The Disney Frontier Blog

Nancy Wride wrote a nice piece on the Submarine Voyage Lagoon in the September 3, 1998 issue of the Los Angeles Times – just a few days before it closed for good. Thankfully it was reprinted for us to enjoy. Here is a small snippet:

In the 1960s, there was no Ariel. We had living mermaids who greeted you from the rocks of the Submarine Voyage lagoon at Disneyland in Anaheim. If you were lucky, one would swim over with her big fin and wave through a porthole.
With ride operators who resembled sailor boys, the attraction was very romantic – “Guys and Dolls” meets “Beach Blanket Bingo” – even before submerging “80 fathoms down,” past the Lost City of Atlantis, the North Pole and a giant sea serpent.
The Submarine Voyage was one of the first three rides awarded an E-ticket when it and the Matterhorn and Monorail were introduced in the summer of 1959. I was born six months later. No surprise that the Submarine Voyage is embedded in my memories of childhood.

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Little Ariel is a fan site dedicated to all things Little Mermaid and Ariel. They have a download section for wallpaper, coloring pages, avatars, icons and various gifs.

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In Disneyland, just outside Tomorrowland as you head towards the Matterhorn, is Ariel’s Grotto. At certain times, Ariel comes out and little girls line up to have their picture taken with this princess. Ariel does bring her dinglehopper and shows it to whomever asks. Directly in front of Ariel’s throne is a little water fountain including King Titon. It’s a nice quiet area of the park.

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This is some of the best vintage video I have seen yet. The video starts of an aerial shot of Disneyland before the park opened – while it was under construction. Apparently, Mell Kilpatrick stood on the wing of an airplane to get these shots. It then shows the Mark Twain getting some final paint and then shots after the park opened. Be sure to check out the Ape Pen Publishing page where this video is hosted and their newly designed ApePenPublishing.com.

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