Walt Disney World Abandoned One of its Most Popular Rides. This is Why.

迪斯尼放弃了其最受欢迎的游乐设施之一! 这就是为什么?

“This is Captain Nemo speaking. Welcome aboard the Nautilus. We are proceeding on a course that will take us on a voyage 20,000 leagues under the sea. En route, we will pass beneath the Polar Ice Cap and then probe depths seldom seen by man.”

This year, we’ve spent quite a bit of time in our Lost Legends series, journeying through the revered history of long-gone, fan-favorite attractions – to the cold depths of space in the terrifying Alien Encounter, the whimsical realms of Journey into Imagination, the sleek aerial highways of the PeopleMover, the "inside" story of Epcot's queasy Body Wars, the frigid north of Maelstrom, the distant cities of tomorrow on Horizons, and so many more. All along, we’ve asked for you to record your memories and thoughts, and to tell us which of the forgotten attractions you’d like to read about next.

You spoke loud and clear, and today, we’ll finally explore the cloudless waters of a Magic Kingdom classic: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage. We'll dive into the history of this stunning underwater dark ride, walk through the ride experience, then discuss what happened to the ride and what you'll find in its place today. So, as Captain Nemo would say at each Nautilus launch: “Make yourselves comfortable, but please, remain seated at all times. Prepare to dive!”

“这是尼莫船长说的。欢迎登上Nautilus。我们正在开展一项课程，这将带我们在海上航行20,000个联赛。在途中，我们将通过极地冰帽，然后探测人类很少看到的深度。“

今年，我们花了相当多的时间在我们的“迷失传奇”系列中，漫步于历史悠久的，粉丝最喜爱的景点 - 在可怕的异形遇见中的寒冷深处，Journey的异想天开的境界想象力，PeopleMover的时尚空中高速公路，Epcot诡异的身体战争的“内部”故事，Maelstrom寒冷的北部，明天在Horizons的遥远城市，以及更多。一直以来，我们都要求您记录下您的记忆和想法，并告诉我们您希望了解下一个被遗忘的景点。

你大声而清晰地说话，今天，我们终于探索了神奇王国经典的无云水域：海底的20,000个联盟：潜艇航行。我们将深入了解这个令人惊叹的水下黑暗骑行的历史，通过骑行体验，然后讨论骑行发生了什么，以及今天你会发现什么。因此，正如尼莫船长在每次Nautilus发布会上所说：“让自己舒服，但请随时保持坐姿。准备潜水！“

The story begins

故事开始了

As always, we have to begin our in-depth look well before 20,000 Leagues carried its first passenger. And in this case, the story begins more than a decade earlier than Magic Kingdom’s opening day, across the continent, and in Tomorrowland.

The Tomorrowland guests encountered when they first stepped into Walt Disney’s park in 1955 left much to be desired… especially to Walt himself. A short construction timeline (Disneyland opened one year after its groundbreaking) and modest financial backing meant that resources were allocated unevenly. Adventureland, Frontierland, and Fantasyland were given priority while the east side of the park – what would be Tomorrowland – was handed a leaner budget.

Allegedly, the east side of the park fell so far behind that Walt halted construction on Tomorrowland entirely with the intent of opening the rest of Disneyland first, returning to Tomorrowland later as a sort of "phase II." But just a few months before opening, he reversed and the land was hurriedly cobbled together as a land of corporate exhibits and shows of sponsorship. From the start, Walt was unhappy with the land and often spoke of how it was not yet complete. He had ambitious plans for the future, but in the meantime, he had a coup.

一如既往，我们必须在20,000名联赛第一位乘客之前开始深入了解。在这种情况下，故事比神奇王国的开幕日，整个大陆和明日世界早十多年。

1955年他们第一次踏入沃尔特迪斯尼乐园时遇到的明日世界客人留下了很多不足之处...尤其是对沃尔特本人而言。短暂的施工时间表（迪士尼乐园在开工一年后开业）和适度的资金支持意味着资源分配不均。 Adventureland，Frontierland和Fantasyland被优先考虑，而公园东侧 - 明日世界 - 被提供了更精简的预算。

据称，公园的东侧落后于沃尔特完全停止在明日世界的建设，其目的是首先打开迪斯尼乐园的其余部分，后来作为一种“第二阶段”返回明日世界。但就在开业前几个月，他便倒闭了，土地被匆匆拼凑在一起作为企业展览和赞助展示的土地。从一开始，沃尔特对这片土地不满意，并经常谈到它还没有完成。他对未来抱有雄心勃勃的计划，但与此同时，他发了一个妙招。

