Click on any photo to see a larger version of it.



Next on our whirlwind tour of Disneyland was the final land to visit: Tomorrowland.



Sadly much has changed since my last visit.  There was no more Adventure Thru Inner Space, Mission to Mars or the legendary Peoplemover to visit.  The raised People mover track is still there but after Disneyland transformed the ride into the the "Rocket Rods" ride that completely failed to work it has been unused for any sort of ride. 



Disneyland still has the classic Submarine Voyage that opened in 1959.  Instead of scrapping the ride like Walt Disney World did with their version that was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disneyland updated this classic and added the characters from Finding Nemo to breathe some new life into this ride. 



Technically the Submarine Voyage doesn't have submarines as the boats never dive.  There are just effects that make riders feel as if they are diving to the depths of the ocean floor.  The old ride took you through the ocean to the North Pole, graveyard of lost ships, to the ruins of Atlantis, all the way to the bottom of the ocean and a finale where you are attacked by a sea serpent.  Along the way guests could look out of the porthole and watch the scenery as it went by while the Captain narrated our journey.



The updated version has underwater video screens seamlessly blended with the scenery so you get to live the movie Finding Nemo. 

Just a note if you are claustrophobic or don't like being squeezed into a tube with people right up against both sides of you then the Submarine Voyage might be skipped in order to avoid the anxiety attack.



Next


Copyright 1999 - 2024

Paul B. Drabek