The dolphins swimming all around you is soooooo cool!

We loved the dolphin show!!! Very neat!

I'm 17 and my slightly younger cousin and I decided we had to see the zoo on our trip to Indy. We walked there from our hotel (about a mile and a half away) and got there about 5 minutes after it opened. The price was pretty great with both of us getting in for $14, don't even ask me how that happened, and we started exploring right away. To get the full experience I really suggest doing the Ocean and Desert exhibits first. These appear to be the most popular and crowded areas of the zoo. Also, if it's possible you should try to get there early as around 12 or 1 the zoo is HEAVILY populated. Oh, when you buy your tickets for the zoo make sure to get tickets for one of the dolphin shows (it really is a must see thing). 12:30 is a seriously crowded one though so aim for an earlier time. The roller coaster was fun (but I'm a wimp so I might not be the best judge), the animals were decent (although you can't really get close to most of them), and the experience was (overall) pretty enjoyable. Definitely bring a camera and your own drink if you can (drinks are very expensive and the vending machines rip you off by just stealing your money). Also, if you are going to the Children's Museum also don't bother with the zoo gift shop. It is monumentally overpriced (and I've seen many overpriced zoo shops, but this one really takes the cake). The elephant bath is pretty cool so you might want to catch that also. You really want to get to the dolphin show about 30-45 minutes in advance or you'll get bad seats and despite the temptation, the seats away from the splash zone get a better view. Enjoy your trip!

We had such a great time at the zoo! The light displays were GREAT! We got to see a wonderful dolphin show too!! We loved being able to go in the dolphin dome. We had the biggest Rice Crispy Christmas Tree treat that we had ever seen! It was so big that the three of us couldn't finish it! The only thing that we didn't care for was the charge to get your photo taken with Santa. We think that you should have been able to either buy a photo or take one with your own camera at no cost to the customer. Also we would like to see more t-shirts for sale in kids & adults sizes. It was a very fun night at the zoo!