🦍🦏💡 L.A. Zoo Lights

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Glowing animals welcome you on an unforgettable nighttime journey that includes giant illuminated snowflakes, a disco ball forest, a whimsical herd of animated elephants, and a twinkling tunnel filled with dynamic swirls of color. L.A. Zoo Lights is a not-to-be-missed nighttime holiday light experience and has glowed brighter each year since its debut in 2014. This year's event features more light animals than ever before, spectacular new additions – both hand-crafted and high-tech – and returning favorites.

• Take a self-guided 60- to 90-minute stroll through a large area of the Zoo featuring wildlife-inspired displays, dynamic lights and projections, immersive interactive experiences, fabulous photo ops, and seasonal magic.
• Enjoy new features for the 2019/20 season, including the world's largest illuminated pop-up storybook, more light animals than ever before, beautiful hand-crafted Chinese silk lanterns, and a high-tech interactive display where dancing lights respond to guests' voices.
• Capture your holiday memories in a photo with Santa Claus in a charming new setting on select dates.
• Warm up with hot cocoa and other holiday treats available for purchase
• Become part of the show with glowing merchandise available for purchase.
• Park for free any night.

• Guests with 6 p.m. tickets may enter any time from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests with 7:30 p.m. tickets may enter any time from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
• The Box Office at the Zoo is open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Be aware that regular commuter traffic around the Zoo on weeknight evenings is heaviest from 6 to 7 p.m.
• All parking lot gates are open to enter and exit the lot.
• Parking is also available in adjacent lots at the Autry Museum and the lot south of main lot.
• Lots of great food and drinks are available in the Zoo. Outside food and drinks are not permitted.