Overview
- Disney Parks announced Toa’s arrival through a social-media video showing the Napoleon (humphead) wrasse exploring The Seas/SeaBase aquarium at EPCOT.
- Toa is the first Napoleon wrasse to live in that pavilion and is now on public exhibit for guests to view during regular park visits.
- Napoleon wrasse are endangered, native to the Indo-Pacific, can exceed six feet in length and hundreds of pounds, and help protect reefs by eating destructive crown-of-thorns sea stars.
- The SeaBase exhibit holds about 5.7 million gallons of saltwater and thousands of animals, making it a high‑visibility setting for informal education about ocean conservation.
- Disney gave the fish the Māori name Toa, cast members described the choice as symbolic, and outlets report no public issues with the transfer or the animal’s health following the announcement.