I rode the subs with my family in the 60s. Had a great time. The hatched leaked going under the waterfall. We all got free Disney t-shirts. Wouldn't happen today. Miss those great days at Disney with my family.
Loved the Subs as a kid, and then as I was a teenager they were walled up and seemingly gone forever. I moved on from Disneyland, but coming back decades later it's great to have them back.
You have to give the Disney engineers and designers credit to build such a beautiful and complicated attraction. To anyone who has owned a boat...you know how hard it is to maintain, the colors fade, the hull gets stained and from day one water tries to seep into the hull from any crack or weak spot. Yet these Disney engineers come up with ways to keep the coral from fading, to replace the engines with electricity and keep the subs dry and floating. Tremendous achievements. And superior maintenance. Bravo Disney !
We rode the subs yesterday. There was water leaking down the inside of the hull where my 7 year old daughter was sitting, just behind and to the right of the sub "driver" on the Nautilus sub. And then when it was docking a large amount of water dumped down the side from underneath the rivets above her window and the rubber gasket around the driver's bubble. It splashed onto my daughter and the floor inside. I informed the driver and another cast member when we got out but she said it was likely from the a/c. It was way too much water to be condensation from the a/c but I'm no engineer. I do think the subs might be a little leaky due to their age but since they aren't fully underwater nor pressurized it's probably not a huge concern although I hope they investigate the leak.
I remember this ride when I was younger. Right around the time they closed it. It's sad because I remember everything about how it looked. It's one of the few old rides I actually remember.
I remember going on the original sub ride when i was really little, and i remember how fantastic the mermaids were. finding nemo just didn't have that element of "wow!" for me, it seemed like a really old ride (even though there's the animation) and i felt that they could have done so much more with it.
I was on the last sub that went around the lagoon in 1998. Atlantian Encounter was actually being worked on while the ride was still open. There was a sub tricked out with all the lights and effects. I knew someone in imagineering so I was told what was going on but the sub crew was not allowed over there. It was to be like Alien Encounter but in a submarine. It sounded amazing and terrifying. I think the tag line to the ride was "Save your last breath to scream" Nice job on the video. I wish I would have known how much work went into the new front when I rode Finding Nemo. I would have appreciated it more.
At least Disneyland still has subs. Disney world lost its subs. I think 2 were scrapped and one was sunk at one of the private islands owned by Disney. I have to wonder if the one that was sunk is the one that I rode oh so many years ago.
Thanks for the secrets! I will definitely share them with my fellow castmembers :). I didn't know about the atlantis themed sub ride. That would have been cool, but probably a little too old for most of the children that visit the park now a days.
There are chargers that plug into the machine room in the rear of each sub. Also, along the track there are IPT chargers which give them an extra boost along the way.
Mutch as I like Atlantis, that movie deserve more of an action ride then a calm submarine ride. Maybe with closed pods that goes underwater a few times, but mainly goes fast in a theme building, just like in Indiana Jones.
lol it took some research thats for sure! That really is Disneys magic though. Finding incredibly simple, practical ways to achieve things that have amazing visual impact. I was figuring they just ran power cables through the diesel exhaust and air inlet pipes the original sub used. But alas, they are far more creative than that!
@V3roniicashawt Actually, like most Disney rides, it's pretty safe. Each sub fits 20 people on each side and the cast members that run it are trained on what to do in emergency's. They have plans for pretty much any scenario.
ktwesterna problem is,you are basically stuck on the sub if anything happens. If the hatches were open and people let out then you know somebody is bound to slip and fall off,and while the water is shallow it's still deep enough for someone to drown in.
@KgrcProductions im not sure if i saw it exactly because i didnt know it was there, but last time i rode, i caught a glimpse of what looked like a woman carved into the stone but then the sub moved past it. then when i saw the serpent i knew it must have been a carving of a mermaid. it was right before you see the stone serpent.
Same here, me and my dad wasted two hours on this ride we could've spent on other rides. But its good for little kids or toddlers just not so fun for older teens or adults or tweens.
@electrictroy2010. Did you watch the video before you commented?? This isn't a modern navy, this is an amusement park attraction where literally thousands of people ride on daily. The diesel engines in them were from the 50's, hence they were noisy, polluting, required alot of maintenance, and were far from cost effective. They were in fact from the days of diesel engines being dirty.
