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| Adventure to the bottom of the world's sixth-largest ocean! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Explore the world's sixth-largest ocean and the biggest facility ever dedicated to man's relationship with the underwater world. Within the underwater world is a complete coral reef inhabited by more than 2,000 fish representing more than 70 different species. The population includes sharks, tropical fish, rays and dolphins, all exotic and colorful forms of life that normally colonize such a reef in the Caribbean area. As you enter the pavilion, rockwork at the entrance sets the mood and the building is designed to simulate a natural coastline with waves cascading into tidepools. Once inside, visitors pass examples of advances in technology, historical photographs and artifacts of famous undersea explorations. Guests are introduced to the ocean's deepest mysteries and the effect on people's lives of the earth's last frontier during a seven-minute theater presentation. Theater doors then open to reveal three capsule elevators – "hydrolators" – which take visitors to the ocean floor. Guests disembark at Sea Base Alpha and are free to explore a model undersea research facility and a two-story central viewing area completely surrounded by sea windows which allow them to see divers carrying out research studies. Certified divers can experience Epcot DiveQuest, a program for Walt Disney World guests featuring explorations inside The Living Seas environment. The pavilion also includes the 264-seat Coral Reef Restaurant with viewing windows fifty feet long and eight feet high, giving still another panoramic view of the Caribbean reef while dining. Tips If you want to dine at Epcot, priority seating is a must – on busy days, some restaurants may be fully booked by 10 a.m. This is a great place to dodge the summer heat. It's cool, rather quiet and the atmosphere is relaxing.
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