Ariel’s Under the Sea Adventure
Location: Disney’s AniNation, Atlantica
Vehicle: Clam Shell, similar to the ones in the Seas with Nemo and Friends, but not Omnimover
Type: dark ride
Track: similar to my Ursula’s Under the Sea Adventure, with the track above when under the water portions, and floating on water (in shell boat, when out of water)
Storyline:
2- Fathoms Below-
a- After boarding the clam shell, in the water, the riders depart from the station through doors into a fog, the doors are like wooden planks. After passing though the fog, the riders see a ship on their right with an AA Eric and AA Max near the edge. Eric tells Max how much he wants to find a girl. In the background, the riders see a party being thrown in honor of Eric’s birthday. The riders continue on and enter to the next room.
b- Once entering through a misty door, the riders hear thunder and see lightning, and pieces of the ship floating everywhere in the water, with AA people on some pieces. After turning a corner the riders see an AA Ariel and an AA Eric on the shore, with Ariel singing to him. The riders pass by with them on their right and enter the next room. The track above picks up the vehicle as the water below runs out.
3- Daughters of Triton- Once entering into the next room you hear a trumpet and a voice saying, “Now presenting his Royal King Triton.” Then, a projection on King Triton is project flying in front of you. Turning to your left, the riders see a clam shaped theater and the lights go dark, and the production starts. The riders stop and watch as each daughter introduces herself and an AA Sebastian is directing the concert to the right, and an AA King Triton is on the left. Then the vehicle starts again before it is over and as they are nearing exiting the room, the riders hear Sebastian scream, “Ariel!”
4- Part of Your World-
a- Entering the next section, the riders see an AA Ariel in her treasure room on their right, with a “dingle hopper” in her hand. AA Flounder is on the riders left. She starts singing “Part of Your World”. The vehicle travels around her and continues on and enters back to the “outside”, the track above has ended and the water has picked up the vehicle.
b- Once “outside” the riders see AA Ariel on a rock singing “Part of Your World”. AS the riders pass Ariel, she finishes and the splash splashes, (rider might get wet). The lights go out and you hear, Ariel say, “Oh Flounder it is beautiful. Thank You So much!” (Talking about the Prince Eric Statue)
c- Entering the next room, the track above the riders picks up the vehicle and the water ends. The riders re-enter Ariel’s treasure room, but King Triton is standing next to Ariel and he is not happy, on the left of the riders. On the right of the riders is the statue. The riders pass by an angry Triton yelling at Ariel, and they stop and are facing the statue. They see the statue, emit smoke and flash lights; the vehicle turns forward again, and begins moving, as the lights flash into the next room.
5- Under the Sea- Entering through a coral garden area. The riders start to hear “Under the Sea” playing in the background. And then they see an AA Sebastian in the middle of the room, with Ariel next to him. He is directing the whole thing. All around the room are AA fishes playing instruments and dancing to the music. After entering, the vehicle turns and faces Sebastian the whole time in the room. As the riders near the exit of the room, the vehicle turns and faces sideways facing the wall, and encountering the fishes, dancing and coming very close to you, such as the blowfish. Then the riders exit the room.
6- Sweet Child- Still facing to the side the vehicle enters through the door and enters a scary grotto area with geysers around you spraying the water. AS entering the room, the riders hear the end of “UtS” and see a projection of Ariel swimming from the right to the left above the car. And all of a sudden a spot light shines on Flotsam and Jetsom stopping Ariel. And then the song “Sweet Child” from the Broadway show starts and is performed. The vehicle stops in front of the group. Then near the end of when Ariel says “Take to her.”, the vehicle starts moving forward again. And enter the next room through the skull into her lair.
7- Poor Unfortunate Souls- Entering though the skull, the riders move through a group of Ursula’s polyps. Then the “Poor Unfortunate Soul” plays in the background. Then the vehicle goes around it and stops in front of it. Next to Ursula is Ariel on a rock. Then “PUS” is sung by Ursula. Then the scroll comes down and Ariel’s name appears on it. Then Ariel sings and the room goes black, and a light is shone going from where Ariel’s mouth was, to a lit up shell around Ursula’s neck. Smoke is pumped into the room and lights flash. And the vehicle starts exiting the room and
8- Transformation to Human- Once leaving the smokefilled lair. The riders begin ascending up the hill following the projection of Ariel transforming. After at the secong floor, the riders pass by an AA Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian. Washed up on the shore.
