UnderWater World - Mooloolaba Reviews

A great spot with a great selecting of sea life to see. They have really good enclosures with a lot of space for the animals and nice environments. The staff a freindly and very knowledgeable about the animals they work with.

Not th best .. need to impressed .. you need a map and showtimes ..

Loved the under water tunnel with the sharks, rays and fish swimming above.

We did the school holiday sleepover in the tunnel after seeing it advertised in BRISBANE KIDS magazine.
I thought at times the pace was a bit slow, and the sleeping arrangements pretty rough, However, my 9 and 7 year old girls, LOVED IT!
It was the highlight of their school break, and I d definitely recommend for kids aged 5-10. We stayed on after the sleepover to hit the gift shop and went to the am seal show which is always predictably awesome.

Nice place especially for kids
a very good show with sea lions
Staff is very friendly

Improved with kids play area since last visit in 2014.

Amazing day with the kids. Staff where awsoem with or tour and so happy to help and answer the 100ed of questions from our girls.

If aquariums are your thing, this is a good one! Fantastic breeding programme (one of only 3 in the world that have successfully bred Sharks) & an awesome rehabilitation system for the local sealife (inc' the highly endangered Sea Turtles)
Even if you don't want to see fish in tanks you should support their endeavours!

Will be an easy 5+ star when the renovations have finished

Loved the underwater tunnel. ..all the fish...sharks etc just swim around above you

Nice visit. The only thing that puzzled me was getting told off for touching a starfish... under normal circumstances I would understand it but certainly not when those particular starfish were in the shallow petting pool where touching is encouraged! I was told that even the slightest touch would cause them to drop one of their arms. My point is, if they are such a delicate creature and they should not be touched, perhaps the petting pool is not the smartest place to home them!

Good entertainment value, especially if you have young kids. Money well spent! Get up and close with aquatic animals and other sea creatures!

What a great couple of hours! Went on the guided tour which was very informative. The staff are friendly and helpful. Highly recommended for families with children. Loved the underwater tunnel.

Even with COVID plans in place the place was still pretty cramped. Seemed severely understaffed with only 2 workers at the front entrance with hundreds of people in line waiting way past their pass entry time. Nothing to flashy to see, missed the seal show also because it was at capacity. Barely acceptable seeing this is the only large Aquarium in South East Queensland. Not really worth the entry pass at full price if youre coming on a weekend during school holidays.

It was so good!! Got to touch a starfish, see some rays up close and they splash you the seal show was THE BEST EVER! So funny and you can see the seals are really well looked after, they get lots of fish as rewards which is really nice to see. The girl doing the show did a really great job! Definitely getting a year pass as my baby loved seeing all the beautiful fishies!

I took my 4, 6 & 8 year Olds there. Only things to really know is that the dinning tables (picnic tables) near the cafe is really cramped at times, also depends on size of family (5 of us). Also the children's play area has very limited space to sit and watch the children and with so many children wanting to play and parents wanting to watch it's gets as cramped as a can of sardines. Don't forget the exit and jelly fish areas the same way. So if you don't want to get caught going against a flow of people then please leave it too the way out (as we found out the hard way).
Over all besides these it's really a great place and I'm glad I took the drive from Brisbane there.
Plus many great looking restaurants close to it plus a Lolli shop and ice cream shop.

This place is awesome. Great conservation and fun. I recommend the behind the scenes tour! Really fun!

The new edition Dory and Octonauts exhibits were great

Always a good experience, especially with loved ones. The kids and adults enjoyed it alike and the seal show is always a bit of fun

Nice place to get to know the aquatic life. Nice animal performance with seals. Impressive underwater tunnels and a beautiful final picture with jellyfish.

Went for a trip to the sunshine coast with my girlfriend and this was one of the highlights. The presentations were very good and it seems like they do a lot to preserve the aquatic wildlife

Customer service it's it's a bit unhelpful. I would rather have a number to call to sort problems straight away then live chats or leaving messages, found it very frustrating.

Very educational, and full of great displays. Security around the seals is regrettably tight, so stealing one might be out of the question.

Good place for kids, to know about our sea life. The whole thing takes around 2.5 hours max. So plan your day accordingly if you're driving from afar.

Friendly staff but some of the displays need a freshen up. Allow a couple of hours to see it all thoroughly

Waiting in the queue one person helping customers, prepare to wait a hour at least in line....

What a fantastic place to visit. I didnt take a lot of pics because of not being able to use flash photography and i am not a really good photographer myself. But really worth the visit. The sealife in there are amazing and you can get quite close to them. You can climb underneath a tank and feel like your in it with a window dome you put your head in. An amazing experience and all the family loved it.

