Pretty awesome place to visit. My little kids enjoyed the trampoline area and after, we ate at…read moretheir restaurant and honestly the food was delicious. I asked if my pizza could be thin crust and the chef came out and personally said that he'll do it himself, it was really good! Little ones played some arcade games and knocked out on the ride home. Sweet place with awesome staff!

Made us buy socks but didn't have my son's size. The girl was nice enough and really tried to help…read moreUs. The manager on duty? Not so much.

Such an amazing cruise! The staff was fun and hilarious and our kids loved it! I would recommend…read moreit for sure.

Omg, I was just sitting here waiting for my teenage boys to come back from parasailing when I…read morewitnessed this FABULOUSNESS!!!! This stream of little kids -- wearing Jolly Roger eye patches-- following a pirate (parents trailing behind), walk down the dock and climb onto a "REAL PIRATE SHIP!" (I overhear, "I TOLD you, Grandma!") I am totally sucked in and watch the whole prep for departure. These three actors are ALL IN: first mate, captain and - unbeknownst to the small pirates and mermaids - dock mate "Shelly", who is really the evil pirate Pete in disguise!!! The captain reviews safety with parents while first mate entertains the kids and reviews appropriate pirate language (Ahoy, aye-aye and Argh!!!)... and they are off to find TREASURE! I had a chat with Shelly about the itinerary. They clearly ALL love their jobs and I was only heartbroken that I didn't know about this adventure when my boys were little! As a totally impartial observer, if you have kiddies of the pre-cynical age, THIS is the adventure for your trip to Bradenton/Sarasota! Good luck, pirates & mermaids! May you find plenty of booty (bounty?)!!! (Ps shady and breezy benches to sit on for parents and grands!)

Positive: Become a member. Everything in the gift shop is discounted and your parking is half…read moreoff. Not to mention it's only an extra $30 and you can come back as many times as you like. Which turned out to be a caveat because apparently today was a day everybody decided to come to the aquarium. If you didn't already know this is where "Dolphims Tale" emanated from. Florida is and has always been dedicated to the preservation and rescue and Rehabilitation of the marine species and environment. The drive out here is something. Crystal Blue Azure Waters surrounded by pristine white sandy beaches.

I'm not one for leaving bad reviews, but the Clearwater Marine Aquarium was a little disappointing…read more There is a large tank when you first walk in to the aquarium that was completely empty. Literally no fish whatsoever. You walk around the tank as you walk around the aquarium there are window all the way around, but again, the tank was completely empty. There were other areas of the aquarium that were under construction due to either renovations or expansion. Due to this there were multiple enclosures that had no fish are animals to view. It's a little disappointing when you are traveling for vacation and the aquarium was the place that your daughter was looking forward to the most. All this while still charging full price for admission. All that being said, they have a very friendly and informed staff and volunteers that clearly do a lot for the marine life. It is very commendable the way they are nursing injured marine life back to health. Definitely more of a rescue center than an aquarium.

This place is great. I have my grandson here many times they've gone over the distance to take care…read moreof him even though he wasn't a regular in town. They do a great job the kids love it there. It is just the best out they could possibly get and learning to jump and do things they will have for the rest of their lives is awesome.

We had the best birthday party here for our 5 year old! Miss Celeste was our coach and orchestrated…read morestructured activities for 14 kids and served food and dessert as well! The kids had a blast I would definitely recommend this place for parties!

My sister found XP league looking for youth Esports centers in the area so we decided to give it a…read moretry for Fortnite Friday. Christine, the owner ran us by everything she has to offer here at XP league. If you have a kid who likes gaming playing Fortnite Minecraft, etc and also wants to learn more about gaming and socialize with other kids who have the same interest. This is the perfect place. They also have a competing league so your child can compete against other Esport leagues. We stayed in the lobby while the kids played she also had board games for our little one which was nice. You can either choose to stay there with your kiddo or leave them till it's over it's for ages between 7-17yr old. They do get to enjoy snacks and drinks while they're there. Definitely a great experience. We will be back for another Fortnite Friday.

