July 15, 2005 – The Turtle Talk with Crush Attraction Opens at Disneyland
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“Have an in-depth chat with Crush, the totally awesome sea turtle from the Disney-Pixar film, Finding Nemo.”
On July 15, 2005, the interactive attraction Turtle Talk with Crush opened in Disney’s California Adventure’s Hollywood Land. The Disneyland version was based on the Walt Disney World attraction that opened on November 16, 2004. The attraction allows guests to have an improvisational conversation with Crush, the sea turtle featured in the Disney-Pixar film Finding Nemo. Guests enter a movie-theater styled room, with children being allowed to sit on the carpet up front for a better view. A moderator gives a brief introduction, and helps Crush to select audience members to chat with. Brief cameos of other Finding Nemo characters may appear during the attraction.
The attraction is a blend of computer animation, image projection, and improvisation, with real-time animation used for the live conversations. Each show is unique, as Crush communicates directly with the audience members; Crush is even able to pick out children to converse with by calling them out by what they wear. The attraction has become popular enough to warrant a copy in Tokyo DisneySea, and the Disney Dream’s Animator’s Palate restaurant.
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