Going through the vaults, I found these shots from May 2006 documenting the construction of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction. The original Submarine Voyage had closed September 1998, creating an eyesore and gripes from guests for close to a decade before Nemo opened in June 2007.
The Matterhorn, also an original 1959 attraction, watches as its forgotten sibling rises from the ashes.
If you’ve read my blog for awhile, then you know my feelings about the Nemo incarnation vs. the original. Below is a shot from happier times, circa September 1971:
Remember the Skyway and the Carousel of Progress? More laments from this blogger which don’t need to be repeated. There’s that old saying about beating a dead horse.
See more Disneyland Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage photos at my main website.
Dave-
ReplyDeleteThe only constant in life is change. There was a time the results of that change at Disneyland were virtually always a positive. The same can rarely be said these times - and for some time in the immediate past, regrettably.
Change for the better? Yes.
ReplyDeleteChange for the sake of making change? ( aka "leaving my mark" ) No.
And speaking of change...it is time for a total renovation of the Land. Even my former boss, Dick Nunis, says so. And he should know a thing or two. KS
ReplyDeleteI never thought I'd say this, but Dick is right. ( ...in this context ) Tomorrowland is "yesterday's version of tomorrow" and could really benefit from a rename to "sci-fi land" to just embrace what it really is now.
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