Mark

Review of Central Florida Zoo and Botani...

It's small but it's ours and we like it. We've bee...

It's small but it's ours and we like it. We've been coming here for years and years and have been passholders off and on. I especially recommend a pass if your local and have very small children because it's a great easy half day between the zoo, splash pad, and playground. They also have some really fun events here and there's all sorts of interesting programs worth looking into.

Lots of extracurricular things to do as well. Zoom Air's worth coming for all by itself and there's a train and carousel and a few other things.

The zoo has a curious history that's worth looking up. Sure miss Maud and Geraldine and wonder whatever happened to Sir Gus. Also miss the bizarre insects that used to be on display and even the bees. Watching all the children run from the honey bees was always amusing.

So far as our zoos go, sizewise, you've got Miami at the top, Jax and Tampa next, Melbourne, then the Gulf Breeze/Sanford zoos. So to say, if you're coming here expecting a major zoo you'll be sorely disappointed but if you find fun in the small things you'll be pleasantly surprised.

It's nice that they've been selling beer here these last many years (daddy Rx) and have bumped up the concessions to be run by Sonny's. Nice touch.