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| - It was PACKED today (spring break) and I felt like they didn't know how to handle the crowd. We waited in line forever to buy tickets, then another line to get tickets scanned and hand stamped, and yet another line to get into the theater. No direction. They should have the lines sectioned off, especially one to bypass the theater and enter the emergence gallery and conservatory faster. I feel this process is really inefficient and slow and definitely could be fixed. So that was frustrating.
The 3D movie was awesome. My kids loved it. I loved it actually :)
The emergence area is small and we were packed like sardines in there. But once we got up to the glass, it was cool to see the butterflies emerging from their cocoons.
Next was the conservatory. This is beautiful! It's just so magical having all these colorful butterflies flying all around. It's enchanting. Note - it is really humid in there and my 4 yr old freaked out and I had to take him out for fresh air and water. Keep that in mind with your little ones.
The snack bar/cafe is really expensive. I recommend bringing your own snacks and water.
They have a small section with bugs (we saw honey bees, a scorpion, a tarantula, and ants), and some aquariums and a small sting ray tank in the middle. I wasn't impressed given the cost of admission. The sting rays are tiny and you can barely pet them.
Overall, the crowds made the experience pretty unpleasant, and BW hopefully will work on handling crowds better. In the future I know not to come during high peak (weekends that's a given, but also school breaks).
I think the admission price is too high as well. Not a lot of interactive exhibits and only one movie. I don't think an annual membership is worth it for those reasons (and with 2 kids, I typically spring for the memberships - zoo, science center, children's museum), but I don't think we will be coming back for awhile.
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