Although Disneyland opened in 1955, it opened without three of its most iconic attractions: the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage. These did not open until the park's first large-scale expansion in 1959.
Although the Matterhorn Bobsleds and Monorail still exist in their original form, the Submarine Voyage has been re-themed several times. As someone who never rode the attraction in its original form, I lament this loss given that I love the steam-punk aesthetic of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, the film on which it was based. My lamentation increased a jillion-fold when I found out that the attraction originally included LIVE MERMAIDS!!! Check out these photos from mermaid-tryouts at the Disneyland Hotel:
So cool. Uncovering awesome, obscure factoids from Disney history is what keeps me coming back for more. Here's a video where you get to see the lucky ladies who got the job in action! (Skip to 1:00):
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