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Kida Nedakh

**Kidagakash Nedakh**, better known as **Kida Nedakh**, is the deutertagonist of the 2001 Disney animated film *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* and its sequel *Atlantis: Milo’s Return*. She is the princess-turned queen of the Atlanteans and the lost city Atlantis.

## Background

Kida Nedakh was the daughter of King Kashekim and his wife, the Queen of Atlantis. When she was a young girl, Atlantis was hit by a giant tsunami. Her mother was taken by the Heart of Atlantis to protect the city. As the centuries passed, Kida became more curous about what the heart was, and wished to be able to read Atlantean so she could find out.

In 1914, she discovered that a group of explorers had come to Atlantis. She instantly connected with Milo Thatch, as he’s the only one who can speak their language. She welcomed them to Atlantis, believing that they could help restore the city to its former glory. Though her father is hesitant, he allowed them to stay for one night.

Kida took Milo down to the old ruins, so he could translate the Atlantean for her. He told her that the Heart of Atlantis was the power source of the city and that was what took her mother away. When they resurfaced, Commander Rourke got them at gunpoint and forced them to take them to the Heart, so they could sell it. When they got there, Kida bonded with the Heart, and was captured.

After she was rescued, Kida became the Queen of Atlantis, following her father’s death. She helped restore Atlantis and teach the people about their culture, using the power of the Heart of Atlantis. She briefly left Atlantis and discovered how vast Atlantean culture’s reach was. Eventually, she and Milo were married.

## Trivia

* Kida was available for meet and greets when the film was released, but was phased out afterwards. She has made sporadic appearances in the Disney Parks in recent years, thanks to the film’s cult status, mainly at special events and parties.
* Kida was once a candidate to join the Disney Princesses, but after her film underperformed, she never did. She did make some appearances in merchandise, alongside the other princesses.
Iago

**Iago** is a character from the film *Aladdin*.

## History

Iago was a parrot who served as the pet and henchman of the sorcerer Jafar, the grand-vizier of Agrabah's sultan. The two schemed to take over the kingdom by claiming the Genie of the Lamp and later by attempting to have Jafar marry the sultan's daughter Jasmine. Their plans were thwarted however by the heroic thief Aladdin who tricked Jafar into using the lamp to wish to become a genie himself, resulting in Iago and Jafar being trapped within their own lamp which was subsequently sent to the Cave of Wonders.

## Appearances and allusions

### The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management

Iago appeared as one of the two hosts in this defunct re-theming of Walt Disney World's Tropical Serenade (Enchanted Tiki Room). In it, he and Zazu from the Lion King signed up to be the new hosts and managers of the Enchanted Tiki Room. Iago decided to completely overhaul the show to fit his narcissistic needs much at the behest of Zazu, resulting in them angering the Tiki Gods. As a consequence of his actions, Iago was punished violently by the goddess Uh-Oa.

### Mickey's PhilharMagic

Iago briefly appears in this attraction, knocking the sorcerer's hat of the wizard Yen Sid off of Donald Duck's head.

### Skipper Canteen

In the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen* is a book titled, "A New Way to Manage Birds" by the, "I & Z Management Publications. This book references Under New Management and was likely written by Iago and Zazu.

### Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Iago is Jafar's henchman in the Adventureland sections of this attraction where the two team up with the god of the underworld Hades to assist in his attempted takeover of the Magic Kingdom. They are thwarted by the wizard Merlin and his apprentices however.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=right-bookshelf-top-shelf-c23
Shrinking Gun

**The Shrinking Gun** is an object from the film *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids* (1989).

## Description

The Shrinking Gun is a ray projector capable of shrinking and enlarging solid-matter. Due to its sheer size, the gun had an automated turret though this often lead to accidents with misfires. The Shrinking Gun was also made largely from salvaged mechanical parts.

## History

The Shrinking Gun was invented c. 1989 by one Wayne Szalinski, a member of the Imagination Institute. Szalinski had been obsessed with the gun for years leading to much ridicule within the scientific community. After finalizing the machine, the gun misfired and accidentally shrunk his children.

The Szalinski children survived being tiny in the backyard meanwhile the parents searched for them. Wayne managed to restore his children with the Shrinking Gun and its success was later commemorated by the Imagination Institute at the 100th annual Inventor of the Year awards. The ceremony however turned to chaos when the gun went a-wire and shrunk both the audience and later the imagination institute's board such as chairman Nigel Channing.

## Appearances and allusions

### Ant-Man and the Wasp: Nano-Battle!

The gun is indirