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Scatter Joy Acres

3.8 (26 reviews)
Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Ka'ili H.

One of the first places my boyfriend and I had been trying to visit was Scatter Joy Acres. I had stumbled upon some pictures of cute animals on Instagram and shared them with him. We tried to head out to their original location a couple of times, then they were in the process of moving to their new location, life happened, and it kind of went to the wayside. Fast forward to nice weather and a bit more time, I had been thinking it would be a good time to check it out before winter. A few weeks passed and my birthday came along and we went on a drive. This is a normal thing, we often go to different parks to go for a hike or check something out on our days off. He thought I knew where we were going and I definitely did not! Until...we pulled up along side their new place and I was super excited! We noticed that the parking lot is also RV equipped and had designated parking spots for veterans and different important and respected folks. I thought that was a nice touch. Scatter Joy truly has something to offer everyone. Their mission is caring for surrendered and rescued animals. But also many of their animals are therapy animals. They offer animal assisted therapy and equine assisted therapy. After we went into the small building to pay for admission we were greeted by Dani who had a wealth of information about the place, the animals, and what they do. We were able check out the warm room and met Zoe and South American racoon, two baby foxes, and itty baby racoon that was abandoned after their tree they nested in was cut down, and some chinchillas. We headed over to the turtles next! It was fun to see them out in an open space. All of the animals we got to meet and pet were friendly and loved the attention. I loved seeing the beautiful peacocks, in colors I had never seen before! The porcupines had the best hair ever, the zebra was beautiful and the goats and sheep were cute and funny too. They also have wallabys and kangaroos. Two of which I didn't think I'd ever get to get up close to!! The kangaroos were so sweet! They have a blind cow Jesse who they care for and a couple of other cows, like the Highland cow Annabelle I had never seen before! The horses, reindeer, alpacas, and camels, rounded out our visit for the day. It was such an incredible humbling experience I highly suggest anyone to check out. They are even in the Nebraska parks pass to get stamped as well! I headed out their again with some friends and it was still lots of fun! It's a nice drive and worth the time to head out there!

Chris D.

Wow what a fun afternoon! Totally went here on a whim and ended up being the highlight of the day! 26 acres of many different types of animals most of which you can get up close and personal with! It was so much fun seeing and petting all of these animals. All of the volunteers that were working there were super friendly and helpful and eager to answer any questions you might have. Had the opportunity to visit with the owner Joy who was super nice and was very impressed with the background she gave us on her business and the events that they do. They were very accommodating to us in so many ways! I wish nothing but the best for Joy and her business.

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Olive A.

She took my animals and rehomed them without my permission and wanted money. She won't tell me where they are. I let them stay there cause I sold my home for my goats to get them a bigger place. My son is disabled and she said they will be there when I get moved to come get them. She won't tell me where they are and now I am looking everywhere for them. Please don't trust this place. She gets grants and made lots of money and steals from people like us.

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Teresa M.

Kids had a blast here today. First time out since the virus. We kept our distance and saw lots of animals! The puppies stole my heart! Lots of anti bacterial at every gate. Get out and get some fresh air!!

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Courtney A.

We loved this experience! Way more interactive than the zoo. The friendly baby kangaroo stole the show!

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I wanted to update my original review after the business reached out and made things right. While…read moremy initial experience at the tulip festival was disappointing due to confusion about the advertised military discount and an interaction that didn't feel great at the time, I really appreciate how they handled it afterward. They took the time to apologize, sent a gift card, and have since updated their website to clearly reflect the discount details. That kind of follow-through truly shows they care about their customers and are willing to improve, which I respect. The location is beautiful and the flowers are absolutely worth seeing. I do still feel the pricing is a bit high, but overall I appreciate the effort to correct things and improve the experience for future visitors.

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This is one of the best zoo I have been to. I see why it's rated #1 from the time you walk on it is…read morevery clean, organized, and very well laid out. We didn't get to see the whole zoo. This place is massive. By the way it is laid out. I'm starting to finish. You can walk this in a couple of hours and see everything we spent about two hours there and one thing I liked about it is when you're walking through the facility you can transition very easily to the next thing. For example, we were walking through the orangutans and was able to get into the gorilla enclosure very easily then from there to the Safari area was just a few feet away. Nothing was so far out that you kinda got tired of walking. Inside the desert, do you start off on the ground floor and naturally go to the third desert at the very top and walk out of the exit which was very cool this whole place is built with excellent excellence The aquarium has an amazing penguin exhibit that we really liked and spent quite a bit of time there watching the penguins There was a lot of zoo, workers present, helping people get directions making sure that everyone was doing OK the whole time my family and I definitely have plans to go back Be aware that it is about $30-$40 per adult. It just depends on the day get her about $10 cheaper again depending on the day.

Call me a skeptic but I wasn't sure I was going to be wowed by this zoo. With all the hype I…read morefigured, hey it's a zoo, it's probably just going to be a little bit better than our local one, and honestly I was dead wrong. Sure, there are some parts that feel very standard - while still excellent, there is only so much you can do for an Elephant display to make it stand out, for example. But where this zoo really shines and sets it above the rest for me was the desert dome. I remember the desert dome from years ago when I went as a young adult but I had totally missed the underground area which by the way, is IMO the best part of this whole zoo. I've never in my life been able to see bats in that way. I've been to caves before and of course seen bats flying around at night, but to be able to stop and look at them without fear of them biting you was really special. Also the whole Louisiana Bayou area felt straight out of Disney to me. How amazing to see big alligators up close, and those beavers? I never thought I'd be so amazed by this native animal. It was honestly magical to see them up close and doing their thing. The rest of the zoo was very cool, but the desert dome was something incredible. We missed the jungle area and that's top of my list for next time we go. Pro tip: if you have a zoo membership from an AZA accredited zoo they do a discount so be sure to stop by guest services to claim that! We will be back!

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I have consistently hit Skinny Bones each year since my kids were little. It's tough to gauge if…read moreit's expensive still, or just cheaper than another pumpkin patch but for a family of four it's about a $200+ day . We did spend nearly four hours here last Saturday despite it being a bit chilly. I will say they finally have a lot more to do, and I appreciate the updates they've made to make it more of a day trip than a quick trip. We rode all the rides, slid the slides, and hit both train/hayracks. We spent our lunch in the food barn and got some discount hoodies and tops in the market. We also got 2 over prices pumpkins but when in rome. You can't leave SBP without their very tart apple cider donuts. so good! We'll continue to come back, even if it's a a pricey day.

Skinny Bones has become our go-to pumpkin patch for the kids. They have a little bit of everything…read morenow: Hayrack rides, corn maze, corn pit, train rides, huge slides, daily performances, and more for the whole family to enjoy! My boys love visiting each year to see what's new, and visit their old favorites. As some other reviews said, yes the price has went up, but so have the amount of activities. It's still much more affordable than other options in the area for the amount of attractions they have. I always appreciate how friendly and helpful the staff are each time we're here. Definitely recommend coming earlier in the day to get your money's worth!

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