Choose from 2 of our Popular Orlando Exotic Animal Packages:
Baby Goats, Baby Sheep, Rabbits, Mini Pigs, Silky Chickens, Llamas &a Magical Pony Unicorn!
Encounter Exotics including a Lemur Monkey, Wallabee Kangaroo, Patagonia Kaybee, African Silkata Tortoise & various other Farm Animals
Looking for an exotic animal rental in Orlando, Florida?
Exotic Animals Miami helps event planners, corporations, resorts, convention exhibitors, wedding professionals, schools, production companies and private clients create professionally managed exotic animal experiences throughout Orlando and Central Florida.
Clients contact us looking for animals for Orlando events, corporate conventions, resort activations, private parties, weddings, Indian weddings, educational programs, commercials, photo shoots and interactive animal encounters.
Depending on availability and the proposed experience, requests may include lemurs, monkeys, camels, zebras, kangaroos, exotic birds, reptiles, specialty hoofstock, elephants and other professionally managed animals.
Some clients already know exactly what they want:
“I need a camel.”
“We want lemurs at the party.”
“Our client wants an animal experience inside a corporate reception.”
“We’re planning an Indian wedding and want to explore an elephant for the Baraat.”
Others simply tell us:
“We need something guests will remember.”
Either way, the animal is only the beginning.
With more than 20 years of professional Florida event-production experience, we understand the venue coordination, transportation, guest flow, staging, insurance, weather, photography and operational details that surround an unusual animal appearance.
We help turn the request into an actual event experience.
One company. One point of contact. One professionally managed experience.
Orlando is unlike almost any other event market in the country.
It combines one of America’s largest convention industries with massive resort infrastructure, destination weddings, corporate incentive travel, family entertainment, private celebrations and year-round tourism.
That creates demand for animal experiences at nearly every scale.
Exotic Animals Miami can help explore professionally managed animals for:
Corporate conventions and trade shows.
Hotel and resort events.
Private birthday parties.
Corporate family days.
Luxury celebrations.
Indian weddings and Baraats.
Destination weddings.
Schools and camps.
Community festivals.
Brand activations.
Commercials and photography.
Film and video productions.
The experience may be highly interactive, primarily educational, visually dramatic or designed specifically around photography.
There is no single “animal rental package” that fits every Orlando event.
We start with the venue, audience and experience you want to create — and build from there.
Orlando is one of America’s most important convention destinations, making corporate and trade-show events one of the largest opportunities for professionally managed animal experiences in Central Florida.
The Orange County Convention Center and surrounding International Drive convention district host major trade shows, association meetings, conferences and corporate events throughout the year.
For exhibitors and corporate planners, an animal experience might become a booth attraction, branded photo opportunity, VIP encounter, reception experience, sponsor activation or memorable off-site event.
In a convention environment where hundreds of exhibitors may be competing for attention, the right experience can stop people.
But a convention animal appearance is not the same as bringing an animal to a private backyard.
Show-management approval, venue policies, loading schedules, service corridors, flooring, crowd volume, noise, staging, insurance documentation and animal-rest requirements can all affect what’s possible.
That is why we prefer to become involved early.
Tell us the convention, venue, exhibit location, expected attendance and experience you’re considering, and we’ll help evaluate realistic options.
Trade-show exhibitors spend substantial money trying to solve one problem:
How do we get attendees to stop?
For the right brand and event, a professionally planned animal experience can create a level of organic attention that traditional signage struggles to match.
Depending on venue approval and the animal, a concept might include a scheduled animal appearance, professionally managed photo encounter, VIP experience or branded content opportunity.
The goal shouldn’t simply be to put an exotic animal inside a booth.
The animal should support the marketing objective.
Do you want to increase booth traffic?
Create social content?
Launch a product?
Give important clients an exclusive experience?
Build an activation around a safari, tropical, conservation or international theme?
Bring us the creative brief.
We’ll explore what type of animal experience could realistically support it.
Orlando’s enormous hotel and resort infrastructure makes it a natural destination for sales meetings, corporate retreats, incentive trips, conferences, executive programs and company celebrations.
Those audiences are already surrounded by entertainment.
The challenge is creating something they weren’t expecting.
A professionally managed animal encounter can potentially become a surprise reception element, scheduled photo opportunity, executive experience, interactive break between meetings or highlight of an evening event.
For corporate planners, execution matters just as much as the idea.
We can help coordinate around event schedules, guest flow, staging, venue requirements, insurance documentation and animal access while the responsible animal professional remains in control of animal handling and welfare.
