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The Submarine Voyage was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California . It originally opened on June 6, 1959 as Submarine Voyage, part of a major expansion of Tomorrowland , which also included the Matterhorn Bobsleds Roller Coaster , an expanded version of Autopia , the Disneyland Monorail and the Motor Boat Cruise . It closed on September 9 , 1998 , with then-Disneyland president Paul Pressler promising a new attraction would open in 2003 . It never did; however, work commenced in 2005 on its replacement, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage . THE ATTRACTION The vehicles The ride's submarines are not actual submarines, but boats in which the passenger seating area was below the water level. Above the seating area was the conning tower, where the driver stood and controlled the sub's speed. The "diving" effect was made by bubble screens and using the waterfalls at the entrance to the caves that led the submarines into the show building, which is very cleverly disguised. Atop the building are the majority of the Autopia tracks, some Monorail tracks, Trees and other flora. Original ''nuclear'' submarine names (1959-1986)
''Exploration'' submarine names (1987-1998)
Original attraction In a recent auction at Disneyland, several pieces of the original attraction's scenery were sold, such as the Sea Serpent , the Shark fighting with the Octopus on a rock, and one of the fighting Crab s. They were cleared out to make room for new scenery for the updated Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage . SIMILAR ATTRACTIONS The first offspring of this attraction was the Jules Verne themed at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The attraction was given a Nautilus theme and a narration by James Mason, who played Captain Nemo in the Disney film version. The attraction was closed in 1994 for a "rehabilitation" period, but never reopened. The attraction was cost prohibitive to maintain and rehabilitate annually. A similar voyage attraction is now at the Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, using the same Nautilus theme from Florida, except instead of boats in water, it is a dark ride through a show building, in enclosed suspended cars ("mini-subs"). There was a walk-through of the film at Disneyland in the 1950s, but it has since closed. However, a new version appeared in Discoveryland in Disneyland Paris , known as Les Mystères du Nautilus. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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