The aquarium was a little over priced compared to Butterfly World & The Phoenix Zoo. With that being said they do offer package deals. It was a neat experience. Being, I live just North on the 101 from here & pass by it almost daily I figured I'd give it a look. It took us about 3hrs to get through. My parents really enjoyed the rotating room (like in Jurassic Park) The sharks were my favorite. We got a chuckle because the diver in the tanks name was Brandi (that's my name) & I'm an Advanced Open Water diver. We didn't pet anything, being a long time diver you learn to respect animals in their home & not pet them. We went on a Tuesday hoping to avoid a lot of kids. There was still a fare amount there. If you are visiting AZ it's something to do.