1989 Colonial Parkway
Fort Worth, TX Phone: 817-759-7555 Website The Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock, and a few rabbits. It's now is home to 5,000 native and exotic animals and has been named a top zoo in the nation by several publications. The main current zoo exhibits include Penguins, World of Primates, Asian Falls, Raptor Canyon, Flamingo Bay, Meerkat Mounds, Australian Outback, African Savannah, Parrot Paradise, Texas Wild!, and the Museum of Living Art (MOLA).
Admission to the zoo is half price on Wednesdays, but there is always a fee for parking. If you don't want to go into the zoo and search for the machines, you can go to guest relations and buy the pennies there.
Guest Relations also has maps showing the penny locations
There are 8 penny machines and one token machine here.
Machine 12: (Zoo Machine 1) Located outside the Main Gift Shop, Designs are;
1) Ape in a tree, 2) Mandrill, 3) Silverback Gorilla, 4) Cheetah.
Machine 13 -: (Zoo Machine 2) Located in the Asian Falls, Designs are;
1) Tiger, 2) African Rhinoceros, 3) Lion, 4) Sun Bear
Machine 15: (Zoo Machine 4) Located in the Meerkat Mounds area, Designs are:
1) Flamingo, 2) Rhinoceros, 3) Meerkats, 4) Zebras.
Machine 16: (Zoo Machine 5) Located outside the Main Gift Shop, Designs are:
1) Alamosaurus, 2) T-Rex, 3) Triceratops, 4) Pterodactyl (Flying Dino).
Machine 17: (Zoo Machine 1) Located in the Texas Wild at the entrance to Piney woods. Designs are;
1) Alligator, 2) Armadillo, 3) Longhorn, 4) Otter.
Machine 18 -: (Zoo Machine 1) Located in the Penguin area, Designs are;
1) Kangaroo, 2) Black Tip Shark, 3) Magellanic Penguins, 4) Penguin.
Machine 19: (Zoo Machine 8) Located outside the Museum of Living Art (MOLA) by the picnic area, Designs are;
1) Aldabra (Tortoise) 2) King Cobra, 3) Saltwater Crocodile, 4) Komodo Dragon.
Machine 20: Located in the Savannah area. Designs are:
1) Baby Elephant, 2) Mom and baby Giraffe, 3) Tiger, Asian Elephant.
Token Machine 1: Located outside the Main Gift Shop. Design is:
1) Asian Elephant/ Rear- Info about the Asian Elephant.
Token Machine 2: (2020) Designs are:
1) Asian Elephant, 2) Giraffe, 3) Gorilla, 4) Tiger.
Rear- Zoo logo.
Retired Designs:
Retired #1, Herpetarium: Snake, Frog and Iguana Lizard
Retired #2, Great Barrier Reef: Shark, Kangaroo and Komodo Dragon Lizard
Retired #3, Asian Falls: Tiger, Lion and standing Bear
Retired #4, Savannah: Baby Elephant, Giraffe and Hippo
Retired #5, Meerkat Mounds: Meerkat, Rhino, Zebra
Retired #6, Safari Supply: Flamingo, Chimpanzee and Gibbon
Retired #7, Parrot Paradise: Parrot flying, pair of Parrots, Cockatoo
Retired #8 (Dime) Fort Worth Zoo Logo
Retired #9, Play Barn: Longhorn, Armadillo and Coyote
Retired #10, Piney Woods: Otter, Alligator and Black Bear
Retired #11, Dinosaur area: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Dimetrodon
Retired #14, Savannah: Elephant, Giraffe, Hippo, Ostrich
3/10 - 8 new machines installed. All 3 design machines retired.
10/10 A Token Machine has arrived
7/14: Machine 20 scan added, Machine 14 Retired. GSY
2/2020: Token Machine 2 added. GSY
11/04/2023 Machine 17 works, but the alignment paper detached, so you cannot align what design you want and have no idea what you'll get. I got a Coyote penny today but do not see the design on this site. I cannot remember which machine I got it from.
Machine 16 is pressing short. |
