Penny the Elephant

:For other uses, see "Penny".
Penny the Elephant is a fictional elephant from Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland
==Background==
Penny is an Indian elephant sculpture made of jade that was placed into Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. It is designed as a jade-like translucent elephant that was placed throughout Main Street U.S.A., making it a recognizable elephant from the area.
===Development===
The elephant sculpture was originally created for Disneyland Paris, but at an unknown date approximately in 1993, it somehow made its debut in the Penny Arcade which the sculpture was named after. At an unknown date, the sculpture was moved to the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor where it stood around the parlor for many years. However, at an unknown date in 2012, the Penny sculpture was removed as part of the ice cream parlor being refurbished. After five years of absence, the Penny sculpture returned in Adventureland, where it was placed into the Tropical Imports snack shop area.
==Appearances==
===Penny Arcade===
The Penny sculpture was created for the Penny Arcade at Main Street, U.S.A., making its debut at an unknown date in 1993. However, it was removed and placed into the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor.
===The Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor===
The Penny sculpture was placed into the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor at an unknown date where it stood inside the parlor for years until in 2012.
===The Haunted Mansion===
A crypt for Penny was placed into the queue area of the attraction in the New Orleans Square version of Haunted Mansion in 2016. The crypt is decorated with four elephant feet, followed by an elephant trunk sticking out of the ground. This is a reference to the Penny sculpture being removed at Main Street, U.S.A. in 2012 which was since removed four years prior to 2016 as well as treating Penny as if it were a real elephant. Additionally, a small statue of a mouse is displayed on top of the crypt, as a reference to the stereotype of elephants being afraid of mice.
===Tropical Imports===
Located on the roof of the Tropical Imports snack shop is the Penny sculpture on one of the crates located on the roof, which was placed in 2017 after five years of absence.
==Trivia==
*Penny is one of the few Disney Parks characters featured in Main Street, U.S.A.. Other examples being the Dapper Dans, Professor Wu from The Nightmare Experiment, the audio-animatronic Abraham Lincoln from Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Esmeralda from the Penny Arcade.
**Penny is also one of the two characters from Main Street, U.S.A. to have connections with the Haunted Mansion attraction, the other being Esmeralda.
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