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Disneyland

Sipalay
AI-generated illustration; site appearance unverified. Illustrative underwater reef habitat for Disneyland. Not a photograph of the site.
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About This Dive Site

Archived descriptions identify a shallow reef with coral blocks and sandy patches. Easy Diving reports 5–12 metres; Artistic Diving describes a plateau beginning at 5 metres and dropping to 12–16 metres. The lower depth is disputed.

Sea Explorers describes coral gardens interspersed with small reef structures and sand at Disneyland. Its named-site account also lists moray eels and nudibranchs, with turtles as occasional possibilities. These are operator-reported encounters, not a dated sighting log or a guarantee.

Additional operator account reviewed 3 October 2026: Sea Explorers — Sipalay dive sites. This review date is not a dive or sighting date.

This is a partial site guide based on retained dive listings. Conditions, access, seasonal suitability and current operating arrangements have not been checked by a local diver. The map position comes from a published dive-site dataset and should be confirmed with a local operator before planning a visit.

Source trail (not independent corroboration): Archived operator account; Archived operator account; Directory map record.

Artistic Diving's longer account

Artistic Diving's archived 2019 dive-site page describes Disneyland as lying directly in front of its house reef, five minutes away by dive boat. It says the reef plateau starts at 5 metres and drops to 12 to 16 metres, and that between 8 and 18 metres there are coral gardens on gently sloping ground surrounded by white sand, where it reports blue-spotted stingrays, sand eels and leaf fish as regular sightings and says ghost pipefish and frogfish can be found. In its account the second half of the dive leads into canyons where ravines about 2 metres wide branch out like a labyrinth at a depth of 10 metres. It says there is hardly any current or surface wave action and calls the site ideal for dive training and night diving. The same page's introduction mentions a shark seen on night dives at Disneyland, with no date or frequency given. The 8 to 18 metre coral-garden range on this page is wider than the 12 to 16 metre plateau figure on the same page, and neither matches Easy Diving's 5 to 12 metres; these are left unreconciled.

Easy Diving's changing figures and a neighbouring reef

Easy Diving's description, as reproduced by PADI Travel, calls Disneyland a house reef for dive courses with coral gardens and white sand, plenty of lionfish, 6 to 15 metres, and excellent for night diving; its archived 2014 and 2025 lists give 5 to 12 metres for the same site, and the Artistic Diving list archived in 2008 gives 6 to 15 metres with otherwise identical wording. Artistic Diving's 2008 and 2019 lists describe a separate dive, A-Rock, as another house reef next to Disneyland with coral surrounded by white sand, at 12 to 18 metres in 2008 and 10 to 18 metres in 2019; Easy Diving lists A-Rock at 10 to 18 metres without stating its position. A directory page on cebu-travel.com reproduces Easy Diving's 5 to 12 metre entry word for word and is not independent evidence.

Not yet independently cross-checked. · Artistic Diving (Wayback snapshot 2008-03-25) · Artistic Diving (Wayback snapshot 2019-10-21) · Easy Diving (Wayback snapshot 2014-04-06) · Easy Diving / Artistic Diving shared historical source family · PADI Travel entry credited to Easy Diving Sipalay Resort · Sea Explorers · cebu-travel.com directory reproducing Easy Diving list

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Marine Life

8 species recorded at this site

Frogfish

Frogfish

Antennariidae spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Artistic Diving & Beach Resort, dive-sites page (Wayback snapshot 2019-10-21) · Observation date not documented

Nudibranch (assorted)

Nudibranch (assorted)

Nudibranchia spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Sea Explorers Sipalay, "Sipalay Dive Sites" page · Observation date not documented

Blue-spotted Stingray (Kuhl's Maskray)

Blue-spotted Stingray (Kuhl's Maskray)

Neotrygon kuhlii

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Artistic Diving & Beach Resort, dive-sites page (Wayback snapshot 2019-10-21) · Observation date not documented

Butterflyfish (assorted)

Butterflyfish (assorted)

Chaetodon sp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Sea Explorers Sipalay, "Sipalay Dive Sites" page · Observation date not documented

Ghost Pipefish (assorted)

Ghost Pipefish (assorted)

Solenostomus spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Artistic Diving & Beach Resort, dive-sites page (Wayback snapshot 2019-10-21) · Observation date not documented

Anemonefish / Clownfish (assorted)

Anemonefish / Clownfish (assorted)

Amphiprion spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Sea Explorers Sipalay, "Sipalay Dive Sites" page · Observation date not documented

Sea Turtle (assorted)

Sea Turtle (assorted)

Cheloniidae spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Sea Explorers Sipalay, "Sipalay Dive Sites" page · Observation date not documented

Moray Eel (assorted)

Moray Eel (assorted)

Muraenidae spp.

Documented site occurrence

Source reviewed on 2026-10-14 · Source: Sea Explorers Sipalay, "Sipalay Dive Sites" page · Observation date not documented

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