Here in the desert, the whole idea of seeing sea creatures swimming around seems a little far-fetched—until you enter Shark Reef Aquarium. On the way in you’ll see Komodo dragons and snakes, and get to read a little about the denizens of the attraction and about the Shark Reef itself, which is designed to resemble a temple being reclaimed by the ocean.
The aquarium area is staged like a sunken ship, and a whole host of different types of sharks, sea turtles, octopi, rays, piranha and jellyfish inhabit the various tanks in the attraction. An especially neat area is the glass-walled tunnel, where sharks of various sizes swim around you.
In addition, the Undersea Explorer VR Theater is a motion-platform where the shows take you right down to the depths, with films about humpback whales, tiger sharks and hammerheads.
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