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Siobhan Murphy

**Siobhan "Puffy" Murphy** is a character from the *Jungle Cruise*.

## History

Siobhan Murphy is a woman from the seaside town of Dingle, Ireland during the early 20th century. Due to the vast amount of puffins which inhabited the island, Siobhan grew up with a love for birds and interest in ornithology. Her fixation on puffins also lead to her being given the nickname of, "Puffy".

   In 1938, Siobhan travelled to meet with her cousin Alberta Falls, the president of the Jungle Navigation Company. Siobhan was made part of a V.I.P. tour aboard the JNC ship the *Kwango Kate* lead by skipper Felix Pechman XIII. Other members of this river-tour included botanist Dr. Leonard Moss, artist Rosa Soto Dominguez, and entomologist Dr. Kon Chunosuke of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*.

Due to a combination of Pechman's perpetual bad-luck with Murphy interrupting his piloting when she saw a tropical bird around a hippo pool, the Kwango Kate was wrecked in North Africa. As a result, the tour-group was stranded in the African veldt of the Nile River where they were chased up a tree by an angered rhinoceros.

## Appearances and allusions

### Club 33

Siobhan Murphy was referenced with a ticket from Plane Crazy Airlines in the Tiki Takeover menus for Club 33. Next to an ornithologically named drink called, "The Kingfisher" was a ticket identifying Siobhan as travelling from Malaysia to Brasil in 1978.

### Jungle Cruise

At the Mekong Boathouse, Murphy has set up shop around the carrier pigeon houses on the upper floor, ordering crates of birdseed and other supplies for her efforts to chronicle the birds of Adventureland.

Placed at the top of the Trapped Safari stack, Murphy has found a bright side to her crew's predicament as she has gained a close-up view of an oxpecker nest at the top of the tree. Over at the hippo pool, her travel trunk can be found floating among the wreckage of the back half of the boat.

## References

1. ↑ https://attractionsmagazine.com/exclusive-disney-imagineers-talk-new-jungle-cruise-characters-s-e-a-connections-and-trader-sams/#more-246869
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/news/even-more-s.e.a.references-inside-club-33
Patrick (Soarin')

**Patrick** is a character from Soarin'.

## History

### Background

Patrick is a chief flight-attendant who works for the hang glider-based airline company *Soarin'*. During the early 2000s, Patrick worked for Soarin' in Grizzly Peak, California in-addition to their outpost in EPCOT, Florida.

### Development history

Patrick's character was originally conceived as a flight-attendant named, "Sandy" who would have been portrayed by actor John Travolta. Ultimately imagineers opted out for comedy actor **Patrick Warburton** after witnessing his performance as Yzma's henchman Kronk during recording for *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000). Sandy was renamed to Patrick after the actor and had their role greatly expanded.

## Appearances and allusions

### Soarin'

Patrick appears during the pre-show of Soarin' and can be heard when departing and landing on the ride itself.

## Trivia

* In *Soaring: Fantastic Flight*, Patrick is replaced by SEA member Camellia Falco while in Soaring Over the Horizon he is replaced by an Arbori shaman who also replaces Tinker Bell.
* In the Disney Parks, Patrick Warburton has also portrayed the droid *G2-4T* from Star Tours.
	+ G2-4T has dialogue referencing Patrick such as, "Place all carryons in the overhead comPARTments” and “nice work, pal”.

## References

1. ↑ https://mickeyblog.com/2020/12/29/how-patrick-warburton-was-cast-in-soarin-pre-show/
2. ↑ https://thedisneyblog.com/2011/06/03/star-tours-inside-jokes-tributes-remnants-homages/
Rainbow Caverns

**The Rainbow Caverns** are a location from the defunct Disneyland attraction *Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland*.

## Description

The Rainbow Caverns is a cavern of acidic pools, geysers and falls which had a phosphorene, colourful appearance which is located in the Big Thunder region of Arizona.

### Features

* **Angel Falls:**
* **Bridal Veil Falls:**
* **Devil Falls:**
* **Gyser Grotto:**
* **Paint Pot Falls:**
* **Rainbow Falls:**
* **Witch's Cauldron**:

## History

In 1869, the mining-town of Rainbow Ridge was established near the caverns and took its name from the pools of the cavern. Rainbow Ridge's mining-company would pass through the caverns and even use the mine-train to tour the sights of nature's wonderland. In 1879, the Big Thunder Mining Company would establish itself in Rainbow Ridge with the caverns being part of their mining operation.

## Appearances and allusions

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Phosphorus features made to resemble Rainbow Caverns are passed over in the attraction, possibly being an extension of the caverns seen from above. Rainbow Ridge is also a central figure for the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad story.

#### Walt Disney World

An 1880 diagram of Big Thunder Mountain made for S.E.A. member Barnabas T. Bullion shows the Big Thunder Mining Company having passages to the, "Rainbow Caverns".

### Thunder Mesa Daily Messenger

One article in this newspaper mentions the Rainbow Caverns Grotto as being a sight offered on prospector-lead tours of Big Thunder Mountain.

### Walt Disney World Railroad

The, "Rainbow Caverns Line" is mentioned on a board of trains connecting to Main Street, U.S.A..

