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Review 1 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo: A Must Each Year
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- Fri, Oct 22, 2010 @
Favorite moment: All the wonderful kids in costumes laughing and smiling! @
Posted 10/24/2010
by Mazycat
Location:Alexandria, VA
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I have taken my sister and her two children for the past 8 years, and each Halloween it gets better and better! No matter the weather (and we have endure rain, cold, and even heat), we leave with smiles on our faces and bags full of goodies. And, even though we are exhausted, tradition always prevails. The first thing we do when we get home is dump the treats and begin sorting. Our antipication for the next year begins as soon as we close hit the bed and close our eyes. I tell everyone it is a MUST!
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Favorite moment: All the wonderful kids in costumes laughing and smiling! @
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Review 2 for Boo At the Zoo
Kids had fun, but needs improvement
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- Fri, Oct 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The joy on our children's faces, as they loved it. @
Posted 11/09/2012
by Xana5
Location:Fairfax, VA
This was our first time attending Boo at the Zoo. We took our three boys (6,4,2) on the Friday. The kids loved going to the Zoo at night and we prepared them ahead of time that they would probably not see a lot of animals, it is night time after all and most of them sleep.
Pros: good treat variety, animal education stations were great and well done, going to the zoo at night, kids loved it.
Cons: way too crowded, decorations were minimal (a constipated skeleton grunting and groaning on the john was inappropriate), people handing out treats were mostly not in costumes and seemed to spend a lot of time texting instead of interacting with kids, parking was a debacle and completely unorganized.
We will probably try this again next year to give it another shot, but will need to bring an extra person to help with our three kids. The event was so crowded that it was difficult to keep track of our pirate, spider man and darth vader among so many others clad the same way. That part was nerve racking as it was dark and way too easy to loose a child. We will try again, but I was expecting more people in costume and more decorations for the price we paid for a family of 5. It was disappointing from an adult perspective, but well worth it from a child's.
Pros: good treat variety, animal education stations were great and well done, going to the zoo at night, kids loved it.
Cons: way too crowded, decorations were minimal (a constipated skeleton grunting and groaning on the john was inappropriate), people handing out treats were mostly not in costumes and seemed to spend a lot of time texting instead of interacting with kids, parking was a debacle and completely unorganized.
We will probably try this again next year to give it another shot, but will need to bring an extra person to help with our three kids. The event was so crowded that it was difficult to keep track of our pirate, spider man and darth vader among so many others clad the same way. That part was nerve racking as it was dark and way too easy to loose a child. We will try again, but I was expecting more people in costume and more decorations for the price we paid for a family of 5. It was disappointing from an adult perspective, but well worth it from a child's.
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Review 3 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo still great fun for the kids!
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- Fri, Oct 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Seeing the leaf bug in the insect house and getting to learn more about it. @
Posted 11/04/2012
by Mimmsan
Location:Alexandria, Va
I didn't like the fact that some things were an extra cost. I understand it but I would rather have seen it as a choice when I bought my ticket. Also they ran out of the frozen treats, my kids favorite, early on the Friday. Big disappointment to my family.
That said, my kids loved the event this year too and we will absolutely be back next year. The staff and volunteers do such an awesome job with both activities, dressing up the zoo, and talking to the kids. Once again staff have done a fantastic job and my kids will not stop talking about the animals they got to see and learn about.
I think it is very hard to find an event in the DC area that is so well wort yhe money.
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Review 4 for Boo At the Zoo
Fun night - But
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Posted 11/02/2012
by brocar
There should be more special events like the feeding of the snapping turtle. The display of skulls and animal food was OK, but interaction with the animals would be much more special - after all, it is a ZOO.
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Review 5 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo! Safe trick or treating
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Posted 10/31/2012
by Anonymous
Location:Washington, DC
We wished we could've seen more zoo animals, but a safe and family friendly environment was great for trick or treating. Wondering why it's not held on Halloween. It would be a great alternative instead of addition. :-)
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Review 6 for Boo At the Zoo
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Posted 10/31/2012
by TricknoTreat
Very disappointing night. This event should have been free.
1. Treats
All treats were donated, so why was there a charge for us to enter this event? I paid $116 for there people.
2. Animals
Where were they? No animals on display. This is why we came to the z oo to see the animals.
3. Photos
A charge of $40 to obtain pictures? Puhlease.
1. Treats
All treats were donated, so why was there a charge for us to enter this event? I paid $116 for there people.
2. Animals
Where were they? No animals on display. This is why we came to the z oo to see the animals.
3. Photos
A charge of $40 to obtain pictures? Puhlease.
The zoo certainly provided the ole Halloween trick, the event was not a treat at all.
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Review 7 for Boo At the Zoo
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Posted 10/31/2012
by Anonymous
Not much of zoo activities. There were planty of candy stands but almost nothing about animals, zoo facts or any educational activities for kids. I was expecting more than just open zoo at 6PM.
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Review 8 for Boo At the Zoo
Such a Disappointment
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- Sun, Oct 28, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The drive back home. @
Posted 10/30/2012
by MikeFromVa
Remember when you went trick-or-treating as a kid, and there was always that one house, giving away apples or toothpaste or something lame? Now imagine that EVERY house is like that and you have Boo at the Zoo. You walk around the main loop of the park and the kids trick or treat at vendor-sponsored booths that give away granola and dried fruit.
At the very first stop, my 3-year-old holds out her bag, yells "Trick or treat!", and they hand her a pamphlet. Yes, a pamphlet. On how to be green for Halloween. With an admission price of $30 per person, plus $10 for parking, I expected a lot more. My family will not be returning.
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Favorite moment: The drive back home. @
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Review 9 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo was awesome!
