SEA LIFE Centres including the SEA LIFE London Aquarium have teamed up with Disney•Pixar to enable visitors to share the excitement of Finding Dory this summer.

A special Disney•Pixar Finding Dory event will be hosted at the Aquarium running from July 16 until September 11 2016. 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. Hank will appear in many displays revealing amazing fishy facts and providing collectible 'letters' which will need unscrambling at the end of the journey to earn a reward.

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.

“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,” commented event organiser Jamie Turner.

“We have many of the real sea creatures in our displays that the film's characters are based on,” he continued “and with their help we believe 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.”

12 SEA LIFE Centres will be hosting the event: London, Birmingham, Blackpool, Brighton, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, Loch Lomond, Manchester, Scarborough, Weymouth, Cornish Seal Sanctuary and Bray (Ireland). Find out more at www.sealife.co.uk

BOOKING AND GETTING THERE

• Guests will be booked into a 15 minute timeslot prior to, or upon arrival, to ensure an even better experience at the attraction
• Guests are advised to check website to pre book tickets before visiting 
• Best prices online at visitsealife.com/london
• Open 7 days a week from 10am on weekdays, and 9am on weekends, with last entry at 6pm
• Address: County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB
• Transport: Closest tube - Westminster 
• Prices start from £17.95 adult and £13.25 child

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For further information please contact Charlotte Unsworth freerange communications 020 7402 9966/charlotte@freerange.eu

Editor's Notes

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About Disney•Pixar's “Finding Dory”

Disney•Pixar's “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big screen everyone's favourite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who's living happily in the reef with Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean to California's prestigious Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI's most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O'Neill), a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his echolocation skills are on the fritz; and Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a near-sighted whale shark. Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and family.

 Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”), co-directed by Angus MacLane (“Toy Story OF TERROR!”), and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), Disney•Pixar's  “Finding Dory” swims into UK cinemas on July 29, 2016.