I think this a great home for the animals. The enclosures are well made that allow a lot of the more solitary animals to stay out of sight if they choose which is great for reducing stress in animals. While some kids may get bored because the tigers and lions are in corners its great for the animals. Also there is a lot of great information spread though out the zoo so is a great learning opportunity. They have a great focus on bringing awareness to the human threat to animals and habitats. All in all a great zoo. They have also been great with covid and keeping the area safe and clean.

Weve been members for years. The Zoo keeps upgrading, adding animals and weve noticed the zoo staff is amazing to the animals. No forced behaviors; if the ant-eater doesnt want to come out for treats, she stays where she is. As humane as it gets, and loved by my kids.

Used to love this place. Fare is fair priced and lots of animals to see. Since pandemic I have taken my kid there twice, at least 40% of the visitors DID NOT wear masks or pulled masks down to neck level. With park officers nowhere to find and no one cares to enforce safety protocols, I will not take my kid there until pandemic is completely over.

We love Dallas zoo and we have a membership. It is very large and we easily get our 15000 steps or more in, if were up for it!! All the animals are beautiful and unique, and very well cared for. There are restrooms at every section. Restraunts are well priced and have great food choices. Their events and shows are awesome, never miss them! We cant wait for the Christmas lighting which was out of the world last year!!

The family absolutely loved our drive through the Dallas Zoo. The teaming of the Dallas Zoo and Reliant Energy was a huge hit with my family. We dont have young kids. My significant other and I are both 60 and our kids are 28, 24 and 23. However everyone had a blast looking at the lights. We even got Mcflueries on our way home. It was a great experience for all.

Wonderful visit to this zoo. Recommended highly for the animal lovers. Reptile exhibit was very enjoyable. Loved viewing the endangered Fiji Banded iguanas. Good time to go because they have lion cubs with the parents playing around.

We had a great time with the grandkids. They loved it. My wife and I loved it too.

We went to the annual Christmas light show. Best drive through light show Ive been to in a long time.

I had a great visit. The staff are very knowledgeable and nice. They have taken excellent precautions to make your visit safe during these trying times. The animals all seem to have lots of enrichment to their areas.

Because of the pandemic, the zoo was not crowded. One has ample time to wander or observe the animals that were out to view. On a personal observation, it seemed like the animals were bored, or lacked excitement, because there were no crowds. I couldnt give a higher rating because the experience was dull. Ill give this a second trip when times are better.

Nice place to visit with reasonable entry fee and parking fee. Did book both online. Most animals are tired when I visited on 6th Sep 2020. Giraffe, Elephants, Chimpanzee, Lions and Tiger is my favorite in today’s visit. Lion and Chimpanzee was very close to window so had a clear view. You can feed the Giraffes. They have some big collection of snakes cobra family snakes were big in length. The mono rail safari is closed probably due to corona. Food is pretty costly but they are available and seating is spread out. Most people do respect social distancing which is appreciable.

My family loved this zoo and its definitely better to go on a weekday. The restaurants unfortunately have poor choices, but maybe one day it will get better.Feeding the giraffes is a wonderful experience for the little ones. Restrooms could be a little bit more clean.

It was nice. We had a great time. A lot of walking

Although this zoo is smaller than the Ft. Worth zoo, it is incredibly well laid out and perfect for a day of fun with little kids. There are a wide variety of animals and several additional activities such as the carousel, monorail, feeding the giraffes and goats and more. We have been members since moving to Dallas, and highly recommend it!

Great zoo for family fun. I believe most if not all of the animal exhibits were open today. Unfortunately the tram wasnt open due to covid. Overall we had fun with the family and it was a great experience.

Awesome place, love how big it is good 4, 5 hours spent here. How nice the staff is. This place is awesome for children to take.

Definitely a good place to take kids and adults who have never seen wild animals. Get there as early as possible especially during summer. Better parking and youll catch a lot of action from the animals. Late in the afternoon, they all just want to take a nap.

Just big enough to see favorite animals with 2 small children and big enough we didnt get too worn out. Has a great childrens area. (Bring water friendly clothes to change into/out of)

We went to drive thru and look at the lights. It was amazing! The kids had a blast and so did the adults.

My favorite Texas Zoo! I take my daughter to the Dallas Zoo at least once a year. We are never disappointed and theyre always adding new features and animals. If I lived close to this zoo, I would probably go there every day just to walk through it. Its so pretty! ️

We don’t live close by, but when we visit family in the area we like to take a trip to the zoo. So much to do and see, our kids love seeing all the animals and taking photos. The kids area is definitely a big hit!

