
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM DOLPHINS MOVIE
However the boat ride, the movie building, and the trolley ride were a nice surprise and helped make the trip worth it. Then we could have seen things better and not felt quite so rushed to move on so other people could see.

100 of the proceeds go directly to marine life rescue, rehab and release. I think it would have been 10 times better if there were less people there (with the FTF rally we had over 100 people in our group on top of all the other people that were there). Calling all Dolphin Tale Fans Shop the latest Winter and Hope dolphin tees, toys, accessories and more from Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Stone Dolphin Complex habitat with a ribbon cutting. When it was all said and done I was a little disappointed with the Aquarium. (July 29, 2020) Today, Clearwater Marine Aquarium fulfills its 14-year vision of providing a new habitat for Winter the Dolphin by unveiling the Dolphin Tale star’s 1.5 million gallon Ruth and J.

They actually had the movie playing on a screen there and I think the kids would have sat there and watched the whole thing!Īfter that we took a trolley ride back to the aquarium and our car.

The movie area was cool and the kids liked seeing all of the different items and scenes from the movie. We decided to take the kids to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium since it is just down he street from the beach. It was really neat having the kids try to find Dolphins while we were on the boat!
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM DOLPHINS DRIVER
A few minutes in we started to spot Dolphins in the water! The driver would stop and we would watch them for a while. We got on the boat (which was right outside the front of the aquarium) and headed out. Luckily my parents were with us again so they were able to watch Knox while I went in with the other kids.Īfter that we had heard that they had a boat that took you out and over to the other part of the Aquarium which was all about the movies (props, pictures, movies, etc). It was interesting and informative but maybe a little to much for the younger kids. Through the FTF rally we were able to attend an education session where they talked about Sea Turtles. We checked that out and then watched the turtles and sea otters for a little bit. They had a couple of touch tanks – with sting rays and sea urchins. The kids thought it was neat and I am glad that we did it! It was really hard to tell what was going on but as we walked around we were able to see Winter. To be honest I didn’t think it could hold the amount of people that were there. Winter, the stranded dolphin who was the star of the hit movie 'Dolphin Tale,' died at the Clearwater aquarium. Once you go in it really isn’t much of an Aquarium but more of an animal rescue set up. Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff tend to Winter the dolphin Thursday morning. But when you get there they have the boat from the movie and the kids thought it was awesome to see. Opening in 1972 on Clearwater Beach, the aquarium is most famous for Winter, one of their resident dolphins. It was over an hour drive from the rally – and even more when you take a wrong exit – yes I did that. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a small non-profit organization and aquarium. I quickly got on the computer and made sure we could still get tickets!Īlso, be sure to check out our Florida Road Trip as this is a stop on the route! Then one of the Mom’s I met at TTO mentioned that it was Winter From Dolphin Tale! I said Wait WHAT?!! Now we have to go! The kids love the movies and watch them all the time. I figured we had been to enough Aquariums so we really didn’t need to spend the money on another one. CMA was closed to the public for three months while filming was underway however, CMA remained a 24-hour working animal hospital during this time.At first we weren’t even going to attend the Clearwater Aquarium field trip at the FTF Rally.

Winter played herself in Dolphin Tale, together with Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Nathan Gamble. Filmed on Location at Clearwater Marine Aquariumĭolphin Tale was produced by Warner Brothers and Alcon Entertainment and released nationwide in theaters around the world on September 23, 2011. It took the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a groundbreaking miracle – a miracle that might not only save Winter but also help scores of people around the world. Damage from the crab trap rope causes her tail to degrade and, without a tail, Winter’s prognosis is dire. This new habitat was developed to provide state of the art. Swimming free, a young dolphin was caught in a crab trap, rescued and transported to Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she was named Winter. (July 29, 2020) Today, Clearwater Marine Aquarium fulfills its 14-year vision of providing a new habitat for Winter the Dolphin by unveiling the Dolphin Tale star’s 1.5 million gallon Ruth and J. Dolphin Tale: Inspired by the Amazing True Story of Winter
