The Living Seas Introduction

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The Living Seas Exit Hydrolator

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Following the "Sea Base Exit" sign, we're in a small room with three hydrolator doors in front of us. Signs in between the hydrolator doors say "The Living Seas, Exit to EPCOT Center" (the word Center was removed in the fall of 1999). To the left of the doors is a large lighted sign that says "Thank you for visiting The Living Seas Presented by United Technologies [with the UT logo]." Below that, it says "Automotive," "Building Systems," and "Aerospace." Above each is a picture of the field. This large lighted sign was replaced with a giant picture of a wave crashing, the words "Thank you for visiting The Living Seas," and The Living Seas logo in the fall of 1999 when all references to UT were removed.

To the right of the hydrolators are two plaques. One lists all of the consultants and advisors on the pavilion (some are listed at the bottom of the Fact Sheet). The other plaque has the American Society of Civil Engineers logo and reads "The Living Seas, Civil Engineering Achievement of Merit, 1987, Awarded by American Society of Civil Engineers." These announcements are heard:

Female Announcer: Once the hydrolator doors have opened completely, take small children by the hand and please watch your step as you board, moving all of the way into the hydrolator to allow room for others boarding behind you.

Female Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, when the hydrolator doors have opened completely, take small children by the hand and watch your step as you board. And please move all of the way into the hydrolator to allow room for others.

Once the doors open, we move into the hydrolator and the doors shut. These hydrolators are slightly larger than the ones we came down on and these do not have windows on the sides. Instead, there is an overhead porthole that gets lighter and brighter as we near the sunny ocean surface. The lights dim and we hear this farewell announcement:

Male Announcer: On behalf of United Technologies, we'd like to thank you for visiting Sea Base Alpha. As you can tell, there's a real spirit of adventure down here. With the help of modern technology, we feel there's really no limit to what can be accomplished. Thanks for coming down. United Technologies looks forward to seeing you again here in The Living Seas.

This narration was changed in the fall of 1999 to the following:

Male Announcer: Thank you for visiting Sea Base Alpha and exploring the wonders of The Living Seas. Please come back and visit us again soon. There's always something new and exciting for you to discover here at Sea Base Alpha.

The doors open and we exit directly out into Future World. Learn more about The Living Seas on the Concepts & Construction and Fact Sheet pages.

The Living Seas Introduction | Pre-show | The Seas Film | Hydrolators & Sea Cabs
Sea Base Alpha | Exit Hydrolator | Coral Reef Restaurant
Concepts & Construction | Fact Sheet

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