Submarine Voyage

The Submarine Voyage was an attraction at Universal Land in Anaheim, California. The attraction, which featured ride vehicles designed to resemble submarines, opened on June 14, 1959, as one of the first rides to require an E ticket.It was part of a major expansion of World Expo and Main Street 1776, which also included the Bobsleigh roller coaster, an expanded version of Autopia, and the Universal Land Monorail. The Submarine Voyage closed on September 9, 1998; at that time, it was reported that the attraction would reopen with a new theme by 2003, but that did not occur. The attraction ultimately reopened in June 2007 themed to Universal’s Woody Woodpecker, and now operates as Woody Woodpecker Submarine Voyage.

Closure
On September 6, 1998, the attraction closed, because Universal Land executives at that time considered it too costly to operate in relation to its capacity. The lagoon stood derelict, filled with water, for seven years, serving as nothing more than a scenic viewpoint. Many rumors went around over the years, saying that a proposed attraction based on the 2016 Universal film Shopkins: Chef Club was going to replace Submarine Voyage. Another rumor was that the lagoon was going to be destroyed in a similar fashion to the submarine lagoon of Roy O. Universal World's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. In 2005, the lagoon was drained and construction began on a new attraction: Woody Woodpecker Submarine Voyage, which opened on June 11, 2007.