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Rainforest Adventures
4.5
1,449 reviews
#10 of 79 things to do in Sevierville
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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krissybee1979
Wilmington, NC1,211 contributions
Fun
Jun 2020 • Family
I had gotten tickets on Groupon with a discount and decided to give it a try since it was pretty inexpensive. We were pleasantly surprised and we all had a great time. We especially love the tamarins and lemurs. It’s mostly indoors but there’s a section outside with sheep, goats, a few lizards and turtles and a couple of monkeys. You can feed the goats and sheep right out of your hand. It’s funny because they follow you around and almost fight each other to be the one to get fed! So cute!
Written June 29, 2020
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TennesseePostcard
Murfreesboro, TN878 contributions
Expected more
Feb 2023 • Friends
For $19 a ticket, I expected a lot more. The views were limited to reptiles, rodents, birds, monkeys, porcupines and goats. The staff wasn’t very pleasant. No military discount, but there are free coupon books and brochures all over town that can help save you one or two dollars off admission. For $3, you can feed goats.
Written February 11, 2023
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Angelyn
Birmingham, AL4 contributions
Wonderful Zoo Experience!
Jan 2021 • Couples
This is a great place to visit in the Pigeon Forge area! All of the enclosures and facilities were very clean. There were a good number of animals. This would especially be great for a rainy day since 90% of it is inside, and the rest is mostly covered. We will definitely come back next time!
Written January 4, 2021
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Sasha L
1 contribution
WORST EMPLOYEES EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 2022
On Sunday 7/17/22 myself, my mom, my husband, my kids and my grandkids drove from Frankfort, KY to your facility to enjoy the day. When we 1st walked in, there was a woman standing there, not sure if she was a greeter or what. One of my grandkids which is 8 made a comment about the smell of the animals. Your employee looked at her and said well atleast you get air conditioning, you cant have it all. I thought to myself that was rude, but anyways I went on and didnt say anything. Then she tells me she needs to see my tickets, so I handed them to her and told her one of my grandkids didnt get to come so we need to upgrade one of our child tickets to an adult ticket and pay the difference. She says ok. Then she goes around our group and ask each kid how old they are. She starts with one of my granddaughters which just turned 12, then she goes to the next one and she says she is 13, so on and so on. She gets to my 12 year old son and when he tells her he is 12 (which he is) your employee looks at him and says there is no way, you look older than 12. Then she goes back to my first granddaughter and says your 13, I said no she is 12 and your employee raises her voice at me and says she just told me she is 13, she doesnt know how old she is. I said she is 12 and she is 13. She literally starts yelling at my granddaughter like she is grown accusing her of saying she was 13 the first time she ask. Then she looks at my family and says well lets start over and let me line you up like a school grade class and we will go through your ages again. At that point I was done. Ive never been so disrespected in my life in a business. That woman should have been fired on the spot. Needless to say we drove 4 hours for nothing because there was no way I would have ever let my family go through your zoo after that.
Written July 19, 2022
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Dakota W
3 contributions
It’s A No For Me
Sep 2022 • Couples
After looking at the reviews, we were excited to visit. It wasn’t long after entering that I immediately regretted it. There were pros and cons, with the cons outweighing the pros. Some of the enclosures were adequate and the majority of the animals looked healthy. The guinea pigs had room to run with was a plus. My issue is with how dirty and disgusting the enclosures were and the inadequate care that I saw with my own eyes. We went at 10 AM, they opened at 9 AM. It was obvious most of the enclosures has not been cleaned for days. As a snake, ferret, hedgehog and leopard gecko owner, I am appalled at the lack care these specific animals received. You are not supposed to cohabitate hedgehogs or leopard geckos. There were two hedgehogs in the same enclosure and I believe I counted five leopard geckos in a small enclosure. The ferrets had no enrichment, had wire ladders and a water bottle, all of these are not good for ferrets. Then there was the diet but that is a whole separate conversation. The snake enclosures had shed that has been there for a while along with feces. The blue tongue skinks’ enclosures were way too small. The Tegu enclosure had a decaying bird of some kind in it (they do eat chicks so that could be it) so that is proof the enclosure has not been cleaned. In one of the lemur enclosures, there was a white feeder mouse that seemed to have escaped. The outside animals (emus, sheep, and goats) were left to lay, sleep, eat and drink in their own urine and feces. There was so much matted wool and bodily fluids on most of the sheep. The mice and rats were in too small of enclosures and were cramped. The mother rats had absolutely no privacy or anywhere to hide their young.

I did inform the woman at the register about the two health issues I saw with two specific animals and she seemed to care and actually take it into consideration. She did state one of the ferrets were new, as it was surrendered which brings me to my next issue. If an animal is new, it needs to be quarantined, and if an animal is sick then it should not be on display.

Absolutely disgusted and disappointed. Do better. Google is free. It seems this place would rather acquire all these animals instead of providing adequate care for them.

*I can only add 10 photos*
Written September 23, 2022
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stephshusband
Pearl, MS24 contributions
Fun adventure!!
Oct 2021 • Friends
My family and I went here today 10/29. We happened to find this hidden gem a few years ago and try to make it a constant on our family vacations. It’s an excellent place to visit, especially if the weather isn’t good.

The animals are healthy and happy. They are usually active and playful every time we visit. My daughter loved the large birds that could talk. One was walking around singing “Row, Row, Row your boat”. The staff is always friendly. Great indoor zoo and we will definitely be back!
Written October 29, 2021
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scott16
Wilmington, OH1,080 contributions
Hidden gem
Apr 2021
Stopped here on our way out of town. Both boys 6 and 12 loved the experience. We saw several animals that we have not seen on multiple zoo trips. We enjoyed feeding the goats and sheep as well. Took a little over an hour to go through all the areas. This place was much bigger than expected. It was really fun.
Written April 4, 2021
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Heather Keenan
Gaffney, SC98 contributions
Loved it
May 2021 • Couples
Hubby and I loved it! I loved seeing all the monkeys and lemurs. They got rid of the tiger looking animal because people complained about the smell. Ridiculous. Only took us about 45 minutes to go thru but I enjoyed it. Taxes are 20 percent. We had 2 dollars off each ticket and it made it 12.99 a person and we still paid $30 !
Written May 20, 2021
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Rhonda V
3 contributions
cute animals
Jul 2021
It was fun looking at all the animals and feeding the goats. My grandkids loved looking at all the windows looking and trying to find the animals. Some animals were hiding and some were up front giving you a show. we had a great time.
Written July 24, 2021
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Brandon Nelson
Pelzer, SC11 contributions
Awesome zoo!
Jul 2022 • Friends
This little zoo is AWESOME! There was a wide variety of well cared for and active animals housed in beautiful enclosures. I recommend going early in the morning during feeding time. Much larger than we expected. Plan on spending a couple hours.
Written July 12, 2022
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