Annette Funicello

**Annette Joanne Funicello** (1942-2013) was an actress and singer in addition to being a former child-star who worked on the original *Mickey Mouse Club*. She is affiliated with the, "Beach Party" film trend and Polynesian exoticism of the mid 20th century, a trend connected to the development of Adventureland.

## History

### Biography

Annette Funicello was a popular singer and actress around the mid 20th century. In 1960, she released a popular album titled, "Hawaiiannette" which contained the song, "**Pineapple Princess**". Around the 1960s-1980s, she is implied to have been a patron of the *Grog Grotto* bar in the Great Ceremonial House of a Polynesian Village, run by one Trader Sam who was a fan of her music. Here, she would have been tossed into the sea on at-least one occasion resulting in Trader Sam making the bar's second house-rule, "*Never throw Annette into the sea".*

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Trader Sam's

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

Sam has a sleeve for *Hawaiiannette* (1960) on display in his bar's cabinet.

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

Rule 2 of Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is, "*Never throw Annette into the sea",* implicating Annette as having been a customer of Sam's bar.

### Tropical Hideaway

Rosita references Annette in her spiel, saying she feels like, "A Pineapple Princess perched on **a net**". This alludes to Anette's 1960 song Pineapple Princess though the reference might be anachronistic given the 1936/1938 setting which Disneyland's Adventureland uses.

### Other connections

#### Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

In a cabinet of Polynesian gimmicked memorabilia is a cover for Hawaiiannette next to artwork of the Enchanted Tiki Room.

#### The Great Movie Ride

Annette's handprints from the May 1st of 1989 are outside of the Chinese Theatre.

## Other appearances

### Annette's Diner

Annette is namesake of this retro-themed diner in Disneyland Paris.

### Disney's Typhoon Lagoon

A poster for the fictional *Beach Party* film, "Bikini Beach Blanket Muscle Party Bingo" mentions having an actress named, " Annette Crocochello".

### Mickey's House

Annette appears as a child in a group photo of the Mickey Mouse Club, framed in Mickey's home.

### Muppet\*Vision 3D

Annette is referenced in the queue for this attraction where the Muppets Studio in Hollywood contains, "A net full a' jello".

## Trivia

* In the Jungle Cruise, Annette's frequent co-star Tommy Kirk is referenced in the Amazon River Base as, "Thomas Kirk, Esq.", a cartographer on the fictional island of Bora Danno. He is referenced alongside his actor Merlin Jones from the film *The Misadventures of Merlin Jones* (1964) which Annette acted in as Merlin's girlfriend Jennifer.
* One of the chimpanzees is often nicknamed, "Annette" due to holding a butterfly-net.

## References

1. ↑ https://geeksofdoom.com/2012/01/29/indiana-jones-voodoo-doll-at-disneys-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2016/04/polynesian-potpourri.html
3. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2014/05/02/disney-s-hollywood-studios-25th-anniversary-celebration-in-photos-and-video/
4. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/07/in-gatorvision.html
5. ↑ https://photos.mouseinfo.com/DLR-News-and-Info/2023-03-18---DLR-News-and-Info-/i-ssbF3TZ
6. ↑ https://www.wdw-magazine.com/muppet-vision-3d-facts/
7. ↑ https://www.parkeology.com/2010/02/cartographers-crate.html