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2019/01/south-bound.html
Soarin’ (group)

**Soarin’** is a fictional company from the attraction of the same name.

## Description

Soarin' is a form of airline company which instead of using airplanes, utilized giant modified hang-gliders. By the 2000s-2020s, Soarin' arranged for flights all across the Earth.

## History

Soarin' seemingly originally operated out of California, presumably either from the air-fields of Condor Flats or Grizzly Peak. Soarin' later expanded to the futurist colony of EPCOT in Florida where they had an airport in the Land Pavilion of World Showcase.

## Appearances and allusions

### Soarin'

Soarin' is the company which is responsible for this attraction in EPCOT and Disney's California Adventure. In Florida, the queue is themed to a futuristic air-terminal within the Land Pavilion while in California it includes passing through the *Wings of Fame* aviation museum.

## Trivia

* It is unknown if the Soarin' company has any connection to SEA member Camellia Falco or the Arbori hang-gliders from the different variants of Soarin'. It is likely that in-lore their utilization of hang gliders was impacted by Falco's invention of the Dream Flyer in the 19th century.
Yakoose

The Yakoose's sentient head mounted in the Adventurers Club

**The Yakoose** is a character from Pleasure Island's Adventurers Club.

## History

The Yakoose was a Mongolian animal which was an apparent hybrid of a yak and a moose. Around 1934 it was hunted by a member of the Adventurers Club and had its remains sent to Pleasure Island, Florida to serve as a trophy at the club's building. In 1934, instead of being sent to the taxidermist was mistakenly sent to the upholstery shop and for unclear reasons, the mounted Yakoose head in the Adventurers Club would remain animated and sentient with the additional ability to speak (it being unclear if it could talk before it was hunted or not).

## Appearances and allusions

### Pleasure Island

The Yakoose's history is detailed in the *Historical Plaque* for the Changing Attitudes shop, it being the upholstery shop that furnished the Yakoose's taxidermy body.

#### Adventurers Club

The Yakoose was one of the characters in the Adventurers Club with its head being hung in the Treasure Room. It moved and interacted with club-goers and Babylonia.

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

In this bar belonging to S.E.A. member and Indiana Jones affiliate Jock Lindsey, there is an ice-machine with a label identifying it as belonging to the, "*Yakoose Ice Co. Est. 1938*". It is unclear what the nature of this connection is though it being an ice machine might be an allusion to the Yakoose's cold home region of Mongolia.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

On one of the shelves in the bar of Trader Sam (a character from the Jungle Cruise) has a mug in the likeness of the Yakoose's head.

## Trivia

* The Yakoose is similar to the characters Melvin, Buff and Max from the Country Bears Jamboree, them being three taxidermy heads of hunted animals that were animate and could speak. Jokes from the Adventurers Club made by performers sometimes included telling the Yakoose to, "Go back to the Country Bears".

## References

1. ↑ http://jimhillmedia.com/editor\_in\_chief1/b/jim\_hill/archive/2008/09/26/marching-along-we-re-adventurers-singing-a-song-we-re-adventurers.aspx
Tropical Amity

**Tropical Amity** or **Tropical Amity Fruit Exporters** are a group from *Typhoon Lagoon*.

## History

Tropical Amity was a fruit exporting company which operated out of Placid Palms in Blustery Bay. They were the most major of the known businesses in Placid Palms and had a facility in the municipality where they used rafts, tubes and waterways to transport their produce. When Blustery Bay was hit by its infamous hurricane (originally said to have occurred in 1955), the Tropical Amity plant was left in ruins and abandoned by the company.

As the terraforming from the hurricane had assisted tourism to Placid Palms (renamed as *Typhoon Lagoon Resort*), locals would repurpose the abandoned exportation plant to be an attraction. From Tropical Amity's slogan of, "*Our juices are crushed with flavor... Our produce is gushing with taste!*", the locals named the plant to the, "Crush 'n' Gusher" and used its raft system as a water-slide attraction (despite such operations being banned). The fruit company in and of itself continued operation and would run an outpost in the Typhoon Lagoon Resort.

## Appearances and allusions

### Crush 'n' Gusher

The Crush 'n' Gusher is themed around the abandoned Tropical Amity fruit exporting plant. Many signs and advertisements for the company are scattered about and the ride tubes are fruit transport rafts.

### Tropical Amity Outpost

This dining service in Typhoon Lagoon is themed to being run by the company.

## Trivia

* Tropical Amity is a visual gag pertaining to how its cracked sign makes it say, "Tropi Calamity".
Thomas Edison

**Thomas Alva Edison** (1847-1931) is a real-life historic figure. He is best known for having taken credit for a large amount of inventions in the 19th century through turn-of-the-century though in reality most of these were simply patented inventions of subordinates, collaborators and even rivals.

## Appearances and allusions

### The Edison

This restaurant in Disney Springs is named for Thomas Edison while using an industrial-era electricity visual-motif. The restaurant is themed to being a repurposed power-plant of Disney Springs, Florida built in 1901 and which was turned into a restaurant in the 1920s.

### Edison Square

Thomas Edison would have been the namesake for this unbuilt themed, "Land" of Disneyland Park. This area would have been an expansion of Main Street, U.S.A. and set in the same era.

### Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

Thomas Edison briefly appeared in this show, being referenced by Dr. Nigel Channing as having been a past recipricantt of the Imagination Institute's, "Inventor of the Year Award". Given Edison's historic track-record, it is likely that whatever this invention was was actually made by one of Edison's employees or stolen from one of his rivals.

