Great attraction but information and process around admission poorly managed. Make sure you get there early and note only tickets purchased via actual Sea Life website will get you into a SHORTER queue. Don't expect to walk straight in.
Very educational and fun for all the family - lovely staff and amazing sea life
Cool place to see underwater creatures! My sister had a birthday here and i wad kissed by a seal
Didn t really like it there was this family that kept hogging all the photo places were ever I went they were there so I got a bit annoyed but still great
Probably a little overpriced if I am honest, luckily we had the entertainment book discount, but even then it's not 'cheap'. It's a decent enough aquarium and they have done it quite well and great if you want the sea life on the Sunshine Coast, but I prefer Sea World Gold Coastbfor the value and similar style, plus you get way more.
It took about 90 minutes taking our time, got alsoto see the Ocean Tunnel tour (15mins) and the Sea Lion/seal show both enjoyable and interesting. The seal show was well done and entertaining. They do try to get you to purchase all the usual extras, felt like they wanted more from you ever step for donations or behind the scenes or photos etc. Be aware that the tunnel with acrylic 'glass' gives you motion sickness of sorts, due to the curves. Glad we went, but won't be rushing back.
I went about 15 years ago and thought it was good
But I must say we have the most wonderful time we enjoyed it all
Well organized in a social disyancing way. Dutiful staff. Fantadtic rxhibits. Vare of the animals was obviousl. Loved the seahorses.
It's lovely for little kids. Gets a bit busy on the holidays, but overall a lovely experience.
Lovely place to relax and admire our underwater residents :)
Melboure is better than the sushine coast Sea life.
Even better for children than it was years ago but also totally enjoyable trip for adults
Enjoyed the show and exhibitions but very expensive
Great for the young ones, but over priced for what it is
Really disappointing half shut down but still charge full price
Always a great morning or afternoon out with my youung children
Took my sister for the day to do the diving with the sharks experience. First time diving and she loved it. We could watch the whole thing from the viewing tunnel. We got so many great shots.
Too expensive for what you get. Shows are only short and they don't have as many animals as most other sea theme parks. They removed the travelator for under water viewing. Would be a very expensive and disappointing trip for travelers.
Amazing for kids and adults.... a lot of gun and friendly staff
Overall a good place to take curious children - a little disappointed that I couldn't have both children in the seal photo (14yrs and 21mths. I couldn't afford another $39)
Parking took a while to find but if you're there early enough it shouldn't be an issue. We didn't get to see the seal show as it filled up very quickly so if you are keen for it make sure you get in early to sit down. Kids loved the tunnel and the play area.
It is a nice aquarium for little kids. Not very big. I am giving it 3 stars because it seems quite expensive for what it is in my opinion.
Loved it, staff friendly and seal show was great for the family. A must see,
Great place. Just a lottle expensive but managed to get a good deal online.
Took my 4 year old today and found out they were having a promotion for kids to get in free. I was charged full price and when I asked them about the promotion I was told because I already paid full price and I didnt specifically ask for my kid to be free they would not refund my childs ticket. Just really dissapointed and doesn't seem very family friendly to me We wont be going back there again.
Wonderful experience. Loved the seal show. Staff very obliging and displays were awesome
Great value - the kids and adults loved it! Would recommend!
Great fun for all ages. The seal show was fun and the jelly fish exhibit was amazing. Will definitely go again.
Fun place to visit. Lots to look at.
Only downside is the volume of the music that plays as you walk through. I have a son with Autism and he found it very overwhelming. It was even too much for me as the parent, you couldn't talk at a normal level. Water normally calms him but with the music it was just too much and we had to leave earlier than expected.
Overall it was still a good experience.
Small aquarium, however quite nice range. Needs air conditioning and/or more fans as in summer it can be very hot. Seal show was great. Seal swim was lovely. More time in the water would be ideal. Overall a very nice experience.
Very pleasantly surprised at just how interesting & enjoyable Sea Life proved to be. The talks & shows are great. Don't miss the Seal Presentation & the Ocean Tunnel tour they are both very informative & the Seal Presentation quite humorous.
Definitely Look around for discount entry. I would be quite disappointed if I paid full price for all of us.
If you haven't been there, it's an ok place to visit but you can see and do all the things here and much more at sea world and for about the same price. The best part is the location near mooloolaba which is more interesting than the sea life. It's way way too expensive for what you get and the kids fly through it all in an hour and get bored.
Too small and low fishes variety. I can't see dolphins and penguis or big sharkes or box jellyfish
Ok for younger kids, it takes about an hour and a bit if you include the seal show. Interesting and engaging but won't blow you away.
