The grounds are nice, it's a small zoo, but attrac...

The grounds are nice, it's a small zoo, but attractive to walk through.

My issue was the price vs. the size. At large metropolitan zoos we've rarely paid over $20 for 3 people. Only had 2 people when we went to Sanford, even with a discount paid over $30, was slightly surprised, but figured it must be awesome so gave it a shot. Walked through in just under an hour. Slightly more than half the enclosures had animals. Thought maybe it was due to the sun being directly overhead, so waited awhile till it wasn't brutally hot, walked through again, no change. Maybe something else was going on that we weren't aware of, but the kid was slightly frustrated.

If your child is over 3, skip the train. My 6 yo was so excited to ride around & see animals, like every other zoo he has ever been to (4 states so far, before sanford), unfortunately there are no animals to view from the train, just a parking lot & cardboard animals. I tried to play a game when we spotted the animals, but his disappointment was real. Can't win them all.

Note- the splash park is awesome. Definitely need to bring a change of clothes for the kids if coming during the summer months!