Bunny-Palooza Hops onto the Scene at Miami Seaquarium: Celebrity Grand Marshal For Easter Parade, Continuous Egg Hunts, More!

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Easter Weekend in Miami gets underway with Bunny-Palooza 2012 at Miami Seaquarium, which hops onto the Easter scene from Friday, April 6th to Easter Sunday, Sunday, April 8th, with the largest parade in the event’s more than 10 year history. 

Ariana Grande of hit TV Show Victorious,
to serve as Grand Marshal of Easter Parade
during all three days of Easter weekend

The Easter Parade will feature Ariana Grande, who plays Cat Valentine, on the hit TV show Victorious.


In addition, guests will enjoy continuous Easter Egg Hunts throughout the day, candy galore and five acres of adrenaline pumping fun with bounce houses, ‘Giant Fun Slide,’ Rock Climbing Wall and many prizes and surprises.  


A discount offering of $8 off admission to Bunny-Palooza is available with a receipt or coupon from Publix Supermarkets.  Each day 10 lucky fans will have the opportunity to Meet and Greet with Parade Grand Marshal Ariana Grande. For more information on Bunny-Palooza and how to enter to win a Meet and Greet with Ariana Grande visit www.miamiseaquarium.com.




“Easter is a big deal at Miami Seaquarium,” said Andrew Hertz, General Manager at Miami Seaquarium. “This year, by bringing in a celebrity Grand Marshal we are building on the tradition that we have created over the course of more than 10 years. The 2012 Bunny-Palooza will be bigger and better than ever before. We are happy to welcome Ariana Grande to our parade and invite all her fans to come out to see her.”


The Easter Parade will start at 12:30pm on each day, complete with marching bands, strolling performers, costumed characters and of course the Easter Bunny. In addition, during the festivities, bunny hoppers should be on the lookout for a Golden Egg, which will be hidden in one goodie bag that will be given out during Bunny-Palooza. The Golden Egg will give one lucky child and up to three other family members or friends, admission to Miami Seaquarium for their entire lifetime. 


For more information please call 305-361-5705, Ext. 225.  Miami Seaquarium is located at 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami.


Miami Seaquarium, South Florida's most popular tourist attraction, is a family-oriented marine-life park open to the public 365 days a year. The park provides visitors with a greater understanding and appreciation for marine life through shows, presentations and marine-life exhibits.


General admission to Miami Seaquarium is $39.95 and $29.95 for children (ages 3-9). More information on Miami Seaquarium is available at www.miamiseaquarium.com.  Like Miami Seaquarium on Facebook.

'Spring' Over to Zoo Miami for these Amazing April Events

Have fun and learn this Spring at Zoo Miami. The Zoo is celebrating the Spring season with a myriad of events and activities for the whole family, including Music of the Americas at Amazon and Beyond, Zoofari Spring Camp, Party for the Planet, Egg Safari and Brew at the Zoo.


For more information about any of the events listed below, please visit www.zoomiami.org and Facebook, or call 305-251-0400.

Music of the Americas at Amazon and Beyond

Music of the Americas at Amazon and Beyond will take place at 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through April 29. Enjoy rhythmic samba tunes, Brazilian dance acts, South American flutes, woodwinds, and harp by the following artists and groups:  Roberto Perera & Jorge Alfano, Amazonas Samba Dancers and the Capoeira Jungle Circle.  

Egg Safari

The annual Egg Safari takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  It’s a magical weekend at Zoo Miami with continuous egg safaris, fun activities, the Easter Bunny and more for kids 12 and younger. The animals will also be receiving special holiday treats!

Party for the Planet

Zoo Miami’s Earth Day celebration, Party for the Planet, will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Tropical Flowering Tree Society will be hosting the world’s largest flowering tree annual plant show and sale. There will also be fun “green” activities and entertainment for the entire family as well as animal enrichment with recycled items and/or natural materials like newspapers, cardboard tubes, bamboo, old tires, fire hoses and more.


During Party for the Planet, guests can come in free of charge if they turn in a cellphone as part of the Zoo's ECO-CELL Phone Recycling Program. Not only will each person donating a cellphone enter the zoo for free on these two days, but they will also help save gorillas!


Cell phones include coltan, a mineral extracted in the deep forests of Congo in central Africa, home to the world's endangered lowland gorillas. Fueled by the worldwide cell phone boom, Congo's out-of-control coltan mining business has in recent years led to a dramatic reduction of animal habitat and the rampant slaughter of great apes for the illegal bush-meat trade. Turning in a cell phone will reduce the need for additional coltan … and help protect the gorillas.

 Brew at the Zoo

Come celebrate Miami New Times’ and Zoo Miami’s Brew at the Zoo Saturday, April 28, from 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Sample more than 100 kinds of beer from around the globe and enjoy live musical performances by Alien Ant Farm and The Spazmatics. Beer bites will be available for purchase. More information is available www.newtimesbrewatthezoo.com.
  

2012 Summer Savings Pass: 4 attractions… 4 months of fun… 1 low price!

Lion Country Safari, Miami Seaquarium, Museum of Discovery and Science, and Zoo Miami will be offering the 2012 Summer Savings Pass for the fourth year in a row. The Summer Savings Pass will give its buyers unlimited admission to all four attractions throughout the summer!


The Summer Savings Pass will be available for purchase at each of the participating parks beginning May 14, 2012 and will be valid for admission to each of the attractions until September 30, 2012. 

Zoo Miami is located at 12400 SW 152 Street, Miami. General zoo admission is $15.95 per adult and $11.95 per child (3-12), plus tax. Children younger than 2 and zoo members enter free; parking is free. Zoo Miami’s hours are 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; ticket booths close at 4 p.m. Note: Some animals start going in for the night at 5 p.m.


For more information, please visit www.zoomiami.org or call 305-251-0400.