Looks like the zoo work is done. The entire south end has all the displays up and the animals are in (except maybe the lions, didn't see them). No construction anymore. Giant lion rocks.
The Africa Camp area even has a savanna Bell helicopter you can sit in and activate the engine.
Feels so weird to walk around the new windy path and everything after going there since childhood. The giraffe house is gone, you walk through where it used to be. They now have the giraffes in a giant grass field, and let you buy food for 3$ to feed them and pet them. It's kinda neat, their winter / night house is across the public path, so there's an actual giraffe crossing gate to let them get across. You don't need to buy food to pet them, but you can only feed them that food for safety reasons. We couldn't convince them to come over from the shade, lol
I'll be off work for most of the next week, so if anyone wants to go to the zoo, I can meet you there or come pick you up and get you in with my membership for free. I plan on hitting it up often to look at stuff but also get some sun and walks in before it gets cold.