Went on a Saturday and arrived around 11:30am. It's been about 10 or more years since I've been to a zoo and it was great. One thing I realized during this visit was that this place is huge. My girlfriend and I got in around 11:45am and walked the entire place (except the new area - Pandas in 2013!) and probably only sat down for a half hour in total of breaks and it took us until about 5:30pm. It's big with a lot of animals to see. My favorite was the penguins. They're cool looking and seem like they're having fun. I felt bad for the polar bears because one seemed to want to go into the facility and no one would let them in (maybe stressed because of the crowd?) and I just couldn't watch for long. One seemed to be enjoying a nice swim and the other 3 I saw were just napping including the 1 year old polar bear. Anyway, a great place to go with family, significant other, etc. I didn't really appreciate it when I was younger though but I really enjoyed my time here. Check the weather before you go though. I don't know if I would have found it as enjoyable if it was raining.