Dive! was a 300-seat restaurant, shaped like a neon-yellow submarine located in the Marketplace food court of the

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. It was owned by

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Steven Spielberg and

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Chairman

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, and operated by Larry Levy, the Chairman of

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. The restaurant had a nautical theme to it, owing to Spielberg's love of undersea exploration. Dive! opened in May 1994, and was a popular hangout of celebrities until it closed in January 1999. A branch in Las Vegas opened in 1995, but would also close its doors by the early 2000s."Failed Celebrity Businesses: Steven Spielberg"
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