French corvette Alecton off "lest the creature damage or injure the ship and the crew", but in an interview Roper laments "How dangerous is a giant squid full of cannon balls going to be?" The "Alecton" encounter was the inspiration for the giant squids attacking the submarine in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne, published in 1870. Notes References French corvette Alecton The French corvette Alecton was a ship in the French Navy in the 19th century. She is most famous for being one of the first surface vessels recorded to have encountered
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo DisneySea) in a detour into an unknown world. The place where the guests end up was a world of Atlantis where mermen live. They had evolved their own in a place close to the center of the earth. The submarine was boosted by the mysterious power of the mermen, and was able to return to the base safely. This attraction's concept is similar to Disneyland's Submarine Voyage and Magic Kingdom's distinguished attraction . However, this ride does not go through real water; instead, several effect including bubbles in the window or the movements are added. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo