![]() ![]() Correia said all rides are included in the “Boo at the Zoo” admission. ![]() The Spooky train ride will once again take willing passengers as will the Candy Corn Witch-themed Carousel. Larissa Correia, Community and Program Coordinator for the Buttonwood Park Zoo, said the “Boo at the Zoo” event dares the older kids to walk the Haunted Trail while the younger children can stir things up in the Mad Scientist Lab, which will feature a number of children’s activities, explore the Box Troll Village, enjoy the Monster Mash Hay Maze, candy treat stations and free train and carousel rides. 10 and run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday leading to Halloween, Oct. For more information, call 40 or online at Over in New Bedford at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, “Boo at the Zoo” will kick off Oct. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $9 for children 3-12 Monday through Thursday and $16/$14/$13 for Friday-Sunday. It has quite an impact on people and is truly for all ages.” Memorable, enchanting, mesmerizing are all the words they use. “They say they had to visit and although they had to wait in line, it was truly worth it. The most common thing they say is that it lives up to its name (Spectacular),” said Mariani. “People see it as a great art show and appreciate it as a wonderfully full experience. Mariani said you have to look no further than the John Reckner (show creator) log book that is filled with hundreds of comments about the show from people that come from all over to see it including Texas, Ohio, Ireland, Australia and China to see the impact the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular has on people from all walks of life. The event extends an hour on Saturdays to close at midnight with the last admission at 11 p.m. with last admission at 10 p.m., Mariani noted. For those of us that have been caught trying to get onto that exit, you’ll understand how busy the weekends at the zoo can be.įor those who only have the weekends to go, the popular Harvest Buffet will be available Friday to Sunday nights at $25 for adults and $13 for children and includes express entry to the pumpkin trail. Mariani said the weekends are the busiest times for the spectacular, with Mondays to Wednesdays being the lightest and best times to make “a quicker time of it” as far as wait times, with last year’s attendance setting an all-time record with 135,000 visitors. Jan Mariani, director of Marketing and Public Relations, said the zoo will still feature three free parking lots with overflow parking on the street but will also offer premiere parking for $10, located adjacent to the admission entrance and trail exit area. The 2014 theme, “Jack-O-Lanterns from A to Z,” will feature pumpkins arranged in alphabetical order featuring ones like D for dinosaur, F for fantasy, J for Jungle and will also feature a section honoring historical and inspirational figures Princess Diana and Nelson Mandela. 2, features 5,000 illuminated jack-o-lanterns with over 125 artistically carved pumpkins. The acclaimed Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Providence, which opens Oct. SouthCoast residents are lucky to have two great zoos within 30 miles and there’s no better time than around Halloween to see what they have to offer.
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