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Shark Reef Aquarium
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- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
69 reviews for Shark Reef Aquarium
I'm like a little kid when it comes to aquariums - I love 'em. I love seeing, especially, crazy weird animals, or huge sharks and predators.
(for the record, my last name is also the moniker for a particular shark so since elementary school I've been fascinated with the creatures).
I was in Vegas for work and staying at Mandalay Bay. I kept giddily trying to sneak away to go have a look at this marvel, the "predator based" aquarium. Yes, giant scary things with big teeth. Woot.
My boss and I had a few hours to kill before our flight to our next meeting. My silly enthusiasm was apparently contagious so we decided to hit the aquarium.
Since it was mid-day admission was only $13. We walked in and up the stairs where they asked if we wanted our photos taken. The photographer was a little weird - we tried to explain that we weren't together and asked if we could have our pictures snapped individually (there wasn't anyone else waiting at the time). She said we could only get the photo standing together (do they make strangers pair up too?). Obviously we passed - kind of a bummer since we were thinking about how hilarious it would be to hand our respective partners photos of us with sharks photoshopped in too.
Anyway, we wandered in and took a gander at the golden crocodile, the kimodo dragon (wicked cool - a very dapper, handsome animal), and then moved on to the piranhas. About this time the audio guide started to get a bit awkwardly tacky in its attempt to be funny and some little kid near me started crying as he listened to "piranhas will only eat those who haven't turned in their audio wands..."
Next we moved on to the touch tanks. A couple of rays and many a horseshoe crab (who were all nicely piling up on top of each other much to the naive delight of a few kiddies). Kind of a disappointing touch tank - usually there's at least starfish, a few skates, and other creepy crawlies too.
Tried to see the giant octopus that was so heavily advertised only to find it was not in its tank. Odd. No explanation given. Maybe it was hitting the slots.
The cool part of the aquarium came at the very end. (By the way, the whole place is tiny, you can breeze through in under ten minutes of you're really not feeling it - we obviously took our time). Here you can look in at huge walls and watch sharks, a saw fish, a couple of turtles, and other fish as they swim up over and around you.
(For the odd record, there are loads and loads of fish at this aquarium, but not really many predators - kind of odd/let down given the advertisements).
The sharks and rays are gorgeous and the saw fish is quite intriguing. It's fun to hand around and watch as they glide up and over the tank over you. Most of them aren't close to full grown and depending on the day you may need to do a bit of squinting to see all the creatures.
Overall a solid place to visit to kill some time - not quite worth the $13 (the Boston Aquarium, which is awesome costs less than that and has loads and loads of stuff and shows). Not a place I'd likely visit on another trip to Vegas, but definitely worth a stop if you've got an hour or two to kill between flights/trips/etc...
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This place is the jizz.
For a nominal fee you can check out some of the coolest sharks. You even get a handheld soundtrack to better explain things.
Great way to pass time during the day while you're recovering and preparing for the night's debauchery. When we went it wasn't all that crowded so we were able to see things without having to dodge the whales that don't reside behind the glass.
A must see for all!!
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What an unexpected delight to see at the Mandalay Bay. My friend and I had some time to kill before watching a concert at the Events Center at the hotel and thought it'd be interesting to see the Shark Reef. We must have been there for at least an hour or so- don't expect Sea World here- it's not like that at all. But you do get to see some gorgeous sea life in the tanks there and the komodo dragon that you see right when you get inside is pretty impressive too. My favorite part was looking at the jellyfish- the tank and the lighting made them look spectacular.
I've got some pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/... I'd probably go back there again to show my family and friends. It's a nice place to visit in the afternoon.
I immediately got board with the hand held guide. But the attractions were very interesting. They had someone standing next to the piranha display so the hillbilly's wouldn't hurt themselves. The sting-ray petting tank was the highlight. When I got there they were just about to feed them. They had a live person explaining the habitat and their situation. That sparked up the whole event. At the end of the reef you end up in the hull of an old ship and the sharks, saw fish etc are swimming above, below and on all sides. That was cool. Worth the price of admission
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This is one of the better family-friendly things to do on the strip. It may not be as impressive as aquariums in Baltimore, Atlanta, or other large cities but it's still enjoyable. This place is filled with crocodiles, fish, jelly fish, and of course sharks. There's a touch pool with stingrays that kids will love. The audio tour is also worth doing. You might as well learn a thing or two as your walking through the exhibits. $17 for adults, kids under 4 are free.