### Inventor’s Circle

This courtyard in EPCOT has Edison's quote, "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" along with quotes of actual historic inventors. Additionally is a plaque referencing his, "Invention" of the electric lightbulb.

### In other media

#### Film

##### Tomorrowland (film)

In this film, Thomas Edison was one of the five founders of the secret organization, "Plus Ultra" which created Tomorrowland. The other four founders of the group included Nikola Tesla, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and Gustave Eiffel.

## Connections

### Carousel of Progress

Concepts for Edison Square were repurposed and adapted for the Tomorrowland attraction Carousel of Progress.

### Journey Into Imagination

The Imagination Institute is a major group in the Imagination! Pavilion and Journey Into Imagination attractions.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2009/07/shoulders-of-giants.html
Shelly

**Shelly** is a clam featured in Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

## History

Shelly is a giant Polynesian clam which at some point between the 1930s and 1970s was obtained by one Trader Sam. Sam kept Shelly in his bar, "Trader Sam's Grog Grotto" where the clam was enchanted and assisted in providing Sam and his employees with the drink, "The Polynesian Pearl".

## Appearances and allusions

### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

Shelly appears in this bar where she lights up from within and provides the Polynesian Pearl drink when it is ordered.

## Trivia

* Shelly resembles other giant clams from the Disney parks such as:
	+ Several Giant Clams which appeared in *Submarine Voyage* and its spin-off attractions *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage* and *Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage*.
	+ A clam used by the goddess Calypso to communicate with the crew of Captain Jack Sparrow in *A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas*.

## References

1. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/2015/05/18/trader-sams-poly/
2. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/10/18/onthelist-trader-sams-grog-grotto-at-disneys-polynesian-village-resort/
3. ↑ https://www.yesterland.com/submarine.html
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUa0BI5qOAo
Short Round

**Wan "Short Round" Li** is a character from the Indiana Jones films.

## History

Wan Li was born in Shanghai, China to a poor family in 1926. In 1932, Wan's entire family was killed when China was bombed by the Japanese. To survive, Wan became a low-level criminal on the streets of Shanghai, working as a thief and employee of opium dens where he gained the nickname of, "Short Round".

In 1935, Short Round attempted to rob archaeologist Indiana Jones only to be caught in the adventurer's bullwhip. Rather than having him arrested, Indiana took Short-Round in and introduced him to his smuggler/jack-of-all-trades ally Wu Han resulting in Short-Round becoming a frequent contact of Jones. The three would adventure together through the Himalayas where they were attacked by thieves.

In this same year, Indiana Jones acquired the urn of Nurhachi which he attempted to trade with Chinese crime-lord Lao Che for the diamond the Peacock's Eye of the Club Obi Wan in Shanghai. This deal went sour leading to Wu Han being murdered by the gangster's son Chen and Indiana narrowly escaping with his life aboard an airplane heading to India along with Che's girlfriend Willie Scott.

In India, Indiana would do battle with the Thuggee Cult and its evil leader Mola Ram who created, "voodoo" dolls of Indiana and his accomplices Short Round and Willie. These dolls would later be sent by Indiana Jones via Short Round to Jones' affiliate and (literally) old family-friend Trader Sam to dispose of and avoid further paranormal danger.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

Short Round's hat can be seen hung from a board used by the Adventure Trading Company.

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Society of Explorers and Adventurers member Jock Lindsey is in possession of one of Mola Ram's dolls in the likeness of Short Round on display in his bar in Disney Springs. The menu description for Shorty's Singapore Sling is named for Short Round with the description identifying him as having robbed SEA member Jock Lindsey.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

Letters sent to Trader Sam from Short Round can be found within this bar, bringing up Sam destroying an artifact for Dr. Jones. Said artifact is the, "Voodoo" doll used by Mola Ram in Temple of Doom.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2015/09/23/jock-lindsey-s-hangar-bar-opens-at-disney-springs-food-drink-review-detailed-tour/
Temple of Sherdil

**The Temple of Sherdil** was the setting of the show *Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger* which ran in the defunct Aladdin's Oasis during the Indiana Jones and the *Summer of Hidden Mysteries Event* in Disneyland.

## Description

The Temple was a bengalese temple dedicated to the tiger deity Sherdil. The temple contained a giant stone tiger statue dedicated to Sherdil which contained a dangerous passage behind its jaws. Within the temple was the  Golden Rod of Sherdil which held great supernatural powers.

## History

   The temple was created as a tomb and place of worship for the tiger-god Sherdil, a fusion of the Hindu god of war  Kartikeya and human mortal who defeated him in combat. The temple housed the Golden Rod of Sherdil which was crafted from the hunter's rod but with Kartikeya's tiger idol and held great mystical power. At some point the temple would be lost to the jungle and remain missing for centuries.

At some point prior-to/circa 1935, the temple was rediscovered by archaeologist Indiana Jones who journeyed into the temple to find the Golden Rod of Sherdil. After venturing past the jaws of Sherdil's statue, Indiana would go missing until he was discovered by the  Secrets of the Stone Tiger Revealed! lecture-tour lead by fellow-archeologist Dr. Rachel Flannery. Rachel and the tour-group would use Jones' journal to assist in his freedom only for it to be revealed that Flannery was a villain that was using Jones to gain the power of the Golden Rod of Sherdil.

