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Visit Day and Time: Monday May 29, 2017 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Temperature at visit: 72 degree dry and sunny
Crowd level: Moderate it was memorial day and there were a good crowd of people at the zoo but it was still a very manageable crowd
- Pros
- Small zoo very manageable for a couple hour adventure
- Nice train ride
- Feeding goats is permitted ($.25 - quarters needed for dispenser)
- Feeding the lorikeets is permitted ($1.03 for a cup of nectar cash or card)
- Cons
- Zoo path is pretty hilly so be prepared for some hill climbing
- Range of animals are pretty limited
- Cleanliness
- There are trash cans around to use one of the liners had fallen in the can but generally the park is very clean
- There are chickens that roam the zoo and seem to have the popcorn clean up job
- Adult Info
- This is a pretty stress free zoo because its easy to keep an eye on your little one while still giving them the freedom to walk with you
- Access
- This zoo can make it hard to get around if you are pushing anything heavy because of the hills in the park
- The leg room is pretty limited on the train
- Restrooms
- There are restrooms in the main building
- There is a restroom at the barn (I have not been in this one)
- There is a single restroom at the Lorikeet landing building
- Misc
- Train runs on the hour and half hour
- There are some animal encounters available
- They were walking the tortoise in the zoo and allowed visitors to touch the its shell
- They seem to get a different animal each year so there is some variety for year to year visitors
- The playground was very wet due to some recent rains be on the safe side if you plan to play and bring extra clothes/shoes
- Pricing
- $9.95 for adults and $6.95 for kids 3-12 More Info
- Zoo admission is included in the Oglebay activity band ($18.95) More Info
- Membership start at $73 for the basic family pass for the year
- The zoo also participates reciprocal zoo listing so if you are a member of another zoo check to see if you can get discounted admission
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| The train room is one of the first things you see if you take your stroller down the elevator |
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| Lots to see here if you are a member use a rainy day to enjoy the train room |
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| Some of the indoor space this area was remodeled this spring |
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| Stuffed animal care area we are waiting for a rainy day to spend some quality time in this building |
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| Just a pic with a fake crocodile |
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| More inside exhibits |
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| More inside exhibits |
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| The tortoise taking a walk |
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| Barnyard area |
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| Feeding the lorikeets |
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| The playground was very wet due to some recent rains |
