The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits

Description And Comments

SeaBase is among Future World’s most ambitious offerings, housed in a 200-foot-diameter, 27-foot-deep main tank containing fish, marine 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). Upon 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

Experience the ride and Turtle Talk by lunchtime before the park gets crowded, saving the excellent exhibits for later. If you see a cast member standing near the tank’s windows, ask them what kind of fish you’re looking at and whether they have names.

SeaBase is usually less crowded during the evening, making it a perfect time to have large swaths of the aquarium to yourself.

Manatee Viewing

The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits Wait Times

This chart shows you roughly how long you'll wait for The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits when you visit on a day with a given EPCOT Crowd Level. The blue bars represent the average "peak" wait time (that is, how long the line will be at its busiest). The bottom and top black lines represent the range of peak wait times to expect (for you fellow nerds out there: it's the 5th percentile and 95th percentile of peak wait times). Please note that these are estimates, and for a better forecast for your travel dates, see The Seas Main Tank and Exhibits Wait Times.

Attraction Photos

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 World Nature

• Awesome Planet
• Living with the Land
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Soarin' Around the World
• 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)
• EPCOT One-Day Touring Plan for Adults
• EPCOT Two-Day Late Arrival Touring Plan for Adults - Day 1
• EPCOT One-Day Touring Plan for Tweens and Their Parents

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