Sea Life Brighton has teamed up with Disney•Pixar to enable its visitors this summer to share the excitement of Finding Dory!
Special Disney •Pixar Finding Dory events will be hosted from July 16 to September 11 at the 12 Sea Life centres in the UK and Ireland.
Visitors will be led on an interactive trail by one of the new Disney•PIXAR movie’s star sea creatures Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous octopus (who is actually a septopus!)
“Hank will appear in displays right through each centre, revealing amazing fishy facts and providing collectible ‘letters’ which will need unscrambling at the end of the journey to earn a reward,” said event organiser Jamie Turner.
“Like Finding Nemo before it, the new film is likely to inspire an interest in marine life among millions of children, which is why we’re delighted to be associated with it.”
Disney• Pixar’s Finding Dory tells the story of Dory’s quest to find her own family, with the help of Nemo and Marlin and new characters like Hank that she meets at a Californian marine rehabilitation centre and aquarium.
“We have many of the real sea creatures in our displays that the film’s characters are based on,” said Jamie.
“With their help we think we can reinforce the messages which are at the heart of the film, about the importance of looking after our seas and of sharing experiences with family and friends.”
The Centres hosting the event are at London, Birmingham, Blackpool, Brighton, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, Loch Lomond, Manchester, Scarborough, Weymouth, Cornish Seal Sanctuary and Bray (Ireland).
The world’s oldest operating aquarium, open to visitors for more than 140 years, SEA LIFE Brighton is home to more than 3,500 creatures including sharks, turtles, seahorses, rays and an anaconda.
Highlights include feeding demonstrations throughout the day, an interactive rock pool and the fantastic 360-degree Ocean Tunnel.
For further information please visit www.visitsealife.com/brighton to pre-book tickets online or reduced prices are available for tickets booked in advance.