We visited NORCAL Aquarium & Wildlife (same location, new ownership and name) and had such a great experience! It's an awesome spot for kids and all ages, interactive, engaging, and full of unique and exotic animals you don't see everywhere. The exhibits are fun and up close, and the whole place feels welcoming and family-friendly. Such a fun outing, and we'll definitely be back! read more

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The Folsom Aquarium was a fun time. The price wasn't bad and that is good for a large family. The kids like that you could feed the fish in the designated tanks that allow that. It is not a large aquarium, but we went around multiple times and nobody seemed to care we did that. We went during the work week so it wasn't crowded at all. My only complaint is some of the tanks looked dirty. read more

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Came here for a Yelp event and my kids Loved! They have rooms for events very spacious they had a jump house and lots of fun areas for photos. A lot of variety of animals for a the location outside looks a lot smaller but in side is pretty big. Cute for family outings and party's must visit. read more

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This was a fun place to take the kids, at very young and also at 2-4. Recommend getting a coin package to save on activities. The sloth was fun to feed, but it's a hot and humid enclosure for the sloths needs. The guided show was great, our kids got to see and hold different reptiles. We liked feeding the fish and then we did the foot station where the fish nibble your toes, it felt super cool! Feeding the rays was also recommended, they have a swimming thing but we haven't tried that. Can get very busy, recommend early and if you have a membership you can expedite entry. read more

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My expectations were high. This place is Ok. It seems small and pricey for the experience that you get: we walked around the whole place in about 30 mins. Some staff were friendly and shared insight. I noticed some spots that needed to be cleaned up better. Just a lot of dust or dirt build up. Especially around some of the photo backgrounds. My wife complained the women's restroom was not kept up either. My kids had a good time. It was different. They got to see some animals. But they were hoping for a lot more actual fishes or sea creatures. The mixture of birds and land animals was unexpected. This place was just OK, a little dirty and unkept, small, and without enough fishes. I mean I don't think I saw one jellyfish. read more

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It was our 2nd or 3rd time here. Parking was easy, you can park anywhere in the mall: outdoor, indoor covered. Bought the coins to feed the animals. The most fun was the sloths and wallabies. Will recommend and definitely come again . read more

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Came in to check it out while visiting from out of town. An interesting concept by having wild animals in a shopping area. It seems like the employees are pretty attentive to the animals and they are doing ok. Their big money maker is the ability to physically interact with the animals in a closer setting. You can easily spend over $200 of you don't watch yourself, and if you do spend over $200, please be sure to take a lot of pictures. Overall it was a nice place. It's pretty much a zoo in a shopping complex...comes with a lot of "exotic" smells too. I really do want to give it 5 stars, but something in me didn't really sit well with the animals being in a confined space. Granted, most of the animals are underwater but the ones that aren't make me kind of wonder. read more

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We went on a Friday to celebrate our grandson's birthday. It wasn't too busy so that was really good. The highlight was the very knowledgable and excellent staff! They were all so helpful and friendly. Whoever manages the staff is doing an excellent job! They always put the guests first and really seemed interested in the guests and made sure that we had a good time. There were many experiences for the kids enjoyment and adults too. There were a lot of tanks with cool fish and many I had never seen before. (giant albino looking catfish?) There were also other animals that aren't sea type such as parrots, a large turtle, bengal cats and the one that looks lie a giant rat but much cuter. I don't know if it is typical but the cleanliness of this location wasn't as good as it could have been. I just hope the animals are taken care of and loved. I am not a fan of captive animals for our viewing pleasure, but going here was not up to me. The staff seemed to be loving toward the animals though. To feed the animals was expensive. Tokens are $2 each but the vending machines do not give much food which was ridiculous! Five peas came out of one and the fish did not even eat them! We paid for feeding the turtle but the turtle was not having it so it was very nice that the staffer gave my grandson back his tokens. I feel like the animals were overfed for our benefit and that wasn't fun for me. The kids enjoyed the experience though. Heard the other day on the radio that Sea Quest has declared bankruptcy. read more

