Reviews
The new Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo is so well done. They have you reserve your day and time to help with crowd control. Your able to see everything. They really did a good job. We had so much fun today. The Zoo has really changed for the better over the years and is really worth going to see if you haven’t been in awhile. It’s a really fun day.
Great time for the family! Highly recommend! For the Aquarium, you must reserve a time slot online no additional cost or you will not get in it. Do the reservation before the day of your visit! We did the GloWild after and suggest going at 7pm to ensure the sun is down enough. In the pictures you can see the light difference between 6 and 7.
I planned a girls weekend with my daughter and granddaughter. This was part of our adventures for the weekend. I had not been to the zoo in many years and was pleasantly surprised to see all the improvements they’ve made. The aquarium was really nice, although I did expect it to be a little bit bigger. The enclosures were well kept, and the animals seemed well cared for. The only drawback was, we went on a Saturday and the crowds were excessive. Very hard to get close to the animals or the exhibits with so many people pushing and shoving. It is quite a long walk to the African area and we ended up taking so much time there that we did not really have enough time to visit the rest of the zoo. So we plan to make a return trip so that we can see the parts we did not get to see. Overall, it’s a very nice zoo and well worth the time to visit. Although I do not recommend the funnel cakes near the front entrance. Definitely not worth the money as they are frozen and not fresh made.
Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is pretty good. Today was our 3rd ever visit. The zoo is very well laid out. It is clean. The animals seem very well cared for. You can spend all day and have a great time. This was our 1st visit to the new aquarium. It was nice. Honestly, much smaller than we expected it to be. Really nice enclosures that were unique to other aquariums. Here's the downside. You really have to go on a weekday, early, during the school year if you want to avoid the crowds. We went today, a Sunday in the afternoon and it was mayhem. People are pretty rude and will just cut in front of you. The aquarium is packed even though it's by reservation only. It's just overall not fun if you go on a weekend or afternoon. My wife and I don't have children and we have been able to go during the week during school hours, and it's so much more enjoyable. You can freely walk the zoo without being trampled by strollers, children and their inattentive parents. Overall, it's a great zoo. You just have to know what you're in for or, go during optimal hours.
This weekend, I went to the Zoo to see the wildly anticipated new Aquarium. I made my reservation online, which was very easy to do. It is very nice that the aquarium ticket is included with your zoo ticket since, as of right now, the aquarium has reservations. You have to show up at your time of the reservation, but you can enter the zoo at any time of the day of your ticket; the aquarium is a good size, they have a description of what to look for, and they have staff answering questions along the way, they have bathrooms all genders and a family one inside the aquarium and a little store before exiting the aquarium, definitely worth it, super fun for kids a new activity to enjoy with the family.
We were debating should we go to the Zoo because of the aquarium time limit. We decided to go & we enjoyed ourselves, it was hot. The animals were staying cool & weren’t really active. When we made it to the Polar Bear he gave us a show. The Polar Bear made you want to keep on walking in the heat & explore other animals. The aquarium was awesome seeing real live sharks swimming. They had face painting out there for the kids.
I had such a great time, my boyfriend took me to see the elephants as a mid day date. I love elephants. The park wasn't crowded, we got to see everything we wanted to. No lines but every employee we came across had a smile on their face and was so helpful, courteous, kind which made the day even more wonderful.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYesPrice for adult entry$11–15
I've been to zoos All Over America and I don't know why Kansas City does not Place higher on the list of best zoos. The animals are very active here. The exhibits are large. The aquarium is amazing and the penguin exhibit is extraordinary. Polar bear puts on an amazing show. Its a phenomenal zoo!
We had a very nice visit on a hot Thursday in June. We arrived about lunch time and stayed until 4 pm. It was nice and clean all over. We ate lunch at the tuxedo cafe. It was tasty if a bit expensive. The boat ride is my favorite. The boat leaves at quarter after and quarter until each hour from the closer side. It leaves on the hour and at the half hour from the far side. It's a pontoon and smooth ride. The sky tram is fun and you can see lots of animals that way. The rides pass is worth the cost to help on the hot days. They have added so much in the past ten years and are adding more all the time.
Pack some water if you plan to take the hike down to Africa, if you do it will be worth it! There are a lot of ways to take shortcuts through the zoo: trains, boats, a tram, the sky safari and the carousel... although that last one just took me in a circle. The zoo is absolutely fantastic and I can't wait for the aquarium to be opened. We were able to see most every animal while we were there and got some great photos.
