October 14, 1971 – The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Attraction Opens in Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland
“We are underway and proceeding on a course that will take us on a voyage through liquid space. En route, we will pass below the polar ice cap, and then probe depths seldom seen by man.”
On October 14, 1971, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction opened in Tomorrowland of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. The underwater submarine ride was based on the hit 1954 film, rather than the Disneyland version of the ride, which was based on the nuclear submarines in the news of much of the 1950s. The ride became highly popular, and was one of the biggest and most expensive Disney attractions. The ride, however, was closed on September 5, 1994, and was replaced with Pooh’s Playful Spot in 2005.
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