{"id":4541,"date":"2023-12-22T19:43:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/?p=4541"},"modified":"2023-12-22T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:45:14","slug":"brookfield-zoo-holiday-magic-now-through-dec-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/brookfield-zoo-holiday-magic-now-through-dec-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic &#8211; now through Dec 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4541\" class=\"elementor elementor-4541\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f5ba5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f5ba5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f0321\" data-id=\"2b2f0321\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569a7a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569a7a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Light up the festive season with family and friends at <strong>Brookfield Zoo&#8217;s 42nd annual<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">H<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">o<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">l<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">d<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">y<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">M<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">g<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 Chicagoland&#8217;s longest-running lights festival has returned!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Where:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Brookfield Zoo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">When:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Nov 24-26, 30th; Dec 1-3, 7-10, 14-17, 21-23, 36-31, 2023; 3 to 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">More than two million LED lights transform the park into a winter wonderland. While enjoying a stroll on the pathways, visitors can <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">gaze up at an amazing 41-foot tall lit tree, which &#8216;dances&#8217; to the choreographed seasonal tunes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Tree-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Tree-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Tree-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Tree.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">stop at the 20-foot-tall orb and 3D gingerbread house to take memorable photos <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Gingbr-house-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Gingbr-house-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Gingbr-house-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Gingbr-house-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-Gingbr-house.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">walk through the 600-foot-long &#8220;Tunnel of Lights&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4675\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel-1536x904.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-tunnel.jpg 1971w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">and much more!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4543\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4544 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4545 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Admission Info\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4692\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Northgate-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4693\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Southgate1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">For North Gate Entry, Holiday Magic advance tickets are not required; however, if you are not a member of Brookfield Zoo, you may choose to purchase these in advance.\u00a0 Advanced reservations are not needed for North Gate Entry as a member. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Advance reservations are required for South Gate entry, and parking fees are also charged at the time of reservation.\u00a0 One of the perks of being a Brookfield Zoo member?\u00a0 Holiday Magic admission is free!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">For all you need to know about Brookfield Zoo&#8217;s Holiday Magic, visit <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.czs.org\/holidaymagic\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Holiday Lights, Cameras, and Animal Action<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4705\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-animals-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">Besides the Holiday Magic display, many want to also enjoy nature&#8217;s animals. Many of the Zoo&#8217;s animal buildings will be open, along with restaurants and gift shops, where you can pick up unique and creative gifts for the animal and zoo lovers on your holiday shopping list.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">Make note that <strong>all animal habitats close at 8:15 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>In addition, Brookfield Zoo does not open until <strong>3:00 p.m.<\/strong> on Holiday Magic days (see the listing above).<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4704 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-lights-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-lights-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-lights-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Brookfield-Zoo-Hol-Magic-lights.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Wow!\u00a0 5 Fascinating Brookfield Zoo Facts!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4618\" src=\"https:\/\/fellowshipfleet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Did-you-know1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"title-1\" class=\"content-title\">\n<h3><strong>The Oldest Zoological Park in Chicago<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">Since its opening in 1934, it has been a prominent attraction for both locals and tourists. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"title-2\" class=\"content-title\">\n<h3><strong>Over 2,000 Animals from Around the World<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">The Zoo is home to over 2,000 animals from over 400 species &#8211; from majestic lions and tigers, to playful dolphins and penguins- making it a diverse and fascinating place to explore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"title-4\" class=\"content-title\">\n<h3><strong>The Birthplace of the First Giant Panda Cubs in the U.S.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">In 1987, Brookfield Zoo made history by becoming the birthplace of the first giant panda cubs in the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"title-16\" class=\"content-title\">\n<h3><strong>Pioneer in Animal Breeding Programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #37373d;\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px;\">Brookfield Zoo has successfully bred a wide range of animals, contributing to the conservation of endangered species.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"content-title\">\n<h3><strong><strong><strong>The Zoo has only been closed five times <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong>in history &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">-On September 14, 2008, after damage from a weekend rainstorm;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"color: #414042; font-family: ventures-book; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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