Today was the members only preview of Happy Hollow Park and Zoo. It reopened after being closed for almost 2 years for renovation. Boy is the new zoo nice! We only saw a little bit, and I was impressed.
The new entrance area is gorgeous. Just inside is the newly refurbished carousel, all shiny and new. Anthony chose to ride the dragon. Then we went over to the petting zoo area and made friends with some goats. The goats seemed out of practice remembering where food comes from, but when they did notice us they got a little aggressive, which made Anthony nervous. We saw the mineature horses, a donkey and lambs that were only 8 days old. We also visited the wallabies and the lemurs. Anthony enjoyed the parallel play area next to the lemur exhibit and that and lunch pretty much rounded out our trip.
Oh, while we were waiting for lunch, Anthony met Danny the Dragon. The Danny the Dragon ride was a beloved part of the old zoo and will be better when it reopens and isn't belching diesel fumes anymore! Anthony was a little nervous about Danny but warmed up to him and seemed quite interested that Danny doesn't talk. (Bob had the camera, so no pictures.)
There's a lot more to the zoo/park that we didn't get to experience today--a bunch of kiddie rides, an enormous play structure and all the animals down in the hollow.
We'll be back again!
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