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Detroit Zoo Sets All-Time Attendance Record Thanks To Wild Lights, Good Weather And Penguins

For an 11th straight year, the Detroit Zoo’s attendance has surpassed one million guests. In fact, they smashed that number. According to Zoo officials, the Royal Oak-based attraction netted 1,698,053 visitors in 2016, exceeding their projected goal of 1.5 million. The big story this year was the 33,000 square foot Polk Penguin Conservation Center. It’s the largest facility in the world for penguins, and it opened in April. The penguins proved to be popular. More than a million visitors chec...

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Detroit Zoo Sets Attendance Record

The Detroit Zoo is seeing a surge in popularity, and for the ninth year in a row attendance is more than one million. It “smashed” their modern-day attendance record in 2015 according to officials, attracting 1,476,378 visitors. The previous record, set in 1997, was 1,364,905.   A end of year contributor to the stunning total was Wild Lights, the Detroit Zoo’s annual holiday light display that drew more than 144,000 guests. Other highlights were the new Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness, whi...

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Detroit Zoo Attendance Exceeds 1.3 Million In 2014

For the ninth consecutive year the Detroit Zoo’s annual attendance exceeds one million, with 1,363,949 guests in 2014, up from 1,304,114 in 2013. More than 100,000 guests came for “Wild Lights” which is the Detroit Zoo’s annual holiday light display presented by Bank of America, contributing significantly to the year’s numbers. “Good weather for most of the year, excellent attendance for Wild Lights and continued improvements in operations and facilities were all contributing factors in our...

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