Disney’s Abandoned 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Ride | History, Secrets & Remnants

[@TheDailyWoo]

Incredible job man. You put some time into this for sure and turned out great

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you thank you 🤘 I’m glad you liked it! I was definitely a challenging, switching it up from the way I used to do videos

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

Say whaaa!?? Rising from the depths like the mighty Nautilus it's a new B.L. vid! Good stuff bro. 🦑

[@BenLaurence]

YESSS DUDE haha thank you!!

[@TheSlowpC]

Woah. 2 years later and Ben's back!

[@BenLaurence]

Good to be back

[@PropCollector71]

I rode this in 91 at Disneyland Orlando and still have a pic of the Nautilus i went in, very happy memories 🙂

[@BenLaurence]

Glad you were able to experience the attraction!! Shame it’s gone now

[@cacbishop1462]

ben you are back!!! Havent seen you since the daily woo video

[@BenLaurence]

I glad you caught The Daily Woo video.. Always a good time with Adam

[@potatogamer_7726]

Welcome back Ben. It’s been almost 3 years since you didn’t post any videos, but I’m glad your available now.

[@BenLaurence]

Hey, thanks!

[@shahanakarim5076]

Ben is back

[@BenLaurence]

😈

[@shahanakarim5076]

@@BenLaurence is this your return to KZbin after 3 years

[@BenLaurence]

@shahanakarim5076 I’d say so

[@75zackattack75]

I remember this ride, never knew why they got rid of it. thanks!

[@BenLaurence]

Glad I was able to share some info! Wish it never closed

[@jPTruka]

Hell yes he’s returned !!!!! I will watch this video later as I’m currently on the way to see blink 182 . 2 great things in 1 day

[@BenLaurence]

Duuuude yesss enjoy blink 182 🤘

[@joejs4613]

What’s your age again?

[@jPTruka]

@@BenLaurence thanks brother glad to see you back !!

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Your Back!!!

[@BenLaurence]

Back in action as promised

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[@BenLaurence]

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Had to check my eyes when I saw the notification

[@BenLaurence]

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[@Maxcartervalmont]

The detail 👏

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you 😭

[@ladnarfilms5201]

Great video man! Glad your back. Look forward to more!

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you!!

[@Vonwafenburg]

I literally just got suggested this video, I love the old 20k leagues movie it’s an absolute masterpiece. Anyway, hey look guys Ben’s back(am I doing this right?)

[@BenLaurence]

It really is a masterpiece! For a movie that came out in 1955, it still holds up! Everything about it is great. Lol yeah I appreciate the love on the comeback video but greatly appreciate a comment connecting to the subject.. glad this is getting recommended to people

[@MoviemaniaNick]

Awesome video Ben! Never knew this. Fun Facts!

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks Nick! Glad you enjoyed it 🤘

[@CoolStanley]

Return of the King 🤴

[@BenLaurence]

*LOTR theme song plays while reading this comment

[@mattstecker]

Yes ben is back where have youve been its been forever and he has an awesome new video

[@BenLaurence]

BL back in action 🤘

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YOUR BACK!!!

[@BenLaurence]

Indeed I am

[@peteri8924]

Wow youre alive! Hope you're well. Will watch this when I get back home to the UK, just got off a Disney cruise in San Diego.

[@BenLaurence]

Hey Peter!! Hope you had a great time on the cruise, safe travels man 🤘

[@corysimp]

Good job brotha! I love the edits and old footage! I came from Adam’s channel and now a new sub on your channel.

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you for the sub, no pun intended 😉 more stuff coming soon

[@Gen-X-Rising]

Welcome Back Kid.

[@BenLaurence]

Back in action brother 🤘 hope all is well

[@jtphr33ky]

20000 is my favorite old time movie ever. Was able to ride the ride as a 7 year old in like 87-88. And my obsession with marine life was born.

[@BenLaurence]

The movie is one of my favorites as well!! I saw it for the first time in like 7th grade and it changed my life haha

[@jeffsnyder979]

I was privileged enough to ride it during a family trip in 1991. I don’t remember much about the trip or this ride. The one thing I do remember was being scared when the ride went though the squid tentacles.

