Submarine Voyage

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The Submarine Voyage Through Liquid Space (known by many simply as the Submarine Voyage) was an attraction in the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland that opened in June of 1959. It was closed in September of 1998.

[edit] History

The Submarine Voyage was created to remove the extremely unreliable Phantom Boats at Tomorrowland. Unfortunatly, to construct it, the less-than-1-year-old Viewliner had its track in the way of where the subs needed to be. So, it was also removed as well, making it the shortest lived ride in Disneyland history.

When the original subs opened in 1959, due to the Cold War, they were painted a stark gray and were dubbed nuclear subs. These were the "largest funtime fleet of submarines in the world."

Once the Cold War ended, the subs closed for a makeover into Explorer subs, which gave them a highly recognizable yellow paint job.

In the summer of 1985, women Cast Members got dressed up in mermaid outfits and swam alongside the subs. Also, at one given point per day, they would serenade. This whole feature was discontinued for many reason, primarily dangers to the swimmers because the subs used real motors and men diving into the lagoon to flirt with them.

The subs were closed in 1998 for an Atlantis ride to take its place. This never transpired, however.

[edit] The Ride

The ride took guests away into a simulated underwater world. The dive was simulated by bubble machines and the waterfall into the building. Inside, you'd go through different scenes of underwater life, all leading up to a trip under a polar glacier. The ride would then return to the station.

[edit] Submarine Voyage today

The Submarine Voyage reopened on June 11, 2007 as Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, themed to the 2003 Disney-Pixar film Finding Nemo.