The zoo was easy access with the BxM11. It was cro...

The zoo was easy access with the BxM11. It was crowded, as expected for Good Friday. I had a fun day and saw a huge variety of animals, which was great. I was especially impressed with the house of birds building though unfortunately the first floor was closed today.

I'm knocking stars for a few reasons. (1) I think beyond helping preserve animals, zoos have a responsibility to teach. This was a missed opportunity multiple times at the zoo. Panels were outdated and faded. Animals in exhibits were often just not labelled. Information that was provided was too basic. The new dinosaur experience opened today and there was "raptorman" a paleontologist entertaining the crowd. He was unable to factually a simple question about dinosaurs. (2) The dinosaur experience was a waste. Half the animatronics didn't work properly and again the tour guide didn't provide any information beyond what was in the little printed guide. The younger kids liked seeing the dinosaurs, but not a high quality experience overall. Not to mention we waited in line 90 minutes for a <15minute tour.
(3) I expect park food to be over priced, but the variety was dreadful. (4) the gorillas just seemed really depressed.