First visit to the Nautilus

首次访问Nautilus

In 1954 – just a year earlier – Disney had released one of its most ambitious and visually stunning films ever: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Originally an 1870 novel by Jules Verne (author of Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days, From the Earth to the Moon, and other famous adventure stories), the tale recounts a New York based expedition sent to verify accounts of a mysterious sea monster. What they find instead is the reclusive Captain Nemo (played in the 1954 film by James Mason) aboard an unthinkably advanced submarine called the Nautilus. On board, the adventurers encounter coral reefs, polar ice caps, and – most memorably – an attack by a giant squid.

The film was a massive hit and earned two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects. Much of the film’s praise was thanks to Harper Goff, one of Walt’s most involved artists who designed the iconic fantasy-future Victorian styling of 20,000 Leagues' Nautilus submarine. His unforgettable submarine design helped credit 20,000 Leagues as an early example of the “steampunk” genre, juxtaposing industrial technology with Victorian style.

1954年 - 仅仅一年前 - 迪士尼发布了其中一部最具野心和视觉效果的电影：20,000海底联赛。

最初由儒勒·凡尔纳撰写的1870年小说（“地球中心之旅”，“80天环游世界，从地球到月球，以及其他着名的冒险故事”一书的作者），故事讲述了一个纽约探险队派来验证一个神秘的海怪的帐户。他们所发现的是隐居的尼莫船长（由詹姆斯梅森在1954年的电影中扮演）乘坐一艘名为鹦鹉螺的难以想象的先进潜艇。在船上，冒险者会遇到珊瑚礁，极地冰盖，以及 - 最令人难忘的 - 遭到巨型鱿鱼的攻击。

这部电影获得了巨大成功，并获得了两项奥斯卡最佳艺术指导奖和最佳特效奖。这部电影的大部分赞誉归功于哈珀高夫，她是沃尔特参与最多的艺术家之一，他设计了20,000联盟的鹦鹉螺潜艇的标志性幻想未来维多利亚风格。他令人难忘的潜艇设计为20,000个联盟提供了信誉，作为“蒸汽朋克”类型的早期例子，将工业技术与维多利亚风格并列。

So with the opening of Disneyland nearing and Tomorrowland failing to meet Walt’s expectations, Imagineers decided to bring the sets and props from the film to Disneyland and display them as a walkthrough exhibit in Tomorrowland. From the park's very first day of operation, it was home to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.因此，随着迪斯尼乐园即将开幕，明日世界未能满足沃尔特的期望，幻想工程师决定将电影中的剧集和道具带到迪斯尼乐园，并将其展示为明日世界的演练。从公园的第一天开始，这里就有20,000个海底联盟。

Housed in the circular center of the showbuilding currently home to Star Tours, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea exhibit was an A-ticket, costing 10 cents for entry. The exhibit invited guests to see "the final resting place" of the Nautilus and step through its Grand Salon gallery, diving chamber, chart room, wheelhouse, and more. A living, breathing advertisement for the brand new feature film, the exhibit was certainly one of the most detailed and delightful elements of Disneyland when the park opened.位于星际旅游目前所在地的展览中心的圆形中心，20,000海底联盟展览是一张A票，入场费用为10美分。展览邀请客人看到鹦鹉螺的“最后安息之地”，并穿过其大沙龙画廊，潜水室，图表室，驾驶室等。作为全新故事片的生动呼吸广告，该展览无疑是公园开放时迪斯尼乐园最细致，最令人愉快的元素之一。

Perhaps the most memorable element of the walkthrough was the chance to see the "open water" through the sub's iconic central 'eye' porthole. But beware: lurking just beyond was a menacing animatronic squid, eager to envelope the sub in its thrashing tentacles.也许演练中最令人难忘的元素是有机会通过该标志性的中央“眼睛”舷窗看到“开放水域”。但要注意：潜伏在外面的是一种威胁性的电子动物鱿鱼，渴望将它包裹在其颠簸的触手中。

