20,000 Leagues Under the Sea WDW Ultimate Tribute
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2015
- Go back to 1969 to see the origins of the original Fantasyland ride. A large concept and construction section covers the rides design, layout, construction and operation and includes a look how the infamous dock layout worked with multiple submarines. Then walk the line and board your sub for a full ride of the attraction, featuring a split screen porthole view for both port and starboard views in sync with each other, and a new stereo mix of the soundtrack from Kingdom of Memories, offering a near perfect clean and clear audio track of the full attraction. Finally see the operational issues the ride had, it's closure and what happened to the area afterwards. 32 minutes long. Enjoy!
www.martinsvids.net/?p=799 
Развлечения
![Natanael Cano x Oscar Maydon - Giza [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eXCS6-MSQ_Y/mqdefault.jpg)
It's almost impossible to convey to those of you who didn't have the chance to ride just how mind-blowing an experience this was as a child visiting the park.
Oh it was so scary when the Giant Squid comes into view, and then you think it's coming after you!!!!
This. Breaks my heart that I won't ever be able to share this ultimate ride with my grandson. It was (and still is) my all-time favorite Disney ride.
Agreed
A superb historical document of a time we'll very likely never see again. Thank you. Sad to see those proud Nautilus subs just tossed out into landfill.
I would have loved to see them go to auction. So sad.
I would love to see a playground with a few subs
When I was 19 I got this gig as a summer job; this was, along with Grand Prix Raceway, the premier attraction for guys to work. The sailor's outfits were really cool and, although the subs were on a track, we drove them to the extent that we could manage their speed - you certainly didn't want to ram another sub or snap a pylon rope. We learned to carefully time how to trigger the tape recordings along the way so that they matched the visuals outside. I never expected to relive this experience again in my lfetime; thank you for enabling!
Thanks Bill! You answered my question as to how the audio was timed to the scenes, since it seemed to be slightly different every time!
I was a trainer/lead at 20K in 1980. Remember going backwards over the blacklight switch.? Always kind of gave me the creeps as a driver hoping that you wouldn't derail!
When I was a Castmember in 1994 I never thought that the refurbishment planned was ultimately going to lead to it never reopening. nobody ever thought that. we thought it was going to come back. It's sad that they removed this great attraction.
I was a cast member in Magic Kingdom Entertainment (Zoo Crew) 95 to 97, and remember going into the closed area and walking on the cat walks. this was one of my favorite rides as a kid. We used to watch the fire works when the subs were.. before they took it all out, I also remember seeing a few of them in the covering, and even during on of my walks through the cat walks, even went inside one, obviously other cast members have done the same because the subs were full of trash,, wrappers, even a few pieces of clothing. I have tons of stories about that place from those days.
Go on......
I had a friend of mine that we told him we would give him $40 bucks to swim in the lagoon (back stage area) one night he sure as hell did it. so we were out of $40 bucks. The water tasted weird too he said,, like metallic or like a penny. I also know before all the cameras were installed a couple of the night time cleaners used to stay inside the closed area where the cat walks were and sleep. I don't know how any one could do that , because there were banana spiders, and roaches in there. I also had one of the maintenance people give a a couple of the fish before they closed it. and I bought a big clam shell from property D (back in the days) for $60.00. Got a ton more stories. wish i had pictures. I might have a few of the subs when we went exploring through the enclosure. fun times, I miss it very much....
+Demetrios Pappas I wouldn't go swimming with that giant squid in the dark. And I know it's fake!!! It's just too creepy to think about.
glennpagemusic I sure as hell would not either. shame what happened to that ride.
Love this and love hearing Peter Renaday's voice as Captain Nemo. I never had the pleasure of riding on this ride, but wish I had. And through this video, I have enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for making this video.
My first and only Disney ride ever, and I got it on RUclips . Thanks for the memory of that attraction. It's a shame that it cost too much to maintain and that led to its down fall.
Thank you for this !!!!! I first voyaged 20,000 Leagues back in spring 1981 .... I was 5 years old .. I miss this attraction, I wish my daughter could've experienced this amazing attraction. Thank you again for helping me relive some great memories with my mom & late dad ...
Eisner's ambition (and the post-Walt/Roy Disney family) killed this ride. They had to build Disney parks across the globe like they were McDonalds franchises. Except the one in France (opened in 1992) has struggled since it was opened. Because of Eisner's European folly the parks in the USA had to suffer so that the "bottom line" could satisfy the insatiable lust for money that defines the shareholders. Ambition is the father of evil, fear is its mother, and irrational aggression is its profession.
RIP - You were a big part of my childhood.
28:24 Thank goodness I don't have Submechanophobia to see a Sea Serpent in
this Abandoned Extinct Attraction like 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.
I went on this ride when I was knee high. It was cool just waking past and seeing the subs cruising around in formation.
