A weekend trip to Underwater World at Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast kept us out of mischief for an afternoon. We were looking for an activity that was suitable for a potentially rainy, cold weekend and this certainly ticked all the boxes. Mooloolaba is an easy drive from Brisbane that takes about an hour and a half up the Bruce Highway.
The 'aquarium' isn't as big as I remember, but certainly kept us busy for an afternoon. Unfortunately the staff didn't seem to have the same enthusiasm as many of the visitors.
Some of the highlights were some interesting freshwater creatures, including lung fish, large Japanese spider crabs and a nice exhibit promoting native frogs. The marine tunnel was still great and the seal show was interesting but a little lack lustre. The part that I found most interesting was actually a photographic exhibition on the topic of invertebrates.
Overall a good afternoon out and would certainly keep the kids (probably older than a toddler/baby age group) entertained on a rainy weekend. Another positive was that the facility didn't actually feel crowded and we were able to access all of the exhibits without much difficulty, this was surprising considering it was the Queensland school holidays and Underwater World had a Shrek promotion on as well.
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