I was really, really disappointed with my first few minutes at the zoo, and I was thinking to myself, “NOT WORTH VISITING!” The red panda(s), as well as numerous other animals, were missing from their habitats. It got better as we worked our way through the zoo, but since I had really wanted to see the red panda(s), that was disappointing. The Canadian wildlands exhibits in particular was good.
If I went back, I’d prefer to go at a different time of year and not on a Monday (we went on the last Monday in October, the day after “Boo at the Zoo” ended). The zoo was frightening understaffed during our visit, which may have been part of the problem.