The exhibit lasted for 11 years. In 1966, it was closed to make way for New Tomorrowland, where the spot would become home to another of our Lost Legends: Adventures Thru Inner Space. The organ prop from the movie was salvaged and moved across the park where it would act as a permanent installation in The Haunted Mansion's ballroom scene when that ride opened in 1969. When Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion opened in 1971, the organ would be duplicated, so the Haunted Mansion in Florida also has a small piece of 20,000 Leagues history!展览持续了11年。在1966年，它被关闭为新明日世界让路，在那里，这个地方将成为我们另一个失落的传说：通过内部空间冒险的家园。电影中的风琴支架被打捞并移动到公园内，当它于1969年开通时，它将作为The Haunted Mansion舞厅场景中的永久装置。当魔术王国的鬼屋于1971年开放时，该器官将被复制，所以佛罗里达州的鬼屋也拥有20,000个联盟的历史！

What all of that means, interestingly enough, is that 20,000 Leagues was one of the very few intellectual properties present in the park from Disneyland’s opening day, alongside Peter Pan, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Mickey Mouse himself.

Submarines surface

Submarines had first been widely used in World War I (1914 – 1918) but the growing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union had amplified their presence in popular culture in the 1950s as technology leapt forward.

In 1954 – the same year that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was electrifying theaters – the United States launched (ready for this?) the USS Nautilus, a very real submarine running on nuclear power – the first to do so. The real Nautilus could remain submerged for an unprecedented four months at a time. All the while, the Soviet Union retaliated by building its own arsenal of nuclear subs as part of the ongoing arms race between the two world powers.

In a 1958 show of power, the USS Nautilus successfully (and secretly) sailed below the polar ice caps becoming the first ship to ever cross the geographic North Pole.

有趣的是，所有这一切意味着20,000个联盟是迪斯尼乐园开幕当天公园里少数知识产权之一，与小飞侠，白雪公主和七个小矮人以及米老鼠一起。

潜艇表面

潜艇最初在第一次世界大战中被广泛使用（1914年至1918年），但随着技术的飞跃，美国和苏联之间不断增长的冷战在20世纪50年代扩大了它们在大众文化中的存在。

在1954年 - 同一年，海底有20,000个联盟正在激活剧院 - 美国推出（准备好了吗？）美国鹦鹉螺号，这是一艘非常真实的核动力潜艇 - 这是第一个这样做的。真正的鹦鹉螺可能会一次淹没前所未有的四个月。苏联一直在建立自己的核潜艇库，作为两个世界大国之间正在进行的军备竞赛的一部分进行报复。

在1958年的权力展示中，美国鹦鹉螺号成功（并秘密地）航行在极地冰盖下方，成为第一艘穿越地理北极的船。

Views of tomorrow from sea and sky

从海和天空的明天的意见

To the people of the 1950s, the technology behind submarines was practically the stuff of science fiction, no more accessible or understood than space travel. If Tomorrowland offered flights to the stars, it would need to send guests to the other distant and unknown world: the depths of the ocean. Walt had just the material he needed to bring Tomorrowland up to the quality he had originally intended.

Disneyland’s first – and certainly largest – expansion occurred in 1959. So grand was the scale of this expansion that it was televised as a reopening of Disneyland. In the unprecedented move, three new attractions were introduced simultaneously, each earning the newly invented “E-Ticket” designation (meaning that they required the most limited and expensive ticket to see).

On June 14, 1959, Tomorrowland became home to the thrilling Matterhorn Bobsleds (the first tubular steel tracked roller coaster ever), the sleek Disneyland ALWEG Monorail (the first monorail in the United States), and, in a bubbling lagoon of waterfalls and glassy water, the Cold War gray submersibles of the Submarine Voyage. What does a generic submarine ride in Tomorrowland have to do with Magic Kingdom's fantastic, Jules Verne dark ride? The story continues on the next page.

对于20世纪50年代的人们来说，潜艇背后的技术实际上是科幻小说中的东西，不比太空旅行更容易理解或理解。如果明日世界提供飞往星星的航班，它将需要将客人送到另一个遥远且未知的世界：海洋的深处。沃尔特只有他需要的材料才能让Tomorrowland达到他原先打算的质量。

迪士尼乐园的第一次 - 当然也是最大的 - 扩张发生在1959年。这次扩张的规模如此之大，它被视为重新开放的迪斯尼乐园。在前所未有的举动中，同时引入了三个新的景点，每个景点都获得了新发明的“E-Ticket”称号（意味着他们需要最有限和最昂贵的门票才能看到）。

1959年6月14日，明日世界成为令人兴奋的马特宏峰雪橇（有史以来第一个管状钢轨过山车），时尚的迪士尼乐园ALWEG单轨列车（美国第一条单轨列车）的家园，以及在瀑布和玻璃状的冒泡泻湖中水，潜艇航行的冷战灰色潜水器。在明日世界乘坐通用潜水艇与神奇王国奇妙的Jules Verne黑暗骑行有什么关系？故事在下一页继续。

Subs of tomorrow

明天的下属

Disneyland’s Submarine Voyage opened June 14, 1959 as the largest expansion in the park’s history. But Walt seemed to think it was only bringing Tomorrowland to the standard it should’ve met all along.

