Dan's Papers - June 15, 2007 - Atlantis To Celebrate 7 Years

Atlantis Marine World, located on 431 Main Street in Riverhead, is celebrating its 7th birthday with a birthday bash on June 30, 2007. The family oriented venue that is both educational and fun for children of all ages is proclaiming their birthday bash to be the "Must see event of the summer." Besides the usual fun of seeing the various sea life, seals, sharks and turtles, Atlantis Marine World has booked the Sea Turtles to perform two live concerts; one at 1:15 p.m. and the other at 3 p.m. The Sea Turtles will perform hits that were recorded just for Atlantis Marine World.

June 30 will also be the grand opening of the attraction called "Unearthing Atlantis," which will allow youngsters to do a little archeology dig and find bones and other artifacts while learning a little about what it is an archeologist does, what he looks for and what he finds during a dig. The staff is excited about this year's special feature and knows it will be a big hit.

Also present at the party will be the new Atlantis World Mascot Squad. The photo opportunities will be limitless, as will the smiles on the children.

Normally Atlantis Marine World offers daily aquatic events such as the 10:15 a.m. African Penguin Feeding and the 10:45 a.m. Sea Lion Show. The 11 a.m. Shark Dive Program, and also at 11 a.m. are the Ray Bay Lecture and Public Feeding. At 11:15 a.m. is a "Behind The Scenes Tour." Then at 11:30 a.m. is the famous Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat that goes out onto the Peconic River. Also at 11:30 a.m. is the sand shark Lagoon Lecture and public feeding, which is pretty cool. This is all followed by the noon African Penguin Lecture. After that at 12:45 p.m. is the Sea Lion Show, then at 1 p.m. is another Ray Bay Lecture and Public Feeding. The schedule repeats itself with another 1:15 p.m. behind the Scenes tour etc.

However, at 3:15 p.m. on weekends and holidays is Seal Kiss. Everyday at 3:15 p.m. they have a shark lecture and at 3:30 p.m. is a coral reef lecture. The days activities ends with a 3:20 p.m. Piranha Feeding which is only on Sundays and Wednesdays. Also, The Lost City of Atlantis Shark Feed is Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 4:20 p.m. These events are very popular so booking them in advance or making a reservation by calling 631-208-9200 is advised.

There also is an Atlantis Cafee that has an array of healthy foods, snacks and both cold and hot beverages. For a time out from all the education and observing is the Nemo Family Fun Arcade that has games galore but all children under 21 years old must be accompanied by an adult. And for the convenience of bringing home a little piece of Atlantis Marine World there is the City Treasures Gift Shop.

So for the best family fun in an atmosphere of educational and healthy living, along with learning to care about animals and the local environment, point the car to visit Atlantis Marine World. When you get there free parking is available and the staff such as Trish Antonacci, and Savannah Warren are there to assist. Trish says her work environment is great, and "the atmosphere is great," and that she "loves" working there.

Mark down June 30, for the 7th Birthday Bash at Atlantis Marine World, in Riverhead and check out the Grand Opening of the Unearthing Atlantis which will put you right in the middle of an archaeological dig.