The Wildlife Experience

My sister and I came from out of town, and came here for the dogsled kickoff party because, well, puppies!
We were probabaly the oldest «kids» there… and we quickly realized that family fun meant coloring pages and cheesy crafts. But at least we got to pet real wolves and play with happy huskies, friendly cocker spaniels, and a very well behaved german shepherd. Yay :)
In addition, the actual museum portion was such an unexpected surprise! There were so many animals big and small, as well as talking tour guides and plenty to see. Large space to roam in covering all the major landscapes. The art gallery at the end was also really cool.
I love animals and have been to africa and galapagos and alaska and rain forests aplenty, and was impressed at the specific species of animals showcased. Even the masaii people made an appearance! I hope this place inspires kids to see these animals in real life before its too late…

Nice fun place for kids to explore different animals and their natural habitats. Most are robots or recreations but still a fun and well put together.
Great spot in south Denver

I thoroughly enjoyed this place, it’s very spacious and perfect for weddings and art exhibits my wife and I were asked to be speakers for the redefining possible campaign The serving staff was very professional and the food was exceptional some of the artwork around the premises is magnificent if you’re in this part of Denver Colorado definitely check it out

Only about 8 things in whole place are actually interactive. Old school electronic movements, very cheesy. We were very disappointed, due to high cost to get in versus actual quality of views and items. Animal are all recreated and false fur is bare in some spots making it fell even less and less real. This place needs more animal noises, more electronically movements not just stuffed fake animals everywhere sitting on ground on fake tuff. If rain forest café can have some much electric’s this place which claim to be interactive should have more! Two station for kids older kid station was dirty and nothing worked in it ?! toddler Station was also dirty and had nothing in it just a room? Disappointed, very expensive considering what you get, a rip off honestly!

This place in INCREDIBLE! And bonus for being in the south suburbs of Denver! I live just down the street from this place, and can’t believe I didn’t come to check it out sooner. This place is great for kids and adults!
We finally made the trip over here after hearing about the interactive Lego exhibit they had going on for kids. My husband, 7 year old son, and I left the 2 year old at home and had a great time building legos and racing each other, and viewing all the talented Lego creations.
We then moseyed into the museum where I was absolutely blown away! I had envisioned the incredibly boring life sized dioramas like at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, but oh no, this was so much more! It is a truly interactive experience to watch through the various landscapes they’ve created, including animatronic animals and people. And the people in the display talk to you and you can interact via computer monitor to «ask» questions and hear the answer. (Bonus, the animatronic animals are guaranteed to startle you or your kid at least once, so funny!) There are also lots of other computer monitors throughout allowing you and your kids to engage in learning by playing games and answering questions.
They also have a large theater which we did not have time for, but they seem to have rotating movies related to nature and even the holidays. I know they have rotating exhibits (like the Lego one) with some frequency, so there’s reason to go at least once or twice a year. And they also offer some really fun and useful sounding classes like archery. Definitely worth considering a membership, and at the very least a visit! We will be back!

Have had the opportunity to visit twice. Once for a Cabelas event and the second as a family outing. As a family, we enjoyed the open space, meaning, people and exhibits not crammed into a tiny space. Things were clean, organized, and all of the employees friendly. Our 2.5 year old really liked the animal exhibit and the interactive stations. Would like to hit the movie theater on our next trip. We did notice memberships were no longer being sold and hope this is not a premonition of things to come. I know CU owns a portion of the property. A great place to spend an afternoon on the south side of town.

Great place for little kids and reasonably priced. Lots for them to do and see. Exhibits, interactive animatronics, and two kid-​specific learning/​play areas.
Had a great time! Will probably get a membership for our family. Love that it’s on the south end of town.

Great place to go on a cold day. There was barely anyone there so that was great for the kids. Great play area for the little ones (make sure you go over next to the gift shop for this so you don’t overlook it) Not a place I would probably go on a regular basis since it could get repetitive and boring but worth checking out. Looking forward to going to the theatre when my son is older. Also, great location out of the city!

Great place to visit with the kids. Often have new exhibits and their 3D theater is worth the trip. Great service. Fun for the younger kids.
The only drawback is that their hours are strange. They are not open late for shows. Be sure to check the times before you make the trek across town expecting them to be open.

We visited the Wildlife Experience with our camp for children with autism and could not have been treated any better! Each staff member went out of their way to make our group feel comfortable and have fun. They really enjoyed the IMAX and interactive exhibits. Call to make a reservation so they know how they can accommodate for your group. Thank you Wildlife Experience!

Great place for kids and adults. New exihibits extreme deep (the great abyss) and Wild Music (sounds and songs of life) Check-​out the film Sharks 3D its wild. They have a Cubs Corner for Pre-​k. Discovery den is geared for elementary age. They always have some type of art exhibit. Toucan café has very good food. Really can do the whole experience in about 2 hours not including a film. Films averages 30−45mins.

The Wildlife Experience Museum is cute. It provided a some-​what entertaining day for my kids and I. I can’t say that I would go back unless there was an event going on. I think for us anyway, once you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it. The food in the café was not good at all. I really wanted to like it but it just was flavorless and bland. The art and event rooms looked lovely. I would imagine having a corporate event or wedding would be very nice. But purely from a museum stand point it was nice but not one we feel the need to visit again.

Really great museum with such impressive looking wildlife displays. I like to take my baby there and point out all the animals to him. He loves it. The museum exhibits different parts of the world where you can get a good taste of all the different grasslands. We like it so much that I got a year long membership. My only suggestion would be more kid friendly shows that are not in 3D. Highly recommended!

