Submitted by CinematicHeart t3_ydb1tv in philadelphia
I couldn't find this answer on there website and their contact info was down. I have a family membership with my husband. If I have a reservation and my husband isn't joining me can I bring another adult?
It's technically for two named, yeah, but in practice, the zoo doesn't care. I've brought my mom on our membership before, for instance, and when I brought our little dude to Boo at the Zoo a couple weekends ago, they didn't even check my ID.
That's crazy to me! I've been carded EVERY time I go to the zoo with my membership. If I were OP I'd hope they'd let in the 2nd person but I'd still be prepared to pay for them!
I was a little surprised I didn't get the ID check for Boo, but at the same time, we had a reservation during early members hours, so... maybe they just had a good-faith expectation that only legit members would be showing up in that time frame. Who knows.
I used to bring whom ever. I had a family of four package and would bring my sister or my husband all the time. No one ever cared in my case. But I haven't had a membership in ten years
Agree with most people here that they normally don't check IDs in my experience, so you should be fine either way. Although, do you have the family membership (which includes kids) or the Dual membership? I believe the Dual membership actually allows for a guest
I remember them checking IDs years ago, but for at least the last 2 they haven’t carded me when they scanned my membership for entrance. Weird.
Family with kids. They usually id me but not my husband.
Weird! I’ve been a member for 10 years and have never not been asked for ID.
We do it all the time, you won't have a problem
Always go to the line with the young black dude. He won’t care. The middle aged white lady will give you a hard time.
Unless she's a gen x lady, in which case she won't give a shit...even if her name is literally Karen
alittlemouth t1_itr19ar wrote
Pretty sure the family membership is for two named adults (they’re pretty stringent when it comes to checking ID’s). Whether you can show your membership and your ID and not have them ID the other person is probably up to whoever is scanning. I’d be prepared to pay for the other adult.