20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea:Submarine Voyage was an attaction at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort from 1971 through 1994. By 1955, Disney Studios did not have enough space to be able to keep the large sets used during production of the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and so instead of destroying them, they became part of a walkthrough attraction in the Tomorrowland area of the newly opened Disneyland park in Anaheim, C... more

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea:Submarine Voyage was an attaction at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort from 1971 through 1994. By 1955, Disney Studios did not have enough space to be able to keep the large sets used during production of the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and so instead of destroying them, they became part of a walkthrough attraction in the Tomorrowland area of the newly opened Disneyland park in Anaheim, California. It quickly became popular, and allowed guests to tour the luxurious Grand Salon, the wheelhouse, as well as surviving an attack by the giant squid used during production, designed by special effects expert Bob Mattey. The walkthrough continued to attract guests until it was closed in 1966. Many of the sets were destroyed, and the building would soon house Adventure Thru Inner Space, later replaced in 1987 by Star Tours. In 1959, an ambitious expansion of Tomorrowland in Disneyland was completed, which included the addition of new... less