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A family looking through the glass in the underwater viewing gallery of Polar Play Zone is visited by a curious dolphin.

Polar Play Zone

In the underwater viewing area, see dolphins splash, penguins fly through the water and sea otters dive. Little ones can waddle like penguins in a play area and explore Arctic waters in a kid-sized submarine. Learn about polar opposites — big and small, fast and slow, shallow and deep, even north and south.

  • A guest gently touches the rough, prickly surface of a sea star in sea star touch.

    Feel

    Dip your hand into the cool water of the touch pool to discover a variety of sea stars - from their strong skin to the hundreds of tiny tube feet. 

  • Rockhopper penguins have long, wispy feathers that sweep back from above their eyes like eyebrows.

    See

    Watch Magellanic and rockhopper penguins waddle, hop and swim. Nesting, rearing and molting - the seasons of a penguin colony are fascinating and ever-changing. 

  • A girl in a penguin costume goes down the slide in the Penguin Playscape area of Polar Play Zone.

    Play

    Whether they’re exploring Arctic waters in a kid-sized submarine or pretending to be penguins, kids have fun as they learn about polar opposites.

A Rockhopper penguin chick's first swim