[@BenLaurence]

I bet it was a pretty creepy scene! I’ve only ever been in the Disneyland Nemo version and even that was slightly unsettling

[@nancyroswell327]

I went on this ride as a kid when the park first opened. I remember it scared me with the squid, but in a good way!! I loved it!!

[@BenLaurence]

That’s awesome you got to experience it!! Wish it was still around today, they don’t make ‘em like they used to

[@danaking3568]

I still remember riding this at the age of 4 or 5. It was absolutely magical! So sad that's its gone. I miss the Disney World of the 70's and 80's!

[@BenLaurence]

Old school Walt Disney World was so much better!

[@markstrouse3101]

Ben you are back and not opening toy packages. Do you remember me when you opened those toys on your Livestreams with Stanley

[@BenLaurence]

Whats up dude how could I forget 🤘

[@markstrouse3101]

@@BenLaurence and yes I still collect toys and they are all in the packages

[@BenLaurence]

@markstrouse3101 that’s lame, rip them open and play with them

[@markstrouse3101]

@@BenLaurence no way, I sell a lot on eBay

[@BenLaurence]

@markstrouse3101 as long as you’re not grabbing everything off the shelf and flipping it on eBay than do you man.. hope you enjoyed the video

[@Jeffwardmsu1]

I remember riding it when I was a kid in the 80’s at Disney World. Very cool ride. It was a little scary as a kid knowing you were really going under water on an adventure and all the craftsmanship and details of the boats seemed so realistic. I love the movie rides at Disney and Univeral that had that real tangible artistry instead of the modern rides that too often focus on watching screens. Some of the Star Wars attractions today bring that incredible sense of really being transported to a special place with physical props and sets.

[@BenLaurence]

100% agree with you, the modern screen based rides are terrible.. especially when you have to wear the glasses!! Rise of the resistance is definitely the best in recent years but I can’t see Disney ever doing something like this again.. glad you were able to experience it, thanks for watching 😃

[@JaxonPlayzOfficial]

great video!

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks!

[@ryanstreasures2491]

It’s both a shame it closed and also a shame it took them so long to bring something in its space. I really wish that they could have built The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh here instead of having it replace the nearby Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, only for Pooh to take the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea location seven years later.

[@BenLaurence]

I agree! So sad to think it just sat there rotting away.. Toad is another sad story I definitely want to do a video on. When Disney gets on a new kick they go all in on it and replace classic’s real quick. Recently it was Star Wars and Frozen but Pooh was the rage in the 90s-early 2000s. We lost some good stuff during that time

[@ericdraven7185]

I rode this in the early 70's when I was probably about 4 or 5 years old, it was so magical, still vaguely remember it. I really thought we went under water, remember seeing a little water trickling in from the porthole. My Mom still has a few original pictures from back then of the ride.

[@BenLaurence]

Man I wish people today could experience it! Crazy you had a water leak on your sub 😆

[@christalbot210]

@@BenLaurence You sort of can: there's a VR 360 version of the ride somewhere on the internet. They acquired a lot of old videos of the ride to get the look and feel of it right. It's very well done. Wish I could remember the link (it's been a few years). I don't think they (Disney) would ever do it, but I think it'd be cool if VR versions were created for all of the old rides. I would definitely watch _20,000 Leagues Under the Sea_ , _Mr. Toad's Wild Ride_ (both tracks, please 🙂), _If you had wings_ (traffic cops and flamingos...what's not to like?), _Mission to Mars_ (heck, even the original _Flight to the Moon_ ), and, especially, _Horizons_ from EPCOT (I'd actually like to see both before and after GE sponsorship; it changed the exit of the ride).

[@christalbot210]

Wasn't that cool? Our first time was early '72 (we live a couple of hours away) and I immediately loved it. Went on it every year since. I think (not sure) the sub went through the waterfall at first; I remember water dripping off of the hatch getting people a touch wet when they went in or left the sub (it did help with the illusion that the sub actually went underwater). Not long after that, they split the waterfall so it'd fall on either side, not on top. I was young (a little older than you), so I don't know for sure the sub went through the waterfall, just a belief.