I remember riding this in Walt Disney World in 1993 when I was years old it was called 20 000 leagues under the sea... It sucked and I couldn't wait for it to be over ! My dad fell asleep !
At Disneyland, Nemo only has 1 ride. There's a show featuring Crush, but only 1 Nemo ride. As for WDW, They don't have subs anymore, and they also only have 1 Nemo ride.
Captain Brickhead Actually, it's interesting. Epcot's Nemo ride is essentially exactly what you will see on Disneyland's subs, but with real fish involved. You're just riding subs instead of shells. Disneyland has a Little Mermaid ride that uses the clamshell seating that Epcot's Nemo ride uses.
Wow, love what you are doing with your updates! You are getting really good at the VO too! I live too far from the park to go that often, but every month you take me back. G
If you're concerned about electrified water, don't be. Something was lost in translation in the video. There is no electrified water. The subs are in fact battery powered. The batteries are charged via a series of induction coils they mate to when they pull into the dock. It is true that the power passes through the water, but in the form of electromagnetic radiation, not in the form of electricity which wouldn't work anyway since electricity follows the path of least resistance and would end up skimming the surface. It's essentially the same magnetic induction charging technology that many of us have for our cell phones; an induction pad and an on board rectifier. When the boat stops beside the pad, induction kicks in, power is transferred and the batteries charge. You could put your face between the pad and hull and not feel a thing.. except.. you would be very wet.
Before the update of the ride, there where missile silo doors below the water of the submarine ride near the Matterhorn side. At that time you could see them if you looked close enough you could see them hidden, along with the the door tracks in all the attached coral and such below the water. I have not been back their since the remodel, but if any of you look where mentioned, these HUGE missile silo doors still may be there. At one time you could search the internet for this and find items posted, but for whatever reason, it appears to have been removed or "buried". It would be great if others out there could look for them if they are still there, post a TH-cam video showing them.
Yeah...I figured on either the old track or some kind of channel. Didn't think of the battery angle tho,heh. Hopefully one doesn't run out and get stuck under the waterfall eh? Or maybe they'd just push it through then let the folks out the top in the cave or something eh?
Great Video!! Are you sure if you touch the stained glass it will be like broken glass? Don't divers go in and fix things in there though? Wouldn't it hurt them?
I'm thinking that the glass is similar to how they make pebbled pools. We have a StoneScape pool in our backyard and they have pebbles embedded in a substrate that is blown onto the gunite and then acid washed to remove the outer layer, exposing the embedded stone. They make a similar version with glass beads. The surface is rough but not sharp and divers wear wetsuits and gloves anyway.
I thought the ride was great too!! When and where did you meet Tony Baxter? That must have been awesome!! So he didn't say anything about how long Nemo would stay? What exactly did you ask him? I am very curious : ) I am very sad though because just today I heard a rumor that they might close the subs for good. If you search on mice chat you will see that John Lasseter said it is too expensive to keep them going. They MIGHT shut them down. So it isn't for sure from what I heard, but I have....
davjan4 i rode on them quote a bit throughout the 1960s. Back then during the summer they had live mermaids, not just anamatronic ones. It was cool in several ways-- the subs are air conditioned and were particularly comfortable when it was hot outside.
LOL...they are battery powered and charge with an "inductive" charger at the dock. Like those cell phones that charge by placing them on a special matte, with no wired connection. I know i know, its not as exciting as "magic!" I thought they ran on a track, but it turns out they have wheels on the bottom and sides that keeps it in a channel built into the pool.
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I rode the subs with my family in the 60s. Had a great time. The hatched leaked going under the waterfall. We all got free Disney t-shirts. Wouldn't happen today. Miss those great days at Disney with my family.
i remember the first time i was there, the monorail driver let me drive!!! there was limited space so she let us sit in the cabin. it was so cool....
I was totally Mesmerized by this ride as a kid in the 70's ...
Me too. It was the coolest going under like that!
love the jii music at the beginning and the makin memories theme at the end.
atlantis concept drawing was dope as hell. ride could have made movie an instant cLAssic!
They should have done Atlantis, it would have fit well with Tomorrowland and look really good.
The lost Island or continent of Atlantis would have been more exciting and mysterious. Kids would still want to ride on any ride called a submarine.
Loved the Subs as a kid, and then as I was a teenager they were walled up and seemingly gone forever. I moved on from Disneyland, but coming back decades later it's great to have them back.
