Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010.[1]
| Happy Hollow Park & Zoo | |
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 Happy Hollow Park & Zoo logo | |
.jpg) The entrance to the zoo | |
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| 37°19′32.45″N 121°51′43.4″W / 37.3256806°N 121.862056°W | |
| Location | 1300 Senter Rd San Jose, California, 95112 |
| Land area | 16 acres (6.5 ha)[1] |
| No. of animals | 150[1] |
| Memberships | AZA,[2] IAAPA[3] |
| Website | www |
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).
History
editJaycees members Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel started planning the park in 1956. They bought the original 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) at the north end of today's Kelley Park for $300,000 on the city's behalf.[4]
Features
edit- Puppet theater[5]
- Animal hospital with indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology
- Education center built out of hay bales with year-round classes for ages 12-months to adult
- Rides and structures for toddlers and children featuring maze, slides, swings, ropes and climbing areas
- Carousel and roller coaster
Exhibits
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- Petting zoo with an animal barn
- "Parallel play area" for children: next to endangered lemurs
- Fossa exhibit (a member of the mongoose family, most famous for its role in the movie Madagascar)
- The museum is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. [6]
Rides
editSource:[7]
Part of the Giggle Grove Area
edit- Dragon Flyer
- Kiddie Swings
- Frog Hopper - a small drop tower
- The Granny Bugs
- The Mini Putts
- Team Kids Speedway - quadracycle racetrack for children
Other Rides
edit- Keep-Around-Carousel with "seats" in a form of wild animals
- Pacific Fruit Express Family Roller Coaster
- Danny the Dragon Ride - dragon-shaped guide-rail rubber-tyred train
Animals
edit- Jaguar
- Black and white ruffed lemurs
- Ring-tailed lemurs
- Red ruffed lemurs
- Meerkats
- American alligator
- Parma Wallabies
- Ibises
- Vultures
- Blue and yellow macaws and Scarlet macaw
- African spurred tortoise
- Chacoan peccary
- Capybaras
- Giant Anteater
- Red-sided eclectus parrot
- Honey bees
- Guinea pigs
- Goats
- Turkeys
Other Amenities
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "The New Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). hhpz.org. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions". iaapa.org. International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "History: The Early Years - 1950s". hhpz.org. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Happy Hollow Puppet Theater marks 50th anniversary". The Mercury News. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Happy Hollow Park & Zoo". penzu.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Happy Hollow Park and Zoo :: Information about Exhibits, Education Center & More at The Happy Hollow Park & Zoo". happyhollow.org. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
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