Straits Times reported that the "first batch" have arrived: First dolphins here at Resorts World Sentosa
What does a soft-open mean for an aquarium? Visitors pay (full price?) to enter, but won't necessarily see everything?
Yes, that is correct. Not all exhibits are ready in Marine Life Park. During this soft opening, Visitors will get a $5 rebate in the form of a meal voucher for every admission pass purchased. These vouchers may be redeemed at some F&B outlets in Marine Life Park. I'm not sure where the vouchers may be used, but inside the S.E.A. Aquarium, there is only a small cafe and a Restaurant.
I don't know if this really answers it, but: TODAYonline | Singapore | RWS' Marine Life Park to open on Thursday
Maybe this question was answered somewhere else (if so, then sorry), but: Does the new SEA Aquarium/Marine Life Park replace the "old" Underwater World Sentosa or is/will the later (still) running?
Underwater World is still running, operated by a different company. Although I can't see how it can remain viable for much longer against such a strong competitor.
Most dolphins transport fine and transport mortally is very, very low. If anyone has any actual scientific evidence to contradict this I would be happy to see it. This is a very tragic accident whose cause will not be determined until a post-mortem.
Marine Life Park has received 12,000 visitors in its first four days of business: The Marine Life Park Thanks You : Marine Life Park Blog
On the topic of dolphins, I was around the area and managed to capture some photos of them at the Dolphin Island area of Marine Life Park (aerial photos, of course): Marine Life Park – dolphins from the air | dejiki.com
MLP is setting aside $500,000 (Singapore dollars) for a conservation project on Irrawaddy Dolphins in Thailand. Animal activists have unsurprisingly taken potshots at this, questioning if this was a mere PR stunt shortly after the latest bottlenose dolphin death. This is where I can never see eye to eye with those activists; they can say whatever they want about the capture of the wild bottlenose dolphins (I don't agree with the capture either), but if the organization is donating much-needed money for in-situ conservation work, the activists should learn to separate the 2 issues and not be myopic. wildsingapore news: RWS to help save dolphins in Thai lake On a related note, this is the 2nd project undertaken by Chulalongkorn University that a Singapore wildlife park has funded. River Safari had previously announced that it is funding a study on the giant freshwater stingrays.
I've been told that she's in "semi-retirement" and will not be on display until further notice. Underwater World expect to be operating well into the future alongside Marine Life Park.
Well it seems the dolphin controversy hasn't affected Marine Life Park at all, having received half a million visitors in just 3 months. Marine Life Park welcomes 500,000th visitor The 24 remaining dolphins have yet to go on show.
Yes I have, just last week in fact. The crowds are crazy but I usually go nearer to closing when the crowds thin out. I appreciate that the aquarium staff don't chase the stragglers out at closing time and actually let everyone complete the visit.
how long would it take to look at all the sealife on display? you mentioned that you go when the crowds thin out, is there enough time to see everything? Because I don't fancy jostling much with so many people wither
@samstown: The average visitor can go through the place in about an hour. Zoo fans would ideally need about 2 hours or more. So I'd advise that you visit on a weekday afternoon, maybe about 4pm.
