Defunct Disney: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
by Sam 10.29.21 Everybody has those rides that remind of them old school Disney World. Maybe it's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride or Timekeeper... or if you're really old school, If You Had Wings or even Kitchen Kaberet. But it seems like everybody had one classic ride circled on their park maps and that was 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. The Jules Verne penned novel turned Disney hit film starring Kirk Douglas from 1954 was of course gonna end up in the newly built Disneyland first, right? But you might be surprised to learn that actually, the WDW-sister to the east only got the 'Submarine Voyage' treatment. Disneyland's Submarine Voyage In 1959, an ambitious expansion of Tomorrowland in Disneyland was completed, which included the addition of new attractions, including the Matterhorn Bobsleds, Monorail, and Submarine Voyage. "Commissioned" on June 6, 1959, in front of Richard Nixon, Walt Disney and his wife Lillian, and officers of the US Navy, the attraction ma