Zoo Troop

With the old characters culled, Haven officially launched The Zoo Troop in 2008 . They abandoned the vague "jungle camp" theme of the 90s and turned the characters into an elite team of eco-warriors who operated a high-tech television station called "Zoo TV".

The lineup was locked into six definitive characters:

Rory the Tiger (The brave leader)
Bradley Bear (The cool, tech-savvy co-leader)
Anxious the Elephant (The sweet nature-lover)
Greedy the Gorilla (The food-loving muscle)
DJ Ned & Polly Popkins (The human Funstar-esque presenters)

The Fashion Makeover (Giving the Animals Clothes)

For the first time in Haven history, the animal characters were given a modern, trendy wardrobe. The "naked mascot" look of the 80s and 90s was officially gone:

Rory debuted his iconic bright red puffer bodywarmer/vest over a white tee.
Bradley wore stylish denim jeans, a belt, and modern trainers.
Anxious completely dropped the 90s ballet tutu, swapping it for a flower-print denim skirt and top.
Greedy had his traditional tartan kilt modernised into casual shorts.

(Zoo Troop First Episode) (Zoo Troop Logo) (Zoo Troop Pirate Episode)

The CGI Animated Movies (The Direct-to-DVD Era)

This is the ultimate nostalgia nugget for your web visitors. To push the Zoo Troop brand, Haven produced fully animated, 3D CGI movies that were sold on DVD in the park gift shops and played on caravan TVs. Millions of British kids watched these on repeat:

The Jungle Kingdom (2008): The origin movie where the troop protects their habitat.
Volcano Vacation (2009): An action-packed adventure film featuring the gang saving an island.

The DVDs didn't just feature the movies; they included music videos of the updated park dances so kids could practice the choreography in their living rooms before their holiday even started.

The Iconic Soundtracks

The music was revamped into high-energy, mid-2000s electronic pop. The Funstars performed heavily choreographed live tracklists every night. The big hits of this specific page's era were:

"The Zoo Troop Anthem" ("We are the Zoo Troop, yeah we're the Zoo Troop...")
"Step to the Beat" (A massive nightly group dance track)
"Follow the Leader"

(Zoo Troop Volcano Vacation) (Zoo Troop The Jungle Kingdom) (Zoo Troop Show Fantastic 3)