The line for the lights was long, but well organized. However, it wasnt the best Christmas light display weve seen. Get the snack bag. The reusable cups are awesome not cheap and the hot chocolate was tasty!

Nice, but dated. Newer exhibits like the African safari looks modern, but the cages housing birds and smaller animals are depressing and reminiscent of older vs contemporary zoos. Also, missing polar bears, pandas, etc.

We went to the zoo over the weekend and had a great time! Everyone was wearing masks and social distancing. We waited in line at the reptile house because it is limited occupancy. The same at the gift shop. The workers in the gift shop were so helpful and very friendly. The caretakers who were feeding the lions when we came by were great and answered questions for us. We saw other workers going through and sanitizing benches and other surfaces. The animals were very interactive too. The snakes were moving around a lot, the monkeys were swinging all over their enclosures, the gorilla enjoyed having an audience, etc. It was a great experience!

The Dallas Zoo Christmas lights display was wonderful! Load up your car and drive through the zoo. You will enjoy the beautiful display of lights.

A wonderful place to visit with the family or significant other. They have mobility carts for those who have a hard time walking. The tram is currently shut down due to COVID-19 but everything else appears to be up and running.

It was amazing! Alot of walking and my legs are tired but over all really good! The food was amazing and the animals were SO cute! Tottaly would reccomend.

We love the Dallas Zoo because they have a really nice layout and very authentic habitats for their animals. The staff is always ready with a helping hand or an answer about one of the animals. We also love the Endangered Species Carousel up front...we ride every time and the money goes to a great cause!

We had fun but theyre not really accommodating to having guests right now. Paths are one way, all the restaurants and most kiosks are closed, and the ones that are open are super expensive (10 dollars for a small icee and a small cup of soft serve ice cream, and 4 dollars for a bottled drink from one of the vending machines). The gift shop was closed, and most benches have been removed. Most of the indoor enclosures were closed as well. I understand theyre doing this because of COVID but those indoor enclosures are the only areas with A/C and it gives people a quick break from the over 100 degree heat outside. A lot of stores are open, but making people wear masks inside...so why not the indoor places at the zoo? Its kinda like they want you to run by, see the animals really quick and then leave. Other than that, it was nice seeing the few animals we could see.

Great experience, lots of protocols and rules in place to help keep us safe while visiting during these days of covid. Great food and lots of animals to see.

Best zoo I have been to in a long time! They are practicing hand hygiene and social distancing. Staff is friendly and informative! Plus it is only $5 to feed the giraffes!!

Its a smaller zoo. Has some pretty chill animals to see. We went at the 1:00 time frame and able to see most animals. Im not a huge fan of zoos, but the animals were active and seemed content.

Super fun! Everyone was respecting social distancing and the experience wasnt affected at all! Plenty of sanitizing stations, as well. My 16 m/o enjoyed it! *map in contents*

Excellent! Great family time. Support the zoo and have fun at the same time. Various themes. The animals looked great!

Animals very active, animal encounters where awsome during one show the birds flew right past my head. Friendly staff. All around great day

Decent zoo. Expected a lot more for a zoo in Dallas. The Safari ride was not active. Giraffe feeding was cool. Kids loved hand feeding a giraffe. Was pleasantly surprised to see everybody wearing mask and trying to take turns at the exhibits. Lions were hiding in their exhibit and couldnt be seen for a couple of hours. My biggest gripe is the food... they dont have coca cola or Pepsi. Just Dr Pepper. The food at the cafe next to the Lion exhibit was pathetic. They took 30 mins to get 2 less than mediocre burgers and fries ready. The $3 train ride is nothing great. Kids loved the small stream that they could wade in at the childrens zoo. Was able to cover the whole zoo with 2 toddlers in about 4 hrs including an hour for lunch.

The Dallas Zoo is really nice. Its easy to navigate around without having to back track... so the flow continually keeps moving you on to the next display. There were 3 displays that had Zoo employees out front telling all about the animals and answering any/all questions you have. They were very knowledgeable. The Giraffes were awesome and there were 2 little giraffes, one being 3 months and the other just 3 wks old. They have anti-bacterial stations all over the place and plenty of accessible bathrooms that were clean and well kept. My granddaughter, her other grandmom (Nanny), and I all went together.

We loved how much the zoo keepers at the Dallas zoo were present. We felt like we got a behind the screens tour but only paid for a normal ticket. All the zoo keepers were friendly and knowledgeable about their animals and were willing to answer questions. We found a white macaw that when you tell him bye bye he waves goodbye.

