Rides and Attractions

The main platform at the Giraffe Exhibit in Plains not only offers the best views of our reticulated giraffe herd but also you’ll have the opportunity to hand-feed one of these gorgeous creatures! The first time you see these gentle giants up close will be a moment you’ll never forget!

*Times: See Daily Schedule

*Location: Plains

*Cost: $4 per ticket

Meet our flamingos up close and feed them one of their favorite foods, krill! Thanks to a gift from The Family of Dan and Rhonda Hall, we offer opportunities seasonally for guests to feed our flocks.

*Times: See Daily Schedule

*Location: Flights of Fancy

*Cost: $4 per ticket

Hop on over to Kangaroo Crossing for a brand new experience you won’t want to miss! For the first time since opening in 2022, you’ll have the opportunity to hand-feed one of our marsupial mob.

*Times: See Daily Schedule

*Location: Kangaroo Crossing

*Cost: $4 per ticket

Make a new feathered friend in Flights of Fancy. In the Budgie Aviary, give your seed stick a shake and one may even land on your hand, arm or shoulder to have a nibble of seed. In the Lory/Lorikeet Aviary, you can catch a glimpse of these birds’ brush-tipped tongues as they drink nectar right from your hand!

*Times: See Daily Schedule

*Location: Flights of Fancy

*Cost: $4 per ticket

*Special Experience: Explorer Pass includes two Budgie Feeds and one Lorikeet Feed

The Carousel features many different hand-carved animals, such as seahorses, penguins, seals, elephants, rhinos, dolphins, lions, and many others! This charming ride is always a favorite of our younger guests. The Carousel is wheelchair accessible. Open mid-March through December, weather permitting.

* Please Note: Children under age 3 must be accompanied by an adult. For safety reasons, one adult without a ticket may stand with a paid child.

Featuring 13 two-seater cars individually themed as safari jeeps, the Kōmbo Coaster delivers just the right heights, speeds, twists and turns for the whole family to enjoy. The coaster reaches a top speed of 21mph over a 656-foot-long track with a maximum height of 24 feet. Kōmbo is a gift from Scott Jones and his sons Benjamin, Andrew and Daniel through the Scott A. Jones Foundation. Open mid-March through October, weather permitting.

Safety Guidelines:

• Guests must be at least 47 inches tall to ride.
• Children under the age of 6 who meet the minimum height requirement must be accompanied by an adult.
• Persons with limited mobility will need to transfer themselves from wheelchair/scooter to coaster car to ride.
• Persons with heart disease or back injuries, those wearing a cast and women who are pregnant are not permitted to ride.

This slow-moving, gondola-style ride offers incredible views of the Zoo, especially the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center and downtown Indianapolis. The Skyline reaches heights of up to 50 feet in the air. The 8-minute ride will give you a new perspective of how orangutans view the world, and you might even see one swinging nearby on the Myrta Pulliam Hutan Trail! Each ride car is ADA accessible and seats a maximum of four people. Open mid-March through October, weather permitting.

* Please Note: Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Climb aboard the White River Junction Train Ride for a tour of the “Zoo behind the Zoo.” Riders will enjoy a 10-minute narrated journey and learn about our Plains animals, greenhouse, gardens, the Zoo’s 15,000-square-foot veterinary hospital, maintenance and commissary departments and other behind-the-scenes operations necessary to run the Zoo. Available mid-March through December, riders will also learn about the Zoo’s animal conservation mission.

* Please Note: Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.​