roger williams park jack o lantern spectacular

We did get to see one of the zoo’s live elephants having a late-evening snack, so look for the pachyderms to the right before you get to the pumpkin trail entrance.

They were my kids’ favorites, and I’ll wager that they’re the favorites of many children who come through the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, especially if they were hoping to see some animals on their nighttime zoo adventure. Gorgeous carvings of animals, apropos for the Spectacular’s zoo locale, are plentiful. For example: The In Memoriam array is beautiful and touching-and on the other end of the spectrum, the chicken jack-o-lanterns in a coop had us all laughing out loud. Actually, we laughed and I cried, but the point is that the displays range from poignant to downright funny. Editor's note: This is a past review of the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular t his year, guests can travel through time and visit with dinosaurs, explore the ice age, and peek into the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Rome. Keep reading for highlights from the show and tips for getting the most out of the experience-perhaps it will become your family's new tradition, too.

My family has long had an annual Halloween tradition of attending a zoo event during the daytime now that my kids are older and are starting to outgrow Zoo Howl and Boo at the Zoo, maybe the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular will become our new Halloween zoo tradition. More than just a collection of carved pumpkins, it is a curated show of highly skilled and imaginative artwork, with a soundtrack to boot. As it turns out, the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular lives up to its name. When we were invited by the Roger Williams Park Zoo to attend the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular, I was delighted-but when something is billed as “spectacular,” I am always at least a little bit skeptical.

Roger williams park jack o lantern spectacular