EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo and Friends debuts a fresh color palette

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Exterior refurbishment at The Seas with Nemo and Friends - September 28 2023

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Posted: Friday September 29, 2023 8:16am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion at EPCOT is getting a makeover, which sees the light blue color covering most of the exterior replaced with beige.

Exterior refurbishment at The Seas with Nemo and Friends - September 28 2023

As part of the exterior refurbishment, the squawking "Mine!" seagulls have been removed, and the water splash effect is currently deactivated. Some of the fish on the mural wall have also been removed.

Exterior refurbishment at The Seas with Nemo and Friends - September 28 2023

The new paint scheme at the exit area is mostly complete.

Exterior refurbishment at The Seas with Nemo and Friends - September 28 2023

The work on The Seas pavilion is taking place just ahead of the official opening of Journey of Water Inspired by Moana in the coming weeks - completing the World Nature neighborhood.

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Epcot82Guy8 days ago

I agree fully and have said something similar since day 1 of this attraction. I could argue the same for Gran Fiesta (though it's not as bad). This comes down to poor storytelling - not poor general ideas. This problem seems to be hindering so many recent Epcot attractions IMHO.

V_L_Raptor9 days ago

It could have been a marvelous teaching aquarium with Nemo inclusions. Now it's a Nemo museum with some fish and a couple manatees. It's all about where the emphasis (and spending) goes.

UNCgolf9 days ago

I don't even mind Nemo being at the Seas (I'd much prefer it was still Seabase Alpha, which was one of Imagineering's great triumphs, but considering the IP mandate) -- they just did such a poor job of it. Turtle Talk is fine but the ride is pretty bad, and worse, it involved closing off aquarium views. Why didn't they use the IP as a tie in to the aquarium to help teach about marine life rather than shoehorning in a poor attraction and calling it a day?

osian9 days ago

Indeed, they were. It also doesn't mean I can't keep expressing my dislike for Nemo!

Scamp089 days ago

Realistically Disney isn’t going to get rid of nemo. But that doesn’t mean they can’t tone down the tackiness. the new signs and paint job were good improvements.

osian9 days ago

Just a little tweak. There, much better.

jmuboy9 days ago

This is the type sign I had hoped we would get to match the other type face! Please Disney

Haymarket20089 days ago

PLEASE. Looks excellent.

Scamp0810 days ago

This is only a mockup, but a new sign like this would look better… 🤔

FigmentFan82Feb 22, 2024

(enters Imaginations pavillion) "I think I'd like my money back."

FigmentFan82Feb 22, 2024

Baby, you got a stew goin'!

Tegan pilots a chickenFeb 20, 2024

The Land pavilion is my favorite place in all of Walt Disney World. Grab lunch, watch Awesome Planet, ride Living with the Land, take the Behind the Seeds Tour, ride Soarin, grab dinner. That’s an entire afternoon.

RoysCabinFeb 20, 2024

I did find it interesting to see the reaction a friend of mine had at The Land when I was there a couple weeks ago; we went into Awesome Planet, then Living with the Land, and then our Soarin' fast pass kicked in, and he said "Woah, I think we've been in this building for around an hour...and we've done a lot." Just made me miss the whole pavilion concept a lot more; it's most pronounced with Imagination, which in its heyday could easily provide around two hours of quality park time, but it's just not where things are, now. Can't help but think about how many of the newer ride ideas are all really short and lower capacity than the classic stuff, and if that fits into the concept of getting people to be more accepting of buying Genie plus.

Tegan pilots a chickenFeb 19, 2024

Most people don’t get to ride FoP 20 times in their lifetime. I think in these discussions it’s always best to imagine the experience through the lens of first time visitors.