Join Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies for a one-of-a-kind breakfast experience full of feathered friends, keeper chats, photo opportunities, and early-access to the aquarium! Enjoy a hot breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, coffee, juices, and more in front of Ripley’s Penguin Playhouse exhibit. You’ll have access to an animal expert Q&A, get your photo taken with a penguin, and receive a one-of-a-kind penguin painting. Door to Pancakes and Penguins open at 8 a.m. You will receive admission to the aquarium following the conclusion of breakfast at 9 a.m.