{"id":2337,"date":"2026-06-01T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:07:01","slug":"central-flordia-zoo-mixes-disco-fundraiser-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2337","title":{"rendered":"Central Flordia Zoo mixes disco, fundraiser, 50th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Central Florida Zoo &amp; Biological Gardens is looking for some boogie fever to hit Sanford. The attraction will celebrate its 50th anniversay with a throwback event on June 13.\u00a0 It\u2019s dubbed Zoodio 50 Disco Party.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2335\">Magic officially name Sean Sweeney next head coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The adults-only fundraiser will feature dinner and a dance floor that harkens back to the \u201970s.\u00a0 Disco-inspired clothing is encouraged for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets include the meal plus two drink tickets, a live DJ and \u201cafter-hours zoo experiences.\u201d\u00a0 Admission is $100 per person or $150 per couple.\u00a0 There is a capacity of 200 participants.\u00a0 Event hours are 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The tickets helps support animal care, wildlife conservation and education programs.\u00a0 The zoo recently made headlines for taking in sloths from a planned (but now abandoned) International Drive attraction.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo is a not-for-profil organization and is home to more than 350 animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals such as monkeys, lemurs, goats, cheetahs, giraffe, a greater one-horned rhinocerous and more.\u00a0 It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2333\">As hurricane season begins, forecasters armed with new tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For tickets and more information, go to centralfloridazoo.org.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>What\u2019s new at the Central Florida Zoo? Insider tours, fossas, VR, more<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HI9vwogPU4\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" loading=\"lazy\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/03\/19\/whats-new-at-the-central-florida-zoo-insider-tours-fossas-vr-more\/embed\/#?secret=RPSzM6CGI2#?secret=HI9vwogPU4\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWhat\u2019s new at the Central Florida Zoo? Insider tours, fossas, VR, more\u201d \u2014 Orlando Sentinel\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In other zoo-related news:<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 The attraction has shifted to its summer operating hours, designed for cooler morning visits.\u00a0 The zoo will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.\u00a0 That\u2019s a shift of one hour earlier at each end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fathers and grandfathers will receive free entry\u00a0 with the purchase of a general admission ticket on June 21, aka Fathers Day. This offer must be purchased at the attraction gate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2331\">High temperatures and lightning storms expected to hit Central Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>dbevil@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanford non-profit organization looks to raise money with dinner and dancing event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Flordia Zoo mixes disco, fundraiser, 50th anniversary - Orlando Relocation Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2337\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Central Flordia Zoo mixes disco, fundraiser, 50th anniversary - 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