PRESS ROOM

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

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 Zoo.  Presented by Michigan’s 529 College Savings Plans, Zoo Boo will take place Oct. 9-11, 16-18 and 23-25, 2015, 5 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.  Guests are asked to join the Detroit Zoological Society on its green journey by bringing their own trick-or-treat bags; bags will not be handed out at the event.

Live entertainment includes magicians, street performers, extreme pumpkin-carving demonstrations and the popular mini-musical, “Zoo Boo Revue”, sponsored by Children’s Hospital of Michigan.  A trail of eerie fog will lead through a spooky graveyard to the Haunted Reptile House, where friendly witches, vampires and other monsters will take up residence for the Halloween season.  The Creepy Craft tent, sponsored by Blue Care Network of Michigan, will offer Halloween-themed arts and crafts.  The Zombie Zone, sponsored by Tim Hortons Café & Bake Shop, will feature a hay maze and spooky activities.

Zoo Boo guests can take a ride on the wild side on the Carousel, sponsored by Meijer, for $2 per person; children under 3 years old or 42 inches tall ride free with a paying adult.  The Wild Adventure Zone will feature “The Wizard of Oz” at the 4-D Theater for an additional $5 per person; children under 2 years old are admitted free.

Advance tickets for Zoo Boo can be purchased at Window One at the front of the Detroit Zoo or online at www.detroitzoo.org/events/zoo-boo.  Tickets are $8 per person for ages 2 and older; children under 2 are admitted free.  Advance-sale time slots for Zoo Boo are 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.  Tickets for the 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. time slots will only be sold at the gate, which closes for entry at 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 for $12.  Walk-up tickets will only be sold between 6:45 and 7:45 p.m.