Tricks and treats: Zoos go all out for Halloween (notice)

Hay mazes, pumpkin paths and haunted train rides too.
And there will be lots of candy, of course.
Zoos big and small are finding that Halloween events are among their most popular draws, because many parents see the parties as a safer alternative to knocking on the doors of strangers. And there aren't a lot of other Halloween activities for the stroller crowd.
"For some, our event has replaced the traditional trick-or-treating around the neighborhood," said Sarah Burnette, spokeswoman for the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
There's Spooky Seas on Halloween night at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Night of the Living Zoo at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, and Creep in the Deep at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.
Most offer more fun and less fright.
There are hayrides at the Bronx Zoo in New York, a candy forest in Atlanta and magic shows in Cleveland.
"There's no blood and guts," said Cleveland MetroParks Zoo spokeswoman Sue Allen. "Nothing that's meant to be intentionally scary."
Just to be sure, the zoo brought in a child psychologist a few years ago to make certain its displays were kid-friendly.
Cleveland's Boo at the Zoo has become so popular that most of its eight nights sell out.