Celebrate the launch of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland! This month in VMK, Nemo-themed events, games and undersea fun!
For more information on The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction at Disneyland check out Nemo at Disneyland. (http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=FindingNemoSubmarineVoyageAttractionPa ge)

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All hands! Prepare to dive!

·When the original submarine ride launched in 1959 at Disneyland, the gunmetal gray submarines ran on diesel - today's yellow submarines are powered by electricity, making The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage a "green" attraction.

·The original subs were built to last a lifetime, literally - and as a result the ride still uses the original eight submarines.

·To keep the color from fading on the coral reefs, Imagineers didn't paint the reefs but instead actually sprayed recycled glass on the rock face with an organic epoxy for a longer lasting and more vibrant effect.

·Finding Nemo won an Oscar in 2003 in the Best Animated Film category.

·Finding Nemo is not the only Disney film that features a character named Nemo. In fact, Nemo's name was inspired by the 1954 Disney live-action classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, in that film actor James Mason plays Captain Nemo, the commander of the submarine Nautilus.

·During the 1960's, sets from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea were placed at Disneyland as an attraction for Guest to explore. One prop from the film is still at Disneyland - Captain Nemo's pipe organ is in the Haunted Mansion Ballroom.

·In Finding Nemo, a group of fish sing a snippet of the song, "I've a whale of a tale to tell..." This song was originally sung in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

here are some facts i heard

if they drained the lagoon it would cause the matterhorn to collapse, but then they said not collapse but sink in 4-6 feet, this ended up being false because they had to drain the lagoon for the finding nemo ride.

i might have some more soon ;) lol

here are some facts i heard

if they drained the lagoon it would cause the matterhorn to collapse, but then they said not collapse but sink in 4-6 feet, this ended up being false because they had to drain the lagoon for the finding nemo ride.

i might have some more soon ;) lol

Woah, that would be REALLY weird if they Matterhorn collapsed... lol.

Pretty cool facts :) I'l letcha know if I find any.

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Lol, why would the matterhorn collapse? XD That's so weird :D

Yay for green-ness!

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if they drained the lagoon it would cause the matterhorn to collapse, but then they said not collapse but sink in 4-6 feet, this ended up being false because they had to drain the lagoon for the finding nemo ride.

That rumor is due to the thought that there was a leak on the Matterhorn side of the lagoon. Supposedly, it was leaking under the structure of the Matterhorn, and weakening it. Not actually the case, though. And the lagoon had been drained prior to the Nemo attraction being built.

Funny that this thread is titled "Nemo 101". In attraction speak, '101' means a ride is broken down.

101 means information.

Actually, 411 means information. 101 is an intro college course.

I was merely pointing out that when an attraction is 101, it is broken down.