点评:Having heard many times about the zoo in Asheboro, we had long wanted to go We finally made it in the springtime on a Tues., when it was relatively uncrowded.
This is a really spread-out facility. You can walk and walk to see all the sights. The tram that takes you between stations is fun. As you walk, there are trees everywhere, a genuine N.C. touch, which makes it a bit cooler. The carousel and the butterfly enclosure were both fun. The staff were fairly helpful. I guess we hit the zoo on a bad day, as we did not get to see the elephants or some of the other animals when we stopped by their respective areas.
Having been to the Bronx Zoo, it is interesting to compare the two. The first thing you notice is that the Asheboro zoo is much larger in land area (this makes sense as the Bronx Zoo is surrounded by N.Y.C. and the N.C. property is located in a rural region).
One negative note was the marketing for food and beverages. To buy a soda at Wild Burger costs between $10 and $20, depending on which cup you buy. The idea is that you pay about $3 for the actual drink and the remainder is for the cup itself. Yes, you get free refills anywhere in the park if you keep the cup, but paying $10 just to have a Coke is disturbing. To make matters worse, they do not provide a lid for the $10 cup, only for the more expensive cups, an obvious ploy to pressure you to spend even more money.
翻译:我们早就听说过阿什伯勒动物园,一直很想去看看。终于在春天的一个星期二,人不多的时候去了。
这个动物园占地面积很大,可以走很远就能游览所有景点。连接各个站点的电车也很有趣。沿途绿树成荫,很有北卡罗来纳州的特色,让人感觉凉爽舒适。旋转木马和蝴蝶园都很好玩。工作人员也很热情。不过,我们去的那天可能不太走运,因为我们去参观大象和其他一些动物的展区时,都没能看到它们。
去过布朗克斯动物园之后,比较一下这两个动物园很有意思。首先你会注意到阿什伯勒动物园的占地面积要大得多(这很合理,因为布朗克斯动物园位于纽约市内,而北卡罗来纳州的动物园则位于乡村地区)。
一个不足之处在于餐饮营销。在Wild Burger买一杯汽水要10到20美元不等,具体价格取决于你买的是哪种杯子。他们的定价策略是,你花大约3美元买饮料本身,剩下的钱都花在杯子上了。没错,如果你保留杯子,可以在园区内任何地方免费续杯,但花10美元买一杯可乐实在令人难以接受。更糟糕的是,他们不给10美元的杯子配盖子,只有更贵的杯子才配,这显然是为了诱导你花更多钱。