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Last Saturday I was really excited and also slightly nervous. We had been invited by specsavers to Disney HQ to watch finding Dory and also see the range of their new finding Dory glasses. I was braving the train journey on my own with three children to London because for me the nerves of travelling on my own we're far outweighed by a desire to see finding Dory and see specsavers new range.

I need not have worried, and would travel again with the children. The whole journey went really smoothly even the underground. The girls wanted to take some selfies to send back to their dad and we passed the time playing games.


We arrived at Disney HQ and whilst I cannot say much, I can say it was magical. The girls pointed out various characters, there were lots of oooo and ahhhhh and I think they were simply excited by what they could see. 


 Their excitement levels rose when they saw face painting


Then even more when they got to try on some of the new frames from specsavers, with the finding Dory characters on.


And more still when they could read books and colour in


After a delicious lunch, to which my youngest wanted to eat all the doughnuts, we entered a private cinema to watch the film in 3d.


Finding dory is another wonderful film from Pixar and Disney, fans of finding Nemo will not be disappointed and those who have never seen Nemo will still love the film. I loved hank the octopus, but you will have to watch the film to see why.


Little man was even amazed by the film, capturing his attentions for most of it and napping the rest. We all had such a fantastic day in London, and would like to say a big thank you to specsavers and Disney for inviting us.

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SEA LIFE Manchester has teamed up with Disney•Pixar to enable its visitors to share in the antics of this summer’s highly anticipated blockbuster, Finding Dory. Visitors will be led on an interactive trail by one of the new Disney•Pixar movie’s star sea creatures, Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous Octopus.  We made our way across the tops to be one of the first try and find Dory.

Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory tells the story of Dory’s quest to find her own family, with the help of Nemo and Marlin and new characters like Hank that she meets at a Californian marine rehabilitation centre and aquarium.

My youngest was unable to attend so it was my eldest and Little man who tried to find Dory.  My eldest carried her activity sheet with her as we went on the trail and in each tank we looked for Dory


As we followed the trail we collected more and more clues to complete our mystery word.  Little man was simply mesmerised by all the different fish, and although we had not yet found Dory we did find Nemo.


There were huge screams of delight and an eager shout of 'Look, Look' my eldest found Dory!


After walking around Sealife we also managed to complete the trail and gather all the clues.  We filled in our book and my eldest collected a very special prize.


Whilst at Sealife Centre we decided to make the most of our day and visited Legoland Discovery centre which is next door.  I realised when I got home that I had forgotten to take any photos whilst in there but we did come away with more Lego for our ever growing collection.

My eldest had been really well behaved all day and so as a special treat we went for milkshakes.


It was a wonderful day and we finished it by riding some of the fairground rides outside Sealife.


A perfect day out and a great way to start our summer holiday

This day I love Finding Dory
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When I was offered the chance to visit the deep in Hull, I jumped at the opportunity.  My eldest daughter absolutely loves fish, she always has and so a chance to take her to the worlds only Submarium is a dream come true for her.

The deep has over 3,500 fish including sharks, yes huge [well they are to a 2 year old] sharks, rays and my daughters favourite clown fish.  It really is a great family day out, the deep is run as a charity and undertakes some fantastic research.  The deep has won numerous awards:

'The Deep is operated as a charity dedicated to increasing the enjoyment of the world's oceans. It has won many accolades which include gold award for The Green Tourism Business Scheme. Gold in Sustainable Tourism (National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence) and Silver for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2009 (Welcome to Yorkshire’s White Rose Awards). Mumsnet voted us number one UK aquarium in their Best awards'

The deep is set overlooking the Humber estuary and from the third floor view point it really is rather stunning

Looking over the Humber

I have always loved the design of the building, it is striking and unique and gives a great view point over the Humber.  It is really fantastic to just sit up in the cafe and look out over the Humber. 

There are many educational items as you enter the deep, you begin your journey on the third floor and slowly work your way round the 10 metre deep tank.  As you are walking there are lots of interactive items for children and adults to play with, my two were a little young for these but we still had fun looking at the changing lights and made our way to the Lagoon of light.

the girls by the tankWatching fish



trying to catch the fishexcited by the fish

I have never seen the girls watch anything with such amazement before.  My youngest kept trying to grab the fish and they kept swimming right up to her.  My eldest was just mesmerized by it all.  We were just in time for one of the feeding talks and I found it really interesting listening to the talk about the different species in the tank, the girls loved watching the fish feeding.

Within the Lagoon of Light there is a great interactive play mat that my girls loved crawling on.  My eldest kept chasing the crab which scuttled across the floor.

interactive play mat

My eldest then spotted the star fish tanks and had to point them out to her sister

starfish

After posing for a family photo

Family picture

We headed off to find Nemo.  We managed to find Dory and some of the other 'Finding Nemo' characters

I found Dory

My daughter kept pointing and saying Dory at the tank, which was ever so cute.  She did not want to move from here, but she wanted to find Nemo and we could not see him in this tank so off we went.

We caught a glimpse of the 10 metre tank as we walked further into the deep.  We were just in time to catch the end of the divers feeding the sharks and it was really amazing to watch.  I did get slightly jealous though, as a diver myself I always want to get into the tanks with the fish!  My eldest said to me 'Look Mummy a diver like in my book' we have a story book with a picture of a diver in it, I really loved how she linked the two together.  

Diver

My youngest daughter was so excited to look at all the different fish that she kept crawling away to explore.

Escape

One of my favourite parts of the deep is the ice wall in the Kingdom of ice.  I like that it gives you the chance to be hands on, regardless of age and feel the cold ice.  My daughters really enjoyed it.

Youngest on ice wallEldest on ice wall

The deep also has a lovely soft play area which my girls had loads of fun exploring.  It was really great to see them play together and there was lots of things for them to do.

soft play


We approached the tunnel which sits at the bottom of the 10 metre tank.  

What is that
Looking at the sharks
If you are wondering what caused this look on my girls faces it would be the following swimming above them:

shark

even more sharksmore sharks

One even stopped right by the girls which made them jump

sleeping shark

To complete your journey from the deep, you can choose to walk the scenic stairs or take the lift.  As I had two young children I chose the lift.  The lift travels through the 10 metre tank and the girls really enjoyed it.


We could not leave without visiting the gift shop, where we managed to find Mr Turtle, sorry Crush and Squirt.

turtle

The deep is a truly magical place for children of all ages.  My eldest daughter has not stopped since we got home talking about it.  Her Grandad rang and she told him all about it.  She has stayed up talking to me and her Dad about the fish and all the finding Nemo characters.  I would really recommend visiting the deep in Hull, as its in doors its perfect whatever the weather outside.  A great way to keep the kids entertained during school holidays!


the deep

If you are wondering if we found Nemo:

Nemo

This day I love the fishes at the deep.
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