Jungle Bells
Price:
Included with Admission
12/11/11 – 1/02/12
What kind of exotic animal gets its wings every time a jungle bell rings? Find out for yourself this month at the Jungle Bells celebration, when the San Diego Zoo is transformed into a magical winter wonderland. You'll find a nightly tree-lighting ceremony, bell ringers filling the air with music, and lighted animal figures dotting the grounds. Dr. Zoolittle has an interactive "Night before Christmas" show, and you can make some new friends during "Animal Magic for the Holidays" critter presentations. Munch holiday specialties, take a "Candy Cane Lane Magical Journey," and experience even more seasonal cheer - Zoo style!
Front Street
North Pole Elf Express
Miniature Train
Location: Exit Sign
Adopt an Animal for the Holidays
Times: December 11-12, 17-23, 26-30 and January 1-2, 1:00 - 8:00 pm
Conservation Tree Lighting
Times: 4:55 pm
Location: Bronze Gorillas
The Bell Ringer's Welcome
Times: 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00 pm
Location: Flamingo Plaza at Toog Tree
Snow Alert!
Times: 5:00 pm
Location: Main Entrance
Santa's Workshop and Meet & Greet
Times: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Mercado
Reindeer Express Bus Ride
Times: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Locations: Express Stops
Doc Terry, The Veterinarian
Times: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Locations: Flamingo Plaza
Discovery Outpost
Scrooge's Playground
Times: 9:30 am - 7:30 pm
Location: Children's Zoo
Frosty's Magical and Musical Jumping Waters
Times: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Dr. Zoolittle's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Times: 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00 pm
Location: Children's Zoo Clarke Theater
SPLASH! - The Wizards of Winter
An interactive live performance speed painting combining animals, art, music and audience participation.
Times: 5:30 and 7:00 pm
Location: Wegeforth Bowl
Rudolph's Ride to the Polar Rim
Times: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Location: Skyfari
Animal Magic for the Holidays
Daily meet and greets throughout Discovery Outpost.
Times: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Lost Forest
Albert's Holiday Dinners
Times: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Albert's Restaurant
Candy Cane Lane Magical Journey
Location: Easy Street
Treehouse "Blitzen" Light Experience
Times: Every 15 Minutes after dark
Location: Treehouse Plaza
Urban Jungle
Jumping, Jamming Elves
Times: 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 pm
Location: Sydney's Grill
Tinseltown Trolley Ride
Times: 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Asian Passage
Jungle Bell Jump
Times: Noon - Close
Location: Sun Bear Lawn Forest
Elephant Oddyssey
Elephant Odyssey Pointsettias
Times: Daily
Location: Entrance at Fossil Portal
Get Social with Jungle Bells
Jungle Bells Scavenger Hunt
How to Play:
Five bell-shaped "Jungle Bells" will be placed throughout the Zoo during Jungle Bells, December 11-January 2. If you find a Jungle Bell, complete the picture challenge and post the picture on our facebook wall or tweet it to us to be entered into a drawing to win a Backstage Pass for four. Complete the word jumble puzzle on each Jungle Bell for a clue about the next Jungle Bell's location. The more Jungle Bells you find and picture challenges you complete, the more times you'll be entered into the drawing. Find all five to improve your chances of winning.
We recommend playing the Jungle Bells Scavenger Hunt with the free SCVNGR app on your smartphone to make completing challenges a little easier and maximize fun. You can also play via text if you don't have a fancy smart phone. Text JUNGLEBELLS to 728647 to join in the fun!
Solve this word jumble for a clue about the first Jungle Bell's location: 
Happy hunting!
Jungle Bells Photo Contest
Strike a pose for your chance to win an Inside Look Tour!
Jungle Bells is a magical time of year at the Zoo. Post your photos on our facebook wall or in our flickr group of you and yours enjoying the special sights and sounds of Jungle Bells for a chance to win an Inside Look Tour for four. The deadline to submit photos is January 2.
Check in at the Zoo
Check in to the Zoo on foursquare, facebook, or yelp and receive 10% off all food and merchandise.* And whoever is the mayor of the San Diego Zoo on foursquare by the start of Jungle Bells gets to light up our Christmas tree on December 11 to kick off Jungle Bells 2010!
Offer good from Friday, 12/10/10 through Friday, 12/24/10.
*Excludes alcohol. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