A fight proceeded to enfold within the temple between Flannery and Jones over the rod which ended in Indiana knocking her down the jaws of the Stone Tiger to her presumed death.

### Development History

The Temple of Sherdil was made from the now-defunct Aladdin's Oasis restaurant. Sherdil's statue was a re-theme of a statue which typically portrayed the Cave of Wonders from the film Aladdin.

## Connections

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

For unknown reasons the temple contained a map to the *Temple of the Forbidden Eye* which Indiana made off with at the end of the show.
Silver Lake Sisters

**The Silver Lake Sisters** also known as **Dottie, Dolly and Ethel Bounds** or **Fiddler, Fifer and Practical** are three characters affiliated with the *Twilight Zone Tower of Terror*.

## History

The sisters Dottie, Dolly and Ethel Bounds were successful singers and musicians during the 1920s and 1930s. All three of them were professional singers though Ethel could also play piano and Dolly the cello. They would gain the nicknames of, "**Fiddler, Fifer and Practical**" and supposedly inspired Walt Disney's naming of the Three Little Pigs from the 1933 Disney animated short of the same name. The three would make the vaudeville circuit and perform in nightclubs throughout Hollywood in its early days.

After twenty years of performing, the three were encouraged by Ethel to settle down on Buena Vista Street, Los Angeles where they opened up the *Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café*. Following this, the three would perform in the *Tip Top Club* gentleman's club of the Hollywood Tower Hotel on Halloween night in 1939 when lightning struck the hotel and sucked five people into the 5th dimension while leaving the hotel haunted. It is unknown what became of the sisters after this supernatural event but decades later following the hotel's reopening in 1994, the sisters would perform in the lobby of the hotel without having aged and seemingly unaware of the year or tragedy of the hotel.

## Appearances and allusions

### Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café

The sisters are the proprietors of this cafe in Disney's California Adventure. It is decorated with their photographs and advertisements of their performances.

### Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Leading up to the Tower of Terror's closure in Disney's California Adventure, the Silver Lake Sisters regularly performed in the lobby of the haunted hotel along with their affiliate, "Joe" who played music for them. While this is set after the hotel's accident, closure and reopening the three are in their prime while unaware of the nature of their performance or setting; believing that the elevators are simply malfunctioning while the Tip Top Club is getting painted.

### Disney Town

A poster for the Silver Lake Sisters under the pseudonym of the **Lakeshore Sisters** is hung up in Disney Town, advertising them performing in the *China Seas Club*.

## Connections

### Tower of Terror

Posters for the sisters' performances at the Hollywood Tower Hotel are hung up in the Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café with them having performed the night of the hotel's accident.

### The Rocketeer

A poster in the Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café advertises their performance in the South Seas Club, a prominent location from the film the Rocketeer and in the S.E.A. mythos.

## Trivia

* In real-life, the Silver Lake Sisters were named for the Three Little Pigs' monikers Fiddler, Fifer & Practical. This was due to most if not all the establishments on Buena Vista Street having names taken from classic Disney cartoon characters.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8p3wXIQogM
2. ↑ https://allears.net/disneyland/dlr-planning/buena-vista-street-disney-california-adventure/
Sherwood Forest

**Sherwood Forest** is a real-life forest which is best known as a location in the *Robin Hood* stories of British folklore.

## Description

Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney Springs

A sign in the marketplace coop identifies Sherwood Forest as being connected via airline to the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

## Connections

### Fantasyland

In the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland is a dining-service called, "The Friar's Nook" which uses the Disney depiction of Friar Tuck as their logo and namesake. The sign for the establishment places its year of founding in 1071, likely to imply the nook having been active during the Robin Hood stories. However, the Disney depiction of the Robin Hood stories occurs concurrently to the end of the Third Crusades around 1192, meaning that this nook would not have been founded by any of the Robin Hood characters.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/10/gate-change.html
Thaddeus Thatch

**Thaddeus Thatch** was an explorer, linguist, historian, and cartographer. He was the grandfather of Milo Thatch, and partially responsible for the Milo Expedition to the lost city of Atlantis.

## Background

Thaddeus Thatch went to school at Georgetown University, where he met Preston B. Whitmore. The two remained friends for the rest of Thatch’s life. Thatch was fascinated with the lost city of Atlantis, and yearned to find it, one day. He believed that the mythical Shepherd’s Journal was the key to finding it. However, his colleagues and higher-ups at the Smithsonian Museum treated him like a fool, and never took him seriously.

When one of his children died in a railroad accident in 1885, Thatch took in his grandson, Milo, and raised him as his own. His fascination with Atlantis carried over to him, and he became as obsessed with finding the Shepherd’s Journal as he was. Milo often said that his love for study and linguists came from him, and he wanted to make him proud.

In 1911, Thatch and Whitmore made a deal - if Thatch could find out where the Shepherd’s Journal was and they could find it, then Whitmore would fund the expedition to Atlantis, himself. He’d even kiss him, too. After sending out a team of explorers, they found it in Iceland, and Whitmore had to keep his promise. However, Thatch passed away before the expedition could take place, dying of a broken heart from being mocked by his peers. Three years later, Whitmore approached Milo to go with the expedition in his place. The group reached Atlantis and made contact with the Atlanteans, changing their society forever.
Uh-Oa

**Uh-Oa** is a character from the defunct, " *The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)*" variant of *Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room*.

