text: This zoo is very close to my house and I need something to do with the kids so I bought a membership It is a good zoo in the sense that they have a great selection of desert and African animals That being said it is the most commercialized zoo I have ever been to I would expect this at a theme park but not at a nonprofit museum or zoo You have to pay extra for EVERYTHING here the train the carousel feeding the animals going to a special exhibit the bat rays They even have a zip line and photo booths to squeeze more out of you And at the end you have to go THROUGH the gift shop to get out Not by it through it It makes for an unpleasant experience with kids who of course want to ride the carousel every time and want to look at and buy all the toys at the end I would rather pay more for a membership and then not have to bring extra cash EVERY time I go to the zoo just to ride the carousel or see the bat rays Please Phoenix Zoo add a little to your admission price and stop this madness