Ever since 7-year-old Braedon Monthony saw Winter the dolphin's prosthetic tail in the hit movie Dolphin Tale, he's been longing to meet his idol. "She's just like me! We're missing parts of our body that helps us move," Braedon, who lost both of his legs below the knee to a bacterial form of meningitis shortly after he was born, explains to People. "We are just like each other, really." After seven months of fundraising, Braedon's dream finally came true. During an emotional meet-and-greet at Florida's Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Monday, the vivacious first-grader finally met his beloved "spirit animal." "We became BFFs!
- 4/1/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Ever since 7-year-old Braedon Monthony saw Winter the dolphin's prosthetic tail in the hit movie Dolphin Tale, he's been longing to meet his idol. "She's just like me! We're missing parts of our body that helps us move," Braedon, who lost both of his legs below the knee to a bacterial form of meningitis shortly after he was born, explains to People. "We are just like each other, really." After seven months of fundraising, Braedon's dream finally came true. During an emotional meet-and-greet at Florida's Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Monday, the vivacious first-grader finally met his beloved "spirit animal." "We became BFFs!
- 4/1/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Clearwater, Fla. (December 19, 2011) – Corresponding with the nationwide DVD release of Dolphin Tale , Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Cma) is pleased to welcome back the talented young actress Cozi Zuehlsdorff, for two public appearances this week.
Tuesday’s appearance will allow guests to hear the Dolphin Tale story from Cozi’s perspective as Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s CEO, David Yates, will interview Cozi at Winter’s Dolphin Tale Adventure; Cma... Read more on Examiner.com...
Tuesday’s appearance will allow guests to hear the Dolphin Tale story from Cozi’s perspective as Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s CEO, David Yates, will interview Cozi at Winter’s Dolphin Tale Adventure; Cma... Read more on Examiner.com...
- 12/19/2011
- by Joe Belcastro, Tampa Movie Examiner
- Tampa Film Examiner
"Let's get one thing straight," says David Yates with a smirk outside the entrance of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, "I'm not the guy who made 'Harry Potter.'" Not long ago, the similarities began and ended with a shared name, but now Yates, the CEO of the institution that saved the life of their resident celebrity, Winter (not to mention many other dolphins, otters and sea turtles), is the co-producer of a major Warner Bros. family film, Dolphin Tale , arriving in theaters this Friday. Starring the real-life Winter as herself, the magic on the screen is no fantasy. Caught in a crab trap when she was just three months old, Winter was rescued from a nearby beach and brought to Yates' facility for emergency care. Though the outlook was grim, Winter survived...
- 9/21/2011
- Comingsoon.net
I love Harry Connick Jr.! He.s sweet, charming, and he remembered me from my first time meeting him for the movie .New in Town.. In .Dolphin Tale,. the actor plays Dr. Clay Haskett, the inspiring man who runs the Clearwater Marine Hospital.
It.s always a pleasure talking to this multi-faceted gentleman! In this interview, we talked about:
The incredible bond between humans and animals
Meeting Winter for the first time
What attracted him to his character?
The film.s .too good to be true. if it.s not based on real-life
Working on the set
His real-life counterpart, David Yates
Shifting gears, the actor and I decided to talk about Filipino Food! Yum! Balot, dinuguan, and many more!
Have Fun!
Here's more info on "Dolphin Tale" from Yahoo:
Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital,...
It.s always a pleasure talking to this multi-faceted gentleman! In this interview, we talked about:
The incredible bond between humans and animals
Meeting Winter for the first time
What attracted him to his character?
The film.s .too good to be true. if it.s not based on real-life
Working on the set
His real-life counterpart, David Yates
Shifting gears, the actor and I decided to talk about Filipino Food! Yum! Balot, dinuguan, and many more!
Have Fun!
Here's more info on "Dolphin Tale" from Yahoo:
Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital,...
- 9/20/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Clearwater, Fla. — The little injured dolphin they called Winter couldn't have come along at a better time for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a rustic sea life rescue center occupying the city's old sewage treatment plant.
The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when the baby bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. She lived, but her tail fluke withered away, forcing the young animal to learn how to swim with just a stump and then adapt to a revolutionary prosthetic. Winter's inspirational story of perseverance made her a global media star, quadrupled attendance at the aquarium and spawned a lucrative line of toys, books and other merchandise.
Now Winter is a movie star.
The charismatic animal plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson,...
The nonprofit public aquarium was about ready to go belly-up at the end of 2005 when the baby bottlenose dolphin was brought there after getting her tail tightly entangled in a crab-trap line. She lived, but her tail fluke withered away, forcing the young animal to learn how to swim with just a stump and then adapt to a revolutionary prosthetic. Winter's inspirational story of perseverance made her a global media star, quadrupled attendance at the aquarium and spawned a lucrative line of toys, books and other merchandise.
Now Winter is a movie star.
The charismatic animal plays herself in "Dolphin Tale," a family-friendly 3-D movie starring Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Kris Kristofferson,...
- 9/12/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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