The Buffalo Zoo

Jack Walters

$46 for my fiancé, her little sister and I just to find out thirty percent of the animals in the zoo aren’t even out. The animals that were available for spectating were very captivating however the price of admission for what was shown was a little disturbing. You’d think that if a large portion of the animals were unavailable they’d drop the cost of admission a little bit. I can’t tell if the zoo has gotten better or worse over the years but I wish it the best of luck because it will be several years at the very least before my return.

Elizabeth Edgar

The Festival of Lanterns exhibit from June to August 21, 2022. There are plenty of things to keep the kiddos busy, from light up swings, jumping pads, train rides, laser tent, carousel, bubbles etc. Keep in mind the animals are in for the night and the buildings are closed, however the big horn sheep, polar bears and sea otters where out. The dining facilities are open and ice cream was available throughout the park. They feature a live band Thursday nights. A good portion of the interactive exhibits are infront of the dining facilities and close to where the band performs. If your child has autism, I highly suggest you avoid that area until 8:30pm, sensory overload, only on Thursdays. There are quiet spots throughout the zoo so it shouldn't be a problem. Hand sanitizing stations and sinks are placed throughout the area. The luminated characters seem to correspond to the exhibit. The lit up birds are near the aviary, the lit up rhino's are near the rhino's and so on. There's fictional characters as well. We stayed the full 4 hours it was open, it was a pleasurable experience to see the transition from day to night.

Kristine Surman

I usually love this zoo, we went here for the Halloween light show party last year and it WAS AMAZING. This was at night though and you didn’t get to see animals so it explains why I had nothing bad to say. We just went to the zoo this past weekend and I was soooo DISAPPOINTED. We didn’t see many animals and the maintenance is really bad at the zoo, to the point where we couldn’t see into one exhibit because the grass was so overgrown. For the price we pay for the tickets the zoo needs to do better.

Heather Johnson

Very nice zoo! We traveled here from Texas and really enjoyed the different animals than what we have in our zoo! Seeing a Polar bear was super cool! Several animals we have seen before, but the exhibits are easy to get through and we're very clean.