{"id":20561,"date":"2013-10-30T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ripleys-aquarium-of-canada-launches-in-toronto-2\/"},"modified":"2013-10-30T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T09:35:00","slug":"ripleys-aquarium-of-canada-launches-in-toronto-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/10\/ripleys-aquarium-of-canada-launches-in-toronto-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripley\u2019s Aquarium Of Canada Launches In Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.ripleyaquariums.com\/canada\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ripleyaquariums.com\/canada\/\" style=\"line-height: 19px;\" target=\"_blank\">Ripley\u2019s Aquarium of Canada<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">, Toronto&#8217;s newest and most highly anticipated attraction, opened its doors on 16<\/span><sup style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">th&nbsp;<\/sup><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\">October 2013, locals and tourists flocking to the 12,500 square-metre \u2018Dangerous Lagoon\u2019 at the base of the CN Tower in the heart of Toronto.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Canada\u2019s largest indoor aquarium houses more than 16,000 marine animals and 450 species, including the world\u2019s most exciting jelly fish exhibition, Planet Jellies, and the thrilling underwater tunnel showcasing the biggest shark collection in North America, alongside sawfish, barracudas, moray eels, spadefish and green sea turtles.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Ancient lobsters, sting rays, touch pools and daily live shows will captivate visitors, while Rainbow Reef will mesmerize its audience with a kaleidoscope of colour emanating from the vibrant exhibition of tropical fish.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Expected to draw more than two million visitors per year from around the world, Ripley\u2019s Aquarium of Canada is home to 20 marine biologists and aquarists responsible for the ongoing care and welfare of the animals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM OF CANADA LP - Dangerous Lagoon\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-428180\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131011_C9570_PHOTO_EN_31992-300x200.jpg\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131011_C9570_PHOTO_EN_31992-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b><i><\/i><\/b><em>&#8220;The thrilling &#8220;Dangerous Lagoon&#8221; in Ripley&#8217;s Aquarium of Canada is a 2.9 million litre underwater adventure filled with 17 sharks, green sea turtles, sawfish, and more, and features a 97 metre underwater tunnel with a moving sidewalk. 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