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The Seas with Nemo & Friends

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/* The Living Seas Presented By United Technologies (1986-1998) */
[[Image:Seasentrance.jpg|400px|thumb|The entrance to The Living Seas prior to the 2005 refurbishment. Photo Michael Grey.]]
The completed Living Seas pavilion was unique among the original EPCOT Center pavilion's in that it did not house a "feature attraction". Instead, the pavilion was made up a series of interconnected smaller attractions, concluding with guests arrival at the futuristic underwater research station [[SeaBase Alpha]]. The Living Seas pavilion began with guests entering a winding queue that featured artifacts from the history of sea travel. They would then enter the first preshow where they watched a slideshow touting United Technologies. Following the slideshow, they would walk into another theater where they were shown the 6 minuted film "The Sea". This movie showed guests how water made life on earth possible, while also touching on how humanity's understanding of the seas has developed. After the film, guests exited to the Hydrolators, which were "sea elevators" designed to take 30 guests "below the surface". Exiting the Hydrolators, guests would then board their "Sea Cabs" and travel via omnimover through the pavilion's Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium to SeaBase Alpha.
While Imagineers had originally planned on SeaBase Alpha being made up of eight modules, the final version only featured six. Each of the modules housed a series of interactive exhibits which focused on a central theme. In addition to the modules, guests could also further observe the Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium from a viewing platform. Finally, The Living Seas was also home to the [[Coral Reef Restaurant]], which allowed guests to look into the pavilion's aquarium while they dined. Of note is the fact that in order to exit the pavilion, guests would enter another set of Hydrolators.