Marine Life Park
The Marine Life Park is a part of Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa, situated in southern Singapore. The 8-hectare park houses two attractions, the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Adventure Cove Waterpark, and featured the largest oceanarium in the world from 2012 to 2014, until it was surpassed by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.
S.E.A. Aquarium
The S.E.A. Aquarium was the world's largest aquarium by total water volume until overtaken by Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Hengqin, China. It contains a total of of water for more than 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species. The aquarium comprises 10 zones with 49 habitats. The centerpiece of the aquarium is the Open Ocean tank with more than and 50,000 animals. Until 2014 when eclipsed by China's Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, it had the world's largest viewing panel, wide and tall, which is intended to give visitors the feeling of being on the ocean floor. They also have a conservation group called Guardians of the S.E.A.A., which supports research, education and public engagement efforts to protect the marine environment.Collection
The aquarium houses the world's largest collection of manta rays, including one of only a few giant oceanic manta rays in captivity. It also showcases 24 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, scalloped hammerhead sharks, the Japanese spider crab, and relatively uncommonly-exhibited species such as the guitarfish and the chambered nautilus.Some of the marine animals living in the aquarium include:
Attractions
The main attractions include:| Name | Description |
| Strait of Karimata and Java Sea | Comprises marine fishes such as pompano, threadfin trevally, batfish, Napoleon wrasse housed in a shipwreck that sinks beneath a simulated Strait of Karimata on the lower-eastern side of Sumatra. |
| Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea | Features sea creatures such as leopard wrasse and blue flasher wrasses. The Discovery Touch Pool houses sea stars and sea cucumbers. |
| Bay of Bengal and Laccadive Sea | Includes endangered plants and animals along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, as well as garden eels, clown fish and reef lobsters. |
| Ocean Journey | Allows face-to-face interaction with the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. It is also home to the giant spider crab and many different species of jellyfishes. |
| Open Ocean | The open ocean is a big home catered to gentle giants such as the leopard sharks and manta rays. |
| Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea | Consists of a variety of marine life belonging to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, including the bluespotted stingrays, eight-armed seastar and sally lightfoot crab. Includes the Soft Coral Garden inhabited by reef fish. |
| Red Sea | Home to corals and many warm water fishes, like the fairy basslet, orange-lined triggerfish and longhorn cowfish. |
| East Africa | Simulates two freshwater lake habitats of Africa, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, which feature sea creatures like the frontosa and African tigerfish. |
| South China Sea | Comprises lionfish, an array of lobsters, squirrelfish and soldierfish. Specially featuring the moray eel habitat. |
| Shark Seas | Consists of various shark species such as the silvertip shark and the sandbar shark - one of the largest coastal sharks in the world. |
Dining
Dining is possible at the Ocean Restaurant by Cat Cora and S.E.A. Side Snacks.Shopping
The gift shop located at the exit of the aquarium sells a variety of souvenirs.Controversies
The capture of wild dolphins from the Solomon Islands and their housing in Subic Bay, Philippines was controversial. Animal rights groups filed a civil rights suit, and the Quezon City court issued a 72-hour temporary environment protection order to block the re-export of the dolphins to Marine Life Park on 14 October 2012. RWS reiterated that the resort's acquisition of the 25 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins adhered to regulations governed by the United Nations Environment Programme under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Following another appeal, the block on the re-exportation of the dolphins was temporarily extended. Upon expiry of the blocking order, the dolphins were subsequently exported while the court appeal was ongoing. One of the dolphins, Wen Wen, died on the flight to Singapore, making it the third dolphin to die prior to the opening of the Dolphin Island section within the park.Adventure Cove Waterpark
The Adventure Cove Waterpark is situated in southern Singapore. The park features seven water slides, including the region’s first hydro-magnetic coaster, Riptide Rocket. It also features bay like Bluwater Bay, a wave pool and the Adventure River. The river, one of the world’s longest lazy-rivers, have 13 themed scenes of tropical jungles, grottoes, a surround aquarium and more.Rides and attractions
Rides and attractions include:| Type | Name | Description |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Dueling Racer | Consists of two vertical water slides which allow two riders to race down the slide at a time by lying on a mat. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Pipeline Plunge | A slide that is shaped like a pipe which allows two riders to slide down together in a float. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Riptide Rocket | Southeast Asia’s first hydro-magnetic roller coaster, which provides strong climbs and steep drops and shocking twists to two riders on a float. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Spiral Washout | Funnel-like slide which caters to two riders on a float. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Splashworks | Like a multiple obstacle course, Splashworks consists of balance beams, tight ropes, cargo nets, and platform cliff jumps. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Tidal Twister | Slide with unpredictable twists and turns, catering to two riders on a float. |
| Thrilling Water Slides | Whirlpool Washout | On a float, riders slide down the ride in twists, turns and dips. At the end of the slide, people will be facing backwards. |
| Immersive Experience | Ray Bay | An up-close encounter with the rays. Additional charges apply. |
| Immersive Experience | Rainbow Reef | Snorkel amongst reefs and 20,000 tropical fishes of four different species. |
| Fun For Kids | Adventure River | Float in a tube through 14 habitats around the waterpark. The habitats include a Grotto, dolphin lagoon and ray bay. |
| Fun For Kids | Big Bucket Treehouse | A water playground with mini water slides and water-filled buckets tipping. |
| Fun For Kids | Bluwater Bay | Ride the waves in a giant pool. |
| Fun For Kids | Seahorse Hideaway | Shallow wading pool with fountains. |