CoastersRZ Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Attendance last year at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was the highest since 2000, the park reported. The 1,218,892 visitors in 2009 boosted attendance 24 percent over the 2008 total of 982,043 Read more from the Cincinnati Enquirer here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100108/NEWS01/1090330/Zoo+attendance+soars+in+2009 Well, they certainly seemed to buck the amusement park trend of soft attendance figures in 2009! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Jeez! I wonder why people all of a sudden started going there; that's at least a 300,000 difference of visitors. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 We went there three times this year, that's more than I've ever been in the same year. Two of those times were free (at least to me)... once was as a chaperone with GatorGirl's daycare, once was for our friend's daughter's birthday party, and then we paid for Festival of Lights. It's a great place and we're lucky to have it. Way to go, Zoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faeriewench Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I went to the Zoo multiple times in 2009 and enjoyed each visit greatly...checked out festival of lights Friday last week (yes I was crazy enough ) Will be visiting again few times this year xD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveStroem Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Jeez! I wonder why people all of a sudden started going there; that's at least a 300,000 difference of visitors. Wow! It is the economy. With more people feeling pinched and having to forgo summer vacations, local attractions often see a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerRider Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I only got to last year. It was pretty fun. That is where is saw Spongebob 4D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 And a much better version than what passed for it at Kings Island last summer, I might add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 A different version? How does that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Seems like a good year for Ohio Zoos: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20361&st=0&p=350448&hl=Columbus%20Zoo&fromsearch=1entry350448 I haven't read the final 2009 attendance for the Columbus Zoo yet, but they had surpassed 2 million visitors back on December 1st...and they still had the whole "wild lights" to go yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 A different version? How does that happen? It's clearer, a newer print, and ALL the motion effects work (just as they did when the same film was at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Seems like a good year for Ohio Zoos: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20361&st=0&p=350448&hl=Columbus%20Zoo&fromsearch=1entry350448 I haven't read the final 2009 attendance for the Columbus Zoo yet, but they had surpassed 2 million visitors back on December 1st...and they still had the whole "wild lights" to go yet. LINK - Columbus Dispatch The final tally for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's record-setting year was 2.2 million visitors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 ^ Leave it to the local news guy to know the answer 2.2 million guests--that's an impressive number. I wonder if any (paid) zoo other than San Diego comes close to that? (I'm not counting the free zoos...like Lincoln Park, the National Zoo, etc.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 ^ Leave it to the local news guy to know the answer 2.2 million guests--that's an impressive number. I wonder if any (paid) zoo other than San Diego comes close to that? (I'm not counting the free zoos...like Lincoln Park, the National Zoo, etc.) Top Zoos by attendance using 2008 numbers, nothing for 2009 out yet: Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 9.5 million Busch Gardens Tampa – 4.4 million San Diego Zoo – 3.4 million Lincoln Park Zoo – 3 million (free zoo) St. Louis Zoo – 3 million (free zoo) National Zoo – 2.7 million (free zoo) Bronx Zoo – 2.1 million Brookfield Zoo – 2 million Denver Zoo – 1.9 million Columbus Zoo – 1.8 million San Diego Wild Animal Park – 1.6 million Oregon Zoo – 1.6 million Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – 1.6 million Los Angeles Zoo – 1.6 million Houston Zoo – 1.6 million Philadelphia Zoo – 1.4 million Indianapolis Zoo – 1.4 million Phoenix Zoo – 1.3 million Milwaukee Zoo – 1.3 million Cincinnati Zoo – 1.3 million Minnesota Zoo – 1.2 million Cleveland Zoo – 1.2 million Rio Grande Zoo – 1.2 million Central Park Zoo – 1.1 million (only 6 acres!) Woodland Park Zoo – 1.1 million Lowry Park Zoo – 1.1 million San Francisco Zoo – 1.1 million Detroit Zoo – 1.1 million Memphis Zoo – 1.1 million Fort Worth Zoo – 1 million Pittsburgh Zoo – 1 million San Antonio Zoo – 1 million Riverbanks Zoo – 1 million Utah’s Hogle Zoo – 1 million Toledo Zoo – 1 million 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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