A splendid theatrical presentation of dolphins and far-flung adventure awaits you
Helpful Hints
Advance reservations and tickets are required for AT&T Dolphin Tales.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Take full advantage of your aquarium experience by checking out all of our dolphin and combo packages here. Please note that general admission tickets to the Aquarium do not include access to AT&T Dolphin Tales.
Be sure to plan your visit well ahead of your actual arrival, as show times and seating are limited.
Please be flexible on the day of your visit, as performances may be sold out or otherwise unavailable on any given day.
Opening April 2, AT&T Dolphin Tales, is a new multi-million dollar exhibit – and the biggest expansion to date for the world’s largest aquarium. Through its impressive viewing window, interactive displays and unsurpassed live theatrical show, AT&T Dolphin Tales is dedicated to creating memorable connections and a greater understanding of dolphins. The new gallery includes a soaring, naturally-lit entrance lobby featuring an underwater viewing window through which guests can first glimpse the dolphins. The lobby leads to the AT&T Dolphin Tales theater, a state-of-the-art enclosed facility designed and built as the perfect backdrop for a theatrical performance incorporating not only the talents of the Aquarium’s dolphins, but also live human actors, dramatic costuming and amazing effects. This spectacular story is narrated by the StarSpinner, a mysterious seafaring adventurer who leads the way through an interactive journey across the oceans, with guidance from a cast of dolphins and encouragement from the audience. It’s a timeless tale of good against evil, which also serves as a moving tribute to the beauty, agility and grace of dolphins.
AT&T Dolphin Tales, a first-of-its-kind production, was more than two years in the making. An original score was performed and recorded by a 61-piece orchestra at Sony Studios in Hollywood. Emmy-winning producers and directors, along with a team of talented individuals from TV, film and Broadway, developed the show. Some of the world’s most accomplished animal trainers were recruited. Together, they have created a unique experience which sets a new standard for live theatrical entertainment.
AT&T Dolphin Tales opens April 2, 2011, and tickets are now available. To ensure your entry to this spectacular production, plan your visit in advance. Special bookings are available for groups and events. To purchase tickets, click here.
We are going to attend a special press/blogger preview of the new AT&T Dolphin Tales show at Georgia Aquarium in a few days.. I’ll let you know what the kids and I think!
Do you know a parent who drives you up the wall? Check out these 10 hilarious passive-aggressive gifts for parents who annoy you. (Maybe they’ll get the hint.)
Baby showers, holidays, and birthdays offer up prime opportunities to give gifts that keep on giving… in the form of loud noises, ridiculous messes, and feelings of confusion and bewilderment from the poor unsuspecting parents. We’ve all received them – those presents that seem to say “I love you” while subtly communicating otherwise. The kind of gifts that make children swoon with joy, and make their parents say “gee, thanks.”
My favorite and also least favorite (if that makes sense at all) on the list is #1. You’ll see when you click the link to go to the original post. Hint: woof woof!
The one thing on the list that I don’t find all that annoying is Moon Sand. My kids love Moon Sand, it keeps them occupied for hours and I just vacum it up when they’re done playing with it.
Link: 10 hilarious passive-aggressive gifts for parents who annoy you
AAP advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2
New advice released March 21st, 2011 from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will change the way many parents buckle up their children for a drive.
In a new policy published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published online March 21), the AAP advises parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. It also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
The previous policy, from 2002, advised that it is safest for infants and toddlers to ride rear-facing up to the limits of the car seat, but it also cited age 12 months and 20 pounds as a minimum. As a result, many parents turned the seat to face the front of the car when their child celebrated his or her first birthday.
“Parents often look forward to transitioning from one stage to the next, but these transitions should generally be delayed until they’re necessary, when the child fully outgrows the limits for his or her current stage,” said Dennis Durbin, MD, FAAP, lead author of the policy statement and accompanying technical report.