I love aquariums and this one did not disappoint. It probably helped that I had relatively low expectations of an aquarium inside a casino (only in Vegas!).
It turned out to be bigger than I thought. It took us about 2 hours to go through the aquarium with the free audio guide. My favorites:
-Komodo Dragon: Such amazing creatures.
-Golden Alligator: Nice surprise right at the entrance. He moved around quite a bit when we were there and opened his mouth.
-Green Sea Turtles: Large & majestic.
-Sharks: Obviously. ;) So many varieties I couldn't keep track.
The line at the beginning was annoying. It was even more irritating when we found out it was because of the touristy prom pictures they make you take before you go inside. They seriously made us pose like we were at prom.
Overall, it's a refreshingly nice getaway from the usual Vegas strip scene. Especially fun for families with kids.
Considering the size and the cost of admission, this is a pretty good place to visit when you wake up too early in the day while in Vegas. You're out of the heat, you're doing something fairly cheap by Vegas standards, you're looking at weird and unusual creatures. Definitely worth checking out.
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i want to say that i'm impressed but after experiencing Monterey Bay Aquarium... this place is quite plain. is it me or that everything looks better in the pictures than when you are actually there? i'm still giving it 3 stars because it's not a bad way pass some time and somewhat enjoyable.
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I simply loved walking through this. You are provided a headset if you want detailed info about each exhibit or simply walk around and take it in for yourself. It's cute, with tropical decor (think ancient temple), very clean, well maintained and nice.
They have a few open tanks with large lizards, croc, piranhas etc. Those were fun and interesting to see. Especially if you haven't been to the zoo lately and large watching animals in general.
Then there are the large tanks, ending with a huge area that is decorated as a dark interior of a ship. From sharks, to turtles, beautiful fish. It's great just to sit and enjoy the large aquarium.
It was not crowded but had a decent amount of people, that made it easy to see everything and great to walk through.
It isn't huge but I loved it!
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I went a few summers ago thinking that the attraction would keep us out of the heat but it was actually outdoors. I went yesterday, and it was domed over and air conditioned! YES!
The locals ticket price is $13.95 - and honestly, that's pretty cheap for two hours of entertainment. That's slightly more than a movie, but significantly less if you buy ANYTHING from the concession stand.
I had a good time and so did our company. Yeah, it was a Saturday, it was slightly crowded, and a decent amount of screaming kids, yet I was able to zone them out for the most part.
And a little side note... don't go in expecting it to be Sea World or the Monterey Bay Aquarium, you're at a casino ffs.
Ehhh, its definitely one of those things you do just once to check it out. I guess I had such huge expectations. My main complaint is that overall this place is not really that big. It's almost like 3 or 4 main rooms and you're pretty much done.
It is a nice place to bring kids if you have any, or bring your g/f like me to just past the time and have something to do. If you like taking pictures of animals then this is a place for you since you can take pretty up close pictures of the sharks, fish, turtles, etc. And I do have to admit that the stingray "petting zoo" pool was kinda fun lol.
2 works of advice, try to score a deal if you come to this place cause I'm sure there are coupons around so you can avoid paying full price like I did. Also don't come here too late in the afternoon cause the line goes on forever. We got here around noon or 1 and the line was pretty decent but when we left around 3 or so the line was damn near to the other side of the hotel and I think they do limit on how many people they let it at a time.
I have to give this place only two stars because with all the hype in the ads it fell a quite a bit short of my expectations. I have to agree with an earlier reviewer about the location of the attraction within the hotel. I had to stop and rest on the way....ridiculous. I even considered turning back and giving up in my quest to locate the place. The few sharks I saw at "Shark Reef" were not that impressive either. For what it is I guess it's ok but I was not "wowed" like I thought I would be. I definitely won't go back. I'm not cheap but the cost of this attraction should be about $12.95.
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To some individuals that reviewed this place: Did you really expect a SeaWorld or Monterey Bay Aquarium experience for your dollar here?
I find that the facility in itself is MASSIVE and adequately designed given that it's hundreds of miles away from the nearest coast, operating in the middle of the Nevada desert. It's quite good for what it is, so don't be mislead into expecting to see killer whales or bottle-nose dolphins on your visit.
