Interesting feedback regarding prices and on the orangutan exhibit. We got the membership this year after having gone once or twice/year over the past few summers. The membership makes sense if you live in the Indy area, have young kids, and can go several times/year. There are probably better Zoos within a couple-hours' drive, and more cost-effective family entertainment options in the Indy area. Made sense for us, but it's not for everyone. I was a little put-off by the orangutan exhibit at first. Agreed, it's a little sterile. If you just don't care for the exhibit, that's one thing. You are a consumer, and have a right to complain about a product/service for which you have paid to experience. After all, this is America. However, it is trollish to complain about putting the orangutans in a glass enclosure because it's not the best for the animal. If you paid money to go to a zoo, and you are not a zoologist, you've lost your credibility in complaining about their habitat. They are in a Zoo. They are there for us mouth-breathers to gawk at whilst drinking watered-down Mountain Dew from refillable cups. It shouldn't matter if they are in a 'tropical' enclosure, a glass enclosure, or a replicated set from 'Any Which Way But Loose'. You gave someone money to see animals in captivity. As long as they are safe and cared for, what does it matter? Most of these creatures never knew the wild anyway. If you watch ANY of the other animals, they don't look happy or engaged. Especially that lion. So smug.
