So, i just came back from spending valentines day with the gf, and we ended up here earlier today. You know, if I never went to the long beach (ca) aquarium, I probably would have thought more highly of this place. but i did so it changed my perception. i mean the place was cool. there were alot of cool fish amongst other things, but it didn't have that "wow" factor like the long beach aquarium had. I thought we would be there for around an hour or, but after about 30 mins we had walked thru all the exhibits, and I was ready to hit the buffet.
There was a stingray tank that we were able to put our hands in and actually touch the stingrays (they took the stinger out fyi). I stood there and watched little kids touch, prod and poke these things like it was nothing. And then it was my turn. my hands starts shaking, my heart starts beating fast (keep in mind ive watched to many movies & documentaries about animals attacking humans) and right when I'm about to touch the big stingray (no one was touching it so i thought fu%k it, let me be a conqueror) when all of a sudden i hear a employee yell out "whhhhoooaaa buddy!! don't touch the big one. hes agitated and i don't want anything bad to happen!". Oh you mean like ending up on a TLC documentary called "black man swallowed by a stingray in las vegas on valentines day 2010 while everyone stood there and watched in shock"? Good looking out bruh.