I heard from many that the Fort Worth Zoo was better than the Dallas Zoo - I disagree.

The positives were the health of the Animals. They all seemed happy and looked after. Many of the attractions were right up against the barrier/windows, such as the Tiger. Often you have to scour the habitat looking for the sleeping animal hiding in the corner. Which suggests to me that the animals are not overwhelmed and are relaxed. The Rhinos were particularly spectacular.

The zoo is very well equipped for children (strollers) and other accessibility demands.

The range of Animals was decent; although we did personally find that there was a lot of Birds. I'm a big bird fan, but if you're less inclined to see birds there was a stretch from the Asian Predators to the Texas Wilds that was roughly a 10-minute one way walk consisting of just Birds and empty attractions with a single dippin dots vendor in the middle. The Raven was shockingly large though and very cool to see in person.

The negatives. The Zoo Layout is very lopsided. 80% of what you want to see is all to the East but if you make the mistake of heading West towards the Texas Wild without knowing it (because the map is virtual but I want to use my phone to take pictures), you'll spend a good 20 minutes additional walking for very few attractions.

The big negative was the lack of amenities. It's a Saturday in Summer, in the middle of Texas. I believe the high that day was 114 degrees in some regions and none of the Ice Cream vendors were open until noon. It's Texas. It's Summer. It's the weekend. Open the ice cream vendors sooner in the day; The most common phrase I heard was "it's not open yet". We arrived at 9am precisely to beat the heat but it's Texas, it was not long lived.

We went to the Crocodile Cafe. There was a beautiful Crocodile and water attraction against the windows to provide an almost under-water experience. But we couldn't sit there, because the "cafe" was filled with employees taking up the prime tables, leaving customers to sit by the condiments and trash bins. My wife paid something like $4 for a Soda (and refills cost almost an additional $2 extra per), there was no syrup in the drink. When my wife informed the cashier she stared at my Wife as if she was lying, until about 30 seconds later, trying it herself.

The last gripe is the Splash Pad. $6 per person, so $20 for me and my wife to take our child to cool off - Was underwhelming.