WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo

Wild Life Sydney Zoo is a wildlife park in the Darling Harbour precinct, on the western edge of the Sydney central business district, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in September 2006, the zoo is located adjacent to a leisure and retail precinct that includes the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and Madame Tussauds Sydney.

History

In May 2006, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd announced plans to expand the existing aquarium site, in order to incorporate a wildlife park. Following this announcement, and after the acquisition of the tourist attractions at Sydney Tower and of Manly Oceanarium, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd changed its name to Sydney Attractions Group. Village Roadshow Limited purchased Sydney Attractions Group in late 2007. UK attractions group Merlin Entertainments bought Sydney Wildlife World as part of its acquisition of Village Roadshow assets in March 2011.

The park changed its name to Wild Life Sydney Zoo (trademarked as Wild Life Sydney) and re-opened on 13 September 2011.

The attraction won the Award for the best family-focused tourism at The Australian's 2007 Travel and Tourism Awards.

Located in: Darling Harbour
Address: 1-5 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Opened: September 13, 2011
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM Thu
Notable animals: Zac (Eclectus parrot), Jackie (Platypus)