This review will be solely based on my experience with the Art & Ale Brew Festival. I just stopped in to get our tickets and I couldn’t help but smile at the friendly staff that greeted me as I walked in the front door. This will be the 3^rd or 4^th year I’ve been able to attend this outstanding event. I’m excited and it is still almost 2 weeks away (August 16^th). I hope this doesn’t sound too much like an advertisement for the event, but this, shall I say party, is simply amazing.
Food and beer and food and beer and cider and exhibits and people and fun… almost 100 vendors.
Did I say Beer? Local breweries and local restaurants bring seemingly limitless quantities for us to enjoy.
Oh, and it’s only $ 40.
Then, you can wander inside for the famous Flock of Beagles to entertain as you sample more food and beer and… dance if you wish.
I say this every time, «I really should come back here and check out the actual Wildlife Experience itself.» Well maybe, after I partake in the fun next week.

It was better than exspected, it was really neat!
several levels, tons to see and hands on for the kids. I learned a few new things as well. We went during Halloween event and will be there for it again next year, very cool!

Very cool place that has some neat displays. It’s not quite a zoo, but their exhibits are neat for kids and they have tons of cool events here throughout the year.
The IMAX is another nice features since they always have the latest IMAX movies if you’re into that sort of thing.

My 3 yr old loves this place! It’s a very different experience than a zoo… no depressed caged animals moping around here. This is an indoor museum with life-​like still animals and where they try to duplicate different environments (jungle, desert, arctic, ocean) and it’s pretty realistic. They keep the animals pretty life-​size. You start upstairs and you follow a path down past all the different environments and animals. My 3 yr old got very excited every time she spotted a different animal in the bushes, in the trees, etc. I liked it here because we got to see all the animals under one air-​conditioned roof. :D We easily spent 3 hours here and she still didn’t want to leave.
Cost $ 10 per adult, under three is free. Kids a little older are $ 6. Free parking.

Let’s just say I had ZERO expectations of this place. In town for my little sis’s wedding and the smallest rug rat had been difficult the entire trip. The poor child was so far off his schedule he just could never be happy.
The day after the wedding we wanted to do a fun activity with Grandma and we wanted it to be kid focused, which seemed fair considering we had asked him to do non-​kid things all week like rehearsal dinners and weddings, right?
Anyway, we were ready to head into Denver to the kid’s museum in search of relief from the whining when my sister suggested this place. «Right around the corner,» she said. My initial reaction was to go into town because I really, truly needed some relief from the wahambulance, but so worn down were we that we opted for the «around the corner» option. And, boy am I glad we did.
This place has been newly renovated, sometime in the last few years, and is so great. From the multiple kid’s activity areas, to the realistic animal and nature scenes and even to the creepy animatronic people who look blind when they speak because they fail to make any eye contact.
Around every corner was another surprise. Perhaps, it was the AC or the wide open space, but it transformed our little Denise the Menace into an exuberant, laughing, happy child. For well over 2 hours, we found the respite we so desired.
And, the best part it was only $ 6 for an adult, less for our 9 year old and he was free! Can’t beat that! Our toddler terror would have easily stayed another hour. For those that live in the areas, this is an annual pass no brainier. For us, it was a simple break when we needed it most…

This is a special place for kids of all ages. Their permanent and temporary exhibits are great. The temporary ones are interactive and the permanent one has scavenger hunt cards to look for different animals in different environments.
There is another kids area to play in, places to get food and eat outside, a gift shop and a XL movie screen that shows animal documentaries as well as old movies.
They host camps and special events, parent-​nights-​out, and changing art shows are on display in their gallery. You can rent space to hold events there as well.
If you are a teacher, get on their list for educational info and field trips as well as special educator nights that they have.
Don’t miss the Wild Lights they have at Christmas time.

I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old and we love this place. If your kids are over 8, they will probably be bored, but little kids love the interactive stuff and are fascinated by the displays. My son loves the zoo best, but when it’s cold or snowy out, he always asks to see the «stuffed animals» at the Wildlife Experience.
The special events throughout the year are great and the theatre is nice too. If you have little kids and live close, the annual pass is the way to go. You have anytime admission and free tickets to the extreme screen theatre and the winter wonderlights events.
I can see why some people don’t like this place. If you live north of the tech center, don’t have kids (or have older kids), or you are just a cranky spoil sport who doesn’t like anything anyway, skip it. Go to the zoo instead. It’s a local family favorite for us and we’ll keep going as long as our kids enjoy it.

Came here for the Winterlights festival, which seemed a little overpriced, but cool. It was $ 9 for adults and $ 6 for kids. The lights themselves are very cool and you basically walk in a giant square around the museum. It was cold, but they had some awesome lights.
They had Santa there and a little Santa’s wonderland, full of mechanical elves.
Inside they had a showing of the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas on the big screen and then we were able to wander thru the inside and the Arctic tundra and see all the mechanical animals. Very cool!
Think I’ll be back next year!

Here it is, this is a nice place to go with kids. The younger the better, but if you are over 10 or an adult chances are you are going to get bored fast.
Think Nature and Science Museum (small scale) in the ‘burbs. Lots of wildlife scenes with animitronic animals in the displays. Slight cool factor, but engaging? Not really. Although the under 5 crowd seemed enthralled!
They have an IMAX theater and a play zone for the younger kids, along with the displays. Plus this holiday season they are doing their winter lights display.
Now most of the winter lights can be seen from the street (which I don’t get — since you pay admission). They have Santa, a village, and project the original The Grinch Who Stole Christmas on their IMAX screen. So it is worth the $ 9 admission.
It is an OK place if you don’t want to drive to the museums and zoo in Denver, but it will probably satisfy the littler ones more than the teens or adults.