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Moody Gardens Backstage Tour

It's time for our annual Moody Gardens Backstage Tour! Supporting members can join us on a true backstage tour not available to the general public of the newly renovated Moody Gardens Aquarium. See their new marine and coral exhibits and learn how these exhibits (up to a 1,000,000 gallons) are operated. If the timing is right, see the feeding of various exhibits from the other side, the one the public doesn’t see. Learn more about the many research projects and partnerships Moody Gardens is participating in from sharks and inverts to coral reefs and visit their massive hospital and QT facility.

Safety Note - You may be venturing onto wet catwalks and slippery walkways. Proper shoes are strongly recommended, non-tread or unsecured shoes (sandals, flip flops) are not encouraged.

Parental Note - Disruptive children and guests may be bumped into the shark tank and used as food, so everyone’s best behavior is a must around sensitive areas like walking above the shark tank.

When: Saturday, July 30th 2022 and Sunday, July 31st, 2022.

Time: Be there at 1:30pm. The tour starts promptly at 2pm and afterwards if you would like to tour the front of the aquarium exhibit, discounted tickets are available from MARSH at registration for $15 (normally $39.00). Additional exhibits are subject to availability and Moody Gardens pricing.

Where: Moody Gardens Aquarium in Galveston, TX (map)

Members and their Guests ONLY:

Tours will be limited to 20 adults, children age 3 and under do not count toward this total. (Do not register them.) Register now to reserve your slot(s). Tickets are transferable though not refundable.​
Memberships are limited to 2 tickets. While we wish we could take everyone, because tours are given during working hours, Moody Gardens limits the number of tour participants so space is limited. RSVP today by clicking the registration link. If more tickets become available there is an option at checkout to indicate your interest in getting additional tickets.

Cost -​
Backstage tour $10​
Toddlers/Infants (0 -3) Free​
Aquarium Front Exhibit $15 (optional)​
For more information, please comment in this thread or contact one of your MARSH BoD members.​
 

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I'm so sad; I will be out of town that weekend!
 

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I'm pumped for this event! If you have never been, it's really cool to see behind the scenes and how they operate. Obviously, they do some things differently than us, but it's fun to see what's the same. You have a protein skimmer? So do they, but there's is 15 feet tall! Got a return pump? Same for them, but they have rows and rows of pumps the size of 454 big blocks!
 

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I'm pumped for this event! If you have never been, it's really cool to see behind the scenes and how they operate. Obviously, they do some things differently than us, but it's fun to see what's the same. You have a protein skimmer? So do they, but there's is 15 feet tall! Got a return pump? Same for them, but they have rows and rows of pumps the size of 454 big blocks!
Is this a one time thing? Or is there a chance they'll offer more tours?
Super bummed that I won't be here that weekend!
 

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Who has signed up? Gonna be a fun event!
 

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Turtle farm was great, They got a really good seafood soup. They wouldn’t tell me what was in it though.
That’s crazy that they both farm the turtles and sell turtle soup on site!
 
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