Yup. My family talked to one, a few years after they closed the ride. She said how it was fun.
The song is an instrumental version of "one little spark." Its from the journey into imagination attraction.
In my opinion, Atlantis, and Treasure Planet were two of the most underrated films Disney ever made.
You have to give the Disney engineers and designers credit to build such a beautiful and complicated attraction. To anyone who has owned a boat...you know how hard it is to maintain, the colors fade, the hull gets stained and from day one water tries to seep into the hull from any crack or weak spot. Yet these Disney engineers come up with ways to keep the coral from fading, to replace the engines with electricity and keep the subs dry and floating. Tremendous achievements. And superior maintenance. Bravo Disney !
We rode the subs yesterday. There was water leaking down the inside of the hull where my 7 year old daughter was sitting, just behind and to the right of the sub "driver" on the Nautilus sub. And then when it was docking a large amount of water dumped down the side from underneath the rivets above her window and the rubber gasket around the driver's bubble. It splashed onto my daughter and the floor inside. I informed the driver and another cast member when we got out but she said it was likely from the a/c. It was way too much water to be condensation from the a/c but I'm no engineer. I do think the subs might be a little leaky due to their age but since they aren't fully underwater nor pressurized it's probably not a huge concern although I hope they investigate the leak.
I loved the original ride. It was one of my favorites.
I remember this ride when I was younger. Right around the time they closed it. It's sad because I remember everything about how it looked. It's one of the few old rides I actually remember.
I remember going on the original sub ride when i was really little, and i remember how fantastic the mermaids were. finding nemo just didn't have that element of "wow!" for me, it seemed like a really old ride (even though there's the animation) and i felt that they could have done so much more with it.
The show building was extended; the entrance and exit used to be next to each other, but there is now an extra cliff separating the entrance and exit.
The filtration pipe with SEAWATER SUPPLY TL-59 also appeared in the sequel, Finding Dory as an easter egg.
Also, the mermaid allusion is mainly the body and tail. It's also very dark in that area--more so than where the sandy serpent can be spotted.
I was on the last sub that went around the lagoon in 1998. Atlantian Encounter was actually being worked on while the ride was still open. There was a sub tricked out with all the lights and effects. I knew someone in imagineering so I was told what was going on but the sub crew was not allowed over there. It was to be like Alien Encounter but in a submarine. It sounded amazing and terrifying. I think the tag line to the ride was "Save your last breath to scream"
Nice job on the video. I wish I would have known how much work went into the new front when I rode Finding Nemo. I would have appreciated it more.
Wait what! Wow, that sounds absolutely magnificent darn, now I wish that it actually existed.
Atlantis is a HUGE part of my childhood. That movie holds so many memories.
good one! like the beatles.
At least Disneyland still has subs. Disney world lost its subs. I think 2 were scrapped and one was sunk at one of the private islands owned by Disney. I have to wonder if the one that was sunk is the one that I rode oh so many years ago.
Thanks for the secrets! I will definitely share them with my fellow castmembers :). I didn't know about the atlantis themed sub ride. That would have been cool, but probably a little too old for most of the children that visit the park now a days.
Yep would have been a really cool blast!
The sub originally was decorated to be an sub themed of Jules Verne
My grandpa helped construct the subs.
The way the subs are when you board is as far down as they go, they don't go any lower then that.
I loved this ride when I was a kid (in the early 90s)... went to Disneyland for X-Mas 2013 and actually fell asleep while riding it... it's sooo slow.
I was their opening day and waited 7 long hours to go on it and i think it was worth it!
There are chargers that plug into the machine room in the rear of each sub. Also, along the track there are IPT chargers which give them an extra boost along the way.
I just wish it could be "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" themed, like Walt Disney World's submarine ride back in the day.
Two of the original subs are now at Castaway cay in Bahamas.
+MsDago1 Wrong ride
You have Disneyland and Walt Disney World confused.
I still remember bits of it's old version b4 the Nemo themed appeared. :)
Oh man, I went last year I wanted to get on but the line was super long...
This brings back so many memories 🥰🥰🥰
just went on subs yesterday it was Awesome!!!!
I remeber the older ones really fun!
My boyfriend got to be the first castmember to operate the Finding Nemo Subs with guests on it on opening day. Not a big deal, but it's kinda cool.