[@mikelomez9313]

I remember going on this ride in the early 90s. I was reminded of it after taking my kids to Disneyland and going on the finding Nemo submarine ride and thinking the 20k one was better back when I was a kid.

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah it’s cool that subs still kind of exist at Disneyland but the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea version was way better!

[@mikelomez9313]

@@BenLaurence Yes I totally agree. I took my kids on the finding Nemo ride only because of my nostalgia for the old 20k one only to find myself almost falling asleep on the new one as it was quite boring.

[@dustyandrews1]

I remember using dial up to try to find info on the internet and updates when the ride was down for refurbishment then the sad news it closed I was heartbroken way back as it was being torn down My Dad got to see the walk through exhibit at Disney land and I’ll never say the name but know someone who has a small souvenir from that set attraction in the early 60s Keep the videos coming ! I’m sure you know about the 20k attraction website too.

[@BenLaurence]

That’s awesome dude! Love hearing about people’s memories with 20k!! I don’t have any props from the movie but I do have a few treasures from the ride 😉

[@Merely]

Loved it! I watched a different Disney video from the early 70's and it featured this ride, sooooo I looked for a video featuring it and found yours! A++++

[@BenLaurence]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@SummerSun-sg3wf]

This is great

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you!!

[@graphtonix6607]

My name is Ben. Ben Laurence. I'm going to rock you at least once a week. My name is Ben. Ben Laurence. You party? Let's party. Yaha!!!!!

[@BenLaurence]

You party? Let’s party!!

[@graphtonix6607]

@@BenLaurence Are you bringing that theme song back???

[@BenLaurence]

@graphtonix6607 absolutely not 😅

[@graphtonix6607]

@@BenLaurence It was a very awesome theme song. I loved it.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BenLaurence]

@graphtonix6607 it was cool for the time, would be cringe now

[@Faxcl]

Ben lorens your back 😍

[@BenLaurence]

I don’t know about Ben lorens but I heard that Ben Laurence is back 🤔

[@kaylabruner1045]

I've quite literally been wondering about this my whole life (I'm 26). Thank you!

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks for watching 😃

[@CANALROBBY]

Merci beaucoup pour cette excellente vidéo ! J'ai 65 ans et depuis mon enfance fasciné par le film de Richard Fleischer, alors bravo j'ai appris plein de choses sur les mystères qui entourent l'activité Nautilus dans les parcs Disney 👍 Beau travail.

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks very much!

[@stevegolofaro9467]

What a shame you didn't get to go on the ride, I went on it several times in the 80s and as a little kid it was hands down the coolest ride in magic kingdom. In Epcot the Universe of Energy with a ride to the age of dinosaurs with real looking animatronic dinos was my second favorite ride. Old school Disney world was awesome.

[@BenLaurence]

All the old stuff is so much better!! Miss universe of energy too!!

[@scottshrader5872]

thank you for sharing. It is a well missed ride. Wish they would bring it back.

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks for watching! Such a classic man, wish they still made attractions like this!

[@vermontvermont9292]

I went on that ride as a kid.

[@BenLaurence]

Glad you were able to experience this classic attraction 😃

[@Rick-ov5jm]

I been on it

[@BenLaurence]

Wish I could say the same

[@zenhacker]

I’m happy I got to ride this! Good memories

[@BenLaurence]

Glad you were able to experience this great ride 😃

[@happilyevanafter]

THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED TO ME TOO! 20k made a massive impression on me. And i never even got to experience it.

[@BenLaurence]

I’m glad someone can share in my weird obsession with this attraction haha

[@dustyandrews1]

Great great video !!! I rode this many times as a kid. So sad it is gone. Just a note it is Michael Eisner who rode the ride not Ovitz. There is a clip somewhere that has Eisner introducing the Disney movie for a tv showing and he is standing on a ride vehicle Again well done!!!!!

[@BenLaurence]

Thank you! Wish it was still around.. from what I’ve heard it was Ovits who did the inspection so that Eisner didn’t have to ride it. I think I put the clip of Eisner on top of the sub in this videos somewhere

[@dustyandrews1]

@@BenLaurence I have read many books on ovitz and it sounds like that was one of his duties then while he was at Disney working! Wow!!!! Great piece of trivia that makes sense Ovitz was quite the legend.

