Or at least really, really likes it!
We had not been there in 5 years. I was so eager to go back. The last four years we had Seabreeze passes and I could never justify going anywhere else. We drove up in the morning and stayed from open to just about close. It was gorgeous out. The park is HUGE. Just huge. Not tons and tons of stuff, just HUGE. Lots and lots of beautiful walking. A stark contrast to downtown Niagara Falls.
The kids went on every ride but two. One of those was closed and one of those was outside the mommy-and-daddy-comfort-factor. Only one child was disappointed by the restriction. 
They rode the medium sized rides. They road the thrill rides. They rode the family style/kid rides. They rode and rode. And despite there being over 1600 school kids in the park (!) we never waited in line.
Johanna only went on one ride. She asked to go on others, but then would get turned off as we got into the seats. You can see she isn’t all that wild about this one, anyway!!!
Mommy’s favorite part is the whales. I was a mite disappointed, however. To me, Marineland means Kandu, Nootka, and a host of other orcas. Today Marineland has only one killer whale, Niska. She is now 40 and performs no more. She did have offspring, but sadly, none of her calves lived past a few years old. She is living out her retirement in Friendship Cove.
We saw lots and lots of beluga whales. They procreate and raise calves much more quickly than orcas. The mother whale raises the calf until they are about three years old. Orcas raise their calves until they are about 7.
One of the beluga babies was 7 days old. One was 2 days old. TWO DAYS OLD. It was huge. It was beautiful seeing all the mommy-baby pairs swimming together.
Marie and Tabitha fed and pet Aurora. The boys had opted not to. I loved this. The males are brighter white. That whale next to Aurora is Clyde. He got one of Aurora’s fish that one of my girls dropped. Clyde’s gentle hanging-on encouraged Aurora to swim away and back, away and back, a few times. That blessed us, because it extended my girls’ “time” at their station and we got to ask more questions, etc. We were not rushed. Thanks Clyde and Aurora.
Stewart was delighted to feed and pet the deer. Actually, I think they all were, but Stewart was the one who said a few times afterward, “I can’t believe I pet a deer!”
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A few things about the park made me a little sad. As I said the grounds are HUGE. They have had plans for expansion for over 10 years and never have started them. I think that they just can’t generate enough money to really get ahead. The park is SO well kept up. The buildings and façades that have been there since I was a child are so well maintained and you can just see the vision that someone must have had for the park. Yet, in the front of the park there is a lovely aquarium and indoor show/seating area. I remember seeing shows in there in the early 90s with my friend from college. The stadium is still there and in excellent shape. The whole building is gorgeous. But they no longer have shows in there. The reason is because they have four aging harbour seals and four aging sea lions. These eight are living out their retirement in the pools in the stadium. I am super-pleased that they don’t just take them out back and shoot them when they get too old. But it seemed so stagnant for so vibrant a facility. Connected to this area was a dining room that hasn’t been used in “years.” Yet it was spic and span. No points taken off for filth anywhere.
None of this is eternally important. I realize that. But you know how it is when something isn’t what it was when you were a kid, right? And I just love aquariums and sea animals. I would love to see all their expansion dreams fulfilled. Not more than I’d like to see hunger eradicated or abortions ceased… but you know.
I had fully intended to pay $5 a person more as we left the park to get an annual pass and return in August for a second visit. The kids all said they felt like they had done it all and didn’t need to come back. Poo! But, John didn’t feel like he needed to come back that soon, either. So we won’t.
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