Each of the eight Cold War industrial-style submarines held 38 guests and cost a whopping $80,000 to build in 1959 (that’s about $660,000 each today). Walt, for his part, was simply delighted by the attraction. He often joked that he had “one of the world’s largest peacetime submarine fleets,” and reportedly was disappointed when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was denied permission to visit Disneyland that year as he’d looked forward to showing off his submarines.

The brilliant attraction was a pinnacle of Imagineering prowess. Between you and me, the “submarines” weren’t submarines at all. Rather, they’re simply boats that travel along a flat track with visitors seated below the water line looking out of porthole windows. As the subs pressed forward from the loading dock, bubble screens would simulate downward movement and diving just as coral reefs came into view.

Similarly, another screen of bubbles and an overhead waterfall would mask the sub’s entrance into a showbuilding where classic dark ride lighting techniques and effects could simulate ever-deeper oceanic environments of sunken cities, shipwrecks, mermaids, and even an encounter with a goofy sea serpent.

And think about it. Submarine Voyage opened in 1959. The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea walkthrough didn't close until 1966. So for the better part of a decade, the two "submarine" themed attractions co-existed in Tomorrowland, one as a scientific journey promoting submarines as the stuff of tomorrow, and the other as a fantastic walkthrough of a famous literary and cinematic submarine.

迪士尼乐园的Submarine Voyage于1959年6月14日开放，是该公园历史上最大的扩建项目。但沃尔特似乎认为这只会让明日世界达到应该一直相遇的标准。

八艘冷战工业型潜艇中的每一艘都有38位客人，并且在1959年建造了高达80,000美元（现在每架约660,000美元）。就他而言，沃尔特对这一吸引力感到非常高兴。他经常开玩笑称自己拥有“世界上最大的和平时期潜艇舰队之一”，据报道当苏联总理尼基塔·赫鲁晓夫因为期待炫耀他的潜艇而被拒绝访问迪斯尼乐园时，他们感到很失望。

辉煌的吸引力是梦幻能力的顶峰。在你我之间，“潜艇”根本不是潜艇。相反，它们只是沿着平坦的轨道行进的船只，坐在水线以下的游客从舷窗窗口望出去。随着潜水艇从装卸码头向前推进，泡泡屏将模拟向下运动和潜水，就像珊瑚礁进入视野一样。

同样，另一个屏幕的气泡和高架瀑布将掩盖了潜艇的入口进入一个展示区，经典的黑暗骑行照明技术和效果可以模拟沉没的城市，沉船，美人鱼甚至与愚蠢的海蛇相遇的更深海洋环境。

想一想。 Submarine Voyage于1959年开通.2万海底联赛的演练直到1966年才开始关闭。因此，在十年的大部分时间里，两个“潜艇”主题景点在明日世界共存，其中一个作为推进潜艇的科学旅程明天的事情，另一个是着名的文学和电影潜艇的精彩演练。

The roof of Disneyland's Submarine Voyage does double duty, as it also contains Autopia, the Monorail, and Peoplemover. © Google迪士尼乐园的Submarine Voyage的屋顶有双重功能，因为它还包含Autopia，Monorail和Peoplemover。 ©谷歌In a most ingenious use of space for the tiny little park, the massive cavernous showbuilding of Submarine Voyage pulled double duty. Grass and trees were planted on top so that the building's roof could also play host to the expanding Autopia ride. As well, the Submarine Voyage showbuilding was home to the Monorail's support beams and, later, the aerial highways of the PeopleMover! 在这个小小公园中最巧妙地利用空间，Submarine Voyage的巨大海绵状展示了双重任务。草地和树木被种植在顶部，这样建筑物的屋顶也可以承载不断扩大的Autopia骑行。此外，Submarine Voyage showbuilding是单轨列车支撑梁的所在地，后来是PeopleMover的空中高速公路！

Submarine Voyage remained a guest favorite as the decades passed. In one significant change, 1986 saw the sub's hulls repainted from the militaristic gray to a pastel then bright yellow, recasting the vehicles as research submarines (more appropriate for a post-Cold-War audience).

