Jasmin Roth

Review of Jacksonville Zoo Society

My family and I loved the animals and the zoo grou...

My family and I loved the animals and the zoo grounds were very nice and well kept.

Now let's discuss the staff. Horrible. We were greeted by an extremely rude woman who acted totally annoyed that we showed up to give them money. The zoo was set to close in an hour and a half (that was fine by us) and she told us "you have 5 minutes or I'm not going to let you in. I stop selling tickets in 5 minutes and go home".

We ignored her attitude, paid for the tickets and proceeded through the zoo. By 4:30ish, all of the exhibits and pathways were mostly already closed. Then a security guard on a bike kindly let us know that we needed to leave.

Cant say 30 minutes was worth the price but I understand we did show up a little over an hour before close. I just wish they would hire people that actually appreciate having a job and having customers support the animals.