People riding the Kombo Coaster

Rides & Attractions

Enhance your zoo visit with fun rides and engaging attractions!

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FEED YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE!

During our animal feed experiences, you’ll be able to hand-feed several of our animals including a giraffe, a flamingo, a ray and more!

For all animal feed times*: See our daily schedule

*Feeds are available seasonally when weather permits.

Endangered Species Carousel
presented by ITS Logistics

The Carousel features many different hand-carved animals, such as seahorses, penguins, seals, elephants, rhinos, dolphins, lions, and many others! This charming ride is always a favorite of our younger guests.

  • The Carousel is wheelchair accessible.
  • Open mid-March through December, weather permitting.
  • Children under age 3 must be accompanied by an adult. For safety reasons, one adult without a ticket may stand with a paid child.
Kōmbo Family Coaster

Featuring 13 two-seater cars individually themed as safari jeeps, the Kōmbo Coaster delivers just the right heights, speeds, twists and turns for the whole family to enjoy. The coaster reaches a top speed of 21mph over a 656-foot-long track with a maximum height of 24 feet. Kōmbo is a gift from Scott Jones and his sons Benjamin, Andrew and Daniel through the Scott A. Jones Foundation.

  • Open mid-March through October, weather permitting.
  • Guests must be at least 47 inches tall to ride.
  • Children under the age of 6 who meet the minimum height requirement must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Persons with limited mobility will need to transfer themselves from wheelchair/scooter to coaster car to ride.
  • Persons with heart disease or back injuries, those wearing a cast and women who are pregnant are not permitted to ride.
Skyline

This slow-moving, gondola-style ride offers incredible views of the Zoo, especially the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center and downtown Indianapolis. The Skyline reaches heights of up to 50 feet in the air. The 8-minute ride will give you a new perspective of how orangutans view the world, and you might even see one swinging nearby on the Myrta Pulliam Hutan Trail!

  • Each ride car is ADA accessible and seats a maximum of four people.
  • Open mid-March through October, weather permitting.
  • Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
White River Junction Train​
presented by ITS Logistics

Climb aboard the White River Junction Train Ride for a tour of the “Zoo behind the Zoo.” Riders will enjoy a 10-minute narrated journey and learn about our Plains animals, greenhouse, gardens, the Zoo’s 15,000-square-foot veterinary hospital, maintenance and commissary departments and other behind-the-scenes operations necessary to run the Zoo.

  • Available mid-March through December
  • Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.​

Plan Ahead for Your Visit

See what animal chats, feeds and rides will be available during your visit.

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SHARK TOUCH POOL

As you go through the Oceans exhibit, don’t miss the highlight of this experience — the Firestone Gallery featuring the nation’s largest shark touch pool. A school of smooth dogfish sharks provides a wonderful opportunity for guests of all ages to have a personal encounter with these misunderstood creatures found in the shallows.

*Open daily, year-round.