Ride Profile: Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

Disneyland's long-shuttered Submarine Voyage ride has finally reopened! This time, the theme features characters from the Pixar animated film, "Finding Nemo." Board the subs and cruise below the surface of Disneyland's Tomorrowland Lagoon while watching the adventures of Nemo, Marlin, Dory and others.

The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage features brand new technology. Along with looking at animatronic sea life through the portholes, visitors to Disneyland will view images projected. Because there will be a space in between the effects box and the port hole, it will appear as though the characters from Finding Nemo are actually swimming in the water right outside your submarine!

The lines are calm on weekdays and late nights, around 11 PM, reaching from 75 minutes to 60 minutes. The subs load/ unload slowly, yet it is worth the wait. The line now rarely wraps around the lagoon except during the mid day rush.

(Note: The last person to board may get the seat that was added to the ride. It is located on the staircase and not very comfortable for long legged people. It is a spiral staircase with tiny wedge shaped steps that make it hard to go down if one has high heels or lack of feeling in one's feet. Some guests may have sensory issues with the darkness at times in the submarine as well as claustrophobia.)

Overall, it is a calm and gentle ride, but the kids enjoy seeing characters they know and the other interactions of the ride! If you plan to ride the monorail out of the park, leave Nemo for last (or first) since the monorail entrance is right above the Submarine Voyage.

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