Donna and I went to Brookfield Zoo today – a gorgeous warm October Sunday without a Bears game. Everyone else within a 3 state area must have had the same idea. It has been 2 years since we last went there and there have been changes…..mostly for the better, but we reminisced about what is no longer there.
THE BAD:
• Long gone is the great steam train that used to run a circuit around the park
• The Reptile House is now the Swamp House, but still has the crocs and alligators and same pungent aroma
THE GOOD:
• More and better food concessions and picnic areas. This is a big plus.
• Moving the polar bears and grizzlies to their own more spacious area (Bear Wilderness)
• A new nature trail around Indian Lake near the Salt Creek
• The carousel is still there and is beautiful……. By the way, who are the people that wait to get on a carousel and then ride in the stationary seats or the horses that don’t go up and down? I never could understand that. It’s one of the first things you learn as a kid: look for the horse with the pole that goes up and down and race like hell to get there first.
THE BAD:
• Long gone is the great steam train that used to run a circuit around the park
• The Reptile House is now the Swamp House, but still has the crocs and alligators and same pungent aroma
THE GOOD:
• More and better food concessions and picnic areas. This is a big plus.
• Moving the polar bears and grizzlies to their own more spacious area (Bear Wilderness)
• A new nature trail around Indian Lake near the Salt Creek
• The carousel is still there and is beautiful……. By the way, who are the people that wait to get on a carousel and then ride in the stationary seats or the horses that don’t go up and down? I never could understand that. It’s one of the first things you learn as a kid: look for the horse with the pole that goes up and down and race like hell to get there first.
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