Went here for me and my husband anniversary! Was well worth the trip... we did the exotic tour not pictured and was worth every penny! The pictures came out amazing and got them on a CD! Employees were really nice besides the lady in the front office and she was little on the rude side... but all the other employees really seemed to love the animals and enjoy their job!
It was a nice overall experience. You're going to have the opportunity to get darn close to some big cats! The animals all seem to be well cared for. If you pay an additional fee you can even hang out with a baby tiger! I'd say you'd get at least an hour and half worth of fun out the place.
I enjoyed seeing all the tigers, birds and lions but it's alittle unsettlingly also. The grounds need work, cages need better air flow and shade, more water bins and swimming spots are needed. These poor animals look miserable. We did pay to play with the baby cubs and lemar. That was amazing but its scheduled about 2hrs out from our arrival. And 2hrs is more then enough time for the whole place so we left and came back. I pray someone can take these animals to an appropriate spot for space and shade.
Absolutely loved our day spent here walking around looking at the animals. We came early and stayed late. We left for an hour to go for lunch and was able to get back in. We paid the extra money to hold a wolf pup, femur and a baby cub. Being able to be up close with a baby cub was a wonderful experience. I would definitely come back and plan on making another trip soon.
I will admit when we first got there I was a little upset. We wanted to do the 1 on 1 time with the tiger cub and the next available opening wasnt for another 4 hours. We paid what seemed to be a lot of money for the tour, which I had no clue what to expect from and then was faced with paying for photos that I had no clue theyd even get good shots of us. I will say the lady who gives the tour is amazing and in my opinion invaluable to the zoo as a whole. She is what made me change my mind from this place is money grabbing to this is completely worth every dollar we spent. The tour was perfect. They make sure everyone gets a photo with the animals and you get to see parts of the Zoo you would otherwise not be allowed to see. Im on the fence about how I feel for these animals in small cages but the alternative could very likely be death and they are supposed to be moving to a new place closer to Dallas. I have one recommendation. The CDs for the pictures are an outdated process. Your zoo could easily create a dropbox or gmail/google drive account... create a folder to upload all the images in and share it out to the email accounts of people who paid for pictures. This would ensure people who didnt pay dont get their photos. The CD process is nice but took too long. Make it easier on yourselves and digitally share these to people. You could even charge $5 for people who request a CD. Then once a month clean out older photos from your account. Overall a great experience I would visit again.
We enjoyed our experience at the animal park. The tour is definitely worth the price. I would have rated higher, but the size of the animal enclosures are just too small in my opinion. The caretakers seem to genuinely care about the animals and there are plans in the works for a new, more modern site later this year with larger areas for the animals. It was very interesting to learn about the big cats, especially the hybrids like Ligers and Liligers!
Well worth the trip. First appearance was oh this place is small, but then it just kept surprising us with more exhibits. So many beautiful animals. This place rescues all the animals and gives them the medical attention they need.
The park itself was nice, they did allow the price matching for the Groupon rate there. The front employees were ok, one was a bit abrasive, but the woman that ran the gift shop happened to talk to us and she was amazing and informative. The prices are good, $40 for two adults to get in for the tour. But if you do the actual tour--that lasts at least 2.5 hours-you are not allowed to the pictures yourself. There's a professional Camera crew and toy have to buy the CD for $30. The tour will not wait for you either. But, you can have private play time with baby tigers that was the animal during my trip for $50 for the group I was a group of 2 as it's 6 minutes. It may not sound like alot of time but it is and worth the money. Gizmo was my favorite. I would suggest the play time as doing the general admission by yourself so you can take pictures. The tour does allow more interactions with animals, like camels, pythons etc. It's a good idea fur a stop through visit for kids and adults alike.
Saved money through groupon. This is a 1 time experience. It's pretty neat but yes, too many animals living in poor conditions. Place is filthy. Closest ill ever be to a cat, but they need to worry about quality and not quantity. All those flowers make it look creepy.
My wife and I had the most amazing time today I can't thank yall enough for one of the best times my wife and I have ever had. all the animals where so happy and friendly especially the Canadian lynx Arapahoe my favorite I highly recommend everyone to stop by and see all the amazing animals here you will surely have a great experience. My wife and I will be back soon. Thank you all for what you do to provide this amazing zoo for everyone to come and see
