Photo courtesy of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
Join the L.A. 3-D Club on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 7pm for an outing to L.A. Zoo Lights, an opportunity for holiday cheer and taking festive 3-D photos and video. When you purchase your tickets online, make sure you select 7pm during checkout. Please RSVP to Outings@LA3DClub.com if you plan to attend.
This holiday season for the very first time, the Los Angeles Zoo changes stripes from a daytime adventure to a dazzling winter wonderland known as L.A. Zoo Lights, which electrifies guests as it transforms the Zoo’s enchanting environment into a series of awe-inspiring animal escapades rendered in led lights, lasers, 3-D projections, spectacular sets and interactive displays. L.A. Zoo Lights, bringing lights back to Griffith Park for the first time since 2009, is produced and presented by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association and made possible with support from Councilmember Tom LaBonge, City of Los Angeles, 4th District.
L.A. Zoo Lights is a self-guided 60- to 90-minute tour through select areas of the Zoo (while the animals themselves are asleep) that introduces guests to a clever troop of animated LED “monkeys” commandeering an electrical power source hidden in an unusual holiday tree. They swing through the entry plaza to guide an illuminated power line toward a giant electrical “outlet,” attempting to plug it in. Will they succeed? YES! The Zoo lights up, and guests follow the “monkeys” as they encounter various illuminated animal characters. Along the way, L.A. Zoo Lights offers the only opportunity in Los Angeles to see real reindeer (L.A. Zoo Lights sole live animals), plus weekend-only visits with Santa Claus, perched atop a throne seemingly carved from ice.
Although the Department of Water and Power’s wildly popular Holiday Light Festival is a bygone Griffith Park holiday tradition, and while L.A. Zoo Lights is a completely different, well, animal, it pays homage to the Festival with a nostalgic nod to the past by featuring some classic pieces, including the Hollywood sign, the downtown LA skyline and City Hall. Steaming hot chocolate and other holiday treats and goodies for sale are also part of the fun.
L.A. Zoo Lights techno wizardry is designed by art director Gregg Lacy and Bionic League, a live event lighting design company known for magnificent light shows for festivals, stadiums, arenas, clubs, and artists like Daft Punk, Kanye West and many others.
Admission to L.A. Zoo Lights is $13 for adults/seniors and $11 for children ages 2 to 12; tickets for GLAZA members are $12 for adults/seniors and $10 for children ages 2 to 12; children under age two 2 are free. Purchase tickets online here.
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Free parking is available. For additional information, contact (323) 644-6042 or visit www.lazoo.org
