All Hippity Hop Adventure activities (except face painting & Adopt an Animal Experience) are included with regular Zoo admission, so guests can enjoy a full day of animal encounters, seasonal activities, and family entertainment while exploring the Zoo.
Children 2 and under are free
Annual Passholder discount: Passholders can attend for $5 per person listed on the pass
🐰 Photos with the Easter Bunny in the Discovery Courtyard
Entertainment from Mr. Richard
🥚 Zoo-wide scavenger hunt with prizes
🍬 Treat Trail with themed activity stations around the Zoo
🎨 Crafts, kids activities, and face painting (additional fee applies)
🎶 DJ dance party on the splash pad
🦒 Keeper chats and animal experiences throughout the day
at 10 am & 12 pm on the Discovery Stage.
New this year:
For an additional fee, kids can participate in an “Adopt an Animal” Vet Check Experience, bringing their favorite plush animal (or purchasing one from the gift shop) to receive a pretend check-up, build a mini habitat carrier, and take home an adoption certificate.
Guests can also support wildlife conservation with a donation, giving them the chance to draw one of five Golden Conservation Eggs with special prize baskets for the winners!
$5 – 2 eggs
$10 – 3 eggs
$15 – 5 eggs
9 AM – 4 PM | Hippity Hop Begins!
Treat Trail Stations, Dance Party with DJ Darren, Face Painting, Golden Egg Drawings & Scavenger Hunt, Plush Animal Vet Check, Butterfly Migration Wall
9 AM – 3 PM | Photos with the Easter Bunny
Bunny will take a short break the last 15 minutes of each hour.
10 AM | Keeper Chat – Cotton Top Tamarin
10 AM – 10:30 AM | Musical Sing-along with Mr. Richard
at the Discovery Stage Courtyard
10:30 AM | Bunny Chat w/ Ozzy
in the Wayne Densch Discovery Center
11:30 AM | Amazing Reptiles! Demonstration
near the Herpetarium
12 PM – 12:30 PM | Musical Sing-along with Mr. Richard
at the Discovery Stage Courtyard
1:30 PM | Keeper Chat – Florida Black Bear
2:00 PM | Keeper Chat – Front Aviary Birds
2:30 PM | Bunny Chat w/ Butterscotch
in the Wayne Densch Discovery Center
Discounts other than Annual Passholder admission are not eligible for Hippity Hop Adventure. Special admission tickets such as Museums For All SNAP benefit or the Local Wanderer program are not valid at special events such as Hippity Hop Adventure.
Questions? Email Events@CentralFloridaZoo.org.
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