Joël
Volunteer Moderator
Hayo fellow zookeepers!
Last year we've had the pleasure of enjoying four (!) community meetings in several zoos in The Netherlands with a group from DeLadysigner community. This year we hope to do that again and we would love to have fellow Planet Zoo players join us!
You are hereby invited for our first meeting in the year 2020.
Planet Zoo Community Meeting
Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) | The Netherlands
Date and time
Sunday 24 May 2020 | 10:00 AM CEST | CANCELLED
Meeting location
We plan to meet everyone between 09:30 - 10:00 AM at the Oceanium entrance inside the park (past the ticket gates) and will start the meeting at 10:00 AM. The park will be open from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM CEST (09:00 - 18:00). The Oceanium entrance is located next to the zoo's parking area. Guests travelling with public transport can enter the park at the Riviera entrance and walk through the park to the meeting point at the Oceanium entrance.
The organisation will only be the date; everyone is responsible for their own costs such as park entrance tickets, parking, transport, overnight stay and/or food, drinks and souvenirs, and everyone is responsible for their own health and safety.
Backstage tour
We are currently in talks with the zoo about the possibility for backstage tours, which will cost € 3.95 per person (subject to change) on top of the entrance ticket. A tour will be between 1.5 - 2 hours. There are currently two available options; one tour starts at 11:00 AM and another tour starts at 2:00 PM. The minimum amount of guests for a tour is 4 and the maximum amount of guests that can attend a tour is 30, so it will be organised on a first come, first serve basis (full = full). The tours are organised by the zoo and as such their terms apply. Filming backstage is not allowed.
Would you like to join us? Then please let me know!
Are you planning to join this Planet Zoo Community Meeting? Then please let me know by DM or a reply in this thread.
DeLadysigner community
This meeting is organised by DeLadysigner community. You are welcome to join DeLadysigner Discord if you would like to chat with fellow Planet Zoo players who are going to attend this meeting. The DeLadysigner Discord will also be used for opting-in on the backstage tour(s) (full = full), for keeping in touch while visiting zoos (tip: use Discord on your mobile device) and for voting on future Planet Zoo Community Meetings. Joining this Discord is not required to attend this Community Meeting.
Discord invite
DeLadysigner Discord
Please be aware that you have to get yourself the 'Zoo Meet Ups' role in the #self_assignable_roles channel once you have joined DeLadysigner Discord.
Planet Zoo Community Meetings in the future
We are currently planning multiple meetings in other zoos in The Netherlands. Those meetings will be announced separately on this forum. Zoos that are currently being considered are Burgers' Zoo (Arnhem), Zoo Amersfoort (DierenPark Amersfoort), Ouwehand Zoo (Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen) and Wildlands Adventure Zoo (Emmen). We are currently not considering zoos outside of The Netherlands (other community members are free to organise their own meet-ups).
I look forward to meet everyone and have an awesome day together!
Joël
Useful information about Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)
Official website of Diergaarde Blijdorp (Dutch)
Official website of Diergaarde Blijdorp (English)
Diergaarde Blijdorp app
Download Diergaarde Blijdorp park map (Dutch, Summer 2019)
Download Diergaarde Blijdorp park map (English, older version from 2015)
Disclaimer
This Community Meeting is planned to take place on 24 May 2020. However, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus it may be required to cancel this Community Meeting if local unforeseen events prohibit this Community Meeting from taking place. Unforeseen events may include closure of the zoo, local travel limitations (quarantine) and other rules set forth by the local authorities. As such, I strongly recommend not to buy tickets far in advance.
Association, organisation and responsibility
This Community Meeting is not associated with Frontier Developments or any zoo in which a Community Meeting is organised. This Community Meeting will be organised by the community, not by Frontier Developments or the zoo. Frontier Developments, the zoo in which the Community Meeting is organised and the community members organising this Community Meeting do not take any responsibility for anyone who is attending this Community Meeting or events that may or may not take place during this Community Meeting.