## History

Uh-Oa is the proud (fictitious) Polynesian goddess of disaster who is one of the mystical patrons to the Enchanted Tiki Room. Prior to around 1938, she was summoned as a result of the Tiki room having been purchased by the malicious parrot Iago and noble hornbill Zazu. Iago's disrespect in the Tiki Room caused Uh-Oa to appear and use her magic to violently punish the bird.

Around the 1950s, the mystical Trader Sam opened up a bar known as, "The Grog Grotto" in a Polynesian village along the Seven Seas Lagoon. Sam brought a tiki idol of Uh-Oa to the bar which he mounted as part of the grotto's enchanted nature.

## Appearances

### The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)

In this attraction, Uh-Oa was summoned to the Tiki Room when the parrot Iago upset the gods resulting in Uh-Oa violently punishing him.

### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

A figure of Uh-Oa decorates the ceiling of Trader Sam's bar in the Polynesian Village Resort. There is a drink named for her and when ordered the barkeeps will begin chanting, "Uh-Oa" until the totem of the goddess comes to life with glowing eyes and says, "When you mess with Polynesia, the Tiki Gods will squeeze ya!".
Raging Spirits

**Raging Spirits** is a roller coaster attraction located in Lost River Delta at Tokyo DisneySea.

Recycling the track layout of the *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril* roller coaster at Disneyland Paris, Raging Spirits is set at an Incan archeological site where ancient spirits of fire (Ixchulacoatl) and water (Ah Kutlikutli) have re-awoken and begun to duel each other, while ore cars of the Cantera El Barranca Rocoso excavation team have begun to run amok along the tracks.

## Backstory

*Ancient Statues Cause of Excavation Site Phenomena?*

*LOST RIVER DELTA- A series of supernatural phenomena at a local excavation site has been linked to the mistaken positioning of two giant statues. During their work on an ancient temple, a restoration team mistakenly placed statues of the god of fire and the god of water so that they faced each other - something the ancient myths regarding the deities had strictly forbidden.*

*In response, the anger of the gods exploded at the human beings that had defiled them. A torrent of flames burst out around then god of fire, while a wall of water like a flood gushed from the mouths of the god of water. The forces of water and fire met between the two statues, creating a giant cloud of steam an twisting the rail tracks inside the excavation site into a 360 degree loop.*

*The hopper cars, loaded with unfortunate members of the dig team were then propelled through the site at an extremely high speed, filling the area with their echoing screams.*

## Connections

### Tower of Terror

Raging Spirits is referenced in the attraction's queue with photographs and murals showing it as the site of one of Hightower's expeditions. In turn, props were added around the Raging Spirits area in the form of crated artifacts due for shipment to New York and the Hightower Trust.

In 1883, Harrison Hightower III and his butler Smelding came to the ancient ruins during a Meso-American expedition. Hightower seized one of the Water God snake heads for his ill-gotten collection.

## Trivia

* The design team used *The Emperor's New Groove*'s as inspiration for the ancient temple's architecture, with the ancient face crowning the ruins resembling Kuzco's palace.
Ginger the crocodile

Ginger located on the left

**Ginger** is the name of a crocodile from the *Jungle Cruise*.

## History

Ginger is a crocodile which inhabited Crocodile Country on the Nile River of North Africa. She was often accompanied by another crocodile known as *Smiley* or *Mr. Smiley*. Ginger is sometimes referenced as having been over 100 years old and by the 1930s developed a relationship with skippers of the Jungle Navigation Company. Skippers became fond of Ginger but also warned about her more than other crocodiles due to her snapping.

## Appearances and allusions

### Skipper Canteen

In the Skipper Canteen, Ginger is the namesake for *Ginger's "Croc" of Hot-and-Sour Soup*. She is further alluded to in the description which says it is "flavoured with Ginger (not the crocodile)".

## Trivia

* In Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, the Ginger wordplay is used in the Lost Delta's Cambodian ruins.
* On the page of the menu for the Skipper Canteen which shows Ginger's meal, there is also an illustration of a crocodile. Said crocodile however seems to be modelled after the hookah-smoke crocodile from Alice in Wonderland (1951).

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/10/18/photography-cruise-through-the-jungle-in-the-magic-kingdom/
2. ↑ https://ziggyknowsdisney.com/skipper-canteen-review-dinner-magic-kingdom/
3. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2017/11/review-jungle-navigation-co-ltd-skipper-canteen-magic-kingdom-radically-alters-menu/
Wells Expedition

**The Wells Expedition** is an entity referenced in *Matterhorn Bobsleds*.

## History

The Wells Expedition was a mountaineering voyage presumably lead by an individual with the surname Wells. The expedition climbed the treacherous Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland where they would discovery a cavern filled with crystalline structures that glowed different colours and made harmonic sounds. The expedition also appeared to have a run-in with the mountain's yeti which presumably attacked and potentially even killed them. Remnants of the expedition would be left littered throughout the mountain for years to come.

### Development history

The Wells Expedition is in tribute to Frank Wells who was the late president of the Walt Disney Company and himself an accomplished mountaineer. Originally it was placed in the ride's Crystal Caverns and later in the Yeti Lair scene which replaced it in 2015.

