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'Go Ape' at Bristol Zoo

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Aerial adventure course situated in the central area at Bristol Zoo - additional fee payable . Chester Zoo is thinking of doing something similar .
Aerial adventure course situated in the central area at Bristol Zoo - additional fee payable . Chester Zoo is thinking of doing something similar .
 
I really don't like this addition very much- I feel its turning the Zoo into an adventure playground. But then I'm not 10 years old! :D
 
I really don't like this addition very much- I feel its turning the Zoo into an adventure playground. But then I'm not 10 years old! :D

I dont think there is an age restriction. I actually feel this is a very welcomed addition and works together with other features to make Bristol a very interactive zoo and highly attractive to families.
 
What, exactly, does one do on this thing?
Do kids run along that narrow raised walkway or hang from the poles?
 
What, exactly, does one do on this thing?
Do kids run along that narrow raised walkway or hang from the poles?

Its a series of things high up - like jumping from platform to platform, going over a rope with big blue buoys hanging down, or walking over suspended bouncy logs and a zip line. This is the sort of thing you might find at Go Ape.
 
Its a series of things high up - like jumping from platform to platform, going over a rope with big blue buoys hanging down, or walking over suspended bouncy logs and a zip line. This is the sort of thing you might find at Go Ape.

Wow! And no one gets hurt! Sounds great for kids. Whether or not it belongs in a zoo is worth questioning.
I cannot imagine it in the USA except with nets all around to keep kids from falling off and maybe huge pillows underneath it! :eek:
 
Wow! And no one gets hurt! Sounds great for kids. Whether or not it belongs in a zoo is worth questioning.
I cannot imagine it in the USA except with nets all around to keep kids from falling off and maybe huge pillows underneath it! :eek:

They are connected by a harness and rope to a cable that goes round the whole course - and it is great fun! But i think it might be owned by someone else i think.
 
They are connected by a harness and rope to a cable that goes round the whole course - and it is great fun! But i think it might be owned by someone else i think.

Yes, I just looked it up. It's a "zip line" course and several USA zoos do have them.
Here I was imagining kids like goats just running along those platforms! :D
 

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