One of the COLOSSAL mistakes at MK was removing this attraction. It is sorely missed. Thank you for your diligence to provide me with these cherished memories.
In memory of Captain Nemo's great submarine, the Nautilus RUST IN PEACE
One of the few memories I have of my 1988 visit to Walt Disney World is this ride. I was very young, just 4 years old, but I distinctly remember many features of this ride. It saddens me that it's gone now.
Dude, I'm crying at the nostalgia - thank you SO MUCH
I worked here from 1988-1993, I spent many many a days in Training and riding in one of these submarines. A lot of my youth was being a Trainer in Fantasyland. A honor.
Why doesn't Disney have you on salary as "official historian?"
Maybe this kind of history shouldn't be pay-to-view. Everyone deserves to see it.
I just wanted to say that this was absolutely fantastic. I’ve lived in Florida all of my life and am old enough to have visited Disney since it’s opening. As a child 20,000 leagues was always one of my absolute favorites. Any time I would visit the park my parents knew that we, at some point, would have to visit 20,000 leagues. When the ride closed I was completely heartbroken. Disney has, honestly, never been the same to me since. I just wanted you to know that this tribute was the best thing that I’ve seen on the ride. I wanted you to know how much I appreciate all of the hard work that you put into it. The nostalgia that this video stirred up was astounding. Keep doing what you’re doing. Hope to see more tributes like this about closed Magic Kingdom rides in the future! Take care.
I remember this ride! It was so scary at the end when we thought the giant squid had caught us!!! The simultaneous view is AWESOME!!!
My first trip to WDW was in January of 1972 (I had just turned 8). I remember the long line that first time, but I absolutely loved the ride! It was just *cool* . I loved how the loading/unloading worked with the "loading bridges" (or whatever they were called) matching up perfectly with the stairs on the sub (it was actually a clever design). I never stopped enjoying the ride and rode this every year I could up to its closing.
I remember getting word of it closing permanently and being told when the last ride would be. I went and there were a bunch of fans of the ride who wanted to ride it one last time. I made sure I was the last guest on and off the last boat. I have no idea if I actually _was_ the last guest as I vaguely remember them going back-and-forth on closing it, but I was for that "ceremony".
I had forgotten that in those early years, water would drip on you from the open hatch as you entered and exited the ride. Thanks to this video, I now know that was due to the waterfalls; though to a young lad, it actually added to the illusion that the sub really dived underwater. I don't believe I really minded it, but I can see a few people being annoyed. Plus, it was cool to see the sub go through the waterfall (they used it as one of the many shots at the opening to "The Wonderful World of Disney" TV show. I don't remember if the waterfall landing on top of the boat made a noise, but I find it hard to believe it didn't.
You can see a small protrusion at the bottom of the "porthole". This was the A/C blowing on the window. I believe this was to prevent it from fogging up as people were (by design) very close to the glass.
Sadly, the inefficiencies of the ride in terms of maintenance, manpower, and riders-per-hour and kind of built into the design. I don't real see a better way of doing it. Oh, sure, they could have enclosed the whole thing as a dark ride and used dry-for-wet on the animatronics, but it would SO not be the same thing. Being in the water was part of the experience.
This is the definitive 20k video. Very well done and nostalgic to see!
My friend Peter Redanday was the voice of Captain Nemo. I'll have to send him this. This Submarine attraction was really wonderful.
Wow, can't thank you enough for piecing together such a wonderful comprehensive video about this most missed attraction.
This is truly a great and definitive document. I know both guests & cast members who hold great love for this attraction.
My favorite memory was a large frog was in the Nautilus with us and the lady next to me _freaked out_, nearly causing all the guests to panic. Ensuing "mass claustrophobia & hydrophobia" aside, & a kid, this made the experience all that more exciting.
Fantastic video! I went on this ride in 1988 and loved it, it's a shame that they got rid of it and feel sorry for the people that never got to ride it 😔
Wonderful.. as a Disneyland Sub Operator in the 1970's, your video has great similarities and memories. I often think it would be great to go back and work on the Subs again.
On one of our visits to the park this ride was closed for one of the refurbs, as shown later in this video. As we were riding the sky lift overhead we had a great view of the lagoon that had been completely emptied of water. All the prop seaweed and fish and whatnot were just lying on the bottom, and were way more colorful than it looked when underwater. The sense of scale was huge. Even though we didn't get to ride it that day it was cool to see it in that state. Sad it had to go.
An absolute classic. Rode twice I think as a teenager, and still remains one of my favourites. Thank you Martin for helping me relive the memories! :)
Thank you for this amazingly wonderful dive into the waters of the past. I loved this ride and was sad to see it go. You have done an excellent job and I offer a round of applause to all those who were part of this video.
