SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium

Reviews

• RL

  Rachel Lynn

  2 days ago
  3.0
  Maybe for really young kids. But adults and teens, not so much. Cost us just under a hundred bucks for 3 people to get in. We really took our time looking at everything and we we finished in less than an hour. The pros: it is nice and cool inside and a welcome break from the hot florida sun. Both the facility and tanks are clean. There's a small touch pool. The whole facility is handicapped accessible. The cons: what you're getting in return for the price. There isn't much of a variety. Just a bunch of fish tanks basically. There's a couple turtles, sting rays, and small sharks. You will see the same fish repeatedly in different tanks. The touch pool is small and only houses star fish and anenome. The tank to fish ratio seems way off. There are so many fish in each tank. Seeing very large sea turtles in comparatively small tanks doesn't give you the warm fuzzies. If you have a hundred bucks to spend and want to go somewhere, go to Gatorland....or just save your money. This place leaves a lot to be desired.
• KF

  Kim Ford

  3 days ago
  1.0
  I recently visited this Sunday. I went with my friend and my 4 year old daughter. I have been once or twice before and I will not be returning back. I spent $90 for the 3 of us. The workers were awful. There was maybe one worker who was genuinely nice and seemed to know what she was talking about. The rest of them treated us so poorly and had such a bad attitude it was horrible. My daughter who is again 4 years old was going up to look at the fish and touching the glass. She is a child. My friend over heard the workers talking about her and how she's annoying and that she keeps touching the glass. She then notified me and I don't like to make a big deal but as we approached the next room they were standing there whispering and some random new person made a point to walk up and tell us to make sure she doesn't touch anything cause it was just cleaned. Isn't that what you are paid to do clean the glass and upkeep with the place? Their attitude towards children was absolutely atrocious especially since she is a 4 year old child who was excited and happy to see the fish. I have never taken my daughter out anywhere else before where she was treated and talked about this way. Aquariums are for everyone but most people take children there. If this is how employees treat kids then this is definitely not child friendly. To say a kid is annoying and that you hate when they do this and that these people should not be working in an environment that deals with children then. On top of that I was disappointed that most of the rocks/decor/coral in the tanks were pretty much all fake decor. Overall for the price I paid the experience was horrible with the actual workers inside the aquarium. The workers at the front desk and gift shop were very sweet and pleasant at least.
• PH

  Phuoc Huynh

  Aug 25, 2026
  5.0
  Really cool place. It’s on the smaller side, but my toddler absolutely loved it, especially walking through the ocean tunnel. It’s an easy, well-laid-out walkthrough and a great activity for young kids. The location inside ICON Park is also really convenient with plenty of food options right nearby. Definitely worth a visit.
• MP

  Musment Park

  Aug 12, 2026
  1.0
  I have to agree with a lot of the critical reviews of SEA LIFE Orlando. I left disappointed and honestly a little sad for the sea life 🥺 The whole place felt small, cramped and overcrowded. Our experience with some of the employees wasn't great either. What bothered me the most were the habitats. There are so many fake plants and artificial decorations. I'm not complaining because I don't like how they look. They just don't provide the natural benefits that living plants can provide when they're appropriate for the animals. I understand not every tank can have live plants, but this just didn't feel like what I expect from a good aquarium. I kept looking at the animals thinking poor sea life 🥺 I'd rather see them in a real aquarium where the animals and their care come first and their habitats feel like actual habitats instead of a bunch of artificial decorations. Between how small and crowded it was, the habitats and our experience with the employees, I wouldn't go back.
• GO

  Gavin Osterday

  Aug 7, 2026
  1.0
  I have traveled around the world visiting aquariums and this was by far the worst I’ve seen. I have also been to the Sea Life aquarium in London, and 2 Sea Life’s in Germany (Munich and Oberhausen). Those were wayyyy better than this crappy aquarium. $78 for 2 adults and took about 10 minutes to walk through the entire aquarium. You have an option to go back to the beginning at the end because it’s so short. No live planted tanks that I could see or coral beside a softy tank. Tanks were dirty and needed a good algae scrub, wave makers loose, some tanks flow was way to strong for the fish in there. Didn’t take the time to fix some of the artificial decor and put the weighted end in the substrate. Some of the decor screwed into the rock were not all the way down and you could see the bolts underneath and some were lying next to the bolts (the empty bolts had algae on them so it’s obvious they don’t pay attention to detail and they have been left empty for quite some time). Some are tied down with AIRLINE TUBING not even zip tied!!! A lot of tanks are some sort of warped acrylic, which is hard to see the animals. I get it looks cool but it’s hard to see what I paid for and it is bad for the fishes health. If I could leave a 0/5 stars I would. If you are looking to see some cool fish and aquatic animals go to a fish store (it’s free!). I recommend top shelf aquatics.

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