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| - Came here with the family last Sunday, and for the most part, we enjoyed ourselves. Since we are season pass holders for Cowabunga Bay, we received half-off admission to SeaQuest. What a great promo! Single-day admission tickets are decently priced and they offer discounts for seniors, students, and military! The admission prices were great even if we weren't to receive any type of discount, but what made it pricey was the tokens to feed the animals. To get the full "interactive" experience at SeaQuest, it's recommended that you purchase tokens to feed the various animals throughout the aquarium. You can purchase tokens in different quantities for about $2 a token when you break it down. However, the amount of food you receive to feed the animals per token is very little, so that's where they get you!
The overall interactive experience was great. Each room of the aquarium had a different theme, which I thought was cool. The themes were according to where the different animals could be found in terms of living environment- The boardwalk, coast, desert, etc. I was a bit disappointed because some of the tanks looked like they haven't been cleaned in a while and there was actually a dead turtle in the very first tank we looked at... Yikes! You'd think that they would take that poor guy out of there!
There are also employees walking around with different animals that you're allowed to touch. I thought it was a bit strange that there was nobody to supervise the shark and stingray exhibit. A child could easily fall in the tank if reaching too far while feeding the animals.
My favorite part definitely had to be feeding the parakeets in the aviary. In exchange for one token, you're able to sit inside the aviary and have parakeets perch a top your hand and peck at the food in the cup! My 2 year old nephew loved it!
I think this is an educational and fun family activity for locals and tourists alike. This would definitely be something to do for families who are here on vacation and looking for something kid-friendly. You can only go to M&M's World so many times, right? It's not far from the Strip either!
My family had a good experience here, but I couldn't see us purchasing the annual membership. This is more of a one and done type of place.
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