I love the zoo! The animals are easy to view and the area is always clean. All of the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable if you have any questions!

We really enjoyed our time at the zoo. All of the exhibits were so interesting and I’ve never seen animals that interact with their audience the way these did. We heard a female lion “talking” - not loud, just making sounds... The giraffes were near the bridge and the baby hippo did tricks underwater. Such a wonderful day !! Visiting the zoo on a warm Dec day is a great idea. Animals are all out and the Dallas staff is always nice. Highly recommend familys to get out of the house and enjoy the zoo.

Great place to have the whole day walk with family.Kids were excited about African part with jiraffes and elephants.A lot of picnic tables in shadesMonorail train rocks, bit is closed due to quarantine.

I went last Wednesday looking forward to seeing the lion cub triplets, but they werent out due to maintenance on their habitat. There wasnt a sign on the habitat at all notifying people of that, you had to find someone to ask when they would be out, and we got various answers. They ranged from the cubs were out of the habitat resting to they were doing maintenance and they would be back soon. We spent a lot of time and energy going back and forth trying to see them for the majority of the day (off and on from 11am-3pm) only to be disappointed in the end.Otherwise, the rest of the zoo was great!

We enjoyed the light show. I wished we could have seen animals too.

I absolutely love the open concept of the elephant, giraffe, and zebra enclosures. They have done allot of remodeling over the past 10 years and it shows. You can feed the giraffes for the low cost of $5. This allows you to get up close and personal for great photo opportunities. I have been to many zoos across the country and the Dallas Zoo definitely ranks in the top 2. I absolutely loved it here. You have to see this place.

1st time visiting the Dallas Zoo. The weather was perfect this past weekend. Will definitely visit again.

Everyone was friendly, the zoo was clean, almost all animals were out! The kids and I had so much fun and cant to go back!

Most amazing place with best staff around. We love being members and will gladly support you and your efforts to keep this zoo running for many years to come.

It was a nice experience with a lot of walking. It really would have been nice to see a lot more reptiles

Great first time here, despite many of the areas closed off to get that extra information and interaction. But at this time it is what it is. Animals were out and moving around. Lions were out of site and a few others but for the most part lots to see.

Amazing experience. Didnt get to see all the animals as some were quite hidden, but overall great experience.

Such an amazing zoo. Good to take a date or your kids together

The Dallas Zoo boasts a wonderful collection of shaded walking paths that wind seamlessly from exhibit to exhibit. Though some areas are currently closed due to their COVID-19 protocols you can still enjoy hours of fun visiting with animals from around the globe. Be sure to bring a mask/face covering and lots of water--a delightful adventure awaits!

Always love the relaxed nature of the zoo. The animals are entertaining. The exhibits are clean. Shows are educational. Lots of shade throughout the walking areas. Snack and food locations are around the park. You can feed the giraffes for $5-$6.

Dallas Zoo was really awesome ️. One should spend a whole day to enjoy the zoo completely. Grab a map when you enter. It will be important to enjoy the zoo completely.The zoo is divided as two parts.North part consist of Tiger, amphibians and reptiles (large verity of snakes were one shouldnt be missed out), frogs, tortoise, giant anteater and more. Childrens zoo was wonderful.Tunnel divides the zoo. It was decorated with beautiful colour LED lights and beautiful animal paintings on the wall.The other part wild life of Africa consist of large verity of wild animals, elephants , giraffes, lion, gorillas, hippos and many more.Their map clearly explains everything. All the facilities are clearly marked and it must be appreciated.

I love the Dallas Zoo. I need to bring my grand children with me next time. Theyll love it. My autistic son loves the zoo. We visited the zoo last time we were in Dallas and he loved it. I cant wait to return. I didnt take as many pictures as I would have liked to, but oh well. We will be back again!

Only $17/adult. Open at limited capacity right now. Make a reservation online, very simple process. It felt like we had the zoo to ourselves on a weekday. Most indoor exhibits are temporarily closed but it was well worth the visit!

I take my daughter here once a week.. if you are unable to walk this HUGE zoo, they have handicap go carts for $32.. unlimited use. Highly recommend!!

One of my favorite zoos in the country. Lots of great animals to see and a great value. It was easy to find and park. Food wasn’t too expensive. Lots of great places to sit and watch the animals and people.

Wonderful zoo. Huge variety of animals with wonderful enclosures.Get up close and feed a giraffe.See the African elephants get feed.Watch Galapagos turtles eat carrots.The kids so its a treat too. Tons of fun.