I took my son to SeaQuest for a class field trip, and we had a great time! Our guide was absolutely awesome--super engaging and knowledgeable. The feeding experience, while a bit pricey, was worth it for the first-time thrill of interacting with the animals. It was a fun and memorable outing that we'd probably do again, though not as a frequent activity--maybe once a year. Overall, a fantastic experience! My name is Bobbie and I Approve This Place. read more

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Don't listen to the negative reviews, listen to me, a real first time customer that was there today and had such a great experience! We had our daughter's first birthday at seaquest Folsom this afternoon and safe to say this place was awesome! To start we worked with Ari to set up our daughter's first birthday party earlier this month. We chose the top package the ultimate plus birthday package and it was WELL worth it. We had a party of 22 and around 9 littles. We got our own private room for 2 hours plus, two private animal encounters, 100 tokens for all day fun, and each kiddie got their own goodie bag! This package also included a $50 gift card for the birthday girl to spend at the end of the day! The facility was SO clean, the temperature inside was comfortable, smelt fine (like saltwater really), and all of the animals and fish were up, active, and eager for their snacks! We upgraded our animal encounter to see Suzy and Sydney the sloths privately which was such a dream! We also were able to hand feed the otters with our tokens, and meet a very friendly snake! This is a perfect venue for a kids party! The employees are so nice and helpful and really catered to us the entire day which is what you want when you have a party! Arianna was so great with us the entire time and made sure we were happy and had everything we wanted and needed to make the experience wonderful! The location in the Palladio is also great! It was nice to be able to walk over to Starbucks and do a little shopping when we were all finished with our day! Safe to say if you want to have a fun special time this was it for us for our daughters party! read more

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The place got bought and I thought it could be better but boy was I . The animals are getting abused and I saw some injured. They look so sad and should get bought back. read more

I was hesitant to go because of all the media about poor conditions for the animals. I found the aquatic tanks all clean and well cared for. There was even someone in scuba gear cleaning the moral eel tank (brave). The land animals seemed fine except the enclosures were very small and exposed. The animals are on the ground so you can only see the tops of them anyway. I feed the bunny. Everything is an upsale. So if you don't pay for the extras all you see is the tops of the animals. Although they don't seem unhealthy; it is not a natural environment so the land reptiles and animals do seem sad and it is stinky (probably due to the otters). The staff was friendly and seemed to genuinely care for their animals. They are primarily there to take the money for all the upselling. The place is also dirty for us human guests. Tiny bits of dried shrimp in every corner, really thick dust on the party room balloons. It is as if they don't hire janitorial staff and don't own a vacuum cleaner. I'm glad I went but I won't go back. read more

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I'm not sure what makes SeaQuest so popular, but I guess it's because this place attracts kids, and parents know their kids will love it. My almost 2 year old sure did. That was almost enough to make it worth the one hour wait on a Saturday at around noon. When we got there, there was a decent line from the entrance, but don't freak out. The process was easy. SeaQuest is located in kind of like a shopping outlet, so once we scanned the code and got on the waitlist, we walked around and window shopped. You will get a link to let you know what number you are in line. They will send you a text once it is your turn to go in. Make sure to keep checking because once you get the text, you will need to be there right away. So if it says you are 1st in line, start heading over. Now, onto SeaQuest itself. I can't be the only one who thinks this whole paying for tokens to feed the animals is ridiculous, right? I mean, I understand if it was 25 cents a token, but $2 a token just to throw some dried maggots in the tank...I don't know. I should be getting paid to feed the animals. lol. Of course, we didn't do it. Anyway....SeaQuest is fairly small, but has enough attractions for kids and adults. AND, how can you not enjoy seeing your kids just having fun. My son loved the fishes and water so those areas were where we mostly stayed at. There was hardly any staff supervision, which can be a concern. There are areas where I feel there should be someone there for safety purposes of guests and animals. Overall, we had a good time and will probably bring my son back in a few years. Unless you have kids, SeaQuest is more of a one-time visit thing for me since there's really not much to it. read more

