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The Sea's With Nemo and & Friends is an attraction located in [[Epcot]]. If you are looking for the pavilion which houses the attraction see: [[The Seas with Nemo & Friends]].

Following the end of United Technologies sponsorship in 1998, the Living Seas began to decline in popularity <ref name= "Martin"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj6VD1bJEYs </ref>. One of the pavilion's preshow theaters was closed in 1999, and this was followed by the closure of the SeaCab ride Caribbean Coral Reef Ride (which took guests through the Coral Reef Aquarium in the SeaCabs) in October 2001 <ref name= "Martin"/>. In order to create a resurgence of interest in the pavilion, Disney decided to tie the pavilion in with the popular Disney-Pixar film "Finding Nemo". In December 2003 references to the film began appearing throughout the Living Seas pavilion <ref name= "Martin"/>. This was followed by the addition of a new attraction [[Turtle Talk with Crush]] on November 16, 2004<ref name= "Martin"/>. The new show featuring Crush the Turtle proved so popular that Disney chose to create a new Finding Nemo omnimover attraction for the pavilion<ref name= "Martin"/>. On August 21, 2005 the Living Seas completely closed so the new Nemo attraction could be implemented<ref name= "Martin"/>.

The new attraction titled "The Seas with Nemo and & Friends" was constructed in the location that had previously housed one of the pavilion's preshow theaters, the Hydrolators, the holding areas and the queue for the old SeaCab Caribbean Coral Reef Ride attraction <ref name= "Martin"/>. The new attraction's queue replaced the Hydrolator portion of the attraction. The removal of the third Hydrolator as well as the preshow theater allowed Imagineers to install 9 new dark ride scenes. In order to extend the original SeaCab Caribbean Coral Reef Ride track to into these new scenes, 280 ft of additional track was installed. The SeaCabs themselves were replaced with repurposed and turned into "Clamobiles" that took take guests through the story.

Imagineer Jerre Kirk oversaw the creation of the attractionThe Seas with Nemo & Friends, which featured cutting edge technology. The first three scenes in the attraction were set in a coral reef. To create this environment, Imagineers used "very thin castings of fiberglass", which had never been done before <ref name= "explore"> https://www.explorethemagic.com/forums/47-current-attractions-and-updates/5638-the-seas-with-nemo-friends.html </ref>. The final scene in the attraction featured the animated characters swimming with real marine life in the pavilion's giant aquarium. To create this effect, Imagineers needed a new kind of projection technology. Disney had never projected animation into an aquarium before, however Research and Development Designer Alfredo Ayala came up with the new projection technology that allowed Disney to insert the characters into the tank using special effect glass <ref name= "explore"/>. According to WDI Vice President Kathy Mangum:

After much trial and error with the new projectors, Imagineers were able to create the environment that they wanted <ref name= "explore"/>. In order to make sure the animation in the attraction was in line with the film, representatives from Pixar were on hand to help with the new attraction <ref name= "magic"> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/nemo-ride-description-spoilers.97827/ </ref>. The final scene also featured Nemo and the rest of the characters singing "In the Big Blue World" which was taken from the [[Finding Nemo - The Musical]] attraction <ref> http://themeparks.about.com/od/disneyridereviews/fr/NemoRideEpcot.htm </ref>. Finally, on January 24, 2007 the Seas with Nemo and & Friends was officially rededicated and opened to the public<ref name= "Martin"/>. 

To see The Seas With Nemo and & Friends click play below:

* The Clamobiles were made from the Sea Cabs SeaCabs that guests used to ride in while on The Living Seas <ref name= "Martin"/>.