Thank you so much for this video! This was my son's favorite ride. Brings back many memories.
The greatest of all. And a true experience at wdw. Ever since it closed the MK has lacked a true gem like that made u feel as if you really could experience all kinds of adventures
Thank you for making and sharing this amazing video! This ride used to be my mother’s childhood dream. Unfortunately, as we are from Brazil, she was only able to visit the park in 1995 as an adult. By this time the ride was already closed.
I grew up listening to her telling me this story, of how she wanted to go on this attraction as a child, but never made it. Today we watched together this video, and she was able to see a little bit of how it used to be.
Visited Disney World in 1976 when I was 8 years old. My brother and I wanted to ride the 20,000 Leagues ride so very much but parents said the line was too long. Thought for many decades that when I can make it back I'll ride it and enjoy it as an adult. Was devastated to find out the ride was gone when I finally made it back in 2010. :(............Thank you for posting all this. It was an awesome post!!!!!!
OMG, the best compilation EVER. Never rode this version myself :( but the Disneyland version is one of my fave rides! Also, at 23:23 you captured the MOST ELUSIVE shot of the Nautilus propulsion propeller and "outboard" style support!!!! I haven't been able to find photos of the COMPLETE assembly anywhere that are not blueprints!!! Much more unique the the Submarine Voyage version.
super work Martin
Fantastic video...and how I miss the skyliner as well
Beautiful work as usual! Thank you for your research and dedication!
thank you for all the work you do in preserving Disney history.
Truly loved this as a kid.Love the photos especially of the subs on the trucks being taken to Disneyworld. What a trippy scene.
I look at this and I remember when the admission prices to those theme parks allowed everyone to attend. The $100 ticket prices of today are so exclusionary that I know of families who have never been able to take their children to Disneyland where a family of four would have to fork over $400 plus the cost of parking.
Fare well 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Submarine Voyage we will miss you and keep you in our hearts forever
When we humans figure out commercialized Time Travel, this is one of the first places I'd go to.
Another Amazing, Outstanding video! I got to ride 3 times, 1978, 1993 and 1994 - twice at night and once during the day. I remember how long it took to load and unload, but it was always worth the wait. Thanks for the memories!!
thank you for bringing this ride back to life. the amount of work placed here for us to watch is a delight and makes me wish there were a lot more videos like it online.
A glimpse of the cable cars, which also aren't there any more. I really enjoyed riding one from one side of the park to the other.
Excellent documentary! Extremely informative. Thanks!
I never got to see this but now I can thank u martin
Thank you so much for putting this together. It was great to re-experience that ride after decades.
I can't describe how much I loved this ride as a child in the 80s and 90s. I'd pay 10k just to take my own children on it again.
2 subs were taken to Castaway Cay, the sail was taken off one and it is sunk in the swimming lagoon and is still there. The other was sunk outside the lagoon, but has now been swept away after the hurricanes. Lost somewhere 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Thank you for these videos. Brings back a lot of great memories. The research about the ride history is excellent also.
Great video as always! I loved this ride as a kid and wish I could have seen it as an adult before it was shuttered! Watching this was almost as good :)
Great video which brought back many happy memories of my childhood visit to Walt Disney World. Thank you for putting this together
Been watching all your videos this week..this one is my favorite and absolutely incredible since I loved this attraction. Thank you taking the time to talk about the change/demolition of it.
Another problem with the waiting/loading area was the sheer amount of water meant that the area was VERY humid. My wife and I got headaches sometimes waiting for our turn on the ride.
What a wonderful video - beautiful footage and informative. Thank you!
such a well done video for a ride deserving of such a detailed retrospective
Thankyou so very much for making this wonderful creation! I'm so sorry I was i existence when this ride was operational... :( by far disneys best movie!
Amazing video as usual...Thanks for making one of my favorite ride
Martin, thank you for the great work. You are much appreciated. :) I miss this attraction.
This video tribute was really well done. It was one of my top 3 favorite attractions and this video truly captured it all. I especially like the split screen showing the ride views from both sides of the sub running at the same time. Wish I had the comparison back in the day, then I would have only opted for the Port side (that's the left-side) view. I know they tried to make the ride similar on both sides but there seems to more going on, on the Port-side.
I rode this ride only once in 1981 (my only visit to WDW) but I've ridden DLRs subs many times before Nemo was added. I love the similarities and differences that made each unique.
This attraction closed for good the year before I was born. *sigh* Why couldn't I have been born a decade and a half earlier? All the good stuff in theme parks was gone before my time.
Well now I'm sad. I wish I could have had the opportunity to experience this.
it was ok, kind of small space u sit in and look at, u didnt miss much.
