Confetti cannons and pyrotechnics welcomed gorillas back to the San Antonio Zoo on Saturday morning. Hundreds of families eagerly waited in line to see the new exhibit: Congo Falls.

“The City has been waiting thirty-five years for the return of the gorillas, and we’re so excited to see thousands of thousands of people are here,” said CEO and President of the San Antonio Zoo Tim Morrow.

The two-acre habitat is filled with greens and a 70-foot-tall Gorilla Viewing Tower for guests to watch the seven gorillas inside.

“We’ve been waiting for more than a year for this to open. We’ve started a countdown at home,” said one family who showed up to the grand opening in custom-made gorilla shirts.

The new effort from the zoo drew recognition from county, city, and state officials while promising

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