9- Les Poissons- The riders then pass into the castle kitchen and pass by Chef Louis on their left looking for fish to cut and the song, “Les Poissons” plays in the background. Then after making a small S turn, the riders see Chef Louis on the right with Sebastian on the table, scurring around, and Chef Louis trying to catch him. The rider then turn to the left and exit out into the lake.
10- Kiss the Girl-
a- Aftering exiting the kitchen, the riders exit out into the lake, and encoutner an AA Scuttle saying, “Sebastian, what is happening.”. Then two birds on either side of the track, pull back a curtian of vine and the vehicle goes through it and enter into the next room.
b- Once going though the vines. The guests enter into the lake. And they see Eric and Ariel in a boat on the left. Then the boat turns to the left and faces towards the boat. The shell moves toward the and around the boat facing it. Then they pass Sebastion singing. The shell turns to the left around the corner and still faces the boat and passes Scuttle dancing. The boat then turns around and faces forward and as leaving, the singing abruptly stops and the riders hear a splash and birds flying away and sqwaking.
c- Leaving the lake, the riders enter a small room, and see AA Flotsam and Jetsom laughing and the riders hear Ursula’s voice saying, “Good Job boys!”
11- Vanessa-
a- After exiting past F and J the riders enter the room. And see and AA of a women singing to a mirror, it sounds like Ariel but it doesn’t look like her. Then the riders pass by the mirror and the riders see AA Vanessa looking at the mirror, with Ursula’s reflection.
b- Once passing the mirror, the riders pass by Vanessa and Eric talking to the staff of the castle and saying they are going to get married, to their left. Then continueing on the guests exit to the “outside” and pass by a ship with Scuttle sitting near the window, hearing “Ariel’s voice” and then seeing Vanessa’s reflection of Ursula, and he flies away to go tell Ariel.
12- Wedding-
a- After passing by the ship, the riders enter into the next room, and go on to the ship and pass by AA Vanessa, AA Eric and priest performing the ceremony on the left. On the right is the audience.
b- After passing the ceremony, the riders have an AA Ursula who transforms back into herself, has captured Ariel, who turned back into the mermaid, and is about to jump back in the water. The rider go around it and enter into the next room.
13- Destroying Ursula-
a- Once entering the next room, the lights are dimmed, and thunder is heard in the distance. On your left, is a ship with Eric at the helm. Then on the right is an giant Ursula, (just her head), then the riders pass by and enter the next room. As exiting the room, it starts to lightning.
b- After entering this room, the riders see a ship on the left. And on the right is Eric’s ship, and a giant Ursula, (whole body). This room is filled with lightnining and thunder. While passing Ursula, Eric hits her, and a projection of her skeleton is placed on her and she flashes, and the lights go out and it is dark. The shell contiunues on to the next room.
14- Royal Wedding- Once entering the final scene, on the right is a ship with AA Ariel and AA Eric. First on the rider right is a rock with Scuttle and Sebastian on it, and Flounder in the water. On the left in the water is all of Ariel’s sisters watching the ceremony. Then on the right is the ship and you see Ariel and Eric looking out over the water. Continuing on, after passing the ship, the riders have a AA of King Triton on the right near the edge of the boat. As you pass King Triton, his Triton lights up and the riders ride under the rainbow.
15- Descend to Ocean Floor- As the rider enter the next room, the riders attach to the above track and goes past the sea palace, and seeing a royal procession of merpeople and fish into the castle. To congradulate King Triton.
16- Goodbye- After the decsent down, the riders go on the water, and pass by an AA Sebastion on the left and AA Scuttle on the right saying “goodbye”, and how it is “always an adventure under the Sea” Then the “Under the Sea” score begins to play as the rider pass by the AA and pull into the station.
This is a copy of my original VotLM from my Disney's Kingdom OCeania in my Disney's Africa Resort. If you want to see the track layout you can click on my Photo Albums and look fo VotLM Track 1, 2, and Floor Plan
