I don’t know if you will have any more Woodland Park Zoo posts but I’m making a slide show for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary and came across photos of my dad and his brother riding ponies (donkey?) – he’s pretty sure it was at Woodland Park Zoo in 1942. I know I also rode the ponies in the late 60′s early 70′s. I wonder when they quit doing this (oh! I just looked up at [link] and they were still there in 1999 ““ time for a trip to the zoo for me to see if they’re still there!) Just thought I’d pass this along if you can find any good Woodland Park Zoo photos that these might complement.
According to [link] the ride price went from a nickel to a dime in 1946. Love your site!
Jana Robertson
Via E-Mail
7/5/2009
Jana Robertson
Via E-Mail
7/5/2009
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| Robertson family members riding the ponies at Woodland Park Zoo in 1942. Photo courtesy Jana Robertson. |
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| Robertson family members riding the ponies at Woodland Park Zoo in 1942. Photo courtesy Jana Robertson. |
Sorry, Jana. The zoo stopped the pony rides a few years ago. The “ring” and ticket booths are still there, near the carousel by the north entrance of the zoo, but they’re not being used for their original purpose. I believe they will be torn down at some point. At the moment the middle of the ring has some picnic tables in it.
I believe it’s going to be torn down to make way for the new parking garage, or access to/from it, or something like that.
I wonder if Bobo rode the ponies…