## Appearances and allusions

### Matterhorn Bobsleds

Items belonging to the Wells expedition appear within the yeti's lair as part of its collection.

## Trivia

* On Main Street, U.S.A, Frank G. Wells's Main Street counterpart is identified as being president of *Seven Summits Expeditions*. This group is also shown to make a base in the kingdom of Anandapur, the setting for Expedition Everest.
* The Wells Expedition is paralleled in *Expedition Everest* with the Lost Expedition of '82.
* Another expedition referenced in Matterhorn Bobsleds transpired on the mountain's south slope on the May 27th of 1978 and found a yeti footprint. It is unknown if it had any connection to the Wells expedition or if they were potentially the same.
* Some theorize that the Wells expedition might be connected to an unidentified mountaineer member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* from the late 19th century who is seen in Mystic Manor.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.yesterland.com/oldmatterhorn.html
2. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/04/look-closer-matterhorn-bobsleds-at-disneyland-park/
3. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/04/windows-on-main-street-u-s-a-at-disneyland-park-frank-wells/
4. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayAnandapurMap.aspx
The Source Gazette

**The Source Gazette** is a fictitious newspaper from *Disney Springs*.

## Backstory

The Source Gazette is the local newspaper for the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Several editions of the Source Gazette are hung on the wall of this bar belonging to Jock Lindsey.

## Connections

### Pleasure Island

The Adventurers Club is shown on the front-page of the 1955 edition edition of the paper detailing Jock Lindsey's opening of the Hangar Bar.

### Submarine Voyage

The Source Gazette from 1955 features an article on the rough launching of the, "Submarine Nautilus". It has yet to be determined if this is the 19th century Nautilus belonging to Captain Nemo or a submarine by the same name such as the nuclear-submarine from Submarine Voyage (an attraction which opened in 1955).

## References

1. ↑ https://thedisneydrivenlife.com/2015/09/23/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-opens-at-downtown-disney/
2. ↑ https://www.themagicforless.com/tmflblog/hanging-out-with-jock-lindsey/
SIMBA-1

**The SIMBA-1** is a vehicle from Kilimanjaro Safaris.

## History

The SIMBA-1 is a jeep vehicle that was used by the group Kilimanjaro Safaris to traverse the Harambe Wildlife Reserve of the port of Harambe in the 1990s-2010s. By the 1990s, the Simba-1 would be used for safari tours of the Wildlife Reserve.

At some point in the 1990s it was taking a tour of the reserve when they happened upon the mutilated corpse of the mother elephant, "Big Red" who was killed for her ivory by poachers that made off with her child, "Little Red". The SIMBA-1 then proceeded to team up with the reserve's warden and resident aviator Wilson Matua to hunt down the poachers and save Little Red. The SIMBA-1 succeeded in saving the baby elephant but were still not able to save Big Red leading the driver to entrust its passengers in participating within conservation efforts to protect animals from big-game hunters.

## Appearances and allusions

### Kilimanjaro Safaris

The SIMBA-1 is the vehicle used to traverse the Harambe Wildlife Reserve in this attraction. It used to be connected in the attraction's story of hunting down poachers which has since been removed.

### Wilderness Explorers

Some of the missions in the Wilderness Explorers guidebook are also connected to the group of Kilimanjaro Safaris and its conservation efforts. Notably is the Safari Badge which has guests taking a safari from Kilimanjaro Safaris and writing the name of the jeep SIMBA-1.

## Trivia

* The jeep is named for Simba, the protagonist of the Lion King. Additionally in Swahili, Simba means, "Lion".
Rusty Bucketts

Illustration of Rusty from the defunct "Adventure Cereal" blog

**Rusty Bucketts** (full name **Reginald Oswald Bucketts Jr.**) is a character in the Tales from Adventureland books.

## Background

A high-ranking member of the Jungle Explorers' Society and close friend to Nedley Lostmore, Rusty Bucketts is a pilot that served in World War I in England's Royal Air Force. At some point during his life of adventure, Rusty lost one of his eyes and he has been known to use his glass eye as a piece of slingshot ammo when caught in a tight spot.

In 1938, during an Peruvian expedition to safeguard the Golden Paw from the Collective, Rusty Bucketts would lose a hand to the aquatic cryptid known as the Dingonek, used to guard prisoners within a flooded Collective prison. After the J.E.S. members escaped, he would replace his lost hand with a hook.

## Trivia

* Rusty has a similar name to S.W. Buckets, a character who wrote the book *A View from Above* which is found in the Jungle Navigation Company's Skipper Canteen.
	+ S.W. Buckets was a reference to the Skyway Buckets which used be an attraction in Disneyland.
* *Tales from Adventureland* was originally intended to use the Society of Explorers and Adventurers directly, with author Jason Lethcoe creating the Jungle Explorers' Society as a substitute when Disney rejected the use of S.E.A. to avoid interfering with other plans for the organization. However, early design material incorporated into Lethcoe's now-defunct "Adventure Cereal" blogspot page included artwork of a S.E.A. dossier for Rusty, with the written text suggesting dual membership in the J.E.S. and S.E.A., though this can't necessarily be taken as hard canon.
Richard LePere, Jr.

**Richard LePere, Jr.** is a character in *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*.

### Development history

Richard LePere, Jr. is named after late real-life Bay Lake fire-chief Richard Le Pere, Jr. who has Walt Disney World under his jurisdiction.

