I got to ride Nemo and Friends- SPOILERS inside

[safetymom]

The ride is AWESOME!!!!! You will love it. It was too dark to get any really good pictures but they have a hit on their hands.

I put a spoiler alert in the title in case you don't want to know about the ride.

 

[SaraMc]

Details! We need details!

 

[heidica]

Details! We need details!

Yes - Details details.

 

[Foladar]

Details! We need details!

Details! LOL

 

[KarenAylwood]

A "spoiler alert" should come with SPOILERS!!!!

 

[twotoohappy]

http://allearsnet.com/tp/ep/e_seas4.htm

here's a link to allears with photos

 

[I Love Pluto]

Please, please - I agree - give details! I am jealous!

 

[kenny]

When is the ride scheduled to open?

 

[safetymom]

I have been collecting my thoughts.

The seagulls outside saying mine, mine is a very nice touch.
The former que area is themed like a boardwalk at the beach. It looks like sand dunes, beach grass, there is a guard shack and some signs.

Now the que winds through what was the preshow area. It's all pretty dark inside so no pictures. You board your pink clam mobiles turned sideways. They take you through some underwater scenes with the Nemo characters projected into the displays. It truly is amazing how they did this. As you ride along you get to see the different characters from the movies.

There is a section where they have a lot of jelly fish hanging from the ceiling. The way it is lit enhances the effect.

You go along and again you see Mr. Ray and he floats along with you for awhile.

Then you go into an area with the EAC. It's like you are caught up in the current with them.

You see parts of the aquarium and the Nemo characters actually look like they are in the tank with the fish. It really is awesome.

The characters sing a song which is cute and then the ride ends on the lower level across from the Crush attraction. It was very crowded because they were doing the diving demo and Crush so I can only imagine how crowded it is going to be when they open the ride.

If you have any questions ask away. I do better answering questions than writing a ride report.

 

[Otimon]

Rode it today myself (twice) during Cast previews. Very well done and I think parents as well as kids will all enjoy it.

Loved the Q line theme although it's a rather long one. Just inside the entrance is the familiar Q from the old Seas although it is now like walking through a beach area instead. No more diving suits, etc. Enjoyed the feel of it with sea grass and sound effects of sea gulls, water, etc. At the end of that the Q continued as though you were under water until you reached the Clam Mobiles. Enjoyed those special effects, too. Look up to see the boat in the water above you and the surface of the water. Nicely done but don't worry, you won't get wet!

The Clam Mobiles go sideways like the old Horizons ride. The background is dark and all around are beautiful painted undersea plants, etc. as you see Nemo and his friends swimming through the rocks and plants. It follows the story and you will see all the familiar characters as you go by. Crush and friends are there amid a ton of bubbles, too. Loved that. At the end when they find Nemo you'll see them all swimming along with the live fish from the Seas tanks in the background. I thought they did an outstanding job - just beautiful to see.

Everyone enjoy.

 

[AStamm]

You are so making me wish I were there right now. The monotony of teaching has hit after only a month and a half and it's over two months until I'll be enjoying myself at WDW.

 

[sconnell]

Awesome! Thanks for the report!

 

[BlindTyldak]

I've seen a video of the ride (okay, mostly a black screen with an audio track, it was definitely too dark for taping!) and it sounded like a lot of the audio loop for some areas was very short, in that you had a high likelyhood of hearing the same loop repeatedly before you got out of earshot of that second. Did you find this to be true, or was it ust the way the person's camera mic was picking up the audio?

 

[Dan Murphy]

Sounds fun!!

 

[NewEnglandDisney]

Safetymom - Congrats!

How was the Angler fish AA? I hear good things about it (and I think it's the only AA there).

NED

 

[EeyoreFan1]

Aww, how cute! I miss the old Living Seas though..

 

[safetymom]

I still miss the hydrolators. I missed the AA. It will take a few more times before I catch everything.

I didn't think the audio was bad. It was only in that area and when you moved on you heard the new music or voices.

 

[BlindTyldak]

Thank you!

 

[Pixiedust34]

The clam mobiles look so cute! Do they seat 2 or 4 people?

 

[TenThousandVolts]

must... plan... another ... trip...
I wanna ride in a clammobile!