Packed with detailed scenery, animatronic creatures, and gorgeous views of brilliant dark ride scenes; Submarine Voyage was a certifiable E-Ticket and an absolute stunning Disney classic.

That also made it a prime candidate for duplication at Walt Disney World.

几十年过去了，Submarine Voyage仍然是客人的最爱。在一次重大改变中，1986年看到子船的船体从军国主义的灰色重新粉刷成柔和的黄色，将车辆重新塑造为研究潜艇（更适合冷战后的观众）。

拥有详细的风景，电子动物生物，以及辉煌的黑暗骑行场景的美丽景色; Submarine Voyage是一款可认证的电子机票和绝对令人惊叹的迪士尼经典款。

这也使它成为沃尔特迪斯尼世界重复的主要候选人。

New perspective

新视角

In the 1960s, Imagineering had expanded their footprint in Glendale, California to prepare for the massive influx of engineering projects they’d encounter in building Walt Disney World. They’d also brought on a new group of young, upstart Imagineers fresh from school.

Perhaps the most well known of those Imagineers was Tony Baxter. Baxter had the story so many Disney Parks fans dream about: he worked part-time at Disneyland throughout college when his designs for a school project came to the attention of Imagineering. After a tour of the design facility, Baxter changed his major and his life. Fresh out of school and in his early 20s, he was sent off to Florida as a production designer for a version of Submarine Voyage under construction at the Magic Kingdom.

Future vs. fantasy

Walt did not live long enough to step into his completed “Florida Project,” but Walt Disney World and its theme park, Magic Kingdom, were well into the design phase by the end of the 1960s. Magic Kingdom would be a new and improved Disneyland, given the benefit of size, hindsight, and master planning. It was to include all the best of the original Californian park repackaged and upsized for the international audience who would flock to “The Vacation Kingdom of the World.”

Certainly, the compelling concept of Submarine Voyage warranted its inclusion in Magic Kingdom. Like all the other Disneyland originals, Magic Kingdom designers hoped to turn the Submarine Voyage on its head and create an even grander, richer, more detailed experience.

But a bigger, grander version of Submarine Voyage wouldn't be enough. In the 1950s, Submarine Voyage was perfectly at home in a Tomorrowland designed that decade. But Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland would be a product of the 1970s, and submarines were hardly "futuristic" through the lens of that era. Instead, Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland would heavily focus on aviation and space flight, since those were the prevailing images of the future by then. Submarines were yesterday's headlines and had no place in Tomorrowland.

在20世纪60年代，Imagineering扩大了他们在加利福尼亚州格伦代尔的足迹，为他们在建造沃尔特迪斯尼世界时遇到的大量工程项目做好准备。他们还从学校带来了一批新的年轻，新贵的Imagineers。

也许最着名的那些想象者是Tony Baxter。巴克斯特讲述了许多迪斯尼公园球迷梦寐以求的故事：他在整个大学期间在迪士尼乐园做兼职，当时他的学校项目设计引起了Imagineering的注意。参观完设计工作后，巴克斯特改变了他的专业和生活。刚离开学校，20多岁时，他被派往佛罗里达州担任魔术王国正在建造的Submarine Voyage版本的制作设计师。

未来与幻想

沃尔特没有足够长的时间进入他完成的“佛罗里达计划”，但沃尔特迪斯尼世界及其主题公园神奇王国在20世纪60年代末进入了设计阶段。鉴于规模，后见之明和总体规划的优势，神奇王国将是一个新的和改进的迪士尼乐园。它包括所有最好的原始加利福尼亚公园重新包装和升级为国际观众谁将涌向“世界度假王国”。

当然，Submarine Voyage的引人注目的概念保证它被包含在神奇王国中。与所有其他迪士尼乐园原创作品一样，神奇王国的设计师希望将潜水艇之旅置于其头上，创造更宏伟，更丰富，更细致的体验。

但是，更大，更宏伟的Submarine Voyage版本是不够的。在20世纪50年代，Submarine Voyage完美地居住在设计了十年的明日世界。但神奇王国的明日世界将成为20世纪70年代的产物，潜艇在那个时代的镜头中几乎没有“未来主义”。相反，神奇王国的明日世界将主要关注航空和太空飞行，因为这些是当时流行的未来形象。潜艇是昨天的头条新闻，在明日世界没有位置。

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