Hollywild's Holiday Lights Safari Launches Saturday

Hollywild Animal Park kicks off the holiday season this Saturday, with its 22^nd annual Holiday Lights Safari Benefit.

The event will run nightly, including holidays from Nov. 17 through Saturday, January 5. Admission hours are 6-9PM, with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays.

Admission is $6 per person. There are no per car rates. Discounted rates are available for groups of 15 or more.

The Holiday Lights Safari Benefit raises funds to care for the park's animals and has become an Upstate tradition.

Each year's event offers something for newcomers and those who make Hollywild a holiday tradition year after year.

“Each year the experience is new on multiple levels, from the changes we make in the color and patterns of our light displays, to new features like additional silhouettes, and the interaction with new animals in Santa’s Village,” said Mary Lee Rollins, Hollywild’s Assistant Director. “But the biggest new element to the event is our Holiday Lights Safari parties. We’ve had so many requests for group holiday parties and birthday parties during this season that we’ve created special packages we know people will enjoy.”

During the Safari, you'll drive through an area featuring millions of lights decorating trees and pathways, lighted shapes including Noah's Ark, castles, and of course, animals.

Admission will also get you into the Enchanted Forest area, where visitors drive gently through herds of deer and safari animals while feeding the animals from their car windows.

You'll also visit “Santa's Village,” where you can park and walk around visiting with some of Hollywild's animals. Chilly? Warm yourself by a bonfire and enjoy hot cocoa. For additional fees, you can enjoy snacks, take a pony ride through the lighted forest and have pictures taken with Santa.

When it's time to go, serene nativity scenes and additional light displays guide you out of the park.

For additional information, please call the park office at (864)472-2038 or visit us online at www.hollywild.org