The Manatee exhibit within SeaBase at The Seas with Nemo & Friends has been temporarily closed, as the two resident manatees have been relocated to another facility.
What’s Happening:
- Back in September, Walt Disney World announced that three dolphins and one manatee, Lou, would be relocated to other facilities in Florida.
- Just a week later, Inigo joined Lil Joe as the park's resident manatees, but Inigo’s residence has proved to be short-lived.
- Both manatees have now been moved to another accredited facility in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, The Gulfarium, where they will continue to rehabilitate this important species.
- This is part of Disney’s new effort to utilize the facility for manatees in need of critical, shorter-term care.
- This continues the statewide relocation initiative to assist in the ongoing recovery and protection of the species led by the MRP and FWS.
- With this, the Manatee exhibit inside SeaBase has been temporarily closed, as Disney is currently preparing the facility to accept other manatees.
- The Seas pavilion has recently seen some other changes, including introducing an interactive game inspired by the Nat Geo series OceanXplorers, as well as the refurbished Ocean Life exhibit.
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