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I came here to check this place out for my grandbabies birthday party in June for my daughter. I am super impressed. They are either under new management or new direction or new ownership. I don't know but whoever is doing it is doing a great job! It cost me $14.99 to get in and enjoy it! I checked out the party area and it would've been nothing if that's all I wanted to do, but I really wanted to get in there and walk around and enjoy it, and I did! They don't just have sea life they have all sorts of animals in here. Really great people work here and I'd like to give a huge shout out to Don! I was on my out explaining to him what I was doing there and told him I really wanted to pet the stingray but I was terrified because of what happened to Steve Irwin. He took me over there and helped me pet big mama! I will never forget this interaction and I am super excited about bringing my kids back here in June! FYI No more feeding tokens. You can pay a small flat fee for experiences. But petting the sting rays was free!!! Thanks again Don! You made my day! read more

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Have not been here since it open years ago. Took my four-year-old gson one afternoon. Highly recommend for 4-12 yo kids. I was impressed with the growth and changes from my first visit. No smells, very clean with washing stations in every room. A good variety of animals--otters, tortoises, snakes, rays, sharks, fish, anemones, etc.. Though I really hate to view caged animals, there appeared to be lots of contact with the animals by the caretakers. Guests were invited to touch and handle some of the specimens (for an additional price, sometimes). The animals seemed engaged and active--except the pythons--well, what do pythons DO, anyway? There was a ray in the large display pool that was clearly attached to the carer, huddling next to her leg as she gently stroked its back. For an additional cost, appropriate food was available so you could feed the animals. My gson engaged a couple of young men caretakers at the gecko display. He wanted more information about king cobras and pythons and boa constrictors. The man was a good listener and explained the size, behavior and habitat of these fascinating vertebrates in language that my gson could understand. Of course, it is hard to convince a stubborn preschooler that facts are facts, but the young man was kind. Yes, admission is costly. It seemed that you could purchase a seasonal pass which would save you money, but you would have to visit at least three times to be ahead. There is also a huge gift shop that you MUST pass through on entry and departure. Designed to attract your youngsters! Be prepared to offer something else or to purchase ONE thing, cuz there is a lot of bright, shiny stuff in here! They also have a penny machine. I am always a sucker for a penny machine! Even my daughter remarked on seeing the newly minted penny token, "You always got us the penny tokens, Mom!" read more

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Wonderful place. Totally exceeded our expectations. The experiences feeding the animals and birds are wonderful. Staff is friendly and passionate about the things they do. We went on a weekday because we have seen crazy lines on weekends and didn't want to deal with that. We were able to finish the whole place in ~4 hours. It's really amazing to see birds, sea life and other creatures so close right here jn Folsom. read more

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wow The customer NO- service.... the lack of cleaning animal cages- the run down- non attempt to make the animals clean- "animal whispers" Should hear the cages need to be kept up daily! The air smells terrible! The cost is outrageous and then to see it so sadly kept is awful. If you used the promo code "Reptile Army" and got free tickets they will not honor it- and it's only as good as 25% off ! but they haven't been loosing any money- since it was packed and unkept- they just are bad at being animal keepers. The generous 3 stars are for animal variety and the 3 hand washing stations we found. read more

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My kid and I went here about 3 weeks ago. He's into animals and fish so we thought this place would be fun. We arrived there with a few people in line ahead of us. With only a few in line, it took forever to get checked in. There was like one person at the register and they walked away while people were still in line. We pretty much stood in line longer than it took us to walk through the exhibit and we walked around it twice. For a small place they actually had some good and different exhibits. They had a little bit of everything. From mammals to fish. My kid enjoyed it and was excited to look at all the stuff. He even got to touch a stingray. My kid was sitting in an area by some fish tanks. Well there was one employee there that said he couldn't have his feet or legs on that area however, he said people can sit there. He said he didn't know why and didn't understand the rule. I didn't understand it either. My kid is about 3 feet tall and weighs under 30 pounds. His whole body weighs less than a normal person leg. My kid wasn't running or standing on the seating area. He was sitting with his feet hanging over the edge. Seems to me that this particular employee was making up his own rules. Other than the slow check in and the one weird employee, the place was decent. We bought a couple things from the gift shop and left. We'll probably go back sometime in the future. read more

