Changes
On November 23, 2005, the Sea Base 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.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 Caribbean Coral Reef Ride that took guests through the Coral Reef Aquarium in the SeaCabs <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 Caribbean Coral Reef Ride track to include 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.