I haven't been here in a few years, not since when they had that 6.5-foot long female Great Hammerhead shark on exhibit. She was a huge marketing draw for Mandalay Bay at the time because it was the first of its kind to be held in captivity in North America. She was quite a sight. It's a shame she died prematurely due to an infection a year following my last visit to Shark Reef. http://www.reviewjourn...
The entire exhibit's main focus is predatory fish and predatory exotic animals, which is evident in their large collection of giant komodo dragon-like lizards, barracudas, arawanas, piranhas, crocodiles, rays, and of course, sharks.
All of the exhibits are arranged in a manner in which you meander through a maze in which you approach a new exhibit every time you walk a little farther along. The "finale" of this maze is the sunken pirate-ship galleon which houses the gigantic 1.3 million gallon saltwater tank that is home to the aquarium's largest shark specimens, a few giant barracuda, a couple of sea turtles, and a huge stingray the length of a mini-van.
Shark Reef Aquarium is a welcome addition to the different kinds of attractions the strip has to offer. It's nice for a visit to kill an hour or so if you have the time. DO NOT rush through it. It's not a very large aquarium so stop at every exhibit window/tank and enjoy everything.
Also make an effort listen to the exhibit demonstrations provided by a hand-held audio device that you receive when you enter the aquarium. For every new tank or animal exhibit, there's a # on the device you can press and listen to an audio recording of what kind of animals you can expect to see in that particular tank, and some trivia of the specimens as well.
Typical overpriced tourist trap. Anyone who has ever been to Sea World will be disappointed. Skip it.
For $16 dollars, walk into a world of sunken temples and pirate ships inside the Mandalay.
The creators of this awesome aquarium got it right when they created the humid and tropical climate of the jungles of the Amazon. Upon one's first steps into the exhibit, one is enveloped in a humid warmth, and the sound of jungle life fools the senses. Here a unique assortment of species such as the rare golden alligator, the water monitor, and the arapaima gigas (fish that can grow to 14ft) can be viewed through glass displays. Often, one can virtually be right next to them and see them up close, through the glass.
Once you have passed the tank of ravenous piranhas, the aquarium's glass walls rise at least 15 feet, and within its enclosures one can see a wowing display of ocean life. Tropical fish such as large, friendly-looking puffers, angel fish, multi-colored tang, and graceful sting-rays provide an entertaining display.
The second room in the aquarium is my favorite, as there is a touch pool where people can get up close and personal with some of the marine life. Tiny rays, sharks, and horse shoe crabs move about in the shallow pool, and you can reach into the water and "pet" them. In addition, I love to watch the jellyfish floating about in an etheral lavender light, looking almost like silk blown about by breezes.
The final room of the habitat is the Shark Reef. a unique aquarium that makes the visitor feel as though they are deep sea diving, and have come upon a shipwreck with sunken treasure aboard. One is surrounded by glass, and a plethora of underwater sea life. Nurse sharks, sand sharks, large rays and seat turtles, residing in a world of sand and coral, float around and above you. In the glass tunnel, one can get an incredible up-close view of the sharks.
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I've been here twice. Both times it was very crowded, in fact way too crowded. It's really a fascinating exhibit, but they should limit the number of people allowed to enter at a time. With the crowds, it's hard to get up close to the glass to see the really cool stuff.
The sharks and jellyfish were my favorites. It's reasonably priced at around $16. I prefer the Shark Reef over the dolphin habitat at the Mirage, although it's pretty cool too.
If you're never checked out the Shark Reef Aquarium, do yourself a favor and try it. I think you'll have a good time.
This place is pretty cool. Going on a Thursday afternoon the place was packed with families and kid tour groups which was kind of annoying. They have a touch pool which allows you to touch stingrays and crabs. My favorite were the jellyfish which are in darkened tank so that you can see their bioluminescence. It was awesome. I also like the part where you walk though the tunnel like in Jaws; it was a little disappointing though b/c it wasn't as long as I thought. Overall the aquarium was cool but did seem a little short after walking through it. For those that live in Dallas, I would save my money and check out the Vegas one versus the Dallas World Aquarium which sucks!
Who would've known there was so much fun to be had and seen before 12am in Vegas?!?
The aquarium was an unexpected treat. Very cool layout with staff all around to answer questions. The self guided audio tour was a perfect way to learn about all the creatures lurking throughout.
Sharks, sea turtles, an ivory crocodile, jellies, an octopus (my personal fave), stingrays, and a plethora of other amazing fish.
