Visitors can also book various "speciality" tours, including the Off Road Safari, or close encounters with gorillas or giraffe.

On 1 July 2008 the proposed theme park plans were indefinitely postponed, with the government citing the potential $100 million cost to the taxpayer as the reason for the delay.

The new public display gorilla habitat is a 10,000 m2 (2.5 acres) sanctuary that features wide-open spaces, climbing structures and indoor facilities.

[4] In 2024, Werribee Open Range Zoo expanded with the development of a state-of-the-art, 210,000 m2 (52 acres) habitat designed for Asian elephants.

The $88 million project, funded by the Victorian Government, included two purpose-built barns with 9-meter-high ceilings and 2-meter-deep sand floors to ensure the elephants' comfort.