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Gulf World Marine Park

15412 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach, FL 32413
850 234 5271
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Type: Aquariums, Gardens
Activities: Swimming with dolphins
Traveller Description: Gulf  World Marine Park has different aquatic animals as well as birds and a night time entertainment show.  The park can be expensive for large... more »
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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Alabama, United States
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

about $110 for 2 seniors, 2 adults and 2 children. plus if you were to buy any food or gifts. we ate before we went. Loved the dolphin show at 12:30n and stayed about 2 hours seeing everything! loved the shark and turtle tank as well! fun times

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Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

At the time of our visit we had a four year old and a 1 year old. Both loved it, from beginning to end. Make sure to hit all the shows, especially the sea lion and dolphin show. but all are amazing. The Bird show was done by a famous bird trainer for movies so that was neat. You can... More

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Beverly Hills, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

The shows were really good. A really nice place to visit. We're seniors and really enjoyed the Park. Great for kids also. Highly recommend putting this on your agenda. Very clean.

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Mountain View, Arkansas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

My family went to Gulf World Marine Park one morning of our recent trip to PCB. We thought the entry fee was excessive for what you got. It was underwhelming. The sea lion and dolphin show was good but the rest was just so-so.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 via mobile

My husband and I had a great time here! The shows are awesome! I think they could drop their prices a bit, but it was well worth the money. They should only charge five dollars a picture instead of ten with the animals. I like that most of the animals are rescues. I would return here again.

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See 2 more reviews by MeyganCox04 for Panama City Beach
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

My children (girl- age 4 & boy- age 2) absolutely loved Gulf World. It was small enough for them to have closer interactions with the animals and not so busy that you were fighting to see the animals. Great shows, too.

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Hudson, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We went here during an all-out deluge. It was more than pouring. But we couldn't have had a better time. The kids participated in the show and hey, the animals live in the water, so they didn't care. We had the place nearly to ourselves. For a small park in Panama City Beach, we loved it. I highly recommend going... More

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Hammond, Louisiana
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

A must for the family. The kids (and adults) will absolutely love the shows especially the close encounters with the dolphins and sea lions. Will truly be a memory you will not forget. Will be back!!!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

My husband and I spent a cloudy day at Gulf World. This was walking distance from Wyndham where we were staying. We had a great time! The shows were so fun and the spacing of time between them was perfect. We printed a coupon on the web site for a discount. The local coupons are only good for kids. We... More

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DeFuniak Springs, Florida
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

This is a much smaller park that Sea World which is both a positive and a negative. For younger children this place is perfect. Plenty to do and see without wearing them out. Teens may be a bit underwhelmed if they have been to larger marine parks. All in all it is a nice park and we will return.

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