Weesner Family Amphitheater — Attraction in Apple Valley

Went to my first concert here... Pleasant enough setting...It may be fine for those with little or no disabilities or age related health issues...But for those of us who are no longer able to tolerate long walks from your parking spot through at least half the zoo, then try to navigate stairs with no railings and finally, requiring you to sit on a hard surface for hours with absolutley no back support...I would highly Suggest that you Skip this Venue!....The management really should make all of these inconveniences obvious on their ticket sales site...but sadly they do not. I survived with a little help from friends, but...

For the money I paid for the concert tickets, the venue was junky, and concessions were absurdly expensive. I bought a bag of cheese popcorn for $8.00 and it was not only ALL crumbs, it was stale! Ended up throwing the bag of crumbs away. Lighting was off, poor band members were eating bugs. People sat wherever they felt like sitting, and bleacher style seating on a hot, humid day was awful. Never again. I guess I'm spoiled by other, nicer, cleaner...

While this is primarily a theater for the MN Zoo's Bird Show, they also host concerts after zoo hours, for an additional charge. However, the bird show is very good and free with your paid MN Zoo admission. If you plan a trip to the MN Zoo, we highly recommend stopping by for the show, where the birds literally fly free over your head and some guest is usually picked to have a bird land on their hand. To increase your odds of being picked, have...