Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Infobox zoo
zoo_name=Happy Hollow Park & Zoo


image_caption=Old Mill at Happy Hollow
location=1300 Senter Rd
San Jose, California, USA
members=AZA
website=http://www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org/
latd = 37 |latm = 19 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 121 |longm = 51 |longs = 44 |longEW = W

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small zoo and young child-oriented amusement park in Kelley Park in San Jose, California, USA that attracts over 360,000 visitors. The zoo section of the park includes many rare and endangered species such as lemurs, parma wallabies, and a newly acquired jaguar. The animal contact area of the zoo includes a zebu, a donkey, miniature horses, and pygmy goats.

The amusement park includes many motorized rides that only operate part-time, as well as other attractions, such as a house of mirrors and a maze play area, that can be enjoyed anytime the park gates are open. Features include an antique watermill that, in addition to displaying the mechanics of the mill, also houses newspaper clippings and pictures covering the park and zoo's history.

Happy Hollow Zoo and Park was designed in 1961 by a team of architects working for the city of San Jose. When it was opened they rode in the dragon ride from their office to Happy Hollow.

It was home of Tarik the bear, the primary voice of Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, until he died in 1994.

External links

* [http://www.happyhollowparkandzoo.org/ Official website]


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