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| - I'll admit, my expectations were pretty low. Everyone's been complaining about how small it is, etc, etc. In light of this, I was really impressed.
I'd heard many concerns so here are my responses:
"It's so small!" - After hearing that it was small from every reviewer, I went in thinking tiny. It's not that small actually, I was expecting worse. There are several rooms with interactive tanks and there is a HUGE house-sized shark tank that is filled to the brim with a variety of fish and sharks.
"The tanks are boring" - What do you expect, it just opened last week. Some fish take some time to grow and the water hasn't even settled. I liked all the tank decor's and yes, there may be some room to grow (the Anemone tank didn't have anemone's in there yet), but overall for a just opened aquarium I was fine by it.
"Parking is ridiculous!" - Look around people. I didn't pay for parking. There is plenty of street parking in front of McCarthys or by Stonebridge. My BF and I walked in past a huge line of people waiting to pay $5. If you don't open your eyes and see the entire lot is surrounded by free parking, stop complaining.
"Poor signage" - From what I understand, on opening day, half the signs weren't even up. Now it looks like things are up and I was satisfied. There were plenty of guides throughout that were happy to answer questions and the posters on display were informative. I read them, so if that's the goal. Goal made.
"Crowds, ugh!" - There is not another aquarium for 400 miles. That's why they put it here. People like me have been anticipating the opening for a year now, do you think it's going to be quiet? The day that I was there, there was already a birthday scheduled and a proposal was made in the tunnel. Give it a month or two and come back.
"They don't allow strollers!" - See above. They'd be a safety hazard.
Now mind you, I am an annual pass holder. This is by far the best deal which means that I skip all the lines entirely and I can pop in whenever I want. I plan to pop in after a few more weeks to hopefully enjoy it with less kids running underfoot. It also means that I wasn't bothered by the price because let's face it, I paid for that a couple months ago and do plan on coming back often.
Sure there are a few things that I'd like to see like more seating, but overall I don't think there is even room for it with all the people milling around. I hope that people keep an open mind and realize that this JUST opened so give them a little leeway. I was happy and really enjoyed all of the fish and tanks. I could have spent more time there if it was a little more laid back so I look forward to my upcoming trips. (-:
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