Last year we've had the pleasure of enjoying four (!) community meetings in several zoos in The Netherlands with a group from DeLadysigner community. This year we hope to do that again and we would love to have fellow Planet Zoo players join us!
You are hereby invited for our first meeting in the year 2020.
Planet Zoo Community Meeting
Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) | The Netherlands
Date and time
Meeting location
We plan to meet everyone between 09:30 - 10:00 AM at the Oceanium entrance inside the park (past the ticket gates) and will start the meeting at 10:00 AM. The park will be open from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM CEST (09:00 - 18:00). The Oceanium entrance is located next to the zoo's parking area. Guests travelling with public transport can enter the park at the Riviera entrance and walk through the park to the meeting point at the Oceanium entrance.
The organisation will only be the date; everyone is responsible for their own costs such as park entrance tickets, parking, transport, overnight stay and/or food, drinks and souvenirs, and everyone is responsible for their own health and safety.
Backstage tour
We are currently in talks with the zoo about the possibility for backstage tours, which will cost € 3.95 per person (subject to change) on top of the entrance ticket. A tour will be between 1.5 - 2 hours. There are currently two available options; one tour starts at 11:00 AM and another tour starts at 2:00 PM. The minimum amount of guests for a tour is 4 and the maximum amount of guests that can attend a tour is 30, so it will be organised on a first come, first serve basis (full = full). The tours are organised by the zoo and as such their terms apply. Filming backstage is not allowed.
Would you like to join us? Then please let me know!
Are you planning to join this Planet Zoo Community Meeting? Then please let me know by DM or a reply in this thread.
DeLadysigner community
This meeting is organised by DeLadysigner community. You are welcome to join DeLadysigner Discord if you would like to chat with fellow Planet Zoo players who are going to attend this meeting. The DeLadysigner Discord will also be used for opting-in on the backstage tour(s) (full = full), for keeping in touch while visiting zoos (tip: use Discord on your mobile device) and for voting on future Planet Zoo Community Meetings. Joining this Discord is not required to attend this Community Meeting.
Discord invite
DeLadysigner Discord
Please be aware that you have to get yourself the 'Zoo Meet Ups' role in the #self_assignable_roles channel once you have joined DeLadysigner Discord.
Planet Zoo Community Meetings in the future
We are currently planning multiple meetings in other zoos in The Netherlands. Those meetings will be announced separately on this forum. Zoos that are currently being considered are Burgers' Zoo (Arnhem), Zoo Amersfoort (DierenPark Amersfoort), Ouwehand Zoo (Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen) and Wildlands Adventure Zoo (Emmen). We are currently not considering zoos outside of The Netherlands (other community members are free to organise their own meet-ups).
I look forward to meet everyone and have an awesome day together!
Joël
Useful information about Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)
Official website of Diergaarde Blijdorp (Dutch)
Official website of Diergaarde Blijdorp (English)
Diergaarde Blijdorp app
Download Diergaarde Blijdorp park map (Dutch, Summer 2019)
Download Diergaarde Blijdorp park map (English, older version from 2015)
Disclaimer
This Community Meeting is planned to take place on 24 May 2020. However, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus it may be required to cancel this Community Meeting if local unforeseen events prohibit this Community Meeting from taking place. Unforeseen events may include closure of the zoo, local travel limitations (quarantine) and other rules set forth by the local authorities. As such, I strongly recommend not to buy tickets far in advance.
Association, organisation and responsibility
This Community Meeting is not associated with Frontier Developments or any zoo in which a Community Meeting is organised. This Community Meeting will be organised by the community, not by Frontier Developments or the zoo. Frontier Developments, the zoo in which the Community Meeting is organised and the community members organising this Community Meeting do not take any responsibility for anyone who is attending this Community Meeting or events that may or may not take place during this Community Meeting.
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