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Theme Parks #6 - The Living Seas

Opened: 1986. Closed: 2005.

So when I said Body Wars was the only cool thing at Epcot, I lied. The Living Seas was also pretty cool, because I’m into aquariums. To be honest, I don’t really remember there being much to this ride; you just rode some little cars through aquariums and then got out of the cars to look at more aquariums.

However, around 2003, Disney started making some little changes here and there, and by 2005 had closed The Living Seas completely to do major revamps into The Seas With Nemo and Friends.

Now, I understand that part of what makes Disney World so magical is kids mingling with the iconic Disney characters they have come to know and love. But The Seas With Nemo and Friends appears to be basically 5 (very useless) lost minutes of additional Finding Nemo footage projected onto an aquarium wall so everyone can oooohhh and ahhhhh.

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8. Body Wars, Epcot, Walt Disney World

Opened: 1989. Closed: 2007.

The second Florida theme park I visited as a child was Epcot. When I was 7, as a Christmas present to our family, my grandparents took us all to the theme park of my choice. Anyone who has been to Epcot will at this point wonder what seven year old in their right mind, given their choice of all Orlando theme parks, would choose a trip to Epcot. The basic answer is that my family tricked me into thinking it was going to be cool. Let me tell you, Epcot was talked up like a stinking trip to Europe itself. You get to visit so many countries! And explore them! Yay!

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