Changes

By the end of 1980 plans for The Seas pavilion still changing. At this point the omnimover ride was shortened and the tone became more scientific. In the 1980 book Walt Disney's Epcot Center, the Seas pavilion is described:

{{Quotation| "Visitors to The Seas pavilion will explore the wonders of the aquatic frontier through two major presentations. First, "The World of the Sea," a ride-thru experience presenting various ocean environments; and second, "Sea Base Alpha," a futuristic undersea research station complete with a 5,000,000-gallon tank supporting a living coral reef community." <ref name= "intercot"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/LivingSeas/lsconstr.html </ref>}}

When EPCOT Center opened on October 1, 1982, The Seas pavilion was nowhere to be found. Instead, an empty large plot of land could be found in Future World West, with a sign that announced that The Living Seas would be opening in 1984<ref name= "Martin"/>. Despite this promise, Disney had yet to find a sponsor for the pavilion. This changed however on July 20, 1983 when United Technologies agreed to sponsor the 90 million dollar pavilion<ref name= "Martin"/>.

{{Quotation| "Visitors to The Seas pavilion will explore the wonders of the aquatic frontier through two major presentations. First, "The World of the Sea," a ride-thru experience presenting various ocean environments; and second, "Sea Base Alpha," a futuristic undersea research station complete with a 5,000,000-gallon tank supporting a living coral reef community." <ref name= "intercot"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/LivingSeas/lsconstr.html </ref>}}

Between 1980 and 1982, the tone of The Seas had clearly changed. Gone was the fantasy elements of the pavilion's designs, as the focus of The Seas shifted completely to the scientific, with an emphasis on the SeasBase portion of the pavilion the 1982 book EPCOT Center: Creating the World of Tomorrow, notes that while in The Living Seas ride guests would see: