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Stingray Experience

Make friends in Stingray Bay, where you'll wade into the water alongside magnificent rays.

Splash with Stingrays

Guided by an experienced Ripley’s Diver, you’ll wade in in the water with the stingrays and learn about these magnificent ocean creatures!

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Guided by an experienced Ripley’s Diver, you’ll wade in the water with the stingrays and learn about these magnificent ocean creatures with our hands-on, immersive 20-minute experience in Stingray Bay.

Available at 1:30 p.m. on select dates.

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Woah! The Aquarium sounds like alotl fun! But what are you doing all the way down here with the axolotls – some of the most secretive salamanders in the world?!

Did you know the Great Smoky Mountains are considered the Salamander Capital of the World? Salamanders are abundant in the Smokies and outnumber human visitors on even the park’s busiest days!