What a year at Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park

Hungary’s first zoo outside the capital and one and only amusement park have just concluded one of their most successful years of the past decade, with a number of remarkable additions to their animal collection, the introduction of several new events and services, and over 160 thousand visitors in total – the highest attendance of the last 10 years.

2019 was an outstanding year in terms of the institution’s breeding successes and new acquisitions.

After previous successes in 2017, a reticulated giraffe and a mantled guereza were born once again; and multiple red-and-green and blue-and-yellow macaws hatched, just like last year. Also, there are a number of species such as common elands, ring-tailed lemurs and South American tapirs that have managed to breed every year, including 2019, for a while now. This year’s new acquisitions included frilled-necked lizards, Vietnamese mossy frogs and a yellow-headed water monitor. Shetland ponies also arrived in summer, and, with them, ever popular pony rides were once again be available at the Amusement Park between August and October.

As we have previously reported, the Amusement Park also had a great season this year, with a number of rides undergoing a cosmetic overhaul and a total of 186 thousand ride and attraction uses over 182 days.

Besides their well-known events like Easter, Children’s Weekend, Halloween Party and Christmas at the Zoo, they introduced novelties such as children’s festival Campus KID, Terrarium and Aquarium Weekend and historical guided tours on the European Heritage Days.