For destination-management companies and agencies, that means one experienced point of contact helping manage an unusual component of the overall production.
Orlando has hundreds of hotels and resorts ranging from intimate luxury properties to enormous convention resorts.
That creates extraordinary opportunities for animal experiences — and very specific logistical challenges.
An Orlando resort may contain ballrooms, courtyards, lawns, pool decks, restaurants, conference spaces and private event areas, each with completely different access requirements.
Planning can involve loading docks, service entrances, freight elevators, back-of-house corridors, flooring, security, staging, parking and insurance documentation.
For larger animals, we need to look beyond the final event space.
The entire route matters.
A beautiful lawn or ballroom may have plenty of room for the animal while a narrow service corridor, stairway, elevator or restricted loading area makes reaching it impractical.
Sharing the exact resort and event location early allows us to evaluate those questions before anyone promises an experience that cannot realistically be produced.
Orlando’s major attractions have helped create one of the largest hospitality ecosystems in America.
That means many events are held near the theme parks without actually taking place inside them — at surrounding resorts, convention hotels, restaurants, private venues and off-site event properties.
These events can create excellent opportunities for specialty animal experiences.
Corporate groups may want an unusual evening experience after meetings.
Wedding parties may host welcome events or receptions at nearby resorts.
Companies may create private hospitality programs for clients and employees.
Wherever the event takes place, venue approval is essential.
We never assume that an animal can appear inside a theme park, resort or attraction simply because the property is located in Orlando.
We evaluate the actual venue and proposed experience first.
Orlando has another advantage that is less prominent in cities like Las Vegas or Chicago:
Families are often part of the corporate experience.
Companies regularly bring employees, spouses and children to Central Florida for corporate programs, conventions and incentive trips.
That makes interactive animal experiences particularly effective for employee family days, corporate picnics, client appreciation events and company celebrations.
Depending on availability and suitability, programs may incorporate lemurs, reptiles, exotic birds, kangaroos and other specialty animals through professionally managed presentations or encounters.
For larger attendance, we may recommend scheduled experience periods rather than continuous interaction.
This can improve guest flow while giving the animals appropriate breaks.
Tell us the estimated attendance, guest ages and event duration and we can help develop an appropriate format.
You don’t need to be producing a convention to create an extraordinary animal experience.
Private events are one of the most popular reasons clients contact us.
We can explore animals for Orlando birthday parties, children’s celebrations, milestone birthdays, family gatherings, themed parties and luxury private events.
And this does not have to look like a traditional traveling petting zoo.
The experience can be carefully curated around just a few extraordinary animals.
Guests might meet interactive lemurs.
Encounter unusual reptiles.
Photograph exotic birds.
Meet a kangaroo.
Or, at an appropriate property, experience a camel, zebra or other larger specialty animal.
Some clients want maximum interaction.
Others want education.
Others want an incredible photo opportunity.
Tell us what your guests would enjoy, and we’ll help determine what makes sense.
For clients searching for an especially memorable interactive exotic animal experience in Orlando, lemurs deserve their own category.
The Lemur Experience is designed around the extraordinary personality and curiosity of these animals.
Lemurs are expressive, highly visual and naturally fascinating to both children and adults.
Professionally managed lemur experiences may be considered for private parties, birthday celebrations, corporate family events, schools, camps, community programs and other appropriate environments.
Depending on the individual animals and responsible animal professional, an encounter may include closer supervised interaction and photography.
Florida regulates lemurs as captive wildlife, so appropriate professional exhibition authorization matters.
But for the client, the experience should feel simple:
Meet extraordinary animals. Learn about them. Take incredible photos. Leave with a story you’ll remember.
“Can I rent a monkey for my Orlando event?” is a question we receive frequently.
The answer requires more consideration than a normal entertainment booking.
Florida regulates primates under its captive-wildlife framework, and certain monkey species have additional requirements involving experience, possession and facilities.
Depending on the species, individual animal, qualified animal professional and proposed experience, primates may potentially be considered for professional productions, photography, educational programs and certain appropriately structured events.
What we don’t do is promise a monkey interaction simply because someone somewhere has a monkey.
Tell us what you want the animal to do and where the event will occur.
We’ll evaluate realistic options with the appropriate animal professionals.
Looking for a camel rental in Orlando?
Camels are among the most visually impressive animals that can be incorporated into certain Central Florida events.
Clients may explore camel experiences for weddings, Indian weddings, Arabian-themed events, corporate celebrations, holiday programs, private parties, commercials and professional photography.
