SEVEN NIGHTS OF SPOOKY FUN STARTS THIS WEEKEND, CONTINUES NEXT WEEKEND AND ENDS ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT! – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo, kicks of Fri., Oct. 17! Around 20,000 community members are expected to enjoy the festivities over seven nights of spooky fun.
Boo at the Zoo is Oct. 17-19 and 24-26, plus Halloween night, Fri., Oct. 31, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Advance timed e-tickets are required and available at cmzoo.org/boo. Capacity is limited and some nights are close to selling out.
In addition to visiting select animal exhibits and trick-or-treating at 20+ stations throughout the Zoo, attendees can enjoy frightfully fun attractions including scheduled animal demonstrations, all-evening giraffe and budgie feeding, a kid-friendly spooky haunted house, brand-new giant wooden pumpkins, Pirates’ Cove and handmade spooky decorations around the Zoo. Attendees can also enjoy rides on the Mountaineer Sky Ride and carousel, weather permitting.
An elephant-sized amount of candy (4.5 tons) will be handed out at trick-or-treat stations throughout the Zoo. Candy is purchased from companies that are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and have committed to using sustainable palm oil for the protection of orangutan habitats in the wild.
Orangutan fans can support companies that have committed to using responsibly sourced palm oil by downloading the free globally available mobile app, PalmOil Scan. The mobile app allows shoppers to scan product barcodes and see immediately how that company ranks in prioritizing sustainable palm oil. Learn more at cmzoo.org/palmoil.
Boo at the Zoo is an important fundraiser for the Zoo, which doesn’t receive any tax support. Attendance helps support animal care, conservation and Zoo operations and improvements.
The Zoo will close for daytime admission on Boo dates at 3 p.m. Boo at the Zoo will go on – rain, snow or shine. Be sure to bundle up on cold nights and enjoy a fall Colorado evening on the mountain!
HALLOWEEN-THEMED ANIMAL ENRICHMENT AND DEMONSTRATIONS:
- HALLOWEEN NIGHT AND FRIDAYS – Oct. 17 and 24
5 p.m. – African Lion Keeper Talk (Lion Relaxation Room, African Rift Valley)
6:30 p.m. – Hippo Keeper Talk and Feeding (inside hippo building, Water’s Edge: Africa) - SATURDAYS – Oct. 18 and 25
5 p.m. – Meerkat Enrichment (meerkat yard between giraffe and African lions, African Rift Valley)
6:30 p.m. – Elephant Keeper Talk (inside elephant barn, Encounter Africa) - SUNDAYS – Oct. 19 and 26
5 p.m. – African Lion Keeper Talk (Lion Relaxation Room, African Rift Valley)
6:30 p.m. – Hippo Keeper Talk and Feeding (inside hippo building, Water’s Edge: Africa)
COSTUME REQUIREMENTS
For the safety and comfort of all guests, full-face costume masks and costume weapons may not be worn by guests 12 years of age or older. Masks worn by guests 11 years of age and younger must have openings that allow the eyes to be seen and that do not obstruct peripheral vision. Balloons are not allowed inside the Zoo (even as part of a costume) for the safety of our animals and wild animals.
FAST FACTS
Boo at the Zoo at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Dates: Oct. 17-19, 24-26 and 31
4 to 8:30 p.m.
Advance timed e-tickets are required.
www.cmzoo.org/boo
Boo at the Zoo is possible thanks to our generous partners, Black Bear diner, Blue Federal Credit Union, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Les Schwab Tires, Navy Federal Credit Union, Sturgeon Electric and Your Colorado Springs Toyota dealers.