![]() Plus, every time she grew a new tail was made for her. The prosthetic tail is only used for physical therapy a few times a week. ![]() Visitors to CMA are always surprised to learn that Winter didn’t always wear her prosthetic tail. Additionally, the original building has been expanded with additions and upgrades in the last ten years since the movie was released. Eventually, these sets and props from the film were installed in another building and opened to the public. I overheard a lot of questions/complaints about this because the aquarium didn’t look exactly the same as the one in the movie. Yes, A Recycled Wastewater Treatment PlantĬlearwater Marine Aquarium is a converted wastewater treatment plant. ![]() The first time he showed up at CMA, very early in the morning, security didn’t know who he was and wouldn’t let him in. Homeless Man Or Famous Actor?Įarly on in the filming of the movie, I showed up at the aquarium for my regular volunteer shift and everyone was talking Kris Kristofferson (Hazels Grandfather). One of the female dolphin characters in the movie was played by our two male dolphins, Indy and Nicholas. The director liked the finished boat so much that it was used in more scenes than originally planned. The houseboat that Hazel and her family live on in the movie wasn’t scheduled to be in so many movie scenes. CMA sent out an email asking volunteers to come in and pet the stingrays. The aquarium closed to the public for two months during the filming of the first movie and the stingrays became agitated. One of the strangest things that happened during filming was the change in the behavior of the stingrays. They were very relieved when they got back to the aquarium with the pelican. The trainers got in the car, followed, and tracked down the bird. One of the two, African white pelicans that played Rufus in the film flew off with a group of our Florida brown pelicans during a weekend training session. Fish gruel is a shake of blended fish mixed with a vitamin drink that is used to feed injured Sea Turtles that cannot eat on their own. The production crew observed the turtle volunteer team preparing the daily fish gruel and added it to the movie. This scene wasn’t in the original script. In Dolphin Tale, Sawyer and Hazel try to stop an exploding blender of fish. 11 Fun Dolphin Tale “Behind The Scenes” Movie Details You Don’t Know Fake cameras were created to get the dolphins used to the movie equipment before filming started. As a tribute to Winter, I am sharing my favorite memories from the filming of Dolphin Tale. Her death has brought back many happy memories from my time as a volunteer at CMA. I am saddened by Winters’s unexpected passing. The filming experience and Dolphin Tale Movie exceeded my expectations. When I first heard about the movie plans, I was concerned the film wouldn’t reflect the true rescue/rehabilitate/release mission of the aquarium. ![]() ![]() I volunteered throughout the filming of both movies. I was part of the turtle volunteer team, which takes care of CMA’s sea turtles, sharks, and stingrays. I volunteered at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) from 2009- 2016. Volunteering at Clearwater Marine Aquarium During Movie Filming One of my favorite old photos of Winter watching me feeding the sea turtles in the pool next to her. ![]()
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