I spent a lot of time at the zoo as a child and was excited to take my daughter back. Prices to get into the zoo are a lot better then last time I went. The elephant exhibit is beautiful and will be awesome once they are done. The elephants were inside since they were doing construction, but still very active and enjoyable. The lions were out and cool to look at. The monkey's were not out yet as they were getting the exhibit ready.
The Primate, Cat, and Aquatics building was by far my daughters favorite. She loves fish so she was in heaven running around looking at all the fish. The monkey's were really active, which my little girl loved and found hilarious. I was highly disappointed in the back area where the bears and seals are. They didn't have very many bears and got rid of the polar bears. I was very disappointed the polar bears were gone as they were my favorite growing up. Also the seal area has a net around it now, which doesn't allow you to feed them. That was my other favorite part of the zoo growing up and it was disappointing my daughter couldn't try it.
Overall, I think the zoo has made some improvements but needs more to make it a 4 or 5 star zoo.