Monterey Bay Aquarium feels more upscale than it i...

Monterey Bay Aquarium feels more upscale than it is. The property and facility was clean and the employees nice and helpful. The problem is that there are entirely too many people. I've been here a few times over the past 25 or more years and this always seems to be the biggest frustration. The Aquarium has scheduled programs for feeding and education... which is great, BUT, every program we attended was significantly over crowded - standing room only. There are 3 main attractions: penguins, otters and deep sea/open sea fish. Each attraction has scheduled programs, each attraction has large TV monitors in various places so that when the room/area comes to 'standing room only' you can watch the monitors to see what's going on. I can remember my 3 most recent visits (over 20+years) and the biggest problem was the over crowding. It's great for business! Not great for customer experience. The Aquarium is a tourist hot spot and that greatly contributes to the over crowding issue.