Sea Life Aquarium - New Jersey

Great experience for the family, just didn't love the cost for the entire family considering we went through the entire aquarium in 45 mins. Nevertheless I am thankful to have such a variety of activity indoors on a day where the weather isn't the greatest. The kids loved all of the fish and the adults loved the tunnels with sharks and stingrays.

I mean it's an aquarium in a mall and the quality of the aquarium is fitting for that. Fun to do on a rainy day, but pretty pricey for what you get. It's actually a genius design where most of the tanks use magnifying glass so the fish are actually quite small, but look way larger with the glass.

The different themes are cute and my son did enjoy running around and checking everything out. My favorite section was the underwater NYC themed section. Overall it took us about an hour to get through it. I think once you do it once, you probably aren't in a huge rush to go again.

Didn't expect an aquarium in a mall - but there it was.

Apparently you can preorder a ticket online and select a time, but being that I wasn't even aware of this place existing, they have a few kiosks available to do the very same thing. The times were plentiful and it's understood why they do it. I picked a time 10 minutes later and by the time I was done, there was no wait time. You can also get a joint ticket with Lego Discovery along with this, but I just wanted the aquarium.

You have to take the elevator down and in you go.

The place is maze-like and the layout was pretty nice. There were more than enough exhibits of various underwater life. While it was a little larger than I initially anticipated, for the price I expected more.

Depending on how slow or fast you are, it could take you 20 minutes to an hour to walk through the entire aquarium and look at everything. Even taking our time, we were done in less than 30 minutes. It was fairly crowded, but not ridiculous.

Kids will like this and there is more than enough for them look at, including some interactive parts.

Any staff I encountered were pleasant and friendly.

There were photo op access tickets, but I didn't do anything with it to comment on it here.

While I do understand why they charge what they charge, it is a little much. I've been to larger stand alone aquariums that were either equal in price or actually less. The mall does try to present itself as 'high end', so the price probably should be expected. If I'm going to spend that much, I'd rather go to another aquarium honestly. I'm not cheap, but I did expect more for what they charge.

At the end, you're taken back up in the elevator into the gift shop and then into Lego Discovery before you're completely done and able to leave. Again, understandable on why they do it this way and they wouldn't be the only ones do have that tactic.

In a mall with plenty and plenty to do, this is just one more thing. Not a bad attraction to have around.

This aquarium is 4 stars as an overall - but 3 stars due to the price.

Personally I did it and don't plan on doing it again. If I want to go to an aquarium, I'll go to others that frankly have more value for the price.

Aquarium that is disappointing. Only worth if you buy with Legoland combo ticket. One interactive activity that was lame. Nice staff . Confusing traffic pattern.

Lackluster. Was expecting more for the price we paid. Glad we did the bundle with Legoland because Legoland was awesome!

Sea Life was great! It's an aquarium in a mall, so definitely don't expect anything huge (like the Camden Aquarium). It's still a fun and different way to spend a few hours. There is an impressive array of fish and the exhibits are beautiful layed out with lots of fun photo ops. There are jellyfish, sting rays and a huge shark exhibit. The octopus exhibit was no longer which we were bummed about!

Once you get to the end there is a small play area for kids and a pretty large gift shop with any type of stuffed sea animal that you could imagine.

Admission is $25 and then for another $10 you can make it a combo pass with Legoland which most people seemed to be doing. Definitely worth it since they are right next door and the aquarium only takes around an hour to see. We'll be back!

The Sea Life Aquarium was a good, check it off once, attraction. It is nicely decorated and has plenty of information displayed throughout every twist and turn.
As you're walking throughout the site, you'll find staff members who are ready to answer questions, give you directions, or assist in any way.
We were there during one of the Shark feedings, but I was not impressed. The sitting area was very small and the window to the tank was even smaller.
At the end of the exhibit, you'll walk into their gift shop. There, you will find every imaginable Sea Life item, plus educational material, as well.
Overall, you'll enjoy your visit to the Sea Life Aquarium. If you have children, definitely bring them. They'll be amazed at all they have to offer and they'll see sea life from around the world.

Browsing through the mall, i thought it was a nice idea to take a break from shopping and see the aquarium.Came in during the last time slot and it was the best decision. My family and I were literally the only people in the aquarium which helped us maximize enjoyment (if thats even a word)
My kid was able to run to any exhibit he wanted to see and i didnt have to worry about losing him in the crowd.
Such a cute NY themed aquarium but compared to 2 other sea life locations that I have been to this is a much smaller one. Either way it was magical for my little one.
We also got nice complimentary digital pics at the end of the visit.

Amazing! Everything was so clean and well taken care of. I loved the interactive exhibits like the color changing jellyfish tank and the talking starfish exhibit. The play place by the exit was closed the day we went, but I can imagine kids loving it.

My only complaint is that I wish it were bigger! We were able to go through the entire aquarium pretty quickly. However, I would absolutely come back with that in mind.

Cute Small Aquarium! Best geared towards ages 10 and under.
We came on a weekday afternoon. It wasn't crowded. The aquarium takes less than one hour to walk through.

Lots of colorful fish to see. Fun sea life facts posted throughout the aquarium. A few interactive exhibits available.

Staff is extremely limited in the aquarium. The young man who initially scanned us in was very friendly.
One young girl showed us a touch tank. We saw that paper towels were available to clean your hands off afterwards.
A young man took photos of us for purchase afterwards.
Two other young employees were rushing about. They didn't bother to say hello. We didn't know their responsibilities.

AAA offers the best discounts for Sea Life online. Regular Children's Admission starts at $23.99 plus photo op. with AAA discount it's $20.08.
You can also purchase a ticket that include Legoland.

Restrooms are available.

Upon leaving, the elevator leaves you off into the Legoland store. Lots of cool and unique Legoland items for purchase.