CINCINNATI ZOO FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
My family and I went to the Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights Monday night. As expected it was a lot of fun. We have a little one who was comfortably warm with layers of clothing and a blanket.
If you are expecting to see animals, there will be minimal sightings. Some of the "houses" are open such as the reptile house and manatee. The polar bear was sleeping, which was disappointing. There was a random sighting of a lynx. One of the handlers had an owl out. I'm sure at different times there are different experiences in this regard.
One of the best parts of the experience was a puppet show. I would highly recommend this to any visitor.
Some concessions are open with hot drinks and food. As one would expect, eating at the zoo for humans is pretty expensive. We ate before we went, but could not resist the hot toasted cinnamon almonds.
The hours are 5- 9 nightly until January 1, 2012. There are 2 million lights and many great spots for pictures among the lights. Normally we purchase tickets ahead of time, but this time around we did not. I'd highly recommend a pre purchase to avoid the line once you get there. We had coupons for half off, which could not be used in the automated machines, so we had about a twenty minute wait. It was well worth it.
Visit the link below to get information on pre purchasing tickets and how to get coupons. Coupons are not valid every day.
If a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights is in your plans, it is a great way to spend a few hours with family and just as important, all the visitors were in great Christmas mood!