“A rear-facing child safety seat does a better job of supporting the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash, because it distributes the force of the collision over the entire body,” Dr. Durbin said. “For larger children, a forward-facing seat with a harness is safer than a booster, and a belt-positioning booster seat provides better protection than a seat belt alone until the seat belt fits correctly.”
While the rate of deaths in motor vehicle crashes in children under age 16 has decreased substantially – dropping 45 percent between 1997 and 2009 – it is still the leading cause of death for children ages 4 and older. Counting children and teens up to age 21, there are more than 5,000 deaths each year. Fatalities are just the tip of the iceberg; for every fatality, roughly 18 children are hospitalized and more than 400 are injured seriously enough to require medical treatment.
New research has found children are safer in rear-facing car seats. A 2007 study in the journal Injury Prevention showed that children under age 2 are 75 percent less likely to die or be severely injured in a crash if they are riding rear-facing.
“The ‘age 2’ recommendation is not a deadline, but rather a guideline to help parents decide when to make the transition,” Dr. Durbin said. “Smaller children will benefit from remaining rear-facing longer, while other children may reach the maximum height or weight before 2 years of age.”
Children should transition from a rear-facing seat to a forward-facing seat with a harness, until they reach the maximum weight or height for that seat. Then a booster will make sure the vehicle’s lap-and-shoulder belt fit properly. The shoulder belt should lie across the middle of the chest and shoulder, not near the neck or face. The lap belt should fit low and snug on the hips and upper thighs, not across the belly. Most children will need a booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years old.
Children should ride in the rear of a vehicle until they are 13 years old.
Although the Federal Aviation Administration permits children under age 2 to ride on an adult’s lap on an airplane, they are best protected by riding in an age- and size-appropriate restraint.
“Children should ride properly restrained on every trip in every type of transportation, on the road or in the air,” Dr. Durbin said.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Read the full press release here.
Your thoughts..
What do you think about this new advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics? Will you keep your baby in the rear facing position until he/she is two years old? Why? Why not?
Click image for a printable view (print size about 5in x 3.5in)
Moms are always on the go. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. I knew when I ‘signed up’ to have children, that having kids was going to be a game changer. I had been a nanny before and was totally in love with the kids I nannied and they still hold a special place in my heart. Sorry, got of track..
However, no matter how much we love our kids, moms sometimes get so overwhelmed we don’t know which way to turn, who to turn to, or how to take care of ourselves and sometimes we let go. That’s not a good place to be or a good feeling. I recently read this quote by Charles Austin Bear: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars” and after reading that quote, I realized that the darker things get in life, the more I appreciate what I have. What stinks is then I usually get MAD at myself for letting myself get depressed because I know that I have a great life.
I like to put inspirational quotes on my refrigerator or in my purse so I can read them often.
Click the image above to print and tape this inspirational quote on your fridge or put in your wallet for quick and easy access when you need a lift.
Evenings are hectic at our house. By about 6:00 I’m exhausted, still working (I work from home), helping my son with his homework, catching up on laundry, and trying to get my daughter to simmer down and get in ‘bed-mode’. ‘Pizza Night’ started off as my excuse to not fix dinner, but it’s turned into something much cooler.. a family fun night and a tradition that we all love. Tony’s Pizza is a fast and easy meal that the entire family enjoys and looks forward to.
Tony’s Pizza helps my family stay connected. We usually sit around the living room table (pizza night is the only time we don’t eat at the dining table), talk, tell jokes, or watch a movie while we eat pizza. Pizza night is our night to just sit back and laugh with the kids, catch up on what’s happening at school, or just relax and watch a good movie together.
What I Love About Tony’s Pizza:
– It’s easy and quick to prepare allowing me to spend time with my family instead of with the stove
– There are lots of topping choices including my kid’s favorite, Hamburger
– Pizza leaves little to clean up!
– Tony’s Pizza is available in a few sizes including snack and pouches.
Make sure to enter the Tony’s Pizza 99 Days of More contest if you haven’t already!
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