text: Being thus far child free I am not sure Butterfly Wonderland was really worth it on a crowded Saturday At for two full adult admissions you might be better suited attending and a quiet Tuesday when you can really stand around staring for awhile nnThe Wonderland begins w a D movie which is light on science heavy on emotional pull especially for those kiddies and occasionally sprinkled w unexpected but welcome warnings about butterfly habit destruction Not sure there was a single real butterfly in the whole movie but the D effect are actually somewhat stunning even if they are a bit blurry sometimesnnThe small hatchery obviously only a portion of the locations incubation activities is still sort of lovely to look at Chrysalides are varied and range from sparkly and golden to horrific and alien nnButterfly room gets to be a bit much after or so minutes Obvious word of warning You will be wet And sometimes blind as steam is continually pouring into the environment to keep things a little bit tropical Butterflies are everywhere so uncontrollable children might prove lethal and are better left stomping around at home nnBut there are butterflies You are not allowed to taunt or beckon but sometimes you are lucky enough to be a safe haven for a big blue winged thing for a couple of seconds nnButterfly Wonderland also includes some ant and bee colonies as well as a small underwhelming aquarium and sting ray tank All the rage these days poor string rays The tank at World Wildlife Zoo in Surprise still reigns supreme in terms of number and charming hunger of the rays nnA cafe sells something or other Low grade and over priced if it matches other museumzoo food options Gift shop full of gift shop type stuffnnEntire location is flat except for one raised and ramped section of the Butterfly room so wheelchairs are definitely welcome