OdySea Aquarium

Wowza, great place. Pre buy tickets for staggered entry. Parking lot was jam packed on our visit, aquarium was easy view all exhibits with lite crowds. If you have young kids or grandkids THIS IS THE SPOT. Fabulous exhibits with plenty of rest areas and interactive things for the kids to do. Starbucks in the building if you need a break about half way though. You will need to plan a minimum 2 hours to get through everything here. We arrived at 12 and without rushing or lollygagging we took a FULL 2 hours to view everything. It's a little spendy to go here , but we did enjoy it!!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ I had a great time visiting OdySea Aquarium overall. The facility is beautiful, clean, and well organized, and the exhibits are immersive and engaging. There’s an impressive variety of marine life, and you can get very close to the animals, which makes the experience feel unique and memorable. The staff were friendly and helpful, and it’s a wonderful place for families or anyone who enjoys marine life. As a handicapped visitor who uses mobility assistance, I do want to share some accessibility feedback. While most areas were navigable, there should be more automatic doors throughout the facility to make movement easier and more independent for disabled guests. Unfortunately, the automatic door in the gift shop was broken during my visit, which made exiting difficult and frustrating. I also felt the admission price was a bit expensive at around $50 per person. While the experience is enjoyable, improved accessibility and pricing that feels more balanced would make the visit even better. Overall, I still enjoyed my visit and would recommend it, especially if accessibility improvements are made.

Went to the OdySea Aquarium. It was a great experience, great place. Lighting was great, bold colors of some of the exhibits, cool animals, there's a Starbucks inside on the top floor if you get thirsty or need a snack. Totally great experience and place, highly recommend a visit here. I bought tickets in advance & did a combination package which saves money & gives you a good amount of time to spend at 2, 3 or 4 exhibits at the Boardwalk. Pricing is reasonable. Pictures taken before entering the Aquarium come out very nicely, obviously you'll pay $35 plus to buy them but they're nice. The restroom is a must do! Washing your hands as a Shark & fish just happen to pass by, coolest picture & experience you'll ever have.

This was my second time at OdySea and both times were wonderful. My most recent visit was with my family consisting of young children and a great grandparent. From the moment we arrived we were greeted and helped immediately using a mobility device and stroller. Everything has accessibility in mind and easy enough to navigate safely. The low lighting in some areas can be a slight disadvantage to navigate, but understandable for the environment and the floor lighting helps with taking it slow & easy. There is so much to see and do. This second visit I decided to do the rotating aquarium show with my elderly mom while the kids played in another area. It was very entertaining and fun with the comical audio narration themed for the holiday season. Overall it’s been a very pleasant attraction to go to, with so many other surrounding activities, shops, museums, displays, etc in the huge complex just off the highway in the outskirts of Scottsdale.

This experience was fantastic. My fiance and I had our valentine date here and also checked out the Museum of Illusions. I highly recommend both. They're located in the same spot. The aquarium live interactions were wonderful. We would definitely go back. Also the staff at both places were extremely knowledgeable and helpful.