SkyForce10 was over the zoo the morning of Friday, November 7, 2025, as crews installed the "Philly Zoo Pherris Wheel. " The ...

The Philadelphia Zoo Balloon once took visitors up for an aerial view of America’s first zoo and offered excellent views of the Philadelphia skyline, but has now been shut down for years. Soon, though ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is taking things to new heights during this year's LumiNature celebrations. The zoo says a 110-foot "Pherris Wheel" will make its debut this year. The ride ...

A new children's book tells the story of the tiger cub that was rejected by its mother at the Philadelphia Zoo, cared for by zookeepers and ultimately adopted by a tiger of another subspecies — a feat ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is adding a thrilling new attraction that will surely take you to new heights. LumiNature, the zoo's nature-inspired holiday light show, is set to return with the grand opening of ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is taking visitors up into the skies, but not through a balloon this time. The Fairmount Park attraction will soon unveil a Ferris wheel — or "Pherris wheel" — as part of its ...