Would you pay to visit an outdoor play area?

[Mummy2fourturningintobruh]

I have an idea to open a new play area with a bug school, bird watching area, small animal care area (rabbits and guinea pigs), natural play area with den building and water play (purpose made stream), digger area, dinosaur bone discovery area, panning for gold etc.

I plan to use large canopies to shelter from rain and sun but still allow for the benefits of playing outdoors. It is a fence enclosed area with secure entry and exits plus toilets and small building for viewing children play or eating picnics.

Am I nuts to think people would choose to pay to visit over going to their local park? All opinions welcome.

The Guinea pigs and rabbits will not enjoy this at all

And where will they go in bad weather, or overly hot weather? Will there be staff on site trained to spot signs of stress, or sickness, and to make sure the children are behaving appropriately?

It's one of those ideas that sounds great, but needs a lot more planning and thought than you'd think.

@Crocmush @faerietales thank you, I appreciate your opinions. This wouldn’t be something I would enter into lightly. I may add this at a later date if I feel it is needed and I am able to adequately care for the animals.

Sorry if it seems like people are raining on your parade OP!
I've had guinea pigs for years and they still aren't fans of being handled even by their owners, it's a prey animal thing.

Sounds like a lovely idea and I would have definitely looked at taking mine there when tiny.

What sort of set up and ongoing costs are you thinking this will be? Do you need to hire the land or do you already own it? Things like insurance, toilets, staffing, buying all of the equipment are not going to come cheap.