Disneyland's "Nemo" Attraction to Cleverly Mix Old & New

Looks like the answer to "What are they doing with the Submarine ride at Disneyland," has been answered! (Sort of).

Jim Hill reports that for the purists, "many of the attraction's pre-existing settings & set-pieces are going to stay right where they are. And -- yes -- that includes that silly-looking sea serpent."

Take -- for example -- how the Sub's old "Lost City of Atlantis" sequence is going to fit into "Nemo" 's new storyline. Think back to the scenes from that film that were set in the dentist's office. In particular, how Gil, Bloat & the rest of fish who lived in the aquarium used that fake underwater volcano as part of Nemo's initiation ceremony.

A number of the Submarine's pre-existing settings (I.E. The ones in that cleverly camouflaged show building. Which is hidden under the Autopia track) will be torn out. So that there will then be room for the sub's encounter with Bruce, Anchor & Chum (You know? That trio of 12-stepping sharks who kept chanting "Fish are friends, not food"?) as well as Dory's latest run-in with the jellyfish.

Check out the pix over at Jim's site!