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After closing its gates on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Ana Zoo is ready to safely reopen to the general public and its members today, September 9, 2020.

The Zoo will be reopening with a modified schedule. Open hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Monday and Tuesday and last admission is at 4 p.m.)

During the closure, the Zoo worked on creating a safe, modified reopening experience for its guests that conforms with State of California guidance for the museum sector. Changes include limited capacity, closure of indoor and high-touch spaces, requirement of face coverings, and supplemental signage throughout the zoo.

What Guests Can Expect:
• First-come, first-served entry based on capacity
• Required face coverings for all Zoo staff, volunteers and guests (ages 2 and older)
• Enhanced cleaning procedures for high-contact surfaces and restrooms
• Additional hand sanitizer or hand-washing stations available at various locations throughout the Zoo
• New traffic flows and pathways throughout the Zoo to allow for physical distancing
• Physical distancing reminders, markers and physical barriers placed throughout the Zoo
• The closure of high-touch areas such as the playground, dung beetle maze, Colors of the Amazon bird aviary, and the goat contact yard at the Crean Family Farm Children’s Zoo
• The closure of rides including the Zoofari Express Train, Conservation Carrousel, and 50 Monkeys Ferris Wheel
• The closure of indoor exhibit spaces including the Exploration Outpost

For additional information, please visit: www.santaanazoo.org or follow the Santa Ana Zoo on social media.

El Zoológico de Santa Ana reabre hoy 9 de septiembre

Después de cerrar el 16 de marzo, 2020, debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, el Zoológico de Santa Ana está listo para reabrir sus puertas sus miembros y público en general hoy 9 de septiembre, 2020.

El zoo abrirá en horario modificado. Las horas de operación son de miércoles a domingo de 10 de la mañana a las 5 de la tarde (cerrado el lunes y el martes y la última admisión es a las 4 de la tarde).

Durante el cierre, el zoológico trabajó en la creación de una experiencia de reapertura modificada y segura para sus visitantes que cumple con las pautas del estado de California para el sector de museos. Los cambios incluyen capacidad limitada, cierre de espacios interiores y de alto contacto, requerimiento de cubiertas faciales y señalización complementaria en todo el zoológico.

Los visitantes deben esperar:
• Entrar por orden de llegada en base a capacidad
• Requerimiento de cobertura facial para todos los empleados, voluntarios y visitantes (mayores de 2 años)
• Procedimientos de limpieza mejorados para baños y superficies de alto contacto
• Desinfectante de manos adicional o estaciones de lavado de manos disponibles en varios lugares del zoológico
• Nuevos flujos de tráfico y caminos en todo el zoológico para permitir el distanciamiento físico.
• Recordatorios de distanciamiento físico y marcadores y barreras físicas colocadas por todo el zoológico.
• El cierre de áreas de alto contacto como el patio de recreo, el laberinto de escarabajos, el aviario Colores del Amazonas y el corral de contacto con cabras en la granja zoológico infantil de la familia Crean
• El cierre de atracciones como el Tren Expreso Zoofari, el Carrusel de Conservación y la Rueda de los 50 monos.
• El cierre de los espacios de exhibición interiores, incluido el Puesto de Exploración.

Para obtener información adicional, visite www.santaanazoo.org o siga al Zoológico de Santa Ana en las redes sociales.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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