Depending on the camel, venue and responsible animal professional, an appearance might involve a dramatic entrance, staged photo experience, themed presentation or professionally managed guest encounter.
Large animals require equally serious logistics.
Trailer access, unloading space, gates, terrain, flooring, shade, staging and the route through the property all matter.
Riding and direct guest interaction should never be assumed simply because a camel is available.
Those decisions remain with the responsible animal professional based on the individual animal and environment.
For safari themes, productions and highly visual events, clients may also search for zebra rentals in Orlando and Central Florida.
A professionally managed zebra can create an extraordinary photographic element for commercial campaigns, safari-themed events, fashion shoots, private celebrations and professional productions.
Florida treats zebras within its captive-wildlife regulatory framework, which means professional exhibition requirements still matter.
Availability is only one consideration.
Transportation, containment, venue access, guest boundaries, environmental conditions and the individual animal all need to be evaluated before an experience is finalized.
Some of Orlando’s most engaging experiences involve animals that require far less space than a camel or zebra.
Depending on availability, clients may explore kangaroos, exotic birds, reptiles and other specialty animals for private parties, corporate events, schools, resort programs and community experiences.
These animals can also be combined into a more diverse educational or interactive program.
For family audiences especially, variety can be extremely effective.
Guests may move between several animal encounters rather than focusing the entire event around one large species.
The right mix depends on the audience, venue and desired level of interaction.
Orlando is a major destination-wedding market with an unusually broad range of venues.
Couples can choose from luxury resorts, convention hotels, private estates, gardens, ballrooms, country clubs and other Central Florida properties.
Professionally managed animals may potentially become part of wedding entrances, cocktail hours, guest photography, cultural traditions, receptions and wedding-weekend events.
A camel might create a spectacular arrival.
Exotic birds could complement a tropical cocktail hour.
Interactive animals could surprise guests during a reception.
The experience can be dramatic without feeling like a theme-park attraction.
For resort weddings, early planning is especially valuable because animal access, venue approval and loading logistics can significantly affect what’s possible.
Orlando is particularly well suited to large Indian and South Asian destination weddings.
The region’s major resorts can accommodate substantial guest counts and multi-day wedding programs involving ceremonies, receptions, hospitality events and Baraats.
Couples and planners may explore elephants, camels and other professionally managed animals for Baraats, wedding entrances and photography.
An elephant Baraat is a complex production.
Animal availability, transportation, venue approval, procession route, surfaces, guest boundaries, environmental conditions, animal staging and applicable requirements all need to align.
Couples and wedding professionals specifically interested in an elephant Baraat can also explore our specialized Royal Baraat experience.
These requests should be submitted as early as possible.
Rare and large animals may require regional or interstate transportation, and the venue should be evaluated before the experience is incorporated into the final wedding plan.
Central Florida’s enormous family population makes educational animal programs another important part of the Orlando market.
Professionally managed animal encounters can help introduce students to species they may otherwise experience only through books, screens or traditional zoo exhibits.
Programs may be considered for schools, camps, homeschool groups, youth organizations, after-school programs and community organizations.
Depending on the animals, presentations may incorporate habitats, adaptations, animal behavior, conservation and responsible animal care.
Certain programs may also allow supervised interaction when appropriate.
For educational inquiries, tell us the age group, number of students, program length and available space.
We can help explore an experience that fits the audience.
Animal experiences can also become popular attractions for municipal festivals, shopping centers, HOA events, community celebrations, corporate family festivals and large public programs.
A public event involving hundreds or thousands of guests requires a very different format from a private birthday party.
Crowd flow, barriers, staffing, hand-washing, scheduled presentations, animal breaks, weather and guest interaction can all affect the program.
For high-attendance events, structured presentation periods or rotating encounters may provide a better experience than continuous public interaction.
Tell us the estimated attendance and event format and we’ll help evaluate the right approach.
Central Florida’s resorts, churches, communities, corporations and municipalities create significant demand for holiday animal experiences.
Camels are particularly relevant for certain Christmas programs, nativity presentations, holiday productions, corporate events and seasonal photography.
Other specialty animals may also complement winter festivals and family-focused holiday events.
Holiday dates can become some of the busiest days of the year for specialized animal professionals.
If your Orlando event requires a camel or another unusual animal during the Christmas season, early booking is strongly recommended.
Orlando also has a long-standing creative and production community.
Exotic Animals Miami can help explore professionally managed animals for Orlando commercials, television, film, advertising campaigns, music videos, branded content and professional photography.
Production requests should begin with the scene rather than simply the species.
