Took my two sons here, ages 17 and 11, spent about two hours and had a really nice time. We were given wrist bands, never used them for anything...? Gift shop was predictably overpriced, we didn't buy anything...some of the enclosures were empty...? but it wasn't crowded so we had ample time to wander around to see and read about many interesting fish, pet a huge tortoise, touch a reptile which was help by a worker, and listen to the friendly workers tell about the aquarium. We didn't eat there...just to fishy smelly to have an appetite, but it was a good visit.