My biggest gripe with this place is the cost; the ...

My biggest gripe with this place is the cost; the admission is pretty high and they try to squeeze even more by charging extra for the little rides like the chairlift and the train. We figured we'd probably not ever go again so we dished out some cash for some of the extras. for example, the little train ride is $5 per person; I estimate it is barely a 2 minute ride but they draw it out to about 10 minutes by going slowly so the riders can see the birds or the deer. Other zoos that I've been to include things like the train ride with admission. The other gripe I have is that their philosophy appears to be quantity over quality; they have hundreds of different birds or deer-like mammals. They cram as many animals as possible by putting them in little rectangular cages. Most of the animals , even the bigger ones appeared to have poor quality habitats. Another gripe is that all the walkways are dirt, there are no paved walkways or grassy areas.