What does the animal need to do?
Will actors, children or models interact with it?
Is the location indoors or outdoors?
How many setups or takes are planned?
What lighting, sound, equipment, props or effects will surround the animal?
Send us the storyboard, shot list, script excerpt, creative treatment or reference image.
That allows us to understand the creative objective and determine what kind of animal resource is actually appropriate.
Not every client needs an animal performance.
Sometimes the photograph is the entire experience.
A professionally managed animal can potentially become part of a brand campaign, corporate photo activation, influencer experience, wedding portrait, family event or commercial content shoot.
When photography is the primary objective, the experience can be designed around that purpose.
Guest flow, backdrop, animal positioning, lighting, appearance schedule and appropriate interaction all become part of the plan.
For brands and corporate events, a short live appearance can potentially generate content that continues providing value long after the animal leaves.
Orlando’s subtropical climate makes outdoor events possible throughout much of the year.
It also requires realistic planning.
Heat, humidity, direct sunlight and sudden thunderstorms can affect transportation, appearance duration, surfaces and whether a particular animal experience is appropriate.
Shade, water, shelter, ground temperature and animal staging may all need to be considered.
Central Florida storms can develop quickly, particularly during the warmer months.
For outdoor weddings, community events and resort programs, an appropriate weather plan can be extremely valuable.
Animal welfare comes first.
The responsible animal professional retains final authority regarding environmental conditions, handling, appearance duration, guest interaction and whether an experience can safely proceed.
Exotic Animals Miami coordinates animal-experience inquiries throughout Orlando, Orange County, Osceola County and surrounding Central Florida communities.
Our Orlando-area service territory can include International Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Kissimmee, Celebration, Winter Park, Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona, Winter Garden, Altamonte Springs and surrounding communities.
Different areas naturally support different event opportunities.
International Drive and the Orange County Convention Center district are especially important for conventions, trade shows, corporate hospitality and large meetings.
Lake Buena Vista and the resort corridor support destination events, corporate programs, weddings and resort celebrations.
Kissimmee and Celebration add major resort, vacation-home, wedding and private-event markets.
Windermere and Dr. Phillips offer luxury homes, estates and upscale private celebrations.
Winter Park provides sophisticated wedding venues, private events and cultural spaces.
Lake Nona continues to develop as a major healthcare, corporate and innovation community.
Winter Garden and surrounding communities add private properties, family events, weddings and outdoor venues.
For specialized requests outside the immediate Orlando area, we evaluate opportunities throughout Central Florida based on animal availability, transportation, property access, applicable requirements and the event budget.
Florida has a significant regulatory framework governing captive wildlife and public animal exhibition.
That means an “exotic animal rental in Orlando” cannot be evaluated simply by asking whether the animal exists.
Florida defines exhibition broadly as the public display of wildlife, with or without an admission charge, and regulated wildlife being exhibited generally requires the appropriate authorization held by the responsible exhibitor.
Florida’s captive-wildlife system includes Class I, Class II and Class III wildlife, along with additional requirements affecting certain primates, venomous reptiles and other regulated species.
Class III encompasses many species commonly requested for event and educational experiences, including lemurs, exotic birds, numerous reptiles and a broad range of other non-domestic wildlife.
Certain primates, including capuchin, spider and woolly monkeys, involve additional professional experience requirements.
Animals traveling into Florida from another state can create another layer of planning.
Most nonnative captive wildlife entering Florida requires appropriate FWC import authorization, and Florida agricultural authorities generally require an Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for imported exotic animals.
Federal requirements can also apply depending on the species and activity.
This is why we don’t make blanket statements that every animal is simply “legal for events in Orlando.”
The right questions are:
What animal is involved?
Who is exhibiting it?
Where is it coming from?
What will it be doing?
Where will the experience occur?
Exotic Animals Miami evaluates requests individually and coordinates with the appropriate animal professionals to determine realistic options for the particular species, venue, activity and event date.
Regulations and animal-health requirements can change, so event-specific requirements should always be confirmed before an experience is finalized.
A Google search can help you find someone who owns an animal.
That isn’t the same thing as producing a professional animal experience.
An Orlando convention planner needs someone who understands exhibit halls and loading schedules.
A resort planner needs someone who understands back-of-house access and Certificates of Insurance.
A wedding planner needs the animal experience to fit into a tightly controlled timeline.
A school needs an appropriate educational format.
A private client simply wants someone competent to figure it out.
That’s where we fit.
With more than 20 years of professional Florida event-production experience, Exotic Animals Miami understands that the animal is only one component of the event.
