Atlantic City, NJ . . . The Atlantic City Aquarium, located in Historic Gardner’s Basin, Atlantic City, is preparing for the grand opening of their newest attraction, the Tropical Rain Forest. The scheduled grand opening festivities are set for Saturday, May 10 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
This all new interactive exhibit features a variety of animals native to exotic locales found all around the world. The ‘hands-on’ portion of the display includes two fresh water touch pools, which hold freshwater rays native to the Amazon River basin.
In order to ensure that no animals, however small, can go completely overlooked, the aquarium has two tanks devoted to some of the smallest inhabitants of the rainforests, including poison dart frogs. The abandoned research station is home to various species from around the globe, and the South American rainforest display, highlights the Matamata Turtle pond.
Opening day festivities will include a visit
from Cha Cha, the Rainforest Café mascot and ‘goody bags’ for the children
compliments of the Rainforest Café. Super Saturday’s activities will also
be incorporated into the celebration with:
* 11 a.m. – The Live Diver Feeding Show – Interact with the diver as he
feeds the sharks and rays in the main tank on the first floor.
* 12 noon and 3 p.m. – Baby Stingray and Shark Feeding – Purchase
a small cup of food and hand feed the baby stingrays and bamboo sharks.
* 2 p.m. – Live Exotic Animal Show – Meet exotic animals from around the
globe, from the largest species of scorpion to the softest furred mammal in the
world. Not only will visitors learn interesting facts but they’ll get to touch
many of the animals in this 30 minute show.
The Atlantic City Aquarium is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for children ages 4-12. Children under three are free. Located in Atlantic City’s Historic Gardner's Basin, the Atlantic City Aquarium offers a fun, educational look into more than 100 varieties of fish and marine animals.