I think I've been spoiled by my local zoo in San Diego. ... But if not comparing the two....there didn't seem to be many animals around and I think partially it's due to the heat?? Parts of the zoo were also closed. There were plenty of bathrooms and an area to change into swimsuits for the wet area they have. There were alot of "add ons" you can buy to your general admission ticket to see different exhibits/ atttactions. A lot of the benches had bird poop all over them. I think what I liked best was the giraffe area. They were so close! And parking is free. Yay to that