When Alex realizes he's too small to climb onto his new habitat "stage", he feels too small for his dreams- until he hears of a big, new roller coaster at Coney Island and figures if he can ride the big coaster, that'll prove that he's a BIG deal!

When Melman learns that his friends stay up late every New Year's Eve to watch the ball drop in Times Square, he's determined to stay up with the big kids and join the fun.