EPCOT Seabase Welcomes Orphaned Manatee Under New Short-Term Rehab Model

Overview

• Soleil, a young female orphaned manatee, has arrived at The Seas/Seabase for temporary care.
• Disney confirms a pivot from long-term housing to short-term critical care to relieve overwhelmed facilities and support the MRP.
• Manatees are expected to stay about six to nine months with the goal of release back into the wild.
• Soleil joins Cider and Tanimura in the manatee exhibit as part of the rehabilitation program.
• Seadragons have been added as permanent residents at the Seabase, viewable in the second-floor nursery.