Really enjoyed the Zoo! It wasn’t too crowded. The exhibits were in very good condition. Unfortunately it was warm, so some of the animals weren’t very active. My only wish was that they sold actual bottles of water, not cans of water.

Great visit! The zoo is following Covid-19 guidelines super well. Masks are required, you have to schedule a time that youre coming, walkways are one way, it was wonderful!

Very nice exhibits and a very clean park. The only reason not to give it five stars is that the Fort Worth zoo is better in my opinion. But if you are in Dallas this zoo does have a lot to offer! If you go during Christmas time you can do the zoo lights at night. It’s a great place to take the family. Or if you want a date night you can drink beer and enjoy the lights and sounds of Christmas.

Very well established and arranged. Foliage in the entire Zoo allows for lots of shade even on the hottest day. The Savanna exhibit is amazing!

Absolutely love the Dallas zoo! Have gone here a few times while growing up, went on my first date there today and had a great time! It wasnt very busy today so many animals were out and moving! Please donate and support many species that are becoming or are already endangered. Once a species is gone, its gone. #protectwildlife

The zoo is quite large, the animals are amazing and the lights during the holiday season are pretty epic. The cotton candy is delicious as well.The zoo has lots of things to do for small children to enjoy all the way up to adults.If you live within the Dallas area I’d recommend the annual pass so you can keep coming back and not stress about seeing everything in their relatively short day.

Dallas Zoo exceeded all my expectations. I took my daughter here for her 6th birthday yesterday and it was just the best day out. Will definitely come back. You really cant see everything in a single day so if youre local Id recommend to get membership for more adventures and value.

Wonderful zoo with large variety of animals, birds and reptiles. The animals all have large enclosures to roam around in. They are making routes to take along the park for Covid to keep people separate. Masks are required. Lots of places to clean your hands. We loved feeding the giraffes!

One of my highlights of my vacation! The giraffe feeding was a great experience. The park is definitely a hike but they do a great job of giving you plenty of things to look at besides the animals. Great spot for animal photography too (make sure you bring that 200mm)! The way the enclosures are designed give you plenty of space for good positioning.Great location for IG/TikTok content, especially inside the tunnel.

Weve been there several times now. Today, we met Mario the warm weather penguin. We really enjoyed meeting him up close. If you have enough time, its much more enjoyable to slow down and take part in the scheduled events like that.The monorail tour was interesting and gave us a different view of the zoo. It lasted less than 20 minutes. Every time weve gone, different animals stood out to us. The lemurs and otters were hilarious today. The first time we visited, we enjoyed the elephants and the giraffes. The second visit, we enjoyed the gorillas.Weve enjoyed our visits in the winter much better than the summer. The lines are much shorter, parking is easier and you dont have to endure the summer heat. The only downside is that some of the exhibits are not open if the temperature is too cold.This is one of the better zoos Ive visited. Although, I still enjoy the Omaha zoo better. The polar bear exhibit and rain forest are memorable from that one, even as a kid.

Went for Zoo Lights. Wonderful Family Evening.

They are doing a great job with directing foot traffic in certain directions so people are not walking into each other. All staff members had masks on at all times and they did require that if you are going into an indoor area you wear a mask as well. Some of the animals were not awake yet by the time we had arrived at 9am so that was a little disapointing. However, we did buy the one year membership for the family so we can go back as many times as we want. If we go two times in the next year then it will pay for itself!

These guys are doing everything they can to make the zoo a safe attraction during these difficult times (Covid).Highly recommend getting out and seeing them. Social distancing was not a problem everything felt clean and safe.

My first time there and I enjoyed it very much. Will like to go back again for the holiday special.

While visiting family We decided to go to the Dallas Zoo. Its hard to judge because of somethings are not operating because of COVID. But I think the zoo was well kept and the kids had a great time feeding animals. I was expecting a full day of activities but somehow we finished rather quick. The little ones did not seem to notice so that works for me.

Wonderful zoo! They have a monorail which takes you throughout the zoo but you can of course walk it....or do both like we did. The cages are very open and the animals are in natural type habitats. They did a great job designing this zoo! I have been to the very well known San Diego zoo and I actually think the Dallas zoo is better.

The zoo was fun even though the shows wasnt in operation. If your NOT going to give us what you would give us pre covid then dont charge pre covid prices. Just fyi do not buy sodas from the zoo its watered down or old. For 8 bucks It needed to taste better than the soda I buy for 2 bucks outside of the zoo. I felt duped. 7 bucks for stale popcorn its like they didnt even care. 120.00 spent and I would had more fun watching paint dry. The animals that I did see got the 3 stars, what cutie pies.

