In spite of the enormous price tag, Ouimet was impressed and the Finding Nemo theme for the Submarine Voyage was green-lighted. A mock-up of the new technology was created and a presentation was staged for Ouimet. The subs were tested to see if new animated show scenes could be visible from their portholes. Rumors quickly spread over the Internet that an attraction based on Finding Nemo would replace Submarine Voyage. One of the original eight subs was moored at the old Submarine Voyage dock for inspection by Imagineering. Matt Ouimet became president of Disneyland Resort in 2003, and in 2004 there was new activity in the Submarine lagoon. The special effects team at Walt Disney Imagineering eventually developed new projection technology and around the same time, the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo was in development, which had potential for a Submarine Voyage re-theme. Imagineering creative chief Marty Sklar hired a naval engineering firm to inspect the subs, and they determined they had 40 to 50 years of life left in them, saving them from destruction. At one point, Disneyland executives considered removing the submarines, feeling they occupied too much of the park's storage space. During this time, the lagoon remained as scenery. A theme based on Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid was also briefly considered. The next year, an attempt was made to re-theme the attraction on Disney's 2002 animated film Treasure Planet, but it too was a commercial failure. A mock-up was built to test the concept but when the film failed at the box office, those plans were shelved.

One of the first attempts to resurrect the subs was to create an attraction based on Disney's 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On its final day of operation, Imagineer Tony Baxter told then-Disneyland president Paul Pressler, 'This is one of the worst days of my life.' Baxter was one of many Imagineers who campaigned to bring the attraction back with a new theme. On July 29, 1998, it was announced that the ride would be closed on September 7, and that it would reopen with a new theme by 2003. The original Submarine Voyage, built in 1959 as part of the new Tomorrowland, was loosely based on the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, and its voyage to the North Pole in 1958. Matterhorn Bobsleds can be seen in the background.

Third edition.Further information: Submarine Voyage The Submarine lagoon drained while Finding Nemo was under construction.

Its inclusion in the encyclopedia could be seen as Disney's attempt at coyly acknowledging the filmmaker's attempt at trying to provoke them. Disney chose not to pursue legal action so as not to create a Streisand Effect. The movie is not an official Disney film, but was filmed in the Disney theme parks without the consent of the company.

One of the most recent updates includes information on the film Escape from Tomorrow.

Originally published in 1996, updated print versions have been subsequently released in 1998, 2006, 2.Īn online version, exclusive to D23 Members, is updated frequently. It is edited by Disney's head archivist, Dave Smith. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia is the official encyclopedia of The Walt Disney Company.

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