## Appearances and allusions

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

There is a crate outside of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in the Magic Kingdom, identifying LePerre as being fire-chief of Tumbleweed, Arizona. The crate functions as a disguised anti-fire device container.

### Peter Pan's Flight

A barrel outside of Peter Pan's Flight in the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland identifies Richard LePere, Jr. as being chief of the, "Lost Boys Fire Brigade". Similar to the crate by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the barrel hides a fire hydrant.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.imaginerding.com/2015/12/12/reedy-creek-fire-department/
Sea Serpent (World of Motion)

**The Sea Serpent** also known as ***Kimballum Horriblus*** is a creature from the defunct EPCOT attraction *World of Motion*.

## Description

Kimballum Horriblus is a species of marine reptile which is documented to have lived in the Mediterranean Sea but might also have inhabited the Caribbean. It was a giant green reptile with a serpentine body, a back lined with scales and a single horn growing from the top of its head.

## History

The Sea Serpent is considered to be a legendary beast of the Mediterranean Sea, signifying a long history of having been spotted. Around 1492 the creature would terrorize the Italian/Spanish colonist Cristoforo Colombo on one of his voyages. Around the latter end of the 19th century, the creature was officially documented by one Captain Mary Oceaneer, a member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney's California Adventure

Following the closure of World of Motion, the Sea Serpent's figure was moved to a dress area of Disney's California Adventure.

### It's a Small World

In Disneyland Paris, there is a toy-like depiction of the sea-serpent staring down a doll in a rowboat.

### Skipper Canteen

A map of Legendary Creatures of the Mediterranean made for the Society of Explorers and Adventurers by Captain Mary Oceaneer shows the sea serpent with its scientific name. This map is on display in the SEA room of the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen*.

### World of Motion

The Sea Serpent appeared in a segment of this attraction dedicated to seafaring. It was shown terrorizing Christopher Colombus by staring through his spyglass at him.

## Connections

### 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The map of legendary creatures of the Mediterranean also shows the Nautilus engaged in combat with a giant squid.

### Fortress Explorations

Christopher Colombus is one of the historic figures featured in Fortress Explorations as an, "Honorary SEA member".

### Oceaneer Lab/Miss Adventure Falls

Captain Mary Oceaneer who documented the serpent on her map of the Mediterranean is a character originating from Mystic Manor who is affiliated with Oceaneer Lab on the Disney Cruise Line and Miss Adventure Falls in Typhoon Lagoon.

## Trivia

* The scientific name of, "Kimballum Horriblus" is a tribute to imagineer Ward Kimball who was a large creative force in World of Motion.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Cartarsauce/status/1381453107251441667/photo/1
Tiki Room Birds

**The Tiki Room Birds** are a group of characters from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. They are the performers at the Tiki Room, singing songs to please the Tiki Gods and to entertain the passing guests.

## Background

The Tiki Birds migrated to the Tiki Room somewhere in the Polynesian islands, where they gained the ability to speak.

## Birds

### Groups

**The Masters of Ceremonies** were José, Michael, Pierre and Fritz.

**The Showgirl Birds** come down on a bird mobile in the middle of the room. They are white cockatoos with French names - Collette, Suzette, Mimi, Gigi, Fifi, and Josephine. In Aloha E Komo Mai!, they wear Stitch ears when they come down and sing.

**Eight macaws**, **twelve toucans**, **six cockatoos**, **nine forktails**, and an assortment of other birds make up the glee club and the rest of the bird chorus.

## Appearances and allusions

### Club 33

During the Tiki Takeover event, wooden carvings of a showgirl bird and Jose were added to the exterior of this club.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A letter from Jose to Trader Sam inquires on if Sam knows Rosita's whereabouts due to the birds of the Tiki Room trying to settle a bet.

### Tales from Adventureland

In these books, the Tiki Room is a sanctuary for the birds created by the Menehune to live free away from poachers, protected by the Tiki Gods.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/news/s.e.a.has-made-its-way-to-club-33-at-disneyland
2. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2011/09/25/detailed-look-at-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-disneyland-hotel-from-august-2011/
Pygmy Camp

**The Pygmy Camp** is a location in The Walt Disney World version of the *Jungle Cruise*.

## Description

This camp was made in the Congo by a tribe of, "African Pygmy" peoples, a crude term given to a trait of several of African ethnic groups in the Congo Basin who are pygmoid (have an unusually diminutive common height). The pygmy peoples of the camp had access to weapons and war-canoes which were kept in the camp.

## History

### Background

The Pygmy Camp would have been established at some point prior to 1938 with the peoples of the pygmy tribe having been on good relations with the Jungle Navigation Company. The Skippers of the JNC in particular would become fairly regular to Pygmy welcoming parties from the people of the camp. At some point in time the camp was (likely temporarily) abandoned by its peoples, presumably due to a massive python which took up residency across from the camp.

### Development history

The Pygmy Camp was rethemed in 2021 as the home of the "Boats & Baits" shop.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

The abandoned Pygmy Camp is passed by on the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction.

### Trader Sam's

A photo of the abandoned camp is hung up in Trader Sam's bar. An illustration of it is hung in the bathroom.