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I've been to SeaQuest in the past and quite honestly it was a very sad experience but I have to say it has 100 percent changed and is a very good experience for children. The new staff and the changes that have been made are overwhelming! And in a good way, it is clean. The animals are happy and the staff is 100% interactive. I highly suggest if you have little ones to get the membership because it's totally worth it. read more

If you're coming up from the bay area, you take 99 N. towards Sacramento then you turn off onto Grant line and drive down a long country Road until you finally get to Folsom. Located in an up scale, shopping center with lots of restaurants and Whole Foods, Nordstrom rack, etc. There was plenty of parking and we arrived early to avoid lines thanks to reading other yelp reviews. Place is set up in a circle and you start off in a gift shop filled with stuffed animals, and end up in the same gift shop. It's indoors, they have drinks and snacks available for purchase along with a roomed area with picnic table for birthday parties. They were mostly aquarium type animals and some land animals. You can purchase tokens to feed the animals, but on the day that we were there, the animals weren't interested in the food, and all looked overfed. That didn't stop kiddos from having fun and trying to feed the animals. A worker was skimming off the food that was floating on the water. It took just over an hour to see all the animals so we went around again and spent more time including getting face painting, and doing the fishy kisses attraction. Ended up spending about three hours there which included half an hour at the fishy kisses attraction. Great place for 6-year olds! Perfect for kids 8 or under, any older kids would be bored unless they're into animals. Check Groupon for discounts. Make it a day and go early to avoid an entry line and crowds, have lunch and then shopping before heading home. read more

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This is the line to seaquest. We bought tickets online and you still have to wait in this long ass line with just one worker working the front counter. We been here since 12:30pm and it's now 1:06pm as I am writing this. They advertise for people to come check out this aquarium! But this line isn't even moving. This is terrible. You got young children screaming and pushing a shoving because they are getting impatient..Will not come back! read more

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I felt SO bad for the animals here. Place is dirty, theres no windows, the animals looked depressed and its just overall a depressing environment! Id be really surprised to know how often they sanitize the tanks and actually care for the animals here and not just there for a paycheck. read more

I visited this place, thinking that they would only have fish in closed aquariums, but boy, was I wrong. This place felt worse than being in a zoo. I feel so bad for the animals here. There are no boundaries. Kids have access to touching the animals, and they even accept payments for people to go inside their designated areas. They animals look scared, and some animals I feel shouldn't be there at all. For example, a sloth and kangaroo. There's not much room for them to roam around. It's really loud, and I can't even imagine how stressed out the animals are every single day that they're there. This place is also located in a shopping area, which I thought was really odd. I will never come back here, and I definitely would not promote it. They need to be shut down, and the animals should go to a safer area, where they are actually taken care of and not used to make a quick buck. read more

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Very friendly staff with a great experienc. I highly recommend to take a visit to this place. It's for all age groups. Also a great way to beat the heat. #folsomofcogir read more

I took my daughters here for a fun outing and strongly suggest completing your waivers online. Although there is still a wait, this method does expedite the process. As you wait, the attentive staff will pass by with items for you to see and interact with. All employees were friendly, patient, and well-informed. While it was an enjoyable experience, I believe it may not be a frequent destination for families with older children. However, my younger ones were captivated each time. Personally, the highlights were holding the parrot and feeding the birds. The venue is surprisingly spacious inside, and during my visit, it didn't feel overcrowded. read more

