Desmoines zoo any good? Really need to know.

I really liked the zoo, I took Kevin Kohen to it last year & he was impressed.

Yes there will be plenty left on Sunday, and often times you can get deals as they dont want to take stuff home.

 

The Des Moines zoo is actually pretty good for a "smaller" market like Des Moines. Obviously, not on par with Omaha or Chicago zoos but decent. We took my almost 5 year old grandson there in June and he had a great time. My only complaint was there were several areas closed for construction (which will lead to a better zoo) but they may be done by now.

 

I know I am waiting until Sunday to buy everything but the things that I see and HAVE TO HAVE the day of. Reading threads about MACNA in the past, some vendors do some pretty steep discounts on the final day. I am sure that prime specimens will no longer be availabe, but then again I am not the guy that will be spending hundreds on some super rare morph. Not with a student's pocketbook! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/wink.gif

 

yes the zoo is great my family has had a membership for 10 plus years i think its about a perfect size for younger kids you can get in and out before they get to tired and winey


  

 

The Zoo is excellent and your 6 yr old will love it.  The construction they were working on is finished so there is a new exhibit.  Be sure to have her take him into feed the parakeets right inside the enterance...kids LOVE that.  They can also feed a Giraffe.  They post the times for various activities and they are fun to do for his age.

 

I love the zoo. I like it allot better than Omaha even though its smaller. I was just there a week ago and the seal tank is tore up. Looks like they are putting in underwater viewing and making it bigger. They had a sign up about the train only running certain times do to construction but it seemed to be running normal. They also have the animated dinosaur exhibit going on which was cool .