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{{Infobox Disney ride|| image=Theseasattractionpromo.jpg| caption='''Promotional artwork for The SeaSeas with Nemo & Friends's ''| park= Epcot| land=Future World| opened=January 24, 2007 | vehicle= Clamobile| guests_per_vehicle=2-3| duration=5:00| custom_label_1= Based on| custom_value_1= Finding Nemo| type=Dark Ride|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +|custom_value_2= Yes}}The Seas With Nemo and & Friends is an attraction located in [[Epcot]]. If you are looking for the pavilion which houses the attraction see: [[The Sea's With Seas with Nemo & Friends]]. 

The Seas with Nemo & Friends is When creating a dark ride new attraction which replaced for the former Living Seas attraction in 2007. The Living Seas pavilion had originally included a movie theater, a dark ride Imagineers decided to reuse the track from the closed Caribbean Coral Reef Ride (also known as the Sea CabsSeaCabs) and Seabase Alpha, which featured various aquamarine exhibits. After entering the Living Seas, guests would watch a preshow film titled <ref name= "The Seasears" before boarding their Sea Cabs and heading for the Seabase/>. While aboard their Sea Cabs, guests would travel through This onmnimover attraction had originally transported guest's from the pavilion's preshow area, through the 5.7 million gallon aquariumCaribbean Coral Reef Aquarium, before reaching their destination. The structure of the pavilion remained unchanged until 2001 when the Sea Cab portion of the ride was discontinued. Although the track and Sea Cab's were still visible to guests, the ride ceased to function. Now, after watching the Sea's video (or skipping it altogether) guests were required to walk to Seabase Base Alpha. This change led In order to a decline in attendance for that pavilion, which many guests referred to as "The Dead Seas". Following United Technologies dropping of it's sponsorship, and create the success of the Disney-Pixar movie Finding Nemo, it was decided that the pavilion would tie in with the movie. In 2004, a new attraction was added to Seabasehowever, titled, [[Turtle Talk with Crush]]Imagineers needed more track. The new interactive show proved to be so popularTo do this, that it was decided that they extended the whole pavilion would receive a Finding Nemo theme. From 2004 through 2006, almost every part of the pavilion was renovated or removedoriginal Caribbean Coral Reef Ride track 280 feet <ref name= "ears"/>. The exhibits in Seabase Alpha were changed to tie in Seas with Nemo & Friends (as the attraction would be called) now took up the moviearea that previously housed The Living Seas' first preshow theater, Turtle Talk with Crush was expandedholding area, Hydrolators and queue for the pavilions store, restaurant and color scheme were completely changedCaribbean Coral Reef Ride <ref name= "Martin2"/>. The final phase of the renovation came In 2005Finally, when the pavilion was closed so that work could begin on a new dark old SeaCab ride attraction. The new attraction was originally referred to as vehicles were replaced with the "Clamobiles" that take guests through The Clamobile attractionSeas with Nemo & Friends <ref name= ", but it was eventually Martin2"/>. also titledOverseen by Imagineer Jerre Kirk, The Seas with Nemo & Friendsfeatured cutting edge technology to tell a story. To In order to create the ride attraction's first three scenes (which are set in a coral reef), Imagineers used the existing Sea Cab track"very thin castings of fiberglass", plus additional track added which had never been done before <ref name= "ears">“Imagineers Bring Nemo's World to Life.” Eyes and Ears, 28 Sept. 2005. </ref>. Perhaps most impressively however, the former location of "final scene in The Seas" movie theater. The concept of with Nemo & Friends features the attraction's animated characters swimming with real marine life in the pavilion's Coral Reef Aquarium. In order to create this effect, was that guests would board their Clamobiles and follow Merlin and Dory as they once again searched for NemoDisney needed another piece of breakthrough technology. Research and Development Designer Alfredo Ayala came up with the new projection technology that allowed Disney to To do this, insert the characters from into the film are projected onto screens, which guests pass by in their tank using special effect glass <ref name= "Clamobileears"/>. The Clamobiles are in fact restructured Sea CabsAccording to WDI Vice President Kathy Mangum:{{Quotation| “He [Alfredo] played with it, which are now shaped like clamsdeveloped it, and set up a demonstration. That demonstration really opened up the opportunity for us to create the finale. The technology really drove what the creative application could be.” <ref name="ears"/>}}

