Our Sunday hours are 2PM-5PM and do not change throughout the year. We hope to see you in church! We would love for you to visit during our regular business hours. Summer hours: Monday & Tuesday - Closed, Wednesday-Friday 10AM-2PM, Saturday 10AM-7PM, Sunday 2PM-5PM.
My idea of a zoo and their idea is 2 totally different things. Way over priced to see a few animals that takes about 10 minutes. Staff was friendly but the kids were disappointed we left so soon because we were done within 30 minutes.
Firstly- I understand that some have left some really harsh reviews, so I'd like to take a different take. Firstly, in regards to the 4/5 star reviews, I have no idea how you get that as it doesn't compare to 4/5 star places. People visiting- as we did- need to understand that this isn't an actual 'zoo' and that you could easily do the entire place in not even 30 minutes- and that is no rush either. If you are a local- it's a fun place to bring kids as it is basically a petting zoo with a few exotic animals thrown in- like camels/zebra and it has bounce houses etc etc- I have no doubt that local kids have regular fun here- the place isn't a dump or badly managed. If you are a tourist- it's not a 'tourist attraction' per say- I don't see the point of stopping here as we did unless you have nothing else to do in Shreveport since you've already been to the other main attractions- like the 8th Air Force Museum and Sci Port Center. I think that is why you have reviews all over the place- it's not a tourist attraction in my opinion, but for locals- they go and have a nice time since this is the only such place to go of it's type around the city.
Absolutely LOVE jubilee zoo! Took the family there Sunday afternoon after church (as they are closed in the morning on Sundays) and we had a blast. My 3 year old loved getting to feed the animals and milking the goats :) they have a cute little gift shop as well. The hayride was fun as the animals all crowded around to be fed. Just watch out for the camel because well... She is a pig lol. She will eat the whole bucket of feed if you let her! Overall my experience was great! Glad to know that they have a water slide too so that next time I will know to bring the swimsuits for the babies! For it being a place with a bunch of animals I was surprised at how clean it was. I will deinantly be taking the family back soon! GREAT PLACE :)
We chose Jubille Zoo for our son's first birthday. We have visited other petting zoos in the area and this is now our favorite! Both of my son's enjoyed the bounce houses. They have large ones for the big kids and a toddler house for the wee ones. My one year old could play around in it (albeit, clumsily :). They fed the goats and other animals. We went first thing in the morning so we were the first ones (and only ones) on the hayride... boy was that camel hungry!! All the animals came right up to eat. The kids loved it! They also have a small gift shop and snack stand. We will certainly make several return visits!
We loved the zoo, and plan to make a trip back this falls for the pumpkin patch. My little guy is 19 months and it was perfect for his age. He loved all of the animals, but the goats were his favorite. Will definitely be considering for birthday parties in the future!
Thank you for sharing that you had a good time when you visited with us. We love to hear when we get it right. We also appreciate your concern about our animals. You must not be aware that Jubilee Zoo often acts as a shelter for unwanted/mistreated animals. Tarzan, the parrot, was sadly neglected and abandoned in a warehouse prior to coming to live with us. He plucked his feathers as a form of self-stimulation because he had no companionship. He now regularly interacts with people and has stopped plucking but his feathers will never grow back. The Kangaroo, One-eyed Jack, sadly lost his eye to an unfortunate run-in with a tree branch. He has had no complications with it since moving to Jubilee Zoo several years ago. It is unsightly (no pun intended) but Jack still likes to visit and we still plan to keep him on display. As to pony hooves, all I can say is that the farrier is here every 6 to 8 weeks (unless he forgets, is sick, or has a fire - he's a firefighter in his real job) he is great with the ponies so we are willing to wait on him if we need to.Again, thank you for your visit and we are glad you had a good time.
While we appreciate that you take the time to review our services, we would prefer that you come to us in person so we can address your issues. Jubilee Zoo is set up as a family entertainment venue. You don't expect to be guided personally around Six Flags or Chucky, I assume. We are more than happy to respond to questions about our animals or entertainment options if you would like to know what to do at Jubilee Zoo - just ask us up front. We do not have the budget to hire guides for our guests and are putting all of our current revenue into maintaining and building our facility. We are operating on a negative budget and have been financing our community offering primarily from our personal resources. We have not, to date, been able to pay ourselves any salary whatsoever and work 60 + hour weeks in order to properly maintain the animals and facility. Yes, we do have an upcharge for EXTRA OPTIONAL feed,.. This allows us to limit overconsumption of feed by the animals and allows us to keep low our admission price which includes a free feed cone. We are currently trying to gather resources for additional bathroom facilities as well. Please keep in mind that it is not reasonable to demand unadvertised services while complaining about the prices to a business that is operating at a loss until a larger customer base can be reached.
This is a small zoo with a lot of animals. My 2 year old granddaughter loved it. You can feed some of them
We've returned from our 2nd Birthday at Jubilee and it was a lot of fun! It was very hot, but, the fans and misters made it much cooler. The animals all looked good and well cared for and everything is kept up nice. The kids had a wonderful time. We will be back again for sure.