It was a zoo at the zoo. Haha!

My wife suggested that we do a spring breaky thing this weekend by going to the Fort Worth Zoo. Yesterday made her doubt the feasibility.

From the Star-Telegram:

FORT WORTH — Springlike weather, spring-break timing and half-price tickets lured a record crowd to the Fort Worth Zoo on Wednesday, which also meant lines of traffic around Forest Park worthy of a professional sporting event.

By 5 p.m., about 23,000 tickets had been sold, a zoo spokeswoman said. The final tally won’t be available until today. That topped the single-day attendance record of 17,274 set last Good Friday as well as last year’s spring-break Wednesday attendance of 16,076.

I doubt that gorilla watching has ever caused this much traffic. Meredith got a call from a friend warning her to "stay the hell off of 35." And the zoo is not even on an intersection with I-35.

So, sadly, we'll have to find some other spring break activity to do. Which, if you include being able to bring your 18-month-old, doesn't amount to a whole lot of options.