MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The smell of melted plastic will be back. And if you know, you know. To honor 120 years of existence, the Memphis Zoo announced Tuesday the return of Mold-A-Rama — a vending machine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The four Mold-A-Rama machines that have cranked out colorful plastic sea lions, gorillas, lions and polar bears as souvenirs at ...

Nearly 60 years after they were created by a Chicago inventor, Mold-A-Rama machines can still be found all over the city - and the country - molding souvenirs in under a minute. Chicago-based inventor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many Minnesotans, no trip to the Como Park Zoo was complete without one: a small piece of molded plastic depicting one of the ...

It's the end of an era for Como Park Zoo & Conservatory visitors wishing to bring home a piece of their favorite park in plastic. A statement posted to the zoo's website said as of Nov. 3, its popular ...

Richard Chin, The Minnesota Star Tribune Oct 28, 2025 Oct 28, 2025 ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo announced some unhappy news Thursday morning that triggered a social media outpouring of ...