We can help coordinate animal sourcing, proposals, scheduling, transportation planning, venue communication, production logistics, insurance documentation and the overall event experience while qualified animal professionals remain responsible for the animals under their care.
We can work directly with clients or alongside event planners, destination-management companies, convention producers, experiential agencies, resort teams, wedding professionals, producers and photographers.
And when the first idea isn’t realistic, we don’t necessarily stop there.
Tell us the moment you’re trying to create.
We can explore another animal, another format or another approach that may accomplish the same goal.
That’s the difference between simply locating an animal and producing an animal experience.
20+ Years of Professional Event Production.
Florida Based. National Reach.
One company. One point of contact. One professionally managed experience.
Exotic Animals Miami coordinates professionally managed animal experiences throughout Orlando and Central Florida. Send us the event date, location, type of event and animals you’re considering and we’ll explore appropriate options.
Availability varies, but requests may include lemurs, monkeys, camels, zebras, kangaroos, exotic birds, reptiles, specialty hoofstock, elephants and other professionally managed animals. The appropriate options depend on availability, venue, proposed activity and applicable requirements.
Potentially. Animal experiences at conventions require venue and show approval along with evaluation of loading access, crowds, flooring, staging, insurance and animal welfare. Providing the show name and venue early allows us to explore realistic options.
Potentially, subject to the event’s rules, venue approval, animal suitability and applicable requirements. Tell us the trade show, booth concept, dates and animal you’re considering so the activation can be evaluated before it is promised to attendees.
Yes. Depending on availability and venue, we can explore animal experiences for corporate receptions, incentive programs, employee celebrations, product launches, conferences, family days and VIP hospitality programs.
Potentially. Resort approval and logistics vary by property. Loading, service entrances, elevators, flooring, staging, security and insurance documentation may need to be coordinated before an experience is confirmed.
Yes, depending on the animals, property and desired experience. Private-party options may range from smaller interactive animal encounters to larger specialty animals at suitable properties.
Lemur experiences may be available for appropriate private parties, corporate events, schools and community programs. Florida regulates lemurs as captive wildlife, so exhibition should involve appropriately authorized animal professionals.
Certain professionally managed primate experiences may be considered depending on the species, qualified animal professional, venue and proposed activity. Florida regulates primates, and certain species carry additional professional experience requirements.
Camel experiences may be available for Orlando weddings, Indian weddings, corporate events, holiday programs, private celebrations, photo shoots and professional productions.
Potentially. Zebras may be considered for appropriate events, themed experiences, photography and productions depending on animal availability, transportation, venue access and applicable requirements.
Potentially. Professionally managed animals can be explored for wedding entrances, cocktail-hour experiences, photography and other appropriate wedding moments depending on the animal and venue.
Elephant wedding and Baraat experiences can be explored depending on animal availability, transportation, resort approval, procession route, environmental conditions and applicable requirements. Couples and planners can also explore our specialized Royal Baraat experience.
Camel experiences may be available for certain Christmas, nativity and holiday productions. Seasonal dates can become extremely busy, so early inquiries are recommended.
Yes. Depending on availability, professionally managed animal encounters can be developed for schools, camps, homeschool groups, youth organizations and community programs.
Yes. We can explore professionally managed animals for commercials, film, television, advertising, branded content and photography. Send us the production concept, schedule, location and what the animal needs to do on camera.
Yes. We evaluate animal experiences throughout Orlando and Central Florida, including Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista, Celebration, Winter Park, Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona, Winter Garden and surrounding communities.
Pricing depends on the animal, event date, location, appearance duration, transportation, experience format and logistics. A smaller interactive local experience may be priced very differently from a camel, elephant or specialized animal traveling from another region.
Earlier is better for rare animals, large animals, conventions, destination weddings, Christmas events and professional productions. Additional lead time allows transportation, venue coordination, animal availability and applicable requirements to be properly evaluated.
Requirements depend on the species, exhibitor, proposed activity, animal origin and venue. Florida captive-wildlife permitting, import authorization, animal-health documentation, federal requirements and local or venue-specific rules may apply. Each request should therefore be evaluated individually.
Planning an Orlando convention, trade show, corporate event, resort activation, private party, destination wedding, Indian wedding, school program, holiday event, commercial or photo shoot?
Tell us your event date, Orlando-area location, estimated attendance, animals you’re considering and what you’d like your guests or audience to experience.
Already know the animal you want?
Great.
Not sure yet?
That’s okay too.
Tell us the experience you’re imagining, and we’ll help build it.
