I'm sure you think I'm insane to tell you not to take your young kids on a train ride, but trust me on this one. The train ride is pretty tame (as most train rides are), until it slows down to go through a tunnel under the Salt Grass Steakhouse. Inside this tunnel there is a animatronic wild west gunfight scene, complete with figures popping up from behind barrels and such and shooting at each other across the train tracks (which means they're basically aiming guns at everyone on the train. Completely inappropriate for young children and mine were not the only ones frightened by the ride.\r
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Other than that, the experience was great. Overpriced, but great. I would suggest getting there early if you go on a weekend. We showed up at 11:30am on a Sunday and sat down to eat as soon as we walked into the Aquarium. The food there was delicious, though expensive. And the kids loved the atmosphere there. \r
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After lunch, we did the terrifying train ride, walked around and looked at the boats on the bay, ate some ice cream at Marble Slab, and headed home. It was 2:30pm when we left and traffic was horrendous getting into the Boardwalk area. Not a problem for us leaving, but I wouldn't want to show up at that time.\r
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All in all, a pretty good experience with the exception of the train ride.
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