Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary Card #63 - Submarine Voyage Rainbow Foil: A Tomorrowland Deep-Sea Dream Shimmers to Life!
Ahoy, Fellow Collectors - Tomorrowland Just Called from the Deep! 🎴
Picture this: you are standing in the warm California sun at Disneyland, the air carrying just the faintest hint of that cool underground breeze that drifts near Tomorrowland on a busy afternoon, and someone hands you a card that looks like liquid rainbows poured over a piece of park history. That is exactly what Card #63 from the Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary set feels like the moment it catches the light. Today I am absolutely gushing over the Submarine Voyage Rainbow Foil parallel, and I need you to buckle up - or maybe suit up - because this one is a deep-sea collector treasure worth every bit of the hunt.
The Card: Submarine Voyage (THEN-Tomorrowland) - Rainbow Foil Parallel
Card #63 belongs to the beloved THEN and NOW theme inside the 150-card Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary base set, and it spotlights the original Submarine Voyage attraction as it existed in its classic THEN era in Tomorrowland. The Submarine Voyage was one of Walt Disney's personal favorites - a genuine marvel of Imagineering where guests boarded sleek grey subs and dove beneath the waters of a tropical lagoon, complete with mermaids, sea serpents, and schools of colorful fish that felt impossibly real for the era. That sense of wide-eyed underwater wonder is exactly what this card captures, and the Rainbow Foil treatment takes the whole thing from charming nostalgia to jaw-dropping shimmer.
The Rainbow Foil finish on this card is genuinely stunning. As you tilt it under the light, the foil shifts across the full spectrum - soft purples bleed into warm golds, then into cool blues and vivid greens, all dancing across the imagery of the classic submarine attraction. The Tomorrowland color palette feels right at home with the rainbow effect; there is something about the retro-futurism of that era that pairs perfectly with an iridescent shimmer. It almost looks like sunlight filtering through actual water. Topps absolutely nailed the presentation here.
The THEN and NOW Story - Card #63 and Card #64
One of the things I love most about the THEN and NOW subset in this set is how it tells a two-card story. Card #63 gives us the original Submarine Voyage in all its mid-century Tomorrowland glory, while its companion card - Card #64, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (NOW-Tomorrowland) - brings us into the modern era, when Disney reimagined the beloved lagoon with Nemo, Dory, and the whole colorful crew from Pixar's ocean world. If you are building a complete Tomorrowland THEN and NOW Rainbow Foil run, you absolutely need both of these cards together. They tell the full arc of one of the most beloved Tomorrowland experiences across 70 years of Disneyland magic.
Every great collection is a time machine. These cards hold both the THEN and the NOW in your hands - all the wonder of Disneyland's 70 years, shimmering in rainbow light.
Park Memory That This Card Unlocks
I will be honest - the Submarine Voyage holds such a warm spot in my heart. I never rode the original, but I grew up watching old footage of the attraction and falling in love with the idea of it. When Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage reopened the lagoon, I made sure to ride it on one of my Disneyland visits, and I remember leaning against the railing near the submarine lagoon afterwards, watching the water ripple and thinking about how many generations of kids had stood in that exact spot completely filled with wonder. Holding Card #63 takes me right back to that moment - the smell of churro from a nearby cart, the distant sound of the Monorail, the whole dreamy Tomorrowland atmosphere. Cards that carry that kind of memory are the ones worth keeping forever.
Collector Notes: Rarity and Audience Fit
Inside the Topps Disneyland 70th Anniversary set, the Rainbow Foil parallel sits at the most accessible entry point of the parallel rainbow - available at roughly one per two hobby packs, or two per value blaster box. That makes it the perfect starting point if you are building a full THEN and NOW Tomorrowland run, and also makes it attainable enough to trade duplicates. The THEN and NOW Tomorrowland section is genuinely rich - Card #63 pairs beautifully with other Rainbow Foil Tomorrowland cards like Card #46 (A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow), Card #54 (Rocket to the Moon), Card #67 (Innoventions), and Card #68 (Neon Astronaut Mickey), all of which shimmer with that same gorgeous iridescent treatment.
This card appeals strongly to park fans and Tomorrowland enthusiasts who want to capture the full history of that land in card form. It also fits perfectly into any THEN and NOW parallel collection, where the full rainbow of foil tiers - Green Foil, Aqua Electric Dots, Gold Foil, and beyond - makes for a stunning display of the same image transformed across every rarity level. Set builders will need this card to complete the base parallel checklist, and parallel collectors will want it as the foundation of a complete Card #63 rainbow run.
Display and Protection Tips
A Rainbow Foil parallel like this one deserves proper care. For protective storage, I love double-sleeving with an Ultra Pro PRO-Matte Eclipse Card Sleeve on the inside to keep the foil surface clean and scratch-free. For display, the Ultra Pro UV One-Touch Magnetic Card Holder (35pt) is my go-to choice for standard foil parallels - the UV layer guards against color fade while the magnetic close keeps handling quick and safe. Given how beautiful the rainbow shift is on this card, you are going to want to display it somewhere the light can hit it properly, and a One-Touch makes that effortless.
I have already marked Card #63 in the Collectiblz app as part of my Tomorrowland THEN and NOW tracking list - watching that completion progress fill in is its own little dopamine rush for the park-loving collector brain.
Happy hunting, and may your next pack bring you something that shimmers just like this one!
- 🩷 Tilly
