The Seas

The Living Seas, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, whatever you choose to call it, it’s one of my favorite places to be inside Epcot.  There is so much going on in here that you could spend hours exploring it all (and in the summer heat, that’s not a bad idea).  Of course there is the Nemo ride aboard your clam-mobile where you join Marlin, Dory, and more of Nemo’s pals in a search through the ocean for Nemo himself.  More of the Nemo theme stretches to Turtle Talk with Crush where guests can have an interactive experience with Crush as he appears on the screen and talks to guests and answers their questions in real time.

Even better than that in my opinion is the aquarium itself.  There are so many opportunities to see our underwater friends and be a part of experiences with them and the Cast Members in the pavilion.  The manatees, Lou and Jasper (the new comer to the park), can be seen from underwater or from above as they swim around and munch on leafy greens.  There is always a Cast Member available to answer any questions you may have about the manatees.

Take some time, sit in the “window seat”, and watch the dolphins swim and play.  If you are in the Seas at the right time you will be able to watch a trainer interacting with the dolphins which can be very entertaining (and yes, educational, too).

Located down on the Sea Base level of the pavilion is a dive chamber where a diver demonstrates how scuba diving works.  A Cast Member is there to explain step by step what is happening and answer questions from guests.  Also on Sea Base level are smaller tanks that house more underwater creatures, and again, guests can see how Cast Members interact and work with these animals throughout the day.  One such example involves feeding the eels.  They have trained one breed of eel, the snowflake eels, to enter up through tubes to receive food because that specific breed is very aggressive and the other breeds would not have an opportunity to get enough food for themselves.  While the Cast Member is feeding the snowflake eels through the tubes a Cast Member on the opposite side feeds the rest from the top of the tank.  Again, a very interesting (and yes, educational) experience.

As I said before, I love being in the Seas and I hope you will really take some time to enjoy it for yourself on your next visit.  Until then, you can enjoy this Ultimate Tribute Video for the Seas from Martin’s Videos.

Dive Show in the Seas

Feeding the Eels

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