Tuesday, 5 February 2008  Walt Disney World's 20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea  A film as important as Disney's 20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea meant that it has always had a presence at
Disney's theme parks, in one way or another. A walk-through
museum of the film's sets was originally planned for the Opera
House on Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. before finding a home
in Tomorrowland in 1956. Disneyland Paris stepped up the concept
by floating a full-size Nautilus in Discoveryland's lagoon,
allowing visitors to descend into it and examine Nemo's ship for
themselves. Tokyo Disneysea took it even further and created the
Mysterious Island: Nemo's volcanic base, with a full-sized
Nautilus at dock and two rides based on 20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea and Journey to the Centre of the Earth.  Arguably the best
of all, however, was Walt Disney World's 20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea submarine voyage. When WDW opened in 1971, it imported
Disneyland's 1959 classic Submarine Voyage. To provide some
differentiation, this trip bene