We watched the movie a couple of nights ago with our 5 and 10 year old. Both of them really enjoyed it. I told them about how I got to ride in the Nautilus when I was a kid. They asked where was it now. I told them it was under the tree in Pooh playground.:ROFLOL:
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Unless you a wierdo like me, that DIDN'T want to go play in the fountain/park/whatever and begged to go back to EPCOT.:lookaroun
And on the 14th day, spend the morning in EPCOT and the evening in MK so as to catch Wishes.:lol:
That's not accurate... Anymore.
The one they had at Castaway isn't there anymore. Don't know when they took it away or why, but it's gone. There used to be one there in the sand for kids to climb on too, but that one is gone as well.
Of course, there's one in Tokyo and Paris... But they're not from the original fleet.
Other than that, there's part of one backstage at Epcot that is used for special events from time to time.
TONS of info on where the subs are buried (including pics) and what happened to the rest of them are detailed at www.20kride.com ... That's a GREAT site, tons of fun and a good read. There's even a picture of the sunk one at Castaway, along with the pair docked near the cruise ship. It doesn't get much cooler than that.
And the first hand account on that website of swimming over the top of the sub was mine.
Here's a link to the page with pics of everything after the ride closed... Including the pics I described earlier. My account of swimming over the top of the sub is right under the pic.
http://20kride.com/photos_after.html
I wasn't a very high capacity ride for one, yes as M has indicated it was a bit lame. But I loved it anyways. I think why I liked it so much was because of the Nautilus. One of Harper Goff, the legendary imagineer's best designs, his version of Nemo's sub was incredible and I dont believe will ever be topped. I loved the Disney film 20K, and James Mason is one of my favorite actors from that era.
I guess all these reasons were why I was such a fan of the ride, and as Sir Goofy said, seeing the subs in the lagoon making their rounds was a thing of beauty in and of itself, especially at dusk. It may have seemed boring to some, but it was exceptionally well done for the time, they spared no expense. It was unfortunate that Disney removed it, had they brought it up to speed with todays tech it could have been stellar. However, from what I am told, maintaining the ride was a nightmare both physically and financially, and this is all that remains as tribute to the ride:
A 6" knot above the inside of the door to Pooh's hut.
Woah...Really!? How much and where are they putting them out?
