Winter is coming: Famous porpoise's brand makes the leap from aquarium to seashore

The 'Dolphin Tale' star with the mechanical tail is the inspiration for a Clearwater Beach hotel makeover.

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:00 a.m. February 14, 2020
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Winter the Dolphin is famous for her artificial tail and her starring role in the "Dolphin Tale" films. Photo courtesy of Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

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A Clearwater Beach hotel is set to get a makeover and rebranding that will align it with one of the area’s most popular residents: Winter the Dolphin.

Quality Beach Resort, at 655 S. Gulfview Blvd., will be converted to the first-ever Winter the Dolphin’s Beach Club Hotel. The project, expected to be unveiled in the spring, is a joint effort that involves Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where Winter, the star of the “Dolphin Tale” films, resides; Page Development Group; and Choice Hotels.