Mutch as I like Atlantis, that movie deserve more of an action ride then a calm submarine ride. Maybe with closed pods that goes underwater a few times, but mainly goes fast in a theme building, just like in Indiana Jones.
Did you know that after the waterfall, the subs pass through a black curtain? I saw it one time when the ride broke down and the waterfalls stopped.
If it was the 20,000 leagues under the sea ride, I would ride it...forever.
lol it took some research thats for sure! That really is Disneys magic though. Finding incredibly simple, practical ways to achieve things that have amazing visual impact. I was figuring they just ran power cables through the diesel exhaust and air inlet pipes the original sub used. But alas, they are far more creative than that!
It would have I agree!! But Nemo is awesome too : )
@V3roniicashawt Actually, like most Disney rides, it's pretty safe. Each sub fits 20 people on each side and the cast members that run it are trained on what to do in emergency's. They have plans for pretty much any scenario.
ktwesterna problem is,you are basically stuck on the sub if anything happens. If the hatches were open and people let out then you know somebody is bound to slip and fall off,and while the water is shallow it's still deep enough for someone to drown in.
I am in love with Nemo too : )
i was sad when they took the original subs out i was 9 yrs old. was pretty happy with the nemo version.
wow i really like these.
i somehow predict another casualty at disneyland soon. Its been almost 10 years since the 2003 one.
1:26 who knows maybe an Atlantis attraction may come soon at Disney world or Disneyland Shanghai or something
OH MY GOD THANK YOU THAT MOVIE WAS AWESOME IT JUST WASNT PREMOTED ENOUGH (didnt make enough money)
@KgrcProductions im not sure if i saw it exactly because i didnt know it was there, but last time i rode, i caught a glimpse of what looked like a woman carved into the stone but then the sub moved past it. then when i saw the serpent i knew it must have been a carving of a mermaid. it was right before you see the stone serpent.
Same here, me and my dad wasted two hours on this ride we could've spent on other rides. But its good for little kids or toddlers just not so fun for older teens or adults or tweens.
That's an interesting arrangement of "Making Memories".
this ride is super fun, but i feel so closed in >.
@electrictroy2010. Did you watch the video before you commented?? This isn't a modern navy, this is an amusement park attraction where literally thousands of people ride on daily. The diesel engines in them were from the 50's, hence they were noisy, polluting, required alot of maintenance, and were far from cost effective. They were in fact from the days of diesel engines being dirty.
MrRobarino I hear the old diesel engines were War Surplus from Germany and still had swastikas in the casting on the engine block?
I don't think they required a lot of maintenance. But it's better this way...
I like the song at the end. Isn't "Making Memories" ?
I remember riding this in Walt Disney World in 1993 when I was years old it was called 20 000 leagues under the sea... It sucked and I couldn't wait for it to be over ! My dad fell asleep !
Such an underrated film.
I saw it in 1978 and I loved it, I wish they had kept it the way it was, call me sentimental
The Atlantis one would have been so much better. Nemo has two rides there if I'm correct.
At Disneyland, Nemo only has 1 ride. There's a show featuring Crush, but only 1 Nemo ride. As for WDW, They don't have subs anymore, and they also only have 1 Nemo ride.
Kasatka Tilikum I know about Disney World. I was talking about Disneyland.
Captain Brickhead I wasn't going to assume, since I wasn't sure. In any case, Disneyland only has 1 Nemo ride.
Kasatka Tilikum My assumption is that they had the sub ride. And the normal like ride at Disney World.
Captain Brickhead Actually, it's interesting. Epcot's Nemo ride is essentially exactly what you will see on Disneyland's subs, but with real fish involved. You're just riding subs instead of shells. Disneyland has a Little Mermaid ride that uses the clamshell seating that Epcot's Nemo ride uses.
Wow, love what you are doing with your updates! You are getting really good at the VO too! I live too far from the park to go that often, but every month you take me back.
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Well, we were there on opening say and we waited 4 hours.
cool!
the opening song is one little spark :'( how I miss that attraction.
It has really been that long since NEMO opened? WOW!!! And I don't even remember the ride before it.
I love your background music
I find it funny that you used the theme song for Figment that is only at Epcot in Florida
i was there the day after it opend that damn line was all the way back to its a small world!!!
