Skipper Canteen

The **Skipper Canteen** or **Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen** is a restaurant in the Adventureland of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, themed to the *Jungle Cruise*. The restaurant contains allusions and story connections to Tokyo DisneySea's *Tower of Terror*.

## History

### Backstory

This jungle mansion served as the estate of the wealthy Falls family, headquarters of their colonial business the Jungle Navigation Company, and secret meeting-place for the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* of which company president Dr. Albert Falls was a member. Dr. Albert Falls mysteriously disappeared in the year 1928, leaving his granddaughter Alberta Falls to run the family business. In 1938, Alberta turned the Falls estate into the, "Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen" to serve food to clients of the company.

## Tower of Terror connections

### Tower of Terror

There are various references to Tower of Terror characters throughout the canteen due to both Falls and Hightower having belonged to S.E.A.. In the menus are *Shiriki Noodle Salad*, named for Shiriki Utundu and described as having been served at the Hotel Hightower the night Hightower went missing. Also framed on the wall is a certificate from the August 19 of 1921 is for Dr. Albert Falls', " *Hightower Spirit of Adventure Award*", signed by Captain Mary Oceaneer, a S.E.A. member who herself was present at the party where Hightower disappeared. Various books in the canteen library are written by Harrison Hightower III including, "*MINE!*", "*Treasures of the Animal Kingdom*" and, "*Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti*", some of which additionally reference Hightower's imagineer actor Joe Rohde.

### Other connections

#### Adventurers Club

In the menus are "Perkins Thai Noodles" named for Adventurers Club president Pamelia Perkins. Club founder Merriweather Adam Pleasure's fez appears on in a case, and there are various books by him in the library.

#### Expedition Everest

Harrison Hightower III's book, "*Everest Expedition: In Search of the Yeti*" references the backstory of this attraction while tying it to the Tower of Terror. This is a tribute to Joe Rohde, an imagineer behind Expedition Everest who portrayed Harrison Hightower III.

#### Guardians of the Galaxy

In the library, there is a book titled "The Stars Above Us" by Quill (Peter Quill AKA Star-Lord), referencing the plot of EPCOT attraction *Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind*. The character Figment heard attending the canteen with Dreamfinder, can also be found as part of the *Tivan Collection*.

#### Haunted Mansion

The library's book "Tales of the Supernatural" references the Haunted Mansion, imagineer Yale Gracey, and fictitious former-owner Master Gracey. There is another book alluding to the mansion titled *Ghosts of New Orleans* by Scholtz.

#### Indiana Jones

There are references to various Indiana Jones characters and locations throughout the canteen.

#### Lost River Delta

In the mess hall is a post-card addressed to Rosita in the Lost River Delta and in the library are various books on the Temple of the Crystal Skull by Indiana Jones' assistant Paco.

#### Mystic Manor

Lord Henry Mystic and Albert's fezzes are in a case and there are books written by the two, and on the subject of their mansion within the library.

#### Oceaneer Lab

The books Parrots as Pets and Charting Course are written by Captain Mary Oceaneer, her signature is on Dr. Albert Falls' "Hightower Spirit of Adventure Award", she created a map of Mediterranean monsters on display, and her fez is in a case.

## External links

* *Skipper Canteen on the Jungle Cruise Wiki*.