The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits

Description And Comments

The Seas is among Future World’s most ambitious offerings, housed in a 200-foot-diameter, 27-foot-deep main tank containing fish, mammals, and crustaceans in a simulation of an ocean ecosystem. Visitors can watch the activity through 8-inch-thick windows below the surface (including some at the Coral Reef restaurant). On entering, you’re directed to the loading area for The Seas with Nemo & Friends (see next profile), an attraction that conveys you via a plexiglass tunnel through SeaBase’s main tank. You disembark at SeaBase Alpha, where you can enjoy the other attractions. (If the wait for Nemo & Friends is too long, head straight for the exhibits by going through the pavilion’s exit, around back, and to the left of the main entrance.)

About two-thirds of the main aquarium is home to reef species, including sharks, rays, and a number of fish that you’ve seen in quiet repose on your dinner plate. The other third, separated by an inconspicuous divider, houses bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles. As you face the main aquarium, the most glare-free viewing windows for the dolphins are on the ground floor to the left by the escalators. For the reef species, it’s the same floor on the right by the escalators. Stay as long as you like.

Other highlights include a an exhibit which showcases species featured in Pixar's Finding Nemo and a manatee tank. Turtle Talk with Crush is in a theater on the ground floor and is a charming discussion with the eponymous sea turtle from Finding Nemo.

Touring Tips

• Open for Early Theme Park Entry.

Experience the ride and Turtle Talk in the late morning before the park gets crowded, saving the excellent exhibits for later. SeaBase is uncrowded during evening Extra Magic Hours, making it a perfect time to have large swaths of the aquarium to yourself.

Manatee Viewing

Special Comments

• We rate this attraction as Not To Be Missed.
• This attraction is climate-controlled (has air conditioning and heat).

The main entrance to The Seas is actually the queue for The Seas with Nemo and Friends, an attraction that conveys you via a Plexiglas tunnel through the Seas' main tank. Following the ride, you disembark into the main tank area, where you can enjoy the attractions mentioned previously. (If the wait for the ride is too long, it's possible to head straight for the exhibits by going through the pavilion's exit, go to the left of the main entrance.)

Other Attractions in Future World

• Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
• Journey Into Imagination With Figment
• Living with the Land
• Mission: SPACE Green
• Mission: SPACE Orange
• Play! Pavilion
• Soarin'
• Spaceship Earth
• Test Track
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Turtle Talk with Crush

Touring Plans with The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits

• Epcot Late Arrival One-Day Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children
• Parent's Epcot Plan:1 Afternoon and 1 Full Day (Afternoon)

What is a Touring Plan?