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I went here weeks ago and it honestly made me sad. I thought it was just an aquarium, but there are tons of animals that don't belong there like kangaroos? Turtles? Sloths? And they are in the middle of super noisy and overwhelming rooms with kids running everywhere. They aren't even behind glass, just tiny fenced areas in the middle of the rooms and just anyone can pay to pet them. I was heartbroken! Other than that i felt like it was okay but I don't think I can return because I felt like the animals living conditions were too sad upsetting to support. read more

My family visited SeaQuest twice recently and had fun and memorable experiences each time.  Customer experience will vary based on how crowded it is and how much one is willing to spend. General Tips: 1. Arrive when they open.  Most animal interaction involves feeding them and a couple hours in, many animals don't want food anymore.2. Go during off peak days.  One employee mentioned winter is a slower season.  I'm sure they'll be willing to give you more intel before your visit if you call them up.3. Spend some money on tokens.  10 tokens/person is reasonable (pricing below) Tips for saving money: 1. Wait for a promotion and save money on the entrance fee.  There were multiple promotions this year where it was free to enter.  For booking, it was required to select a date, but the tickets were good until end of year. 2. Book online 3. Use discounts on tokens.  Usually there is at least a 10% off promotion code floating around.  There is a 50% off promotion off 100 tokens (100 tokens for $99.99), but you're committing yourself to going at least twice unless you have a massive group. 4. There's a trivia booth where you can earn tokens.  It's meant for kids, but each kid can get 3 tokens per visit!  The staff was pretty generous with clues when we went. What's in Seaquest?: Fish, birds, reptiles, and other animals that you can observe.  Many can be interacted with via tokens to feed or pet them.  The entrance has a gift shop.  Once you enter the main exhibits, it's just one large loop. Exhibits vary wildly in price.  I'm giving each 1-5 stars based on cost and how fun the experience was.  1 token = $2, but you can buy token packages to save 10%-50%.  I didn't try everything since it would cost a small fortune: 1 token -  Iguana (4 stars) - If you head in and go down the path to the right, it's the first exhibit on the right.  Get some lettuce and feed/pet some iguanas.  Very cool and a nice one to get you warmed up. Tortoise (3 stars) - Depends on the tortoise mood.  We got lucky and he was very interested in the green bell peppers we had for him.  He also took a walk around.  The previous time, he didn't seem too interested in eating or moving. Parakeet (3 stars) - We watched another family take part.  One dad/kid in the back had a parakeet land on their hand to feed.  The mom/kid on the side didn't have any birds near them. Stingray (4 stars) - Our experience was about half a dozen swimming right up against the wall of the tank.  A lot of action on this one. Duck (1 star) - I didn't see anyone interact with a duck either time we went.  I think it's safe to pass on this one since you'll have many opportunities to interact with ducks outside of Seaquest. Chicken (1 star) - The chickens didn't look like they had any interest in feed. Hurricane (2 stars) - Probably worth it for the photo op, but this is just a giant fan blowing at you for a minute or two. 3 tokens -  Fishy Kisses (5 stars) - 3 tokens for a 3 minute taster which was plenty of time for us to get the experience.  It's a very unique and memorable experience where little fish nibble at your feet. Toucan (3 stars) - Tap a rod to have the toucan land on different branches.  When they complete the task, they get rewarded with a blueberry from the palm of your hand.   Kookaburra (4 stars) - Don't do this if you're squeamish.  With very long tongs, you feed dead mice to these meat-eating birds.  My experience was particularly memorable since they were out of small pinky mice and just gave me a larger mouse cut in half.  Bengal Cat (3 stars) - Interact with a bengal cat with their provided cat toys. They were in the mood to let us pet them, but I would guess they're as finicky as other cats.  The bengal cat that let us pet him was very soft and pretty playful. 10 tokens -  Capybara (2 stars) - Pet and feed the world's largest rodent!  They're very calm which is a plus for small kids.  On the flipside, they have very stiff hair and can be pretty messy eaters.  I have to admit, I'm a little jaded as of this writing since the price on this went up dramatically.  This used to be the best deal in Seaquest as you could have four people could go in and you just had to pay 1 token for food. The other 10 token experiences (sea otter, wallaby, porcupine), I would recommend asking a staffer what you get to do before committing. 25 tokens - Sloth (1 star) - Min 10 years old if alone. I don't think the price is worth it without pictures, which means doubling the price to bring in a buddy. My daughter really wanted to do this one, so we splurged. For about 5-10 minutes, a staff member will bring you into the exhibit and give an overview of sloths. You get to feed the sloth some veggies and while it is busy chewing, you can pet its back. We were very fortunate to have a trainee + trainer go in, so they had a spare pair of hands to take some cool pictures. Still very hard to justify the price. read more

