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ROYAL OAK, Mich., October 1, 2008 – The Detroit Zoo’s annual “merry-not-scary” Zoo Boo celebration returns this Halloween season, featuring a festively decorated half-mile trick-or-treat trail through the front of the park. Presented by Meijer, Zoo Boo will be held on the evenings of October 17 to 19, October 24 to 26 and October 30 to 31, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., rain or shine.
Elaborate pumpkin displays will line the treat trail, where greeters will pass out goodies to costume-clad children at treat stations along the route. A trail of eerie fog and mysterious sounds will lead through a spooky graveyard to the Haunted Reptile House, where friendly witches, mummies, vampires and other monsters have taken up residence for the Halloween season.
Ghouly Games, sponsored by Blue Care Network of Michigan, will feature Halloween-themed games, prizes, arts and crafts and a hay maze. The popular live mini-musical “Zoo Boo Revue” will be performed every half hour starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Zoo’s Main Picnic Grove.
The excitement continues at the Wild Adventure Ride, sponsored by State Farm Insurance, as “Dracula’s Haunted Castle” transports riders through secret passageways where their worst nightmares come to life at every blood-curdling turn.
On Saturday, October 25, FedEx and Safe Kids USA will remind children and parents how to keep kids safe on Halloween. FedEx will provide reflective giveaways to increase children’s visibility during evening hours as well as safety tips for parents and drivers.
Advance tickets for Zoo Boo can be purchased at Booth One at the admission gate of the Detroit Zoo or online at www.detroitzoo.org. Tickets are $6 per person, ages 2 and up. Tickets for the Wild Adventure Ride are an additional $2 per person, half-off the regular price. Time slots for Zoo Boo are 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. If a date and time slot is not sold out, a limited number of tickets may be available at the gate that day after 5 p.m. for $10.
Zoo Boo is also supported by 100.3 WNIC, 106.7 The Fox, The Daily Tribune, The Macomb Daily and The Oakland Press.
The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak. The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March. Admission is $11 for adults 13 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free. For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. For more information, call (313) 852-4056.
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