FACTS AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS
www.moodygardens.org ● 1-800-582-HOPE (4673) ● Updated: 4/17/2017
FACTS
Location: One Hope Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77554
Days of Operation: Every day of the year including holidays and Christmas Day
Hours: Non-Peak hours: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Admission: Price and hours are subject to change without notice.
Aquarium Pyramid®: Closed for comprehensive renovation. Opens May 27, 2017 with Grand Reveal.
Adult: $31.95, Child & Senior: $25.95
Rainforest Pyramid®: Adult: $24.95, Child & Senior: $18.95, Child (3 years-): Free
4D Special FX Theater: Adult: $11.95, Child & Senior: $9.95, Child (3 years-): Free
MG 3D Theater: Adult: $11.95, Child & Senior: $9.95, Child (3 years-): Free
SpongeBob SubPants: Adult: $14.95, Child & Senior: $12.95, Child (3 years-): Free
Discovery Museum®: Adult: $14.95, Child & Senior: $12.95, Child (3 years-): Free
Colonel Paddlewheel: Adult: $12.95, Child & Senior: $10.95, Child (3 years-): Free
Ropes Course & Zip Line: $20.00 each, $30 combo, Sky Tykes Course: $5 (must have chaperone)
Palm Beach (Seasonal): Adult: $23.95, Child & Senior: $18.95, Child (3 years-): Free, Season Pass: $65
Value Pass: Adult $69.95, Child & Senior $59.95 including single admission to all attractions
(excludes Zip Line and Special Attractions)
Two–Day Value Pass: Adult $89.95, Child & Senior: $74.95 including unlimited admission to all attractions
(excludes Zip Line and Special Attractions)
Individual Membership Adult, Child & Senior: $140
Family Membership Adult, Child & Senior: $475
Information: 1-800-582-4673, www.moodygardens.org
Directions: From Houston: Take I-45 South, exit 61st Street, turn right on 61st Street to Seawall Boulevard, turn right on 81st Street to Jones Road, turn left on Hope Boulevard to Moody Gardens®.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
*Aquarium Pyramid Renovation – Wave 8: Jan. 9, 2017 – May 26, 2017 Aquarium Closed
Grand Reveal: May 27, 2017 Memorial Day Weekend
A multi-phased renovation is underway at the Aquarium Pyramid. As we continue with this project, Moody Gardens guests can look forward to a fun and awe-inspiring experience wonderfully complemented with conservation messages that underscore the vital importance of the oceans. New exhibits will not only inspire visitor interest and empathy, but also connect visitors to specific ocean habitats. Visitors will travel from the Gulf of Mexico to the South Atlantic, South Pacific, North Pacific and Caribbean. Each ocean exhibit highlights different marine sanctuaries and different aspects of our relationship to the seas. Upon completion in May 2017, there will be a variety of new exhibits and surprises, including the addition of jellyfish and tropical penguins.
Penguin Encounter Program
The Moody Gardens Penguin Encounter is a 45-minute program designed to allow guests to get up close to one of the penguins from the Aquarium Pyramid South Atlantic Exhibit. Led by a Moody Gardens biologist, the experience starts at the front of the exhibit and takes guests behind the scenes to the penguin food preparation kitchen and the back of the chilly penguin exhibit while discussing penguin biology, conservation, training, enrichment and care. Participants will experience the cool climate, sounds and even smells of the exhibit and witness a penguin create a work of art as part of an enrichment activity for the animal. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Aquarium Pyramid on the day of the encounter. Participants must also purchase admission to the Aquarium Pyramid. Please call 800-582-4673 ext. 4102 or email [email protected].
Giant River Otter Encounter Program
Our keepers will take you behind-the-scenes of the Rainforest Pyramid for the rare opportunity to meet our Giant Amazon River Otters. Learn about otter biology, conservation and how these amazing animals are cared for in their private interior Otter Exhibit area. You can then join us for a public Keeper Chat about otters. This 30-minute Otter Encounter is offered on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. only.
SpongeBob SubPants Adventure – In the Discovery Pyramid
Internationally recognized as 2016 THEA Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement, dive into adventure on a submarine voyage along with SpongeBob SquarePants and all your Bikini Bottom friends! On this wild and silly deep-sea expedition, YOU choose the destination and YOU interact with your hapless captain – Patrick Star! Tickets are $18.95 for adults and $16.95 for seniors and children.
Dinosaurs in Motion – In the Discovery Museum
Dinosaurs in Motion features 14 life-size dinosaur sculptures made of recycled metal. The sculptures were created by artist John Payne and are fully interactive. The exhibit is presented to guests in the form of a narrative as an apprentice’s journey through the art and science present in the space before ending in a journeyman’s workshop. Guests are encouraged to touch and interact with all elements of the recycled metal dinosaur sculptures while they explore the exhibit space. The exhibit will be in the Discovery Museum through May 14, 2017.
