Mmm..
if anything, I think I see Blackpool as a bit of an image of what a 'commerce-inclined zoo' looks like - with multiple restaurants in the zoo, numerous amenities, located in large city etc.. and apparently it's now governed by entertainment company "Parques Reunidos" of Spain. [though to be fair, the same can be said about Walsrode Bird-park as well..]
Though I'd imagine that the consumeristic zoo is most common in America.
@dillotest0 Oddly enough, I don't recall ever visiting a zoo in America (out of ~60) that had a fast food chain on the grounds, nor any commercial outlet not owned directly by the zoo. We have a very consumerist society and many of our exhibits are sponsored and subsequently named for companies, but even our zoos haven't gone that far
@Coelacanth18 I think @Neil chace and @Dyl0526 could do a better job explaining it but I was told that Capron Park got sponsored by McDonald's and sold Mickey D products there.
@PossumRoach McDonald's products were never sold at the zoo (to the best of my knoweldge), but a local McDonald's did sponsor the splashpad and white lion acquisition. For a number of years, a statue of Ronald McDonald was sitting on a bench by the splashpad, but it's since been removed.
