We went on a Saturday after noon, we used a buy one get one free adult ticket and bought a child ticket at the gate. We also brought our water backpacks with easy to eat snacks in tow. We started at the west entrance and saw the Land animals first started with birds, kangaroos, African animals then down around in a loop. I defiantly recommend checking out the black bears. They are so playful and you can basically get s 360view of their habitat.
You can ride the amusement ride for $6 cash only. It's a sunny walk to bring a hat and sunblock. We ended with aquariums and a sea lion show and finally rested at the petting zoo and play ground. You can feed the stingrays for $3. at just about every water hole you'll see a candy machine filled with feed to give the ducks and whatever else's is running around, so bring quarters if you like that kinda thing.
All in all it we defiantly worth our money we came prepared for the day, we saw the whole park in about 4 hours. We left happy and satisfied!