Imagineer Jerre Kirk oversaw the creation of the attraction, which features cutting edge technology. The first three scenes in the attraction are set in a coral reef. To create this environment, Imagineers used "very thin castings of fiberglass", which had never been done before. The final scene in the attraction features 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, but Research and Development Designer, Alfredo Ayala, came up with the new projection technology that allowed Disney to create the scene, using special effect glass. After much trial and error with the new projectors, Imagineers were able to create the environment that they wanted<ref name= "ears"/>. The final scene also features Nemo and In order to make sure the rest of animation in the characters singing "In attraction was in line with the Big Blue World" which was taken film, representatives from Pixar were on hand to help with the [[Finding Nemo - The Musical]] new attraction<ref name= "ears"/>. Finally, on January 24, 2007 the The Seas with Nemo and & Friends was officially rededicated and opened to the public<ref name= "Martin2"/>.

==Attraction Plot== The Seas with Nemo & Friends is a dark ride attraction set after the events in the movie Finding Nemo. ===Queue===The Seas with Nemo & Friends begins when guests enter the pavilion. The first room that they encounter is themed to look like a beach with a pier. Sand, high grass, beach signs, and wooden fence posts can all be found here. Oceanic sounds such as waves and birds cawing echo around guests as they make there way through the room. After exiting the beach room, guests enter a room that is "underwater". The room is dimly lit and on the walls guests can see schools of fish swim by. After exiting the underwater room, guests enter the loading area, where they board their Clamobiles.===Main Ride===[[Image:Bruce.jpg|thumb|400px|Bruce on The Seas with Nemo & Friends.]]The first scene that guests enter in The Seas with Nemo & Friends takes place in a coral reef. Here, Nemo playfully hides from his father Marlin, who is panicked that he has lost his son again. In fact, Marlin shouts "not again!" before guests enter the next scene. In this area, Nemo can be seen swimming away from Mr. Ray and his classmates. As the entire class calls out for Nemo, one exclaims "(he's) swimming off to sea!" Mr. Ray however does not seem overly concerned, as he continues singing and calmly talking to his class.

http://lostepcotAs guests move further down into the ocean, they come upon a shipwreck in a mine field.com/livingseasHere, Bruce the Great White Shark and Chum the Mako Shark are trying to find Nemo themselves. Bruce menacingly says, "Fish are friends, not food", but luckily Nemo swims by unnoticed and guests move on. The next scene takes place in the Eastern Atlantic Current where Nemo has met up with Crush and Squirt. The three of them (as well as other turtles and the Clamobiles) quickly swim by after being propelled by the current. The East Atlantic Current deposits guests into the large aquarium, where the animated characters swim alongside real fish. Here Nemo is reunited with his friends and family, and Nemo, Marlin, Dory, Crush, Squirt, and Mr. Ray and his class sing the song "In the Big Blue World". As guests return to the surface (the unloading area), they pass by a starfish who makes humorous quips as the Clamobiles move by.html

==Cast== '''Nemo'''- Alexander Gould <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/lights-camera-attraction/ </ref> '''Marlin'''- Albert Brooks (Unconfirmed) '''Dory'''- Ellen DeGeneres <ref> http://mike151themeparks.webabout.officelivecom/od/disneyridereviews/fr/NemoRideEpcot.htm </ref> '''Bruce'''- Barry Humphries (Unconfirmed) '''Squirt'''- Nicholas Bird (Unconfirmed) '''Mr. Ray'''- Bob Peterson (Unconfirmed) ''' Peach''''- Allison Janney <ref name= "D23"/> <ref> http://www.doctordisney.com/TheSeasWithNemo2014/05/30/voices-behind-droids-star-tours/ </ref>===Imagineers===Imagineers who worked on the The Seas with Nemo & Friends include: '''Project Manager'''-Jerre Kirk '''Principal Engineer'''- Jerold Kaplan '''Principal Production Designer'''- Ed Hanna '''Senior Production Designer'''- Eric Miller '''Production Designer'''- Gary Graham '''Art Directors'''- Allen Jones and Julie Bilski ==See the Attraction!== To see The Seas With Nemo & Friends click play below: {{#ev:youtube|O_JEUB84sfE|420}} ==Fun Facts and Trivia==* In recent years guests have noticed that their are less fish in the main aquarium then there used to be <ref> http://lostepcot.com/livingseas.html </ref>. * The attraction's climatic scene features 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>.aspx ==References==