Changes

On November 23, 2005, the SeaBase Alpha half of the Seas pavilion reopened <ref name= "Martin"/>. During the refurbishment, the exit hydrolators were removed from the pavilion, and guests now (temporarily) entered and exited through large glass doors <ref name= "Martin"/>. The Sea Base, as it was now called, had been completely remodeled. New signs and decor were added, and the previously scientific exhibits were replaced by Finding Nemo themed ones<ref name= "Martin"/>. Although Sea Base - and thus Turtle Talk with Crush - was operational by November, the front half of the pavilion remained closed. During this time, the preshow theater, hydrolators, and former Sea Cab area were removed, so that the dark ride portion of the pavilion could be expanded. In the place of the old preshow, hydrolators, and Sea Cabs ride, Disney planned on creating a new dark ride also titled The Seas with Nemo & Friends. The ride would allow guests to follow Nemo’s adventures in the ocean, after once again being separated from his father. In total, 9 new dark ride sets and 280 feet of extra track were added to the old Sea Cab track in order to create the new attraction. To go along with the new track, side facing "Clamobiles" (the dark ride's vehicles) were added. The reason the vehicles were side facing, was that Disney had developed a new technology that allowed them to project the characters from Finding Nemo into the large aquarium tank. During the refurbishment Disney also remodeled the pavilion's queue, so that guests now walked directly to the loading area for the dark ride. The new queue was themed so that guests would travel from the beach, to under the pier, to underwater. This allowed Disney to eliminate the need for the hydrolators, but retain the original story that they told.

Although Sea Base - and thus Turtle Talk with Crush - was operational by November, the front half of the pavilion remained closed.In this area, Imagineers were hard at work creating a new dark ride attraction, "The Seas with Nemo and Friends". The new attraction was constructed in the location that had previously housed one of the pavilion's preshow theaters, the Hydrolators, the holding areas, and the queue for the old SeaCab attraction that took guests through the Coral Reef Tank <Ref name= "Martin"/>. The Seas with Nemo and Freinds's queue replaced the Hydrolator portion of the attraction. The removal of the third Hydrolator as well as the preshow theater allowed Imagineers to install 9 new dark ride scenes <Ref name= "Martin"/>. In order to extend the original SeaCab track to these new scenes, 280 ft of additional track was installed<Ref name= "Martin"/>.The SeaCabs themselves were remodeled into "Clamobiles" that took guests through the story. The new queue was themed so that guests would travel from the beach, under a pier, and finally underwater. This allowed Disney to eliminate the need for the Hydrolators, but retain the original story that they told.  Finally, on October 10, 2006, the construction walls came down, before the . The rest of the pavilion opened to the public on October 19thas The Seas with Nemo & Friends. The Seas with Nemo & Friends now features a substantial dark ride (also named the Seas with Nemo & Friends) to go along with Turtle Talk with Crush and the rest of the Sea Base. With the Seas with Nemo & Friends operational, there was still one final change to Seas’ pavilion. On January 29th 2007, Turtle Talk with Crush closed<ref name= "Martin"/>. The popular attraction was then moved from module 1C to the larger module 1A. A corridor was then built to connect the module to the old preshow theater #2, allowing Turtle Talk to have a much higher capacity<ref name= "Martin"/>.