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zoo-snooze02Have you ever wondered what happens to the animals when everyone has gone for the day and the park has closed? Discover the Buffalo Zoo as the sun goes down through a very special program called the Buffalo Zoo Snooze.

Zoo Snoozes are held on Friday
and Saturday nights from 6 p.m.     
until 9 a.m. the following morning.

The minimum group requirement
is 20 people, which includes kids
and adult chaperones.

Snooze Theme 1
”Ecostation adventure” - available 12 months a year
As part of our ECOSTATION ADVENTURE Zoo Snooze, campers will sleep in our Ecostation exhibit, surrounded by live animals. Don’t be surprised if the roar of our lions and tigers wakes you up in the morning as they greet you at the viewing windows at each end of the exhibit! This Snooze experience includes:

Live animal presentations
Enrichment building for one of the Zoo’s star species
Evening snack
Campout in Ecostation
Continental Breakfast
Exclusive Zoo access and guided tours before and after public hours
Your admission to the Zoo the next day

Cost $20.00 per Chaperone          $30.00 per participant

Snooze Theme 2
”Rainforest Immersion” - available May 1st –September 1st
As part of our RAINFOREST IMMERSION Zoo Snooze, campers will sleep in the Visitor’s Center of our NEW Rainforest Falls exhibit. Immerse yourself in the tropical rainforest as of you are really camping in Venezuela among the exotic plants and animals found there! This Snooze experience includes:

Live rainforest animal presentations
Enrichment building for one of the Rainforest Falls’ exotic residents
Fun rainforest games and activities inside the Rainforest Falls animal exhibit area
Evening snack
Campout in Rainforest Falls Visitor’s Center
Continental breakfast
Exclusive Zoo access and guided tours before and after public hours
Your admission to the Zoo the next day

Cost $20.00 per Chaperone        $30.00 per participant

Snooze Theme 3
"You Run the Zoo" - Available 12 months a year
Kids will sleep in ecostation and learn how the zoo is run on a day to day basis. They will put their talents to the test by designing and building an enclosure for one of our education animals, providing educational signs and coming up with a "commercial" to advertise their new enclosure. It includes live animal presentations, building and animal enclosure, making educational signs about the enclosure, advertising the animal enclosure, behind the scenes tour of the diet kitchen, evening snack, campout in Ecostation, continental breakfast, exclusive zoo access and guided tours before and after public hours and your admission to the zoo the next day.

Cost $20.00 per Chaperone        $30.00 per participant

Snooze Theme 4
"Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Animals" - Available 12 months a year
Kids will sleep in ecostation and learn about endangered species and the many threats facing wild animal populations. They will be given an animal mystery they need to solve where they will learn many facts about the animal, along with why it is endangered. It includes live animal presentations, a scavenger hunt to solve an animal mystery, behind the scenes tour of the diet kitchen, evening snack, campout in Ecostation, continental breakfast, exclusive zoo access and guided tours before and after public hours and your admission to the zoo the next day.

Cost $20.00 per Chaperone        $30.00 per participant


How to book a Snooze

Please call 837-3900 ext.128 for information and to register for your snooze event.  Snoozes book quickly, so please reserve at least 6 weeks prior to the date of the event.

 

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