\u201cAs of May 2026, we will only accept electronic payments, including debit and credit cards, as well as mobile options like Apple Pay and Google Pay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daily Hive reached out to Canada\u2019s largest aquarium to find out more information about the new cashless environment, as well as the reason for the change.<\/p>\n
A representative referred to the FAQ section on the Vancouver Aquarium website, which states that the change will help streamline transactions and make purchases \u201cquicker, easier, and more secure for both guests and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVancouver Aquarium will provide a faster, safer and more guest-friendly experience, similar to Rogers Arena, Vancouver Lookout, (and the) PNE,\u201d reads the FAQ.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeam members will spend less time handling cash and more time serving guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Social media users<\/a> shared their frustration with the announcement, calling the move \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis would be a terrible inconvenience and frustration to many visitors, including parents who send their kids with friends\/other family members and want to send along money for them to spend,\u201d said one commenter.<\/p>\n \u201cSo what happens when the system goes down and you can\u2019t use the card for payment,\u201d added another person. \u201cClose down \u2019til systems are back up and running?<\/p>\n \u201cSeems silly for a tourist attraction to be cashless. Tourists bring cash.\u201d<\/p>\n Blake Callahan\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n The Vancouver Aquarium will be installing two complimentary cash-to-card kiosks for visitors who only bring cash with them during their visit.<\/p>\n The cash will be loaded onto the prepaid card and can be used anywhere within the attraction, as well as any other location that accepts debit and credit cards.<\/p>\n Many commenters were displeased with the cash-to-card option.<\/p>\n \u201cNot faster. You will have lines of tourists and locals alike at two machines trying to figure out cash in and cards out,\u201d wrote a follower on the Aquarium\u2019s social media post.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it messes up, we then have to go to the counter to figure it out. Meanwhile, a simple cash transaction for a plate of fries would have been two minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n However, not everyone was against the cashless move by the Aquarium.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll still be going cause I always carry around my wallet, like how most adults do (in this said wallet is most likely a debit card),\u201d said one person. \u201cBut in case I don\u2019t feel like carrying around my ID (as most adults do), I\u2019ll use my Apple Pay (there\u2019s also Google Pay).\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement by the Aquarium comes just days after the City of Vancouver announced that it is ending the option to pay for parking with coins<\/a>.<\/p>\n By the end of April, the City confirmed to Daily Hive Urbanized that they will be eliminating coins as a payment option for street parking \u201cin an effort to\u202fstreamline operations\u00a0and modernize parking infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"credit](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shutterstock_1217649019-1024x529.jpg\"\/ "\\"\\"")
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