6P Laser Projection System in MG 3D Theater
Moody Gardens visitors are the first in the world to enjoy a state-of-the-art 3D viewing experience. The Moody Gardens MG 3D Theater, featuring the largest movie screen in Texas, has the world’s first 4K 3D giant screen 6-Primary laser projection system. Audiences will see films on the 60×80-foot white screen nearly three and a half times brighter than normal theaters, with vibrant colors and new 3D glasses technology. Along with the theater’s top-of-the-line 11.1 surround sound system, this laser projection further distinguishes the MG 3D Theater as one of the premier cinema venues, giving viewers the best viewing experience in the world.
Ropes Course and Zip Line
Challenge your agility, balance and strength as you encounter the five-tier Sky Trail® Ropes Course, the tallest steel ropes course on the Gulf Coast! Toddlers and small children can even take on an adventure of a smaller scale on the Sky Tykes™ Ropes Course that is appropriate for those who are 48” and under. Thrill seekers can now take adventure to a whole new level at the Moody Gardens Zip Line. Snap into your harness and step to the edge of the zip line platform and glide over Palm Beach and the Lazy River 50 feet in the air for a bird’s eye view of the Moody Gardens Pyramids and tropical gardens.
MG 4D THEATER THROUGH MAY 26
12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. – Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4D
1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. – Dino Island II 4D
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4D
Join Scrat, Ice Age’s resident nut-crazed sabre-toothed squirrel, as he time travels in his zaniest adventure to date, Ice Age: No Time For Nuts 4-D. Scrat battles a wonky time-machine that has zapped his beloved nut with buddies Manny, Diego and Sid. Go along for the ride. The laughs are right on time in this custom 4-D special effects extravaganza!
Dino Island II 4D
There is a crisis on Dino Island and the Earth Science Team has to capture Tony, the only remaining T-Rex in the world, before a volcano erupts and wipes out all life on the island. It’s a perilous race against time as lava flows, cliffs break away and Tony falls into a deep and fast whirlpool. Can we save Tony (and ourselves) from extinction?
MG 3D THEATER MARCH 27 – APRIL 13
10 a.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
11 a.m. Secret Ocean 3D
12 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
12:30 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
1:20 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
2 p.m. Secret Ocean 3D
2:55 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
3:45 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
4:20 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
5:10 p.m. Secret Ocean 3D
MG 3D THEATER APRIL 14 – APRIL 16
10 a.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
11 a.m. Jerusalem 3D
12 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
12:30 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
1:20 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
2 p.m. Jerusalem 3D
2:55 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
3:45 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
4:20 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
5:10 p.m. Secret Ocean 3D
MG 3D THEATER APRIL 17 – MAY 26
10 a.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
11 a.m. Secret Ocean 3D
12 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
12:30 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
1:20 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
2 p.m. Secret Ocean 3D
2:55 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
3:45 p.m. Great White Shark 3D
4:20 p.m. Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
5:10 p.m. Secret Ocean 3D
Secret Ocean 3D
Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of ocean pioneer Jacques Cousteau, has been exploring Earth’s oceans for nearly 70 years. Now, with revolutionary equipment, Cousteau brings to 3D screens a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all – that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend. Jean-Michel, alongside marine biologist Holly Lohuis, invites audiences to dive into this whole new world with Secret Ocean 3D that will leave audiences in awe of the beauty and diversity of the oceans and inspire an even stronger desire to protect what they have seen for the first time.
Great White Shark 3D
Misrepresented, maligned and misunderstood, the Great White Shark is an iconic predator: the creature we love to fear. Great White Shark 3D will explore the great white’s place in our imaginations, in our fears and in the reality of its role at the top of the oceanic food chain. Narrated by Bill Nighy, see the great white through the eyes of people who swim with sharks in the MG 3D Theater.
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
Super powers exist – right here on Earth and they are beneath our feet. They include beetles that shoot chemical fire and lift enormous weights, scorpions that glow in the dark with astonishing crushing powers, spiders that can make themselves virtually invisible and hypnotise their prey and even a bug that can transform itself into another creature entirely. Prepare to be amazed in this 3D giant screen adventure exploring the hidden world of the super-powered bugs.
Jerusalem 3D
Jerusalem 3D takes audiences on an inspiring and eye-opening tour of one of the world’s oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless times over 5,000 years, Jerusalem’s enduring appeal remains a mystery. What made it so important to so many different cultures? How did it become the center of the world for three major religions? Why does it still matter to us? This film attempts to answer these questions by following three young Jerusalemites – Jewish, Christian and Muslim – and their families.
Aquarium Pyramid Renovation – Wave 8: Jan. 9, 2017 – May 26, 2017, Aquarium Closed
Grand Reveal: May 27, 2017, Memorial Day Weekend
A multi-phased renovation is underway at the Aquarium Pyramid. As we continue with this project, Moody Gardens guests can look forward to a fun and awe-inspiring experience wonderfully complemented with conservation messages that underscore the vital importance of the oceans. New exhibits will not only inspire visitor interest and empathy, but also connect visitors to specific ocean habitats. Visitors will travel from the Gulf of Mexico to the South Atlantic, South Pacific, North Pacific and Caribbean. Each ocean exhibit highlights different marine sanctuaries and different aspects of our relationship to the seas. Upon completion in May 2017, there will be a variety of new exhibits and surprises, including the addition of jellyfish and tropical penguins.