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Zellers Discovery Zone
Splash Island hours* |
May 17 to June 22
June 27 to September 1
September 2 to September 14
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Weekday
Closed
10:00am-6:30pm
Closed |
Weekends
10:00am-5:00pm
10:00am-6:30pm
10:00am-5:00pm |
Waterside Theatre hours*
Waterside Theatre: Wingin' It (1pm) and The Amazing Animal Show (2:30pm) |
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May 17 to June 22
June 27 to September 1
September 2 to October 13
** Training Session |
Weekday
No Shows
1pm & 2:30pm
1pm** |
Weekends
1pm & 2:30pm
1pm & 2:30pm
1pm & 2:30pm |
Kids Zoo hours* |
April 26 to May 16
May 17 to September 1
September 2 to October 13
October 14 to October 26 |
Daily 9:30am-5pm
Daily 9:30am to 6:30pm
Daily 9:30am-5pm
Daily 9:30am-3:30pm |
| * Weather Permitting and subject to change without notice |
With kids comprising 33% of Zoo visitors, the need for a unique children’s
area was necessary and in 2000, planning meetings began with staff from all
participating Zoo areas. The decision was to have a waterplay area, a theatre,
and a children’s zoo with the idea that families would be able to meet up and
cool off at the waterplay area before visiting the children’s zoo or attending
an animal demonstration or children’s entertainment at the new amphitheatre. All
FREE with general admission!
Through Zellers "Friends of the Family Fund", money was raised for this
three-part project. Zellers is the mass merchandise division of the Hudson’s Bay
Company, Canada’s largest department store retailer and oldest corporation.
"They liked the fact that we have the same target audience – moms and kids",
commented Peggy Hornell, Director of the Toronto Zoo Foundation. In March of
2002, the first phase of construction began. |
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