Sea Base Alpha 1989 ( Diver Lock-Out Chamber )

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Added: May 14, 2008

Duration: 7:10

Opened in 1986, The Living Seas is an educational pavilion in the Epcot Future World area dedicated to the study of the Earth's oceans and our relationship with them. The exterior of the building features a rocky coastline with crashing waves, and a mural of the sun setting over the ocean. Once inside, the queue winds past a number of underwater exploration artifacts, including Sir Edmund Halley's first diving bell. The main part of the Living Seas attraction is Sea Base Alpha. As is the case with many Disney attractions, there is a 7-minute pre-show movie to prepare you for the experience, but the powers that be have decided to make this one optional. If you've seen it before, or have no interest in the movie, you can skip it and go directly to the Hydrolators. The Hydrolators are elevators with effects to make it seem like you're descending to the depths of the ocean floor... in reality, you descend a couple of inches. At this point, you used to get into the Seacabs, small passenger vehicles that took you on a 3-minute tour of the "ocean floor". The Seacabs, however, are closed until further notice, and you now disembark the Hydrolators directly into Sea Base Alpha. Sea Base Alpha itself is a two-floor research facility/exhibit area/aquarium viewing area. The highlight of the pavilion is the 5.7 million gallon salt water aquarium, which is the largest salt water aquarium tank in the world. Inside are over 100 varieties of fish and other sea creatures - the big crowd pleasers are the sharks and rays, as well as a sea turtle and a 500-pound grouper.

Channel: Travel

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