EXPLORE UNDER THE SEA AT EPCOT.

Imagine a dive site with guaranteed calm seas, no current, incredible visibility, vivid coral formations and more than 65 kinds of marine life.

Imagine nonaggressive sharks, 300-pound turtles, an 8-foot-long sawfish and majestic eagle rays. Imagine not having to get into dive gear until you're in the water.

That's what divers can experience at Epcot DiveQuest, a new program offered at the Living Seas pavilion at Florida's Walt Disney World, presented by United Technologies.

The dive takes place in one of the world's largest aquariums - 6 million gallons of salt water with a maximum depth of 27 feet.

Epcot DiveQuest has 3,000 to 5,000 reef inhabitants, including angelfish and trigger fish, sea turtles and sharks who put on a one-of-a-kind show for the divers - and for visitors who can watch through the tank's four-story windows.

After suiting up in waist-deep water, groups of four divers are guided by a Living Seas specialist for a 30- to 40-minute dive. The 2-1/2-hour program includes a presentation on marine life research.

Dives are scheduled daily at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Participants also will receive a T-shirt, a certificate and a dive log stamp as part of the $140 fee. Epcot admission is not required. Divers must show proof of scuba certification (no junior certification) and sign legal and medical waivers. All gear is provided, with lockers for changing and showering.

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Photo: A new program takes divers into one of the world's largest aq uariums, the Living Seas at Epcot.