Advertised at shops docket that's kids go for free on every adult tickets but my both children were charged

It s not a bad place to visit, but you might want to go early to take advantage of the tours/talks. Way too expensive for such a small area.

Lined up at the web express today. Funnily enough they had a girl being trained on... we had a nightmare of a time with the extremely rude and condescending woman who finally turned up. The staff inside were great and the only reason for 2 stars.

An interesting place. The seal show was excellent. Spent around 3 hours there.

Was awesome our daughter was so excited. Great to see the Dori playground and octonauts she loved it. Very educational too even the mums learnt something We missed the seal show but saw then playing after and they seem very cheeky. Great day out.

The walk through tunnel was fantastic, and the kids loved watching the scuba men feeding the fish! A little overpriced given the size, we expected to spend the whole morning there, but found we went through it in a little over an hour. We weren't able to see any keeper talks, understandably because of space limitations, and there were limited interactive displays/activities.
All staff were really friendly though.

Good, quiet park. Lots to see, and definately kid friendly (lots of interactive things)

Great for the little ones and $2 coffee for parents with a seasonal pass what a bargain with a great day out for the family.

Great experience.
Wonderful exhibits and colorful displays.
The seal show was very entertaining.
Would have liked more staff to answer questions and better directions to find particular zones.
Would definately go again.

Don't plan on spending an entire day here, but a few hours of good enjoyment with the family. Educational and entertaining, and the food's not bad either.

Need to have more for the price, teenagers not interested.

Kids love it, but we do the whole multiple nights stay locally (rented apartments).

Good place for all ages. The Seal Show is worth watching.

Amazing aquarium! Couldn't recommend it enough. If you are able to, do the behind the scenes tour. It puts the aquarium into perspective and is really informative.
Prices are great here and lots to choose from at the cafe.
Great for families and highly recommend for holiday goers!

Have been coming here since I was a kid. Fond memories of being taken here by my grandparents. It's changed quite a bit, sadly. But still great for all ages.

Friendly staff, great range of sea creatures, not the cheapest place for a family though.

2 exhibits closed. Takes less than 2 hours to see/do everything. Overpriced.

Enjoyable experience with lots of aquariams and an amazing seal show!

Awesome place such a variety of sea life to discover

The Behind the Scenes Tour wirth while if you get a chance to talk to the animal handlers.

Really nice place, did the behind the sceens tour it was really cool to see what they do. Great place.

Unfortunately we were here on a very busy day. Unfortunately it can not compete with other aquariums I have been in. The pools are very small and not very nice. Overall, more could be done, especially for the animals. I also lacked descriptions about the animals and if you did not know exactly which animal was meant, as there were no links with pictures.

Great place for kids, seal show is wonderful for all ages.

I was gifted the "trainer for a day" package for my birthday and thoroughly enjoyed my experience!
I felt like I was treated like royalty! I was put ahead of all the lines and was first to get photos taken, got inside information about the rigorous and extremely well-thought-out activities behind the scenes and was served with priority for anything I wanted from the cafeteria included in the package price.
The incredibly passionate, knowledgeable and good-humoured employees, Demi, Renee, Dylan, Malcolm and Johntee were very helpful and were happy to answer any questions I had.
The exceptional staff and how I was treated alone would be enough for me to indulge in this activity again, but the content itself and my absolute appreciation of the beauty of (Dylan's majestic hair) the seals is just as much of a contending force.
The information I learned during my time as a "trainer for day" was not just "fun facts", it was rich in substance and present opportunities for application in everyday life.

I could not recommended this enough.
Prepare to meet fun and passionate people
Prepare to learn amazing and useful things
Prepare to be surprised that the "on display" component of Sea life does not compare to the "behind the scenes" component.
And of course;
Prepare to swim with seals :)

Not cheap but informative and entertaining still good value

The staff at sea life were absolutely brilliant with my client who has disabilities. They treated both of us with the upmost kindness and respect. We loved the seal encounter. Tha kyou guys for being so friendly and welcoming.

Been twice. Second time around kids were older so they had more fun. So much to look at and we loved the seal show.

Neat small aquarium with plenty to see and learn, and some interesting creatures

Average, pretty small and fairly limited attraction.
I would recommend the one on the gold coast as 10 times better than this one

I remember from when i was a kid that there were hammerhead sharks.... what happened to them?

Great for families with young kids. Lots to see and do. Take your own drinks and snacks.

If you really love the sea life, don t go there!!! It s so disgusting and sad how these incredible creatures are kept there

We really enjoyed our visit to Sea Life Aquarium. Our children 9yo and 10yo were bursting with excitement while viewing all the incredible sealife. So difficult to say which was our favourite, We loved everything! We spent 1.5 hours exploring, could definitely stayed longer.