Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). History Jaycees members Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel started planning the park in 1956. They bought the original at the north end of today's Kelley Park for $300,000 on the city's behalf. Features Puppet theater Animal hospital with indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology Education center built out of hay bales with year-round classes for ages 12-months to adult Rides and structures for toddlers and children featuring slides, swings, ropes and climbing areas Carousel and roller coaster Exhibits Petting zoo with an animal barn "Parallel play area" for children: next to endangered lemurs Fossa exhibit (a member of the mongoose family, most famous for its role in the movie Madagascar) The museum is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Animal list Animals on exhibit Black and White Ruffed Lemur Capybara Collared Peccary Dwarf Zebu Fennec Fox Fossa Giant Anteaters Guinea Pigs Jaguar Meerkats Navajo Churro Sheep Parma Wallaby Pygmy Goat Red Panda Red Ruffed Lemur Ring Tailed Lemur Squirrel Monkey African Spurred Tortoise American Alligator Red-Eared Slider Turtle Corn Snake Black-necked Stilt Blue and Gold Macaw Cattle Egret Crested Wood Partridge Eclectus Parrots Speckled Pigeon Turkey Vulture Ringed Teal Duck White Faced Whistling Duck Animals that are part of their Education Program Domestic Ferret Four-Toed Hedgehog Prehensile-tailed Porcupine Domestic Rabbit Striped Skunk Barbary Dove Eclectus Parrot Great Horned Owl Ball Python Box turtle Desert tortoise Indonesian Blue Tongued skink Leopard gecko Prehensile-tailed Skink Kenyan Sand Boa Hybrid Tiger Salamander Giant Forest Scorpion Red-Kneed Tarantula Giant African Millipede Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Rides Part of the Giggle Grove Area Dragon Flyer Kiddie Swings Frog Hopper The Granny Bugs The Mini Putts Other Rides Keep-Around-Carousel Pacific Fruit Express Family Roller Coaster Danny the Dragon Ride References Gallery External links Parks in San Jose, California Animal theme parks Zoos in California San Francisco Bay Area amusement parks Tourist attractions in San Jose, California Zoos established in 1961