They'll even let you take in your orange grey goose/tonic, Monterey Bay Aquarium would Never do that.
(coupon in the visitor book in every cab in town)
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So I'll give the Mandalay credit for spicing this place up a bit and adding a bit more décor than the regular "aquariums" that are out there...and my hyper 10 year old loved it....so I guess the $16.95 (my ticket) + $10.95 (a child's ticket) was worth it...
My number #1 complaint (and I found this all over the place in Vegas) DO NOT make me stand in front of a green screen before I enter the exhibit so you can try and sell me a ridiculous picture at the end. I'm sorry, but this is absurd!! Let me take my damn tour guide recorder thingy and let me try and push thu all the obnoxious adults who stand in front of the tank windows for 15 mins so they can take a picture of their friend next to a non-existent shark (because there is no way in hell it's going to show up on their camera) while my 10 yr waits patiently to take a 2 sec peek at the fish.
Good times.
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BEST $17 DOLLARS SPENT IN LAS VEGAS. For all the mediocre and overpriced food and smoke-filled "resorts" on the Vegas strip, the best bang for your buck lives at Mandalay Bay.
I asked to bypass the tourist picture by the front door, because I know I won't buy it, and I also ignored the little plastic recorder that tells you information about each exhibit. Proceed to enjoy staring at the sleeping komodo dragon (so cute!), lots of funny-looking fish, and a variety of sharks and sea turtles. (I added my pictures to this Yelp listing, they are really, really cute animals here.)
Even got to stare at a bunch of scary-looking piranha -- why did THAT exhibit have an open top? For bad little boys to be appropriately punished when they jump into the exhibit?
Petting the rays at the end was fun, as was watching the jellyfish swim around the tank. Again, I just have to reiterate, this was the BEST $17 dollars spent on the Vegas strip. You can lose $17 to two bottles of water, or absorb hours of interesting fish at Shark Reef.
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It was REALLY small for the price. We got free tickets so we weren't too beat up about it. The electronic earpieces they give you with the audio tour are a little redundant. It's more fun just to look at the fish.
Having recently visited the Long Beach Aquarium, I was a little disappointed with what this tourist attraction had to offer. It took us no more than 20 minutes to experience the whole thing, after ditching our audio tour after about ten minutes. The pirahnas were cool, but not eating anything or being voracious. Petting rays is nothing new, but still always fun.
The best was leaning up against the glass and feeling almost as if I would fall in the shipwreck area!
Don't expect to be able to take photos-- without flash it's far too dark, but with flash you can't tell there's fish behind you!
The worst part is how remote this attraction is.... it's way way way in the back of the hotel, and it's at least a ten minute walk from the parking lot. But you do get to walk past some of the hotel's nicest restaurants.
I think I wish I got free tickets to Mamma Mia! instead or something. But, it's unfair to look a gift horse in the mouth. I'm glad I checked it out.
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the main reason why i came here was to see the Komodo Dragon..it's endangered and said to be the largest species of lizards. http://www.yelp.com/bi...
the day i went here it was not crowded..its a reasonable price to get in for a small aquarium. they give you a remote to punch in the numbers of whatever exhibit your at and it tells you information about it. I only used it for the 1st two which was on the Crocodile and the Komodo dragon.
Once i got to the fish..i was just in aw to see them..i didnt care for the info on them. this aquarium has a variety of fish..from pretty to ugly to big and small. they also have stingrays, jellyfish, an octopus, a few turtles, and of course sharks!
i liked the tube tunnel thing where its like they are all swimming around you..this is a great place to chill out for a while from the casinos.
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My companion would have given this 5 stars, but he doesn't get a vote, and he's a total shark/water geek (we also had to see the IMAX Deep sea)
All in all, it was pretty awesome, and i'm sure that if you have kids, this is a pretty neat thing to take them too. If you get a bulk pass, you can do either 3, 5, or 7 (?) different things to do between luxor and mandalay - it made it worth the money for the two of us to do a few of the things.
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We had a nice time at the Reef.
It is quite a walk, but you do go by the Mandalay beach (quite scenic)
It is a rather small area for the price....
but then again, you are helping to keep an ocean environment alive in the middle of the desert.
A unique concept......
The river recreations are excellent
The Jellyfish tank makes you feel like you are deep in the ocean.
It was my favorite - a total zen experience watching them float through deep space.....
The shark views are OK
There is an electronic listening device you get upon entering....
provides you information about the exhibits.
