There are folks who like to low-ball estimates in the hopes they just might do better than expectations. Evidently the Dallas Zoo peeps and critters fall into that group.
They were saying yesterday that they hoped to break 30,000 on Dollar Day making it sound like there was no hope for topping last year’s 33,000.
Yup, you guessed it. Everybody but cutie pie Jordan Spieth showed up. He was out of town, don’t you know.
So how many humanoids showed up to do a lookey-see? According to the official number that just arrived, it was 41,422! According to reputable calculators, that beats last year’s number by 6,389.
Trivia tip of the day: In 1995, the zoo didn’t have 40,000 total visitors for the entire month of July.
According to Dallas Zoo’s President/CEO Gregg Hudson, “This was certainly a day we’ll remember. Last year’s record of 35,000 was incredible, but exceeding 40,000 for the first time in our 127-history is astounding. Our staff is wiped out, but we’re extremely proud to be able to give back to our community and offer this day at the zoo to guests who wouldn’t otherwise be able to visit.”
That’s the outstanding news. The only downer of the day was the traffic. “Dallas Police Department officers staffed Interstate 35 and all Zoo entrances due to heavy traffic.The zoo utilized all of its auxiliary lots, but parking still filled up by 11 a.m., leaving some guests to wait for turnover to get in.”
Next go-around, why not use this as a learning experience on how to use DART? Tax dollars are paying for it, so why not give it a try?
If tonight you drive by the Dallas Zoo and hear bigtime snoring, it’s probably the Giants of Jurassic Park. Word has it that they’re already in their PJ’s and in sleepy-land.