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This place is unsafe for children and mistreats the animals. There was just an ABC news investigation done about this place siting that 80+ children have been injured from various animal bites. They were also sited for not giving rabies vaccines to their animals yet still allowing children to interact with them. How is this even legal? I linked the ABC investigation below for reference. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KxDugQ_UPT8 read more

Bought Groupons and I'm glad we didn't pay full price. What a bad experience. We were the 4th in line at the ticket counter even though we already had tickets. 15 minutes and we didn't move. Then the kid at the ticket register walked away and went to the gift shop register to check people out. We literally walked by everyone and just went in. I wasn't waiting anymore and didn't care since we already paid. The smell was really bad. The floors are torn up. It just feels very dirty and run down. Every little thing you do inside costs more money. Nobody seemed to work inside guiding anyone or educating the public. The toucan had a tiny habitat and was flying around like a crazed animal. I felt so bad for all of the animals. The water tanks are full of algae. Everything about it was awful. read more

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It's a small aquarium and more geared towards kids. And more for the younger kids who would have more fun at SeaQuest. Still I love coming here with my son. It's a nice local place to take the kids. Tokens are available to feed the animals. There's a variety of animals here and not just aquatic. There's fish, turtles, snakes, rabbits, birds and much more. The stingrays are my favorite. They're so active and they really get excited for the food. There's excursions to do as well such as fish pedicure and swimming with the stingrays. On crowded days, the animals are well fed from everyone else so they may not eat. An indicator is to look at the water to see if there's floating food around. Save your tokens if that's the case since they're already full. read more

Feels dirty, animals look sad with little space. It's not a healthy environment. No windows. Depressing

If you wanna see animals in poor conditions don't come here. It smelled like poop and air quality is bad . Don't come here if you have asthma. read more

We came around 6pm. Not too busy. There is a smell so that was off putting. No sloth or capybara out on display. Saw two sea otters. They do have sharks, fish, stingrays, and other reptiles like snakes and frogs. Pretty small place. People can purchase tokens and then use the tokens for machines to dispense food and then hand feed animals. Nearly all the aquatic displays are open on the top so you can feed the animals and touch them. A lot of the glass windows are dirty and difficult to see through. Seems like this place can host birthday parties as well. read more

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This sea exploratorium is interesting located in a shopping plaza. It was my first time here with family and although it's a good experience for families, it also made me a bit sad. Great that it gives kids the opportunity to see animals, but I feel like the conditions for them aren't the best. The living spaces are so small and confined which was why I was concerned it was in a shopping mall. Even when we visited the bird exhibit, it took awhile for the staff to get some birds to want to eat, they were all running away. And when we fed the rabbit, she was in the same place before and after we visited her. Staff was interesting.. we weren't greeted at the front and instead approached asking if they were free to help. both people seemed checked out because they weren't getting our tickets/coin count right. I'd recommend going to a larger aquarium if possible. read more