[ most people are not using them ]
There is a small touch pool where you can feel a small shark and some sting rays.
The rays feel like a soft rug.....
A nice intresting way to spend some time away from the bustle of the casino.
You can get through this exhibit in 10 minutes .... but spend some extra time looking - it is relaxing ...
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still love this place!
last time we visited we went just before close which is a good idea, less crowd.
but i could really linger here in the different alcoves for hours, and hours...one thing i don't care for is the tank with the rays. they obviously don't like to be touched, it seems kinda cruel :[
my only other complaint is that you used to be able to watch "shark tv" in your room. now it's just one big infomercial, with a huge advertising banner, WHACK!!! we used to leave it on all the time, like our own personal aquarium and make up skits for the fishies, lol.
but i digress, it's cheap, it's soothing, it's educational...i still likey very much!
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This was so awesome and fascinating! Perfect for families, appropriately priced and well designed.
I had some time to kill, at Mandalay Bay while waiting for my late friend to arrive before going to a concert. What to do? What to do? Well, I've never been through Shark Reef, I've heard good things about it and I do like aquariums so Shark Reef it is!
I didn't have any coupons with me since this wasn't planned, thankfully they offer a locals discount. I saw the sign for Shark Reef near the Events Center and thought cool, it is just right there! FOOLED! On your LONG walk to Shark Reef you will notice a large Shark Reef sign on the wall, if you have kids, they'll love jumping in front of it. It simulates them being in the water.
It took me about an hour to get through this exhibit but I looked at everything. Upon entering, you receive an audio thingie ma bob which details the different displays. I was very intrigued by everything.
This is a very good exhibit and I highly recommended it. The only reason that I couldn't give it more than 4 stars is because I have been to the aquarium at Epcot, Bahamas and Tampa. However, this place does have some cool features, the shipwreck thing was a great touch...loved the theme! You get to walk over giant glass with sharks and fish swimming under your feet. The glass is exciting b/c it is bigger than the pillow sized one at the Ghost Bar (which is probably one of the most over rated attractions in all of Vegas!)
There are numerous tunnels that you walk through where you're surrounded by water.
I LOVED the jellyfish tank.
Petting the stingrays was awesome; however, these weren't cuddly like the ones at SeaWorld in Orlando...I wonder why? No cuddle monsters here! Maybe it was nap time?
Sea turtles! What more do you need to know about that?
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I'm from the bay area so i'm spoiled by the monterey bay aquarium but it was my little brother's birthday and he really wanted to see the sharks (he's 21 not 12)... anyways I gotta say it was better than I thought it would be from the yelp reviews. Yes it's small but they have this huge turtle which was awesome.
Here's the scoop... buy the buffett + ticket combo... it ends up being like $10 for the aquarium which is more like what it's worth
I saw Mama Mia here and they put on a great show.
I had good seats but was fortunate to get pulled out of the audience and seated in front row.
Great cast, music and very entertaining.
I love aquariums. I always make sure that I visit any aquarium I can when I'm in a specific area. While the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef ain't a great aquarium, it's a nice something different on the Strip.
The way the place is laid-out is actually very much unlike most aquariums, but it allows for a lot of people to pass through and for folks to get a good look. There were all sorts of docent-types around to answer questions, which was a nice touch.
They've got some real crowd-pleasers, especially the Octopus who was playing in some sort of clear tube when I was there. There was the awesome Sea Turtle and the Croc was awesome! I missed the Kimodo though.
It's not a great aquarium, but with all the coupons and deals around, it's a value and a half.
I was a bit disappointed because I expected a lot more. The best part was towards the end. It was pretty cool. I had a good time but I probably wouldn't come back a second time to look at it again.
Overpriced, a bit too small for what you pay, and way too many people leaving children unattended.
The animals they have in this reef are beautiful. The atmosphere is nice as well. Not a big fan of the annoying little cell-phone like things they give you to carry around.
Too many people brought like a million children and let them run around unsupervised, which ruined the experience a bit. My boyfriend and I may try going again sometime late at night when there's less likely to be kids around.
A bonus though, if you are a CCSD employee you are allowed to get in free with your badge and bring one guest free. So my bf and I didn't end up having to pay anything for the experience. My comment about the lack of value is more for the paying customers. At 15 or so per adult (I don't remember EXACT price) it's much too short-lived.
