1963, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opened to the public. The Tiki Room was unlike anything seen before. It was a technological marvel that used state-of-the-art computers to create characters that talked, moved and even breathed in a lifelike way. This was Disney’s first use of Audio Animatronics with cast member and Imagineer Lee Adams.
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The voice of Monstro was by Disney Legend, Thurl Ravenscroft.
Thurl Ravenscroft may be more commonly recognized by many as the voice of Tony The Tiger (They’re GREEAAT!) or the singer of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”; but his voice is heard throughout Disney.
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There is a place where storybook dreams become fairy tale realities. Where world-class settings create the perfect backdrops for a romantic honeymoon. A place where magic makes anything possible. Where every day is a new adventure and every night is a ball. That place, is Walt Disney World Resorts, the place where dreams come true.
At Disney’s EPCOT Attraction you can tour the Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium at Bruce’s SeaBase.
Fun Disney tidbit about Bruce! Bruce is a great white shark in “Finding Nemo”. He is named after the villainous great white shark from Jaws. In the Jaws film, the shark has no given name; but the shark models used in the film were all named “Bruce” after director Steven Spielberg’s lawyer, Bruce Raymer, hence Bruce’s name.
At Bruce’s Seabase there is the Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium where you can discover sea turtles, angelfish, dolphins, rays, sharks and more in the 5.7-million-gallon aquarium. This is one of the largest man-made ocean environments in the world. The Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium is home to over 4,000 sea creatures representing over 60 species.
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Piton Mountains were featured in Disney’s first film, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.’ This natural arch at Marigot Bay is the site in which Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow sees the hanging skeletons of captured pirates. Meanwhile, Saint Lucia’s most famous sunken ship, the brig Unicorn, became internationally famous in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. The Unicorn was used in many scenes during filming.
The real-life captain of the Unicorn was Barbados native, Sam Alleyne. He described the six weeks of shooting “Pirates of the Caribbean” as the most memorable of his nine-year career captaining the Unicorn.
