Elaborate pumpkin displays will line the treat trail, where greeters will pass out goodies to costume-clad children at 13 treat stations along the route.   A trail of eerie fog and mysterious sounds will lead through a spooky graveyard to the Haunted Reptile House, sponsored by Pet Supplies “Plus”, where friendly witches, vampires and other monsters have taken up residence for the Halloween season.

The Ghouly Games Tent, 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”, sponsored by National City, now a part of PNC, will be performed in the Main Picnic Grove.

New to Zoo Boo this year is the Amphibian Funhouse, sponsored by Tim Hortons, featuring hundreds of slithering, slimy creatures that go “jump” in the night.  Trick-or-treaters can play Amphibian “Fun Factor”, a kid-friendly game that will put their bravery to the test.

The first night of Zoo Boo also marks the debut of the Detroit Zoo’s 126-seat Wild Adventure 3-D/4-D Theater at the Ford Education Center.  The attraction will feature “Wild World Africa” in 3-D enhanced with 4-D special effects, including wind, mist, scents, seat vibrators, back pokers and leg ticklers.  

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.

Advance tickets for Zoo Boo can be purchased at Booth One at the front 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 and tickets for the Wild Adventure 3-D/4-D Theater are an additional $3 per person.  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 Clear Channel radio stations 100.3 WNIC, 106.7 The BEAT, Mix 92.3, Channel 955 and FM98 WJLB, as well as 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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through Labor Day (with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the day after Labor Day through October and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; 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.  Admission is free.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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