Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010.^[1]

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo logo
The entrance to the zoo
37°19′32.45″N 121°51′43.4″W
Location	1300 Senter Rd San Jose, California, 95112
Land area	16 acres (6.5 ha)[1]
No. of animals	150[1]
Memberships	AZA,[2] IAAPA[3]
Website	www.hhpz.org

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).

History

Jaycees members Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel started planning the park in 1956. They bought the original 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) at the north end of today's Kelley Park for $300,000 on the city's behalf.^[4]

Features

• Puppet theater^[5]
• Animal hospital with indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology
• Education center built out of hay bales with year-round classes for ages 12-months to adult
• Rides and structures for toddlers and children featuring maze, slides, swings, ropes and climbing areas
• Carousel and roller coaster

Exhibits

Jaguar at the zoo

Meerkats at the zoo

A corner of the animal petting area. Children can pet and feed – in addition to goats – also sheep and miniature cows.

• Petting zoo with an animal barn
• "Parallel play area" for children: next to endangered lemurs
• Fossa exhibit (a member of the mongoose family, most famous for its role in the movie Madagascar)
• The museum is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.^[6]

Rides

Source:^[7]

Part of the Giggle Grove Area

• Dragon Flyer
• Kiddie Swings
• Frog Hopper - a small drop tower
• The Granny Bugs
• The Mini Putts
• Team Kids Speedway - quadracycle racetrack for children

Other Rides

• Keep-Around-Carousel with "seats" in a form of wild animals
• Pacific Fruit Express Family Roller Coaster
• Danny the Dragon Ride - dragon-shaped guide-rail rubber-tyred train

Animals

• Jaguar
• Black and white ruffed lemurs
• Ring-tailed lemurs
• Red ruffed lemurs
• Meerkats
• American alligator
• Parma Wallabies
• Ibises
• Vultures
• Blue and yellow macaws and Scarlet macaw
• African spurred tortoise
• Chacoan peccary
• Capybaras
• Giant Anteater
• Red-sided eclectus parrot
• Honey bees
• Guinea pigs
• Goats
• Turkeys
• Red Pandas

Other Amenities

• Cafeteria
• Gift Shop