If you're concerned about electrified water, don't be. Something was lost in translation in the video. There is no electrified water. The subs are in fact battery powered. The batteries are charged via a series of induction coils they mate to when they pull into the dock. It is true that the power passes through the water, but in the form of electromagnetic radiation, not in the form of electricity which wouldn't work anyway since electricity follows the path of least resistance and would end up skimming the surface. It's essentially the same magnetic induction charging technology that many of us have for our cell phones; an induction pad and an on board rectifier. When the boat stops beside the pad, induction kicks in, power is transferred and the batteries charge. You could put your face between the pad and hull and not feel a thing.. except.. you would be very wet.
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that was great. i learned some new things i didn't know before.
Hey the music at the beginning is "one little spark"
awesome i wanna go to disneyland so bad
I love thos ride!
Before the update of the ride, there where missile silo doors below the water of the submarine ride near the Matterhorn side. At that time you could see them if you looked close enough you could see them hidden, along with the the door tracks in all the attached coral and such below the water. I have not been back their since the remodel, but if any of you look where mentioned, these HUGE missile silo doors still may be there. At one time you could search the internet for this and find items posted, but for whatever reason, it appears to have been removed or "buried". It would be great if others out there could look for them if they are still there, post a TH-cam video showing them.
Fun ride.
Thanks TJ
Yeah...I figured on either the old track or some kind of channel. Didn't think of the battery angle tho,heh. Hopefully one doesn't run out and get stuck under the waterfall eh? Or maybe they'd just push it through then let the folks out the top in the cave or something eh?
Why am I being suggested this now 😭😭😭
seems similar to the 20000leagues under the sea ride at WDW from many years ago
D: I would have loved an Atlantis ride! That's one of their best movies!
Thanks !
have been on the new ride (nemo) did not think it was all that great. i enjoyed the old ride, two thums down on the nemo ride,
also about a week before christmas thats when i went at it was almost a ghost town
as a young girl I loved this ride the mermaids where awesome, what girl didn't want to be ariel?
you are beautiful.
I dunno, where awesome?
Tbh I didn't, I wanted to be genie. I was a weird kid
I wanted to be a squid
cool! cool!
my dad went on this ride!!!! i wish the old one was there my dad said it was relllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy fun (mermaids)
@woodywoodsen Aw, I think Atlantis is a FANTASTIC film though. It's obscenely underrated in my opinion.
The one at Disney World, FL.
Why are you playing the Journey into Imagination theme on a submarine ride? :P
@tippytrain11 your great grandpa is kickass.
been upset all this morning hoping it will not close. I am hoping this is just a rumor.
I liked watching this. It's actually very educational. :)
i weent on the 20000 under the sea ride when I was 8 and it scared the shit out of me. In 1996 i wanted to try it again but it was gone.
Great Video!! Are you sure if you touch the stained glass it will be like broken glass? Don't divers go in and fix things in there though? Wouldn't it hurt them?
I'm thinking that the glass is similar to how they make pebbled pools. We have a StoneScape pool in our backyard and they have pebbles embedded in a substrate that is blown onto the gunite and then acid washed to remove the outer layer, exposing the embedded stone. They make a similar version with glass beads. The surface is rough but not sharp and divers wear wetsuits and gloves anyway.
I thought the ride was great too!! When and where did you meet Tony Baxter? That must have been awesome!! So he didn't say anything about how long Nemo would stay? What exactly did you ask him? I am very curious : ) I am very sad though because just today I heard a rumor that they might close the subs for good. If you search on mice chat you will see that John Lasseter said it is too expensive to keep them going. They MIGHT shut them down. So it isn't for sure from what I heard, but I have....
yeah it does, thanks
Where do I find this instrumental version of One Little Spark?
I rode in those original subs in 1967 when I was 7 years old.
Was it cool
yeah was it cool???
davjan4 i rode on them quote a bit throughout the 1960s. Back then during the summer they had live mermaids, not just anamatronic ones. It was cool in several ways-- the subs are air conditioned and were particularly comfortable when it was hot outside.
U where born the same year as my grand dad 58
Is this in Disneyland California or Disney world florida ?
My uncle did build submarines, in Groton, Connecticut. lol
why does it begin with Journey Into Imagination music?
LOL...they are battery powered and charge with an "inductive" charger at the dock. Like those cell phones that charge by placing them on a special matte, with no wired connection. I know i know, its not as exciting as "magic!" I thought they ran on a track, but it turns out they have wheels on the bottom and sides that keeps it in a channel built into the pool.