We did the dolphin encounter. There were 7 other people there. You pay for a half hour with a dolphin and "free time" but only get about 10 minutes if your lucky. We found a coupon on line and saved 35 percent so that was good. The encounter itself was very informative and fun. The grounds were kind of run down but still neat to see all the animals. the two really bad parts were the price of pictures and the customer service at the snack area. The price of pictures I think is way too high. I realize they are in this for money but I think you could still get money if you dropped the price some... like a lot. We went to the snack area outside, I felt she was rude and very unfriendly. she was short with us and very curt. The rest of the staff was very friendly and informative. I would recommend it just surf the web for coupons
This place is absolutely amazing. We booked the Dolphin Adventure, and were not let down. Our trainer was Racheal, and she was super nice and funny. Our dolphin Maya was the sweetest thing in the world. It was worth every penny. I highly recommend for everyone to try this place out! Not to mention the animals seemed so content. Their birds weren't caged, and we were able to feed and pet sting rays. A+ experience!
YOU CANNOT SEE THE DOLPHINS UNLESS YOU PAY TO SWIM WITH THEM OR CATCH THE DOLPHIN SHOW.
It's very sad to see the dolphin/sea lion show while there sits 2 cages with dolphins in them. Way too small. The shark tank is a big circle, but way too small as well. My wife and I both left very heartbroken for the majority of the animals here. You can see that the money that's being put back into this place is either misguided, or doesn't exist. The staff were friendly and informative, they seem to enjoy their work, that was refreshing to see. This seems to be a situation where the minimum is being supplied to the staff and animals so someone can extract as much cash out of it as possible.
This place is amazing and most definitely got our money's worth. Me and my boyfriend paid for the dolphin encounter which already included the general admission, and the encounter alone was perfect. Being able to be close to a fascinating beautiful animal like that was breath taking. They take amazing pictures of you kissing the dolphin and stuff but it cost $30 for ONE picture which was disappointing because we wanted to be able to show our family what we did. That was the only bad thing, prices for the PERFECT photos. Great staff, animals, good quality pictures, shows, and overall amazing experience.
My wife and I brought our 5 year old and 3 year old. The 3 year old was excited with the animals we saw. My 5 year old noticed how the upkeep seems to be falling behind. Everything is less than clean. The turtle next to the shark tank had NO water.
The Royal Swim made me feel like a real life aqua man! With 2 dolphins under my feet pushing me above the water, it was a great experience! However, I do think more people would buy the photo package if it was less expensive.. $45 for 28 photos, no way.
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