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Pittsburgh Zoo Celebrates ‘Zootopia 2’
Enjoy a free chat with two Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium educators—and an animal friend!
December 14, 2025 @ 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm
The Lindsay is partnering with the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium for a special program that will get kids even more excited to watch Zootopia 2.
Jessica Ries, a Pittsburgh Zoo interpretation manager, and Heather Berkey, the zoo’s volunteer services manager, will join us in The Lindsay’s Community Room on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1:45 p.m.
This free educational opportunity will start with a Q&A geared around Zootopia 2, the sequel to Disney’s 2016 animated adventure that starts playing at The Lindsay on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Ries and Berkey will discuss their work and how zoo animals are both similar and different from their on-screen Zootopia counterparts. They’ll then introduce an “animal friend” direct from the Pittsburgh Zoo. This will be a rare chance for children to get up close and personal with a furry, feathery or even scaly critter.
“Movies like Zootopia and the zoo both have the goal of connecting people with animals they’re not familiar with,” says Ries. “You can connect with wildlife in a way that’s fun, and you can relate to the characters.”
Zootopia 2 sends detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
The Lindsay is also hosting a Zootopia 2 sensory friendly screening on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. Tickets to this showing are all discounted to $8.75 each. Sensory friendly screenings provide an option for families, children, and adults impacted by autism and other special needs to watch films together in a low-stress environment.
