The Christmas lights show was nice, but I remember it being more fun as a kid. Santa was there and Mrs Clause was nice enough to take a photo with my cell phone instead of trying to sell me a picture for a fortune, so that was nice. Very limited in the animals that you can see (as it is dark and many are inside), but non the less it was a good time and inexpensive. $6 or $7 for adults and $5 or $6 for kids.
My daughter is 18 months and we got to the zoo once or twice a week. We live close by so we like to walk there often. It's a nice cheap day trip for us where we can pack our own lunch to eat there. We always make a stop for her to ride the ponies while there. I let her her out to walk and it takes about 1 to 1.5 hours for us to walk through the park. I am not sure how much older kids would enjoy it since it's not very big, but it's perfect for our family. We did Zoo Boo last year and had a fun time as well.
Loved the Wonderland of Lights! There was ornament decorating, cookie decorating, cute small/cheap toys and aminals to learn about and touch. Such an experience sent two hours and my 3 year old was so excites to see Santa. What a great experience!!! Thank you for doing so much!
This zoo is the perfect size. I took my toddler here for a few hours and he absolutely loved it. From the free-range peacocks to the lion he is still talking about weeks later, it's a great place for little ones.There are enough animals to stay interested, but not so many that you feel obligated to stay here for a 6 hour zoo marathon. The exhibits are also pretty close together as well, which my legs were grateful for. The animals seemed happy, but the habitats seem pretty dated.
We have lived in Lansing for over 30 years, and are sad that the Potter Park Zoo Christmas Lights are getting poorer and poorer every year.
When we used to take our young children to this event years ago, the light show was wonderful! Now they are depending on businesses to put up their own small trees and put lights on them. The zoo itself hasn't done much to keep lights up themselves. They say they don't have enough money, but the new Projection Lights are INEXPENSIVE and easy to put up. There are designs of snowflakes and other designs to light up the many fence walls. Very sad. We will not be returning in the future for this event.
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