Roger Williams Park Zoo is hosting a Mascot Meet and Greet day on Saturday, May 19 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and meet favorite mascots from around New England including the Zoo’s very own Roger the Red Panda. All mascots will be throughout the Zoo, and ready to take photos and greet children and adults! Guests will meet characters from Rhode Island Comic Con including stormtroopers and a sith from Star Wars, Robin and Beast Boy from Teen Titan, superhero Deadpool, Judy Hopps from Zootopia, and an inflatable T-Rex. Also roaming the Zoo, Slyde from New England Revolution, Andy the Armadillo from Texas Roadhouse, Joey from Launch Trampoline, the puffin from Children’s Workshop, and Max Man from Rhode Island Resource Recovery. Cat Country will be playing your favorites in Wilderness Plaza accompanied by their mascot the Cat.
Weather permitting children and adults will also enjoy the opportunity to get up close to the Zoo's nine-banded and six-banded armadillos in an interactive animal encounter. This activity is on the Marco Polo Trail.
This event is FREE with Zoo admission; toddlers age one and younger as well as Zoo members are free. Roger Williams Park Zoo is open daily from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 1 – September 30; and 10:00 am – 4:00 pm October 1 – March 31.
For more information, please visit rwpzoo.org.
*Roger Williams Park Zoo is a sponsor of Macaroni Kid Southern RI.*