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The new playground is awesome! There are two separate play areas in addition to two swing sets. One…read moreis more traditional and the other has more climbing and obstacle course feel. There is a ton of shade and open field areas around for extra running around. There isn't much parking in the little designated area but others parked along the street and it seemed fine. We will definitely be back! PS - no bathrooms or water fountain!

Great facility with a nice pool, workout center, indoor courts and a playground as well. I was…read morehere for a volleyball tournament. The spectators have designated area to watch upstairs in the gym. Plenty of parking too.

Visited for a swim meet. As a swim meet spectator, I really appreciated this was an indoor facility…read moreespecially since it was a cold & rainy weekend. If you're visiting for an event, pack folding chairs. There's 3 rows of bleachers on the second floor overlooking the Olympic size pool. While the bleachers span the length of the pool, space can be limited depending on the size of the event you're attending. Behind the bleachers, there's plenty of extra room to set up "camp" with your group. The family next to me sat on the bleachers for Day 1 but after a 5-6hr+ day on the hard bleachers, they opted to bring folding chairs for Day 2's events. There's restrooms on the 2nd floor which is really convenient for spectators. Overflow parking is next door at the Salvation Army.

Fun place to spend time with the family…read more My son is one, so maybe a little young for these games, but we were looking for something to do inside so we thought, hey, why not. They start by stamping everyone with black light numbers to make sure you don't leave with someone else's kid. I think this is a great idea because most of the kids are running around without their parents. There are two areas, on the left is the younger kid section where there are small rides like the type you see at the mall and a couple of games. On the right there is the main area with the arcade games and stage. I really like this split because my son could play on the left without getting trampled. We came at about noon on a Saturday so I would have thought there'd be more people here. Either we lucked out or it's always only moderately busy, but it was the perfect amount of people. They probably could have had an additional person working the cash register for food orders, but the line moved pretty quickly. The pizza does take a while to come out, but when you're playing games, you really don't notice. The only thing is you need one person to stay at the table with the number so if you have a younger kid, it works well to have two parents there. They do have an unlimited salad bar that touts over 40 ingredients, but it looked SO SAD. I took a pic just because I found it humorous. However, the fact that they have an option is worth accolades, because everything else is calorie dense. Of course, we had to go with an XL pizza with a stuffed crust. The stuffed crust is so worth it. It tasted like mozarella in the crust. The pizza itself was pretty good - nicely seasoned. Three adults managed to eat the whole pizza. Honestly, we should have gone with a large, because that XL was a bit much, but we powered through. Periodically Chuck E. comes out and does a ticket throw, where all the kids gather around him and he tosses tickets in the air. It was a bit bizarre. I'm actually not a fan of that. I miss the actual shows when the animatronic Chuck E. and band would perform on stage. There was an animatronic Chuck E. on the stage, but I never really saw her move too much. There was only a video with kids/adults dancing, which was mostly ignored by the patrons. The prizes didn't look that appealing, but I think kids really come here more for the games and the little plastic toy is an afterthought. You can get unlimited playtime or tokens. We went the token route, which made sense because my son really used like five tokens for rides and then ran around the rest of the time. Most games are one token so 33 of them last a long time (which is the least amount of tokens you can get). I enjoyed my time here. We will definitely be back.

chucky was good. pizza was cardboard but expected that. attendance were absolute garbage besides…read morethe one that helped . Games were good, but you need special socks for the trampoline and slide area and I had to wait several minutes like close to 10 minutes while one attendant helped another guest at the counter to buy $10 socks per child so that they could go into area, and multiple employees walked by me, including the attendant that refused our children and we're not selling me the socks. Manager saw me and went and found someone who was apparently just sitting in the back so they could sell me these $10 per pair of socks, even though our children were in grippy socks. they're also should be sanitizer everywhere, but there's not