Originally Posted By iksnamhcok About seven years ago, when my kids were obviously much younger, we visited the Wild Animal Park, near San Diego, and we all loved it. Last spring, me, my wife, and my younger son, now 16, visited Disney's Animal Kingdom for the first time. We were blown away. Wow, what a beautiful park! And the rides are a nice bonus. We're thinking of returning to San Diego for a spring vacation this year, and we might revisit the WAP. Do you think we'll now be disappointed with the WAP, after experiencing DAK? Heck, maybe we should just return to Orlando this spring instead. Im thinking....Expedition Everest!
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, I've never been to the WAP, but I do LOVE DAK. My favorite park @ WDW and 2nd favorite of all the Disney parks I've been to so far.
Originally Posted By hiddencat3 I went to the WAP last Saturday and enjoyed myself very much. DAK is different (in the theme/overall experience sense) and wouldn't expect the same experience at WAP. WAP is making a lot of improvements...newer enclosures and a new Railway system. WAP is more educational and you also see a bigger variety of animals. Final Say: Love both parks! Respect WAP more for there Animal Conservation programs, but love DAK for the overall experience. I don't know how a 16 year old would react to WAP. I loved it at that age, but I was a big animal geek. If you do go, by tickets from Costco. I saved about $10 a ticket. I am going to DAK this March for Everest...so excited.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp Went to the Wild Animal Park over the break between Christmas and New Year's Day. (Actually, are now annual passholders there too, since the trade-in price on our two-day, two-park pass was more than the premium annual pass cost!) The WAP and DAK are almost completely different in concept. The big thing to do at the WAP is the tram ride where you can see animals in their "native" habitate, in huge enclosures that give them the chance to roam and to interact with other species within their enclosure. DAK has a smaller version of this (K. Safari), but includes rides that are missing at WAP. I did say almost before - the two parks do have something very much in common - the lack of a good sit-down restaurant in the park! Unlike the San Diego Zoo, with Albert's, for a good meal at the WAP, you have to leave to go outside for a "normal" restaurant, just like at DAK.
Originally Posted By fkurucz They used t have live concerts in the amphitheater at the WAP (1980's). The concert was included in the admission price. A few things about the WAP: Its very hilly in some parts (and no escalators like at the SD Zoo). It gets very hot there in the summer. Take the tram ride at night! You get to see the animals in a different "light" (bad pun intended).
