Plan Your Sponsored Education Admissions (SEA) Field Trip

Any additional adults/chaperones/parents may purchase a discounted admission ticket at www.georgiaaquarium.org/chaperone.

Georgia Aquarium does not provide bus parking at our facility. If your group needs to purchase bus parking passes, you may do so through the Georgia World Congress Center Marshalling Yard which is located about half a mile from the aquarium. The GWCC Marshalling Yard requests bus parking to be purchased in advance. For bus parking related questions, reach out to the GWCC Marshalling Yard directly at (404) 223-4105.

Please follow the steps below to reserve bus parking:

1. Visit the GWCC Bus Parking Website.

2. Select Entry Date and Time
3. Select Exit Day and Time
4. Enter Code: GABUS
5. Select GWCC – Marshalling Yard
6. Fill out required fields

If unsure of license plate information, please use ABC123.

7. Complete your purchase 

Please note, you will have to complete these steps for each bus. 

Georgia World Congress Center Marshalling Yard is located at 362 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.

Your group will enter through the designated Group Entrance located at the corner of Baker and Luckie Street (across from Centennial Olympic Park). 

The address for the Group Entrance is 225 Baker Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.

Group Entrance Map:

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/schoolmap

When you arrive at the Group Entrance at your scheduled arrival time, pull up, park, and remain on the bus. The group leader associated to the reservation will need to exit the bus and check in with a Guest Services Team Member. Please have your total number of students and adults ready for check-in. All students and adults need to remain on the bus until instructed further. Your entire group must be present to begin the check-in process which can take up to 25 minutes.

If you arrive after your designated arrival time, the check-in process will take longer due to other groups arriving at their scheduled time. You will enter through the Group Entrance. After the buses have been unloaded, they will go park at the Georgia World Congress Center Marshalling Yard. 

• Bus drivers receive complimentary admission tickets with proof of CDL.
• Cash is not accepted at the Group Entrance.
• We do not accept PO’s as a form of payment.
• Under the SEA Grant, up to 150 students and the approved number of adult chaperones will be complimentary. Any extra students and adults will be an additional cost.

• If you have students and adults not included in your reservation, the group leader will have to reconcile the balance at the Group Entrance desk. 
• Any parent chaperones who need to purchase individual tickets may do so by scanning the Chaperone QR code located at the Group Entrance or at www.georgiaaquarium.org/chaperone. 

Your safety is our top priority! All guests will pass through security screening at the Group Entrance, before entering the building. 

• All guests’ bags and backpacks will be screened for prohibited items.
• All guests will walk through metal detector devices or be wand screened by security staff. 
• All guests under the age of 18 must have an accompanying adult over the age of 21.
• Georgia Aquarium has 24 hour on-site security.
• Students should be chaperoned by an adult at all times, including restroom breaks, in the gift shop, during presentations, and outside the aquarium. Any students that display inappropriate behavior and/or are not accompanied by a chaperone may be asked to leave the aquarium.
• Strollers cannot be larger than 28″ (71cm) in width and 52″ (132cm) in length. Wagons, wagon strollers, push cars, and ride-ons are not permitted. Medical strollers, etc. are not subject to these changes.
• Reusable water bottles are permitted. 

Please note the following items are prohibited from Georgia Aquarium:

• Weapons, including but not limited to guns and knives
• Outside alcoholic beverages
• Matches/lighters
• Chewing gum
• Fishing poles

To our law enforcement officers: Please be advised, unless you are currently on duty with the school and dressed in the uniform required by your position, you may not bring weapons inside the facility. If you are an officer who is required to carry a gun on your person at all times, you MUST notify your Sales Manager at least 48 hours in advance before entering the building. 

‎All school groups will exit through the Treasures of the Sea Gift Shop and buses will pick-up in front of the Group Entrance.

Dolphin Coast Presented by Margaritaville by Wyndham Presentation – This presentation is located in our Dolphin Coast Gallery. This show is approximately 20 minutes in length and will feature the beauty, athleticism and intelligence of these amazing creatures;.

Under the Boardwalk Sea Lion Presentation – This presentation is located in our Sea Lion theater. This show is approximately 15 minutes in length and will feature an up close look at our wonderful Sea Lions and dedicated trainers!

Advanced reservations are not available. You must make your reservation for the entire group the day of your field trip by using our reservation link below or using the QR code at the Group Entrance. This link opens at 7:00AM.

Please note, you must arrive 15 minutes prior to showtime. Show capacities are limited and seating is not guaranteed without reservations. Seating in theaters is open and the entire group may not be seated together. Show times vary and blackout dates may apply.

Georgia Aquarium Presentation Reservation System

Georgia Aquarium does not allow any outside food and beverage in the facility and we are unable to store lunches or coolers. No exceptions can be made. Please make meal arrangements in advance.

Save money and time with one of our pre-paid meal options for your group! Meals must be purchased 1 week in advance and the entire group must purchase the same meal option. No exchanges, no refunds, no substitutions. Mealtimes vary and are subject to availability. Seating for all lunches is first come, first served. We cannot make edits to your meal order within 1 week of your visit date. Please reach out to sponsored@georgiaaquarium.org for more information! 

If you have purchased meals with Georgia Aquarium, you will receive the meal vouchers when you arrive at the Group Entrance. Tickets will have information about meal pick-up location.

If bringing pre-packed lunches, we recommend eating picnic-style on the grassy area between Georgia Aquarium and World of Coke or at Centennial Olympic Park. All coolers and lunches will need to be left on buses and cannot be brought/stored at Georgia Aquarium.

You will meet your Aquarium Educators on the 2nd floor rotunda next to the Cold Water Quest gallery. After taking either the stairs by Ocean Voyager or the ramp by Cold Water Quest, you will see a sign titled ‘Educational Programming’, which is where our educators will greet you 15 minutes prior to program time.

The program will last approximately 45 minutes (Pre-K programs will be 30 minutes). If you are more than 15 minutes late to your scheduled program time, your program will be forfeited. 

‎Your group is more than welcome to exit the aquarium for lunch and re-enter the same day. Before you exit, please visit our Guest Relations desk in the atrium for a reentry pass. You will re-enter through the Group Entrance.

Wheelchairs are available on a first-come first-serve basis free of charge with exchange of a picture ID at the Main Entrance and Information Desk.  When you are done using the wheelchair you will have your ID returned to you upon return to the Information Desk. Look for wheelchair emblems on the floor at designated exhibits for unblocked access to exhibit windows.

Staff members are located throughout the galleries to give detailed descriptions of the exhibits. Guide dogs for the blind, service dogs for people with disabilities and working dogs in training are permitted inside Georgia Aquarium. Pets are not allowed. Emotional support animals are not permitted.

Free sensory bags are equipped with noise canceling headsets, sunglasses for those sensitive to light, a pair of fidget devices and an “I need/I feel” card, which may be used to help nonverbal individuals communicate with staff. Individuals may also add a weighted lap pad and/or a bouncy band for chairs to their kit when checking out the sensory bag. Sensory bags can be checked out at our Point of Sales desk located at our main entrance or at our Information Desk located in the main atrium. Designated quiet zones have been established throughout the Aquarium for families to use to help individuals decompress. These areas may be identified on the Aquarium map and via signage.

‎I understand that I am responsible for safety, behavior, and welfare of my students and chaperones and will ensure that students are actively supervised at all times and at all locations inside and outside the building.