Nice seating options. Downstairs inside outside, upstairs inside outside. Upstairs is quieter. Service is on the ball. Portions are very big. The cuisine is a mix of Asian. Some like that style. The rice was unusual but tastie
I don't know how this place is rated so high. It used to be called Underwater world and back then it was great because it was for all ages. Now Sea Life appears to be for people 10 and under only. We went in the school holidays and It was way to hot due how many people were and there was no air conditioning. The hallways were so narrow and had to push past people to walk through. I think they legally had too many people in that day as it didn't appear the aquarium could hold that many people. It was hard to see any fish as there were a lot of people standing around them most of the time. I got a headache from how loud it was there as there was way too many kids. There were also no otters like there used to be and the whole thing was a big disappointment. Was not relaxing at all like it used to be. And was super smelly. In the tunnel the fish were also eating plastic which we had to alert staff about. There was also some fish that were injured in the tunnel with bite marks on them. There were also very little amount of sharks like there used to be. The tunnel used to be the best part but now it's gross and not relaxing at all. No music anywhere throughout the whole aquarium either so don't know why other reviews say there is. The floor as well in the tunnel doesn't move like it did many years ago. Total waste of money. Sea life in Melbourne is way better. Photos at the end were very expensive and my eyes were closed in the photo so no way I was buying that.
Thanks to the visit here we met the magical underwater world. The program of the day was also revived by a cheerful performance with seals. I was attracted to beautiful aquariums. Friendly staff, refreshments, and photos for memories. Thank you for having a nice time with you.
Great attraction (used to be underwater world), the seal show and seal swim was fantastic. Make sure you allow for time to find a park. Parking is a joke. Online customer service is a joke also. No contact number to ask a simple question only a 24 hour chat service that never seems to be available. And don't waste your money on buying the online link for photos. It doesn't work and Sea Life discard you to a third party and won't deal with you. Ironic that they are trying to encourage consumers to be weary of their disposable rubbish for marine life and their cafe is full of single use disposable rubbish when food could just be put on a plate.
Great place to take our two little ones, they loved being able to touch and see so many creatures.
Very good value for money, but be sure to buy your tickets ahead of time to get that value. Great for kids
Interesting and fun .. great exhibition of sea life.
Not easy to find exit.
First time. Snd won't be the last such a great place
It was a very fun day. I really enjoyed the seal show and seeing all of the different tricks that they could do
We have always held an annual pass but now we probably won t renew. Management made a decision to change the closing time from 5pm to 3pm to save on costs. The change was not announced to pass holders via email or text and it s silly to close so early on weekends anyway. Not happy at all!
Great place for kids and adults. Absolutely gorgeous aquatics
Check out the seal show and while you are at it, purchase the encounter! It was so cool!
Wasn't impressed, price on website for family ticket was $100, get there and they wanted $122. They did drop it $102. Tried to get lunch at the cafe at 12:10 and basically told nothing but fish and chips left.
Kids of all ages love it here! Informative, engaging and family friendly fun.
Was a good experience. Kids loved the Dory exhibit and activities. Was a little smaller than some aquariums I've been to, so it didn't take up as much of the day as I had hoped, but was still good.
Fun place for families with kids. Not the best for couples or groups as the kids are just everywhere and really loud.
It was a nice aquarium and the seal show was very well done. I also went and saw the Australian Freshwater Stream/River talk which was informative and fun to watch. It was a little smaller than other aquariums I have been to but would make a good day for a family by doing this, the nearby beach, and making a stop at the Ginger Factory in the next town over.
Small and expensive if you just go to see the aquarium, but animal encounters are special and worth every cent.
Our grand kids absolutely loved it . You can spend hours looking around it's a place to put on your bucket list to visit especially with grandkids.
An interesting variety of sea life to look at. I did the shark dive and swam with the seals here. Both experience were amazing and are definitely worth trying
No signage and mismatched layout. Ripoff food and the boy 2 people serviceing. Website is a joke and 'emailed' tickets never arrived. No phone number to call... this place needs to move with the times!
The first 2 times we visited it was great, the last time we went was just a bit boring - the had gotten rid of some animals and put in a playground which the kids were bored of very quickly and the show hadn't changed in years. Not sure if we would go back again
We (2 families with 5 kids under 11) went here the other day, the kids really enjoyed looking at all the fish, animals and they just loved collecting all the stamps in their books - all for a little prise at the end - nice and simple, stuff kids like.
We found all the staff friendly
the atmosphere all around the walf are is wonderful.
This place get more and more stuff every year. Highly recommend that you try the Seal Encounter. It's amazing to swim with them.
linkedin.com
