Woodland Park Zoo- PRESS RELEASE

April 22, 2008

Calendar Advisory:

Thank goodness it’s Fridayz! Zoo offers new Fridayz Happy Hourz discounts - Summer visitors get $4 off Friday admissions after 4:00 p.m.

Media Contact:
Gigi Allianic, Rebecca Whitham
206.548.2550
woodlandparkzoopr@zoo.org

What:
Kick start your weekend with Woodland Park Zoo’s all new Fridayz Happy
Hourz at the Zoo and enjoy $4 off admissions after 4:00 p.m. With zoo exhibits and special features, including Zoomazium, Rain Forest Food Pavilion and the carousel, open late until 6:00 p.m., there is something for everyone at Fridayz Happy Hourz – from the after-school crowd to the after-work crowd!


Grizzly bearPhoto: Ryan Hawk

When:
Fridayz Happy Hourz at the Zoo discounts will be offered each Friday, May 2 – September 26, 2008 for guests entering after 4:00 p.m. The zoo will stay open until 6:00 p.m.

Where:
Visitors may enter Woodland Park Zoo through the South Entrance at N. 50th St. and Fremont Ave. N., the West Entrance at N. 55th St. and Phinney Ave. N., or the North Entrance off N. 59th St. and Phinney Ave. N.

Cost:
Fridayz Happy Hourz adult admissions will cost $11 (discounted from $15) and children’s admissions will cost $6 (discounted from $10). Toddler admission (0-2) is always free. Seniors and people with disabilities receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round.

Info:
Parking: $4.50. Consider taking the bus, biking, walking or carpooling. Conserving resources is one more way of helping the animals. Call Metro at 206.553.3000 for bus service to the zoo. For more information about Fridayz Happy Hourz, visit www.zoo.org or call 206.548.2500 or 206.548.2599 (TTY).

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos all over the world. Conservation, education and excellent animal care are at the core of the zoo’s mission. The zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.

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