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Had to kill time to wait for the buffet to open for dinner, so we went to the Shark Reef!! When we went to the ticket booth, they had admission to the reef and buffet meal packages-SCORE!!!!
Surprisingly, the place was awesome!! Really cool tanks with lots and lots of types of fishes (AND A LOT OF HUGE FISHES), SHARKS and even a Kimono Dragon!! (not sure if I spelled that right)
The kids enjoyed touching the sting rays which many aquariums have, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN TWO SEA TURTLES GOING AT IT!! THEY WERE MATING EVEN WHILE THEY SWAM!! It was like nature and sex ed all at once!! It was hilarious listening to parents explain what they were doing!!! I will never forget that!!
Shark Reef Aquarium..... I like Sharks , reefs, and aquariums .... So i went . Pretty damn cool if i do say so myself , I got to pet a sting ray (which scared the crap out of me by moving slightly, may be a deep fear of knowing what they did to Mr. Irwin) The sunken ship aquarium was very cool with a huge variety of fish, sharks, manta's, and turtles. One of my favorite things to do at an aquarium is make fun of the ugly and funny looking fish, i know they cant hear me but i like to think they can, either way this aquarium had no shortage of them. So between telling the jellyfish they had no central nervous system and trying to stop myself from laughing at the shark with a saw for a head I had a pretty damn good time. The only criticism i have about this place is the start of the tour where I'm pretty sure they threw a dead alligator and dead komodo dragon in cages to attract more customers, that and the drunk Australian tour guide who was trying to explain to everyone the difference between creationism and evolution ... whatever mate. If your in town and got 16 bucks to spare (and don't mind sobering up for an hour) check it out. And don't worry jellyfish have no feelings or emotions, they can take it.
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This is a really enjoyable exhibit. It's not cheap, but it certainly is done right. The only con is the walk from the parking lot is long, long, long. But I'd go back again for the wonderful aquatic experience that it is.
I thought that tunnels in the aquarium were pretty damn cool. Of course it's not the best aquarium ever, but for a small space in Vegas, I think they've done pretty well. The first afternoon we walked by this place and the line was at least 50-60 people deep, so we came back on a Sunday afternoon and just walked right in.
The first part is kinda cool, sorta jungle meets rainforest, if you will. After you walk through that section, you get to the bigger fishies and sharks. I really love those huuuuge tanks, the ones where you can see fish all around you, above and below.
Not too shabby, vegas!!!
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This was really cool! Boo for the area with the misters though! Humidity=bleah! But most of the exhibit is air conditioned and dry so I survived ;) Fish in every shape and every size! They have stingrays that you can pet, although I wasn't brave enough to give that one a try. The jelly fish are gigantic! The turtle is even more gigantic! My personal favorite were the sharks roaming about. There are two "tunnels" of glass where you are actually under the aquarium so you have a great view all around.
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I loved it!
They had awesome predators on display, which made this aquarium stand out for me...
So many sharkies!
Pirahnas!
Oh my!!
A really nice aquarium. The biggest part of it is enjoyed from one of those moving sidewalks while the fish swim around you. My kids love those types of aquariums because it puts you in the underwater world with the sealife and makes you feel a part of it. They had a large assortment of fish to enjoy too! There was also a touch pool to enjoy and several other cool experiences to bring kids closer to the underwater world. Located in the Mandalay Bay Resort and casino, you will have to seek this place out. It's located back behind the area where all of the casino's restaurants are.
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I LOVE aquariums. And my favorite will always be Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
Yes, the admission was pricey. But this is a Las Vegas tourist attraction. Come on. What can be expected? And it was less than most aquariums.
I wasn't a big fan of the tape recorders that they give you to listen to. I'm more of a "read a sign" type of person.
If you've been to an aquarium before, this probably won't be the most exciting thing, same creatures, different cages.
Let's talk about what's different:
-a tank full of pirahnas. No, they're not much to look at. But if you're sick like me, you'll enjoy fantasizing about throwing someone who's caused you pain into the little tank. And oh, how easy it would be. (Insert sinister laugh).
-the underwater "shipwreck." You're basically in a room where the creatures are under, above and to the sides of you and it is made to look like a shipwreck. This was pretty neat, in my opinion.
There is not the largest variety of creatures, but I think it's worth it. If you're on vacation, splurge. Get drunk and go, and cross off "going to an aquairum drunk" from your drunk list. Oh, or is that not normal that I have one of those?
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