SEA LIFE Trafford Centre

[flange]

A new planning application is online, to convert the former Habitat unit at Barton Square at the Trafford Centre, to leisure use for an aquarium, which will become a new Sealife Centre.

Ground Floor Level Part of Unit D Barton Square Phoenix Way Trafford Park Manchester M17 8AS

Change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to aquarium (Use Class D2).

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The former Habitat unit is directly undernearth the majority of the Legoland Discovery Centre above, and one unit away from the entrance and shop for Legoland Discovery Centre.

[CoasterCrazyChris]

I'm surprised that by this point Merlin have not tryed to expand their brands into other regional shopping centres besides the Trafford Centre, especially given the success of the Legoland Discovery Centre here.

The likes of Bluewater and the Metrocentre seem like ideal places, especially in the case of the latter where there is large space left from where the funfair closed down.

[PeteB]

The space in the Metro Centre where Metroland used to be is now the Odeon multiplex cinema which includes an IMAX digital screen.  Lots of fancy new restaurants have replaced the old food court also.

[Tom G]

Thank you for this news, flange.

[flange]

Thank you for this news, flange.

Your welcome Tom, an aquarium has been known to open at Trafford Centre since April, it was just not known that it would be a SEALIFE Centre, until the planning application went in, but it was heavily rumoured it would be them.

No other details are known yet though, over what will be displayed. Or whether Legoland Discovery Centre will be linked into the SEALIFE Centre too, making it an all in one day trip for families, or even if the SEALIFE Centre could incorporate a Lego attraction like the Atlantis Submarine Voyage.

[dmmosh1]

aaaahhhhhhhhh i am so excited i would prefer some thing in the center of manchester but im still very happy  its giving me a reason to renew my MAP now thanks for the update i hope thye have nicer people and ideas then the discovery center.
  When i got my MAP pass last year i got it from the discovery center and i was realy happy and excited i did the lego factory tour, helped get there machine thats always broken going again and i didnt get the piece of lego at the end becuase its 'just for the children' even though ive been given the pieces before  i even told themit was my birthday when it wasnt to get a peice and they wouldnt
    i know its only a small thing but i felt so excluded and it ruined the rest of the day and ive not been back since

[upgraiden]

This is definitely something to look forward to! I'm sure a SEA LIFE centre in Barton Square will do just fine, especially when accompanied by the discovery centre just a few metres away.

[flange]

I would imagine it will probably open around the same time as the Legoland Discovery Centre did. So construction and fitting out the space for SEALIFE in the Winter, with an opening in Spring around March or April time, to hit the Easter holidays like the Discovery Centre did.

[flange]

New planning application is online for signage for Sealife at Barton Square at Trafford Centre.

Unit D1, Barton Square, Phoenix Way, Trafford Centre, M17 8AA 

Display of 2 no. internally illuminated signs and 1 no. externally illuminated signs at first floor level and 2 no. internally illuminated entrance signs at ground level and application of graphics to external face of glazing.

 
 
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[stu1980]

Manchester is set to receive a new branded aquarium, opening early next year.

The SEALIFE Centre will be located in Barton Square at the city’s Trafford Centre shopping destination.
The attraction will be the second operation at the site operated by Merlin Entertainments, with a LEGOLAND Discovery Centre having opened in 2010.
Set to open ‘Spring 2013′, this new addition will be the fifteenth SEALIFE branded attraction in the United Kingdom.
Details of any unique displays are currently scarce, however “an amazing 360° ocean tunnel, 30 display tanks and more than 5,000 sea creatures” are promised according to the cluster’s newly reorganised marketing team.

[oliviamae]

Not sure if anyone is interested, but I emailed Merlin about this a few weeks ago and was told the recruitment drive would start via Merlin's careers page in Spring 2013

[flange]

Ticket booking is now available on the Sealife website, with the opening for Saturday 1st June, with so far upto 5th June sold out already.

http://www.visitsealife.com/Manchester/

[ukool]

Im going to be in Manchester in June, was looking at going to the Lego centre place  but Sealife is more my thing

[flange]

A few photos taken from Sealifes' Twitter page, from within the new Sealife centre at Barton Square, the tanks start being filled with water tomorrow.

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc[/url]

RT Waiting for the water. Part of our underwater tunnel in the Ocean Tank. #SEALIFEMCR

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc[/url]

Another part of our ocean tank just waiting water. This will all be underwater this time tomorrow ! #SEALIFEMCR

[flange]

The tank being filled today at Sealife Manchester.

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc[/url]

Thanks to all of our school ambassadors this morning for helping us to fill the ocean tank for the first time!

[flange]

The opening date for Sealife at Trafford Centre is due to be Thursday 6th June.

Also a glimpse inside the tanks from their [url=http://"http://www.facebook.com/SEALIFEManchester"]Facebook page.[/url]

Here is a Sunday treat for you ! A first glimpse of the iconic centrepiece in our giant ocean tank. We like to call her 'The Goddess'.

[flange]

More bits of information are starting emerge about Sealife.

SNEAK PREVIEW! Your intrepid intu Trafford Centre team just dipped our toes into the brand new SEALIFE Manchester experience shaping up now at Barton Square. The aquariums are starting to fill, the first fish will soon be here, and we discovered this enormous sunken Atzec head in the massive Ocean tank, in which YOU will get the chance to pose for some extreme photos in a European first for Manchester (all will be revealed soon!) This attraction has us hook, line and sinker, and we cannot wait until 6 June!

From the [url=http://""]Trafford Centres Facebook page.[/url]

Also the fish have started to arrive.

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc [/url]

Last tweet of the night from @SEALIFEManc.The first ever fish in our ocean tank.Lucy the Grouper fish !#QueenOfFish

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc[/url] 

The first images of Flagtails shoaling in our tanks... #followthefish

Along with the arrival of a turtle today.

[url=http://""]@SEALIFEManc[/url] 

RT We are all set to welcome our new resident later today. Introducing Ernie the Giant Green Ocean Turtle!

[flange]

Some new photos of Sealife here now.

Shoal new world at new Sea Life Centre

4 May 2013 12:59     

These tropical fish are the very first inhabitants of the brand new Sea Life Centre due to open in a few weeks


A newly delivered Snapper in the Stingray tank as viewed through a porthole viewing window at the Sealife Centre A newly delivered Snapper in the Stingray tank as viewed through a porthole viewing window at the Sealife Centre
 
There’ll be something fishy going on at the Trafford Centre from next month – and here’s the proof.

These tropical fish are the very first inhabitants of the brand new Sea Life Centre due to open in a few weeks.

They will soon be joined by thousands more aquatic animals, to be exhibited in more than 30 underwater displays.

An entire room will be devoted to sharks, plus one for sea horses – as well as rays, eels, jellyfish and terrapins.


A newly delivered Grouper as viewed through a porthole viewing window.

The news tanks at the Sealife Centre.

More photos online here. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/shoal-new-world-new-sea-3408614

[flange]

[nickhutson]

For the European First photo thing they mentioned, I hope they're able to take a photo of you and then make it appear as the statue... that'd be quite fun.