famous Recipe, and Ellison Bakery.
The zoo remains open for the regular season through October 11 and re-opens for the Wild Zoo Halloween on October 16.
About the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo's mission is to connect kids and animals, strengthen families, and inspire people to care. The zoo is northeast Indiana's largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 550,000 guests annually. The zoo received the 2015 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award, was voted Indiana's #1 "Gotta-Do Summer Attraction," and is consistently named one of the nation's Top Ten Zoos for Kids by national media outlets.
The zoo is a conservation leader, contributing more than $80,000 annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats, and participating in cooperative management programs for 91 endangered species and taxa. The zoo was named Northeast Indiana's Sustainable Business of the Year in 2014.
As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations. The zoo's operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.
The zoo's regular season ends on Sunday, October 11. Until then, the zoo is open 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily; last admission 5:00 PM; exhibits, rides, & buildings close at 5:30 PM; grounds close at 6:00 PM. Regular zoo admission is $14.00 for adults; $10.50 for seniors age 60+; and $9.00 for children ages 2-18. Babies age 1 and under and Zoo Society Members are admitted free.
For more information about Fort Wayne Children's Zoo visit kidszoo.org
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