Dallas Zoo Fun

This blog post will cover the cost difference in the normal Dallas Zoo ticket and the discounted ticket offered by the Comet Center to students as well as the overall experience of visiting the Dallas Zoo.

Cost

Picture of giraffe at Dallas Zoo.
© 2013 Macy Sheehan

Visiting the Dallas Zoo normally costs $12.00 (Dallas Zoo, 2013), but buying a ticket with a student discount reduces the price to $9.00 (UTD Office of Student Affairs, n.d.). Additionally, on Mondays and Tuesdays, visitors can show a DART pass to receive $2.00 off general admission (Dallas Zoo, 2013). Parking at the Dallas Zoo on all days costs $8 per car (Dallas Zoo, 2013).

Additional costs for Dallas Zoo should be considered for food, souvenirs, and feeding the animals. Visitors at the Dallas Zoo can still step into bird exhibits and see giraffes as well as other animals without feeding them, however.

Traveling to the Dallas Zoo by car from the University of Texas at Dallas’s campus takes 29 minutes. The Dallas Zoo is also accessible by bus, with the travel time increasing to 1 hour and 37 minutes. (Google, 2013.)

Experience

Picture of bird at Dallas Zoo.
© 2013 Macy Sheehan

The Dallas Zoo presents a large giraffe statue when first entering the perimeter, and the wildlife theme is continued throughout with the landscaping as well as zoo animals available for viewing. The Dallas Zoo is kept clean and offers a quieter atmosphere during the times most are at work or in school.

Zoo North covers Entry Plaza, Camel Rides, Picnic Area, Koala Walkabout, Primate Place, Wings of Wonder, Cat Wow, Herpetarium, and more.  The Wilds of Africa offer Gorilla Trail, Ndebele Plaza, Monorail Safari, Giants of Savanna, and more, with the monorail not included in general admission and costing $3.00 per person. All of the places inside the Dallas Zoo showcase wildlife and provide great opportunities for viewing—and sometimes interacting with—them. (Dallas Zoo, 2013).

Picture of cheetah at Dallas Zoo
© 2013 Macy Sheehan

The Dallas Zoo offers wildlife and keeper encounters on weekdays as well as weekends, which provides a more interactive experience to the visitor. The Dallas Zoo also offers venues, events—birthdays, corporate events, and more—and catering (Dallas Zoo, 2013). With a variety of animals and activities, the Dallas Zoo offers a lot during the visit.

Bibliography

Dallas Zoo. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dallaszoo.com/ 

Google. (2013). Retrieved from https://maps.google.com/ 

The University of Texas at Dallas Office of Student Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.utdallas.edu/cometcenter/tickets/