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Ripley's Aquarium Gatlinburg: Is Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies worth it?
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Jun 10, 2025
Is Ripley’s Aquarium worth the money: A review of Gatlinburg’s aquarium Read More: https://www.thesmokies.com/ripleys-gatlinburg-aquarium-worth-it/ Disclosure: This blog (and YouTube channel) will occasionally contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a small commission on a purchase without additional cost to you.
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hey y'all it's morgan with the
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smokies.com and today we're in
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gatlinburg tennessee
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talking about whether or not ripley's
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aquarium of the smokies is worth it
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ripley's aquarium of the smokies is one
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of the crown jewel attractions in
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gatlinburg tennessee
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but when you're planning out your
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precious vacation dollars budget and
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time a question commonly comes up
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is the aquarium worth it while worth is
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different to different people we believe
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this video will help you determine if a
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visit to ripley's aquarium of the
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smokies in gatlinburg is right for you
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and your family let's start with the
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basics
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how much does it cost to go to ripley's
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aquarium
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at this time an adult ticket for
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ripley's aquarium of the smokies is
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39.99 children ages 6 through 11
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cost 19.99 and children
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ages 2 through 5 cost 9.99
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children under the age of 2 are free
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now shelling out 40. on an aquarium
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ticket might seem a little steep
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but for comparison's sake we looked at
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two nearby competitors
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the tennessee aquarium in chattanooga
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tennessee and the georgia aquarium in
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atlanta
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both competitor aquariums run closer to
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the 35
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range for adult admission however the
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price of admission for adults is offset
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by the price of admission for kids
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which is more expensive at the
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competitor aquariums
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for example let's say you have a family
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of four with two kids between the ages
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of three and ten
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a day at the georgia aquarium would cost
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a hundred and forty four dollars
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a day at the tennessee aquarium in
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chattanooga would run about 114
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and a day at ripley's aquarium would
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cost about 119.
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and if one of your kids was under the
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age of five that would actually make
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ripley's the least expensive of the
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three
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you can also save a bit of money up to
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35 dollars when you bundle your aquarium
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ticket with other ripley's themed
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attractions in the area
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using our exclusive the smokies.com
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affiliate link
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which we will provide in the video
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description below how long does it take
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to walk through ripley's aquarium
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most people spend an average of about
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two and a half hours here but you could
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easily spend half a day at this
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attraction
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plus the longer you spend at the
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aquarium the farther your entertainment
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time per dollar goes
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is it cheaper to buy ripley's aquarium
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tickets online
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there are clear advantages to buying
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your tickets online before you go
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the first of which is that you can skip
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the line upon arrival saving valuable
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vacation time
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if you're interested in seeing any other
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ripley's attractions you can save even
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more by bundling some of the other
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attractions
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using our exclusive promo link in the
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description of this video
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as mentioned earlier the more you buy
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the more you save per attraction how
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long are ripley's aquarium tickets good
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for
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when you buy a ticket online that the
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ticket is valid for one year from the
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date of purchase
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at this time reservations are not
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required for general admission
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is ripley's cream of the smokies worth
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it
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in our opinion ripley's aquarium of the
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smokies is a very well done aquarium
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and by our vacation math especially for
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a family of four
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it certainly checks out our favorite
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things to do at ripley's aquarium
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two of our personal favorite features of
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this aquarium include the 300 foot
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underwater tunnel and of course the
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penguin playhouse
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if you have a little wiggle room in your
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budget you can even do art projects the
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penguin
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and take when home is a souvenir what do
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you think of ripley's aquarium in
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gatlinburg
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is it worth it let us know in the
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