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Posted 10/30/2012
by MKay2
It was a beautiful evening! We all (kids and adults) dressed up and had a great time together. Animal encounters, nice bags, great treats, and cool displays!
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Review 10 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo At the Zoo was Great Fun!
Smithsonian's National Zoo @
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- Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The kids and the costumes! @
Posted 10/30/2012
by BresMom
Location:Northern Virginia
This was our first time attending this event (with my daughter and goddaughter) and we all had a great time! They took pictures next to all of the "ghostly displays", they loved the animal houses and learning about the animals, but most of all they loved the candy stations. It was a great night to attend and the costumes were great! Loved it!
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Review 11 for Boo At the Zoo
Awesome, even with hurricane Sandy on its way
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Posted 10/30/2012
by MommyOf14ever
It was great to see the animals and the scary displays. My son loved saying trick or treat and thank you to all the people there. The best were the bananas apples chips and granola bars! These are all things I can pack in his lunch!
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Review 12 for Boo At the Zoo
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Posted 10/30/2012
by Anonymous
I went on Sunday before Sandy. Even though it was raining and cold, we still had a great time. We will be attending each year in the future!
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Review 13 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo - All Wet
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- Sun, Oct 28, 2012 @
Favorite moment: None @
Posted 10/30/2012
by ColdRats
I can understand the Zoo not wanting to cancel the event due to refund issue. However, I think they should have thought about it or maybe they could have put everything closer together.
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Review 14 for Boo At the Zoo
Not as good as last year, but still worth going
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- Sun, Oct 28, 2012 @
Favorite moment: My son liked when he got to touch the feathers at the Bird House. @
Posted 10/30/2012
by patentgirl
This year was not as good, as far as decorations and loot, as 2011, which was not as good as 2010, which, in turn, was not as good as 2009 (which was the first year we went.). It's still worth going if you have little kids, but my 4 1/2-year-old was disappointed that the spider tunnel wasn't there, nor any scary tunnel that used to be placed near the barn. Maybe it was toned down for the little ones, or maybe some decorations were removed early in anticipation of the coming storm. We actually preferred the rain on Sunday because the crowd was thinner. I expect to go back next year and have even more fun when my kids are 5 and 2.
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Favorite moment: My son liked when he got to touch the feathers at the Bird House. @
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Review 15 for Boo At the Zoo
Allowed Sunday night people in on Friday
Smithsonian's National Zoo @
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- Fri, Oct 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Pop inside some of the buildings to see the reptiles and in vertebra! @
Posted 10/30/2012
by annapolisfamilyof4
We love the Smithsonian Zoo and are contributing members. We bought tickets for Friday night for our two girls and met some friends at the event. While the weather was perfect and the decorations fun, due to impending rain, the zoo apparently let in Sunday night ticket holders and the event was very crowded. I just didn't understand that, considering they wouldn't have let Friday night ticket holders come to the Sunday event had it rained Friday. Top that off with so-so treat stations (a tootsie roll at a couple of them?) and the ticket price really isn't worth it. There are also very few animal encounters-my kids felt wolf fur and snake skin. That was the extent of the "animal encounters." I was just a little disappointed in the quality considering it cost our family of 4 over $100. At least the proceeds go towards the zoo.
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- Fri, Oct 26, 2012 @
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Review 16 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo
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- Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Treats! @
Posted 10/30/2012
by BelleFanForever
Outstanding trick or treat event. Great for little ones and their parents.
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- Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @
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Review 17 for Boo At the Zoo
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Posted 10/30/2012
by Anonymous
We had tickets for the Boo at the Zoo event on Sunday, 10/28 and despite Hurricane Sandy forecasts, the event was still on and since tickets were non-refundable, we went anyway. Rain and weather aside, I was not impressed with what the event had to offer. There were not as many booths as I expected and there were very few animals to see. We only saw the elephant and the birds in the bird house. I also thought that in light of the weather, they could have started the event earlier in the afternoon, rather than having people wait in line until the scheduled start time of 5:30. For the price we paid, I expected more. I was disappointed in the event and will not make plans to go next year.
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Review 18 for Boo At the Zoo
glorified trick or treating!
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- Sun, Oct 28, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Leaving @
Posted 10/30/2012
by deebadiri
We are a family of five and spent $154 on trick or treating. There weren't any special attractions for the event or special shows. The zoo itself is normally free so, $30 for candy and a 2 mile or so hike with a 5,6,12 year old. Oh and it happened to be raining.
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Review 19 for Boo At the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo
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- Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Liked the Asia Trail walk with the spiders and spider webs on the bridges and ground. @
Posted 10/29/2012
by FairGinny
Lots of fun, plenty of trick or treats, like the lights and scenes. Very well organized, although perhaps a better flow through the stands, the line just continued for a quite a while at the beginning.
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Favorite moment: Liked the Asia Trail walk with the spiders and spider webs on the bridges and ground. @
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Review 20 for Boo At the Zoo
Great time!
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- Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Visiting the Hellbender exhibit and watching the Cuttlefish. @
Posted 10/29/2012
by KS97
Location:Fairfax, va
I took my 22 mo son to Boo @ the Zoo. I thought he might be a little young, but I was wrong. We both had great time! It was amazing to see the nocturnal animals very active! The blue crabs were dancing in their tanks. The Nautilus were also "performing" for their audience. It was also cool just to walk around the zoo in the dark, the walkways lit with cob-web lights. I appreciate all the effort put in by the staff, volunteers, and sponsors. I am going to keep this on my calendar for next year, and look out for the Zoo lights activity in December! Great job everyone!
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Favorite moment: Visiting the Hellbender exhibit and watching the Cuttlefish. @
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