## Trivia

* The figureheads of the three Pygmy war-canoes are made to resemble the heads of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2011/09/25/detailed-look-at-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-disneyland-hotel-from-august-2011/2/
2. ↑ https://www.disneydining.com/8-facts-secrets-jungle-cruise-magic-kingdom/
Treasures of the Seven Seas

**The Treasures of the Seven Seas** are seven objects from the interactive game *A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas*.

## Description

The treasures are seven objects of great value which were created, enchanted (and/or cursed) by the sea-goddess Calypso.

### The Treasures

* **Treasure of the Pacific**: A golden and bejewelled skull.
* **Treasure of the Indian Ocean**: A cursed Emerald which caused whoever stole it to be turned into an undead skeleton.
* **Treasure of the Mediterranean**:
* **Treasure of the Arctic**:
* **Treasure of the Caribbean**:

## History

The Treasures of the Seven Seas were seven enchanted treasures created by the sea-goddess Calypso. By the 18th century they became highly sought after by sailors and pirates including Captain Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl, Captain Barbossa of the Wicked Wench, Captain Edward "Blackbeard" Teach of the Queen Anne's Revenge and the British Royal Navy through one Commander John Evenrude. The vast majority of these treasures would be successfully tracked down by Sparrow however.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

The headhunters who protect the Treasure of the Pacific are those from the Jungle Cruise. The treasure's totem is also located directly next to a sign for the Jungle Navigation Company's Jungle Cruise.
Saoirse Bullion-O'Callaghan

**Saoirse Bullion-O'Callaghan** is a major character in *Disney Kingdoms: Enchanted Tiki Room*, based on Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. She is the mysterious girl who comes to the Enchanted Tiki Room to steal Michael.

## Background

Saoirse Bullion-O'Callaghan is the daughter of an avid collector. He was neglectful of her from the day she was born, as he missed her own birth to hunt for an artifact. As she grew older, he still ignored her, only acknowledging her when she made a mistake, such as when she accidentally ate a rare marshmallow. Wanting to gain her father's attention and love, she traveled to the Enchanted Tiki Room to take one of the Tiki Room Birds home with her.

Saoirse faced many dangers on her way to the island. When she reached the Tiki Room, she stole Michael, the Irish parrot. She was chased down to a volcano, where she threatened to drop him in unless they left him alone, but the explosion flew him across the island. She quickly stole him back, and they ended up in a cave. She was caught in a vine by an unknown being, but he left when he realized he was in the wrong place. She explained her story to the rest of the characters, but left the island empty-handed.

As she left, the Orange Bird came up to her and gave her a gift - two tickets to the Enchanted Tiki Room. She returned to the island with her father, having begun her relationship with him anew. When she came to the Tiki Room, the birds and the Tiki Gods stood in the doorway, waiting for her.

## Trivia

* Given her name, she is likely a descendant of Barnabas T. Bullion from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Bullion family from *Disney Kingdoms: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*. Notably, she has Abigail Bullion's red hair.
Fingers Zambezi

**Fingers Zambezi** is a character from the Adventurers Club.

## History

Fingers Zambezi is an invisible spirit which haunted the Adventurers Club headquarters on Pleasure Island in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. In the club, Fingers served as club organist who played music on the club's organ.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventurers Club

Fingers Zambezi "Appeared" as the invisible player of an organ in the club, providing music for shows on the New Year's Eve of 1937.
Samantha Sterling

**Samantha Sterling** is a character from the defunct Adventurers Club restaurant in Downtown Disney’s Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort.

## History

Samantha Sterling was a renowned explorer and cabaret singer during the early half of the 20th century. She would become a member of S.E.A. member Merriweather Adam Pleasure's organization *The Adventurers Club* which was based out of Pleasure Island in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. In 1928 Samantha was the victor of the Balderdash Cup competition in-which club members must compete by telling or demonstrating true to life adventures they partook in.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventurers Club

Samantha was a common character to see at the club. She was dressed in a tan and red jacket and pants suit, with tall brown boots and brown gloves with cheetah-printed cuffs. She performed nightly musical numbers at the club and hosted the nightly hoopla.

After the restaurant closed, she made subsequent appearances at club reunions throughout the Disney Parks.

### The Edison

This Disney Springs restaurant has a cocktail with the name of, "Samantha Sterling".

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Samantha's passport can be found in the Lost and Found. It was given to her on December 23 1937. She and other members of the club can also be seen in photos of the Hangar Bar's opening.

### Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar

A postcard from Samantha to Trader Sam can be found at the Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel. She wrote the following:

> *Dearest Sam,*
>
>

> *These 5 days & 10 nights… wow.*
>
>

> *Samantha Sterling.*
>
>

During the holiday seasons, a stocking with Samantha's name on it is hung within Sam's bar.

## Trivia

* In the *Epic Mickey: Tales of the Wasteland* short story "The Rubbish Cup", an homage to the Club's Balderdash Cup show, Ortensia takes on the role of Samantha Sterling within Wasteland's version of the Adventurers Club.

## References

1. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2018/01/review-edison-disney-springs-already-changes-signature-cocktails-try-additional-items/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/9NB9EirKXJ/
3. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2015/09/23/jock-lindsey-s-hangar-bar-opens-at-disney-springs-food-drink-review-detailed-tour/
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXvdhgqAuM3/
5. ↑ https://www.disneytouristblog.com/christmas-trader-sams/