I've loved the film since I was a child, so I think the nostalgia factor of stepping into the Nautilus would have made it worthwhile. As for the ride, yeah, I know it's no rollercoaster, but I admire the engineering and craftsmanship required to create a realistic lagoon and coral reef.
yeah i guess if you liked film you would enjoy it, they have nemo ride underwater thats similar and they have this in disney tokyo,
charly, what rides did they have that you liked in 1975 that are now gone?
did you ever go on plaza swan boats or mike fink keel boats? yeah 20 thousand was cool but they said it cost too much to maintain and run. why was skyway closed?
Amazing footage, very well made documentary.
This was so awesome! Thank you!
Another great video Martin!
Brilliant doc thank you, very enjoyable
Sad to see it just abandoned and then demolished the way it was. I loved the original Submarine Voyage in DL and never got the chance to ride it at WDW. The new Nemo attraction at DL just doesn't hold up to the original attraction.
They shoved Nemo into the Living Seas too, progress isn't always good.
my favorite ride as a kid. wish they had updated it instead of removing it.
yeah but the Nemo one is alright
+Garrett Schanck The anemone one is in Disneyland. This one is totally gone.
too expensive for them.
Fantastic stuff never got a chance to ride this but your video was like being there... Thanks ☺
Great video, really enjoyed it
I rode this as a kid and loved it! Sadly I didn't get to ride it again before it was removed.
And of course as a kid I thought we were really diving under water.
wow i am surprised i rode this as a kid in summer of 94
I don't know if you guys know this but the sub was thrown into the ocean at the Disney private island even though I'm only 10 and never got to experience it. It lives on in the ocean.
MUITO MARAVILHOSO, INFELIZMENTE NÃO TIVE A OPORTUNIDADE DE CONHECER, MAIS VI FECHADO EM 1995.
Loved this ride. Sad it's gone. Wasn't this an "E" ticket?
was always curious why it just kind of stopped. Remember seeing the subs laying around in a field outside the MK. Thanks!
This is so incredible. Amazing footage and presentation. Would it be possible to do two supplementary videos with one for each side? It would be amazing in full screen mode. Either way, thanks so much for doing this. It's awesome to recapture a bit of my childhood.
I Loved is ride. What kid didn't like riding in a submarine.
Too bad it closed. They should bring it back.
To Disneyland and Disney World
Defunctland should've taken this into account.
13:38 starts the side-by-side POV
BEST 20,000 LEAGUES POV RIDE ON THE WEB!!! 12:38
I got to ride this as a kid, it was really cool. also, thinking the Ken Levine was inspired by this ride...
Great vid MartinsVidsDotNet! You made a typo in the end. It's "Ariel's" Grotto, not "Aerials" Grotto! lol! But regardless of the error, great video!
It's a shame the Nemo Subs could not have been re-engineered to have water tight hatches. The "falls" at Nemo always looked anemic next to the Disneyland Sub falls.
Hello Martin I enjoy your making of your videos and your web page a lot My compliments to your work sir I'd like to learn more about how you do it?
Such a Classic ride lost. 😕
"By Neptune's flippers!"
Make one for carousel of progress and/or people mover please
He has one for both
Was it just me blinking, or did Martin not mention that it was delayed and can't open on opening day
Where did u get the music from I love it!!!!
Bring it back....reimagine it ....please Disney bring it back
What album is the opening song/Nemo's theme on? It sounds different and slower then the film version
If you're talking about the music on-ride, it was available on the WDW Forever discs sold at the park during the 90's
one of the best rides ever nemo version just sucked compared to the origina
forgot this was wdw, went last in 1993 went multiple times when i went there. it was as good at the haunted mansion or pirates ( the original). nemo took over in cali in the early 2000s, still was a happy to get on the sub to relive the kid memories, but just NAW. good but not great. still better then gone for ever i guess
Question: I remember hearing (from ride operators I think) that toward the end they were having problems with a boat somehow sliding off a track or somehow becoming stuck in the lagoon. When this happened, the only solution was to get everybody off (four at a time on a raft of a boat) so the boat would become buoyant enough to get it unstuck. Is there any truth to this and, if there is, are there any pictures of it?
Did James Mason narrate this ride?
This is a wonderful attraction. Curiosity has come to mind. I want to translate their words into Japanese, But I can't hear their words well. Can someone write out their words?
I heard that to prevent claustrophobia there were air vents in the portholes that directed moving air to your face. Can anyone confirm this was true?
+Sam Paul Beneath the port hole was a vent that blew upwards. Not sure about the reason it was placed there.
+Sam Paul Yes, but it was just there as air conditioning. The idea that it was there to prevent claustrophobia is just one of the many myths that have sprung up about this great ride: most of them spread by people who weren't even born at the time!
Could you please do a tribute to The Jaws Ride. I would really appreciate it.
200000000000000 leagues under the sea 🦑
Where’s the ling cod