We had a great time a the light at the zoo, for the adult only night! We were glad we got there early for parking and a bit less of the crowd. The employees had a great spirit and awesome attitudes. I wouldve like to of seen more animals, but overall it was something you should at least do once.

Beautiful day at a wonderful zoo. The layout is sorted into two areas separated by a tunnel that runs underneath the highway. The tunnel itself is fun and offers great adventures. There is a great variety of animals and other creatures throughout the zoo. Theyre are various treats as you move through the zoo, both for the animals and the humans. You can feed birds or giraffes. The elephant exhibit is massive and quite entertaining. Dont miss the otters!! There are more snakes in the zoo than I have ever seen and most are slithering about. A great day! Well-run zoo! #dallaszoo

We have loved each experience at the Dallas Zoo. Tonight we had the opportunity to do the zoo lights. It was fun, beautiful, and not at all stressful because of the time we opted to go. Highly recommend.

Best Place for Adult and children to have fun and see different Animals.

Took my 2 yr old granddaughter for her 1st visit & she loved it....even with the masks on!

We got there late and they were calling done it the shun animals but still a nice visit. My daughter had fun. Feeding the giraffes were nice new attraction. The gorilla needs a friend though.

Went during the day on a Wednesday. I felt safer than I do in most places nowadays (covid speaking). Not too many people out and about and everyone has masks (required for everyone 10 and older). The animals seemed to be more active than before too so over all a better experience than most other times Ive gone.

Love it and find it amazing. The ticket and parking are reasonable since they have much expenses for the animals. I spent more that 2 hours walking around and enjoying the zoo.

What a great zoo! Large exhibits with multiple viewpoints so you can usually see the animals regardless of where in the exhibit they are. Had a great time!

Really really good Christmas lights well worth it

Was really great. The only thing that was sad was about half the exhibits are closed right now. Still was really greatThey make you wear your mask, no exceptions, unless youre eating/drinking. They have hand sanitizer everywhere.

Wonderful day to go. Covid helps keep the crowds down. Especially having a small child it was nice to get to see all exhibits.

How can you not give 5 stars to the zoo? Without this magical place, our kiddos (and us) might not ever see most of these animals.

I love this zoo, its unique and too big. You can take membership if you want it make things easy.

The Dallas Zoo has improved sooo much over the years! Beautiful newer better habitats for elephants and hippos, as well as other animals. Very clean and beautiful anytime of the year!

This zoo is excellent really! The animals even appear happier than other zoos. We enjoyed the beautiful views and trees and it so huge we didn’t even see everything!

Always a great experience. I would digest purchasing a membership so that you can enjoy over and over again.

Dallas zoo is always so much fun there is always something out their reptiles are beautiful. Their warthogs are my absolute FAVORITE. We also got to see a free flight run of macaws the keeper was very informative and knowledgeable. As always brovo Dallas.

Dallas Zoo is so amazing and so big. We didnt made it to see the whole Zoo in 5 hours. You will need at least a whole day. The concept of how they organized it is amazing. The entry is affordable but drinks and food in the restaurants are not really cheap. All in all a perfect day. We all enjoyed it. Dallas Zoo is comparable to the best zoos in the world. Excellent quality!!! God bless you

Overall a great experience! Loved the tiger, the cheetahs, the otters, the gorilla babies, and more! There were some experiences that lost this zoo a star though, like the bathrooms being out of soap, the feminine hygiene dispenser being broken (although the first aid center people gave me what I needed when I told them), and the relatively large amount of walking per animal you get to see.

We went to see the Christmas lights and I have to say it was AWESOME!!!.. My granddaughters absolutely loved it.. We got there about 430 and the girls couldnt understand why there were no animals to look at.. I explained to them that we were not there to see the animals and as it got darker they completely understood.. This was so much fun and the backdrop for Santa is stunning!!.. This is a must do again next Christmas season

They are amazing! They bend over backwards to help their members in every way possible. They go above and beyond and this has been my experience with every worker I have delt with. I LOVE this place!

I enjoyed how this zoo is designed! Three loops and everyone going in the same direction! We were extremely happy to see that! I believe we will be back

The price is too high for what little they have to offer. Water in gator pond is disgusting, we paid for both gran daughters to feed giraffes and the girl gave us one helping and told us to share. Vending machines didnt work. Chicken truck was out of pretzels. I have been here several times in my lifetime and it does not appear to be maintained properly. It made me very sad.