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After reading the reviews, we decided to go on a weekday rather than brave the weekend crowds. Best. Decision. Ever. We went on a Thursday from 10:30-12:30 and there was hardly anyone there! As other reviews have mentioned there's a warm humidity in the building, so layering your clothes might be a good idea even in the cooler months. They conveniently have hand washing stations spread out throughout the building (actual sink with soap) which is especially nice once you've gotten animal feed all over your hands. Some of the reviews claimed the building was small. I was pleasantly surprised by big and how many rooms it featured and didn't find it small at all, but it probably would feel smaller on a crowded weekend. We moved at a meander and it kept my 4yo and almost 2yo very happy and interested for about 2hrs. There was one thing that was not great- there are mats with a considerable lip at different locations throughout the place and they are tripping hazards. I nearly wiped out on one, and with a ruptured disc, that nearly cut the trip short and caused considerable pain. If they must have those, the elevated lip needs to be spray painted yellow. That was the only down side to our visit. read more

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We came on Saturday after lunch and the line was soooo long. We called and they said it was an 1.5 hour wait but it seemed closer to 2.5 hours as the line was not moving. While we were waiting for someone to answer the phone, the message said Sundays opened at noon. We confirmed this with the person on the phone. So we came back the next day at 10:45 just in case there was a line again, and there was! The door states the opening hours were at 10AM. So why did the person who answered the phone said they were open at noon!? Had we known, we would have come earlier so we didn't have to stand in direct sun. Luckily the line was nowhere long as it was the day before. Sorry about the rant. My kids had a fun time at SeaQuest. They enjoyed looking at and feeding the animals. There were so many different animals, my kids really liked the stingrays and turtles. The extra experiences were quite pricey and need to be reserved ahead of time. $2 for 1 token. 1 token doesn't give you very much food. read more

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If you want to check out a cool spot for kids that has both activities and animals, then I would definitely check out this place. It's especially a nice escape on those hot days. They have variety of exhibits from feeding the stingrays, to turtles and even feeding capybaras which are so cute. There is a cost to feed the animals, so you can use get tokens and if you don't even up using them, than they can be saved for next time around. The kiddos definitely have lots of fun and running around. They also have a big area to host a birthday party/ events space. read more

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SeaQuest was okay, but I think it is overpriced for what you get. We had a Groupon for admission so that helped, but if we had paid full admission plus the extra money that each feeding costs, it would have added up! We spent about an hour here in total since it is rather small. We came on a Friday afternoon and the line was not out the door like how it sounds on weekends, but it still took at least 10 minutes until we entered. They have a sign saying they are short-staffed, so maybe that's why. This was my 21-month old daughter's first time at an aquarium and she enjoyed exploring around. I think it's best for kids ages 3-10 though so they can enjoy the feedings. I wish it wasn't so expensive for the feedings though! Also it didn't feel very well-ventilated here, I could barely feel the AC. Overall, it's not a bad place to check out if you're near Folsom and/or already planning to do other things around the Palladio in conjunction with it. read more

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This place was pretty awesome!!! Definitely reminded me of a mini seaworld/zoo. With all the awesome sea animals and reptiles. It was pretty great! My kids enjoyed it and I did too! What I love, was how they let you have interactions with the sloth, birds, etc. feed some of the reptiles and fishes. What did make me take 2 stars off was the lack of staff allowing the interactions. They should definitely have a more organized interaction time / feeding break. It was very unorganized and very confusing. We wanted to do some interactions and when we asked they all of a sudden went for a break. After waiting we asked at the time they said they were coming back, but it was delayed so we ended up spending all our tokens to feed other animals & the claw machines. Sadly we don't live in the area we are from Hawaii so that's what made me more disappointed is the fact I won't be able to come back to do more interaction that we weren't able to finish. Also, those token are very expensive and interaction are also expensive! Just keep that in mind. Overall though, staff are nice! This place again, super awesome and I absolutely love the concept they are going for! Great indoor activity for families! Maybe if we are back in the area and we find time we would probably come back and visit SeaQuest again! read more

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It was good trip with our toddler , we had fun time feeding animals for extra money to the tickets. Interesting place to go with kids, it's good for the price. They have restrooms and there was pretty clean. Also there is cute gift shop full with plush animals. read more

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