[@Dan-bx3sw]

Working on 20k was my first full time job. Lots of memories.

[@P.Fmania]

The thrill is back

[@BenLaurence]

I’m the thrill? What does that mean 😅

[@3dartistguy]

I was too scared as a child to go on the ride when we were there in the mid 1980s. I was too scared of the sub and the squid. In fact, it was hard for me to watch the original movie as a child because of the squid attack scene. My parents were mad at me because I refused to get on the ride at the last minute and had to wait until they got off after their ride was over with. Im not bothered by the movie anymore and I consider it a classic. Im sorry I never rode the ride now. I think Disney should bring back the ride.

[@BenLaurence]

The movie is great!! I wish they’d bring the ride back too

[@3dartistguy]

@@BenLaurence Although the Giant Squid attack on the ride would have defiinately scared me as a child just ike the Haunted Mansion did.

[@KeyWestDrinker]

Ben, I went on this ride a bunch of times in August 1988, it was amazing, was really pissed off they closed it 😢

[@BenLaurence]

Glad you got to ride it 😃 they totally should have kept it

[@viancavidal149]

I used go on the that ride when I was child

[@BenLaurence]

I wish it was still around 😭

[@marajacobson9701]

I rode this ride as a 5 year old in 1977. Scared me to death!

[@BenLaurence]

🤣🤣 it was pretty creepy

[@keithgatto8461]

What a shame! i love that ride!

[@brianleabo6295]

Their where so much more cool rides in the 80’s and 90’s

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

Ben 😃👍

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks Christopher!

[@JBproductions152]

I’m sorry to report. The nautilus carving in the Pooh house is no longer there…

[@BenLaurence]

This is not correct… unless you have some new evidence to back it up

[@JBproductions152]

@@BenLaurence I was there a couple weeks ago and looked and it was gone. Trust me I go to look at it every time

[@Noahandallison]

Why am I convinced the original ride was hosted my Mr. Magoo? Is there any connection between the ride and Mr. Magoo?

[@BenLaurence]

Ummmm not that I know of 🤣🤣

[@jimmymccartney2049]

1870

[@jimmymccartney2049]

1866

[@BenLaurence]

Huh?

[@jimmymccartney2049]

@@BenLaurence The year of Verne’s book release

[@stuffchat]

Too bad you never actually took the ride. Glad to say I did take it like within about a year before it closed. If I had to be very honest though, you didn't miss much. Of all the rides at the time, it was probably the lamest. Rather let's say it was very dated. Really it was just a bunch of underwater dollies with VERY limited animatronics and the minimum of movement if any (mostly just static stuff made on a far too small scale to be believable, more like somebody had strewn their toys in the lake). The interior of the submarine was NOTHING like the grand decor of the movie, and was just two rows of chairs looking in opposite directions at the windows. The same sharp organ tune based on the theme song played over the speaker at the window over and over and over again, starting somewhere in the middle instead of at the start of the melody, never sounding seamless when it starts repeating. Got irritating after a while. Imo they could have rather played an orchestral music score that fitted the scenes you were looking at. It was really just seeing the ride from outside, thinking it's fun to climb into a half submerged scaled down version of the Nautilus that was probably the appeal (once inside it was disappointing though to find nothing like the movie set inside). Instead of destroying the ride though, they could have updated it and made it cool with modern technology and LCD background displays in the background and whatnot. I would say anyway that I'm glad I did take the ride at least once. At least I'll always have the memories... *sniff*

[@BenLaurence]

I don’t know this was better then anything Disney has done in the past ten years… it was never supposed to be a one to one replica of the sub from the movie 🤣 it’s a ride vehicle.. that’s like being disappointed that the boats in pirates aren’t full scale replicas of the black pearl LOL.. I think an update of the ride would have been good and much needed, maybe it could have lasted longer 🤧

[@giovanniayala9199]

I vividly remember that giant squid from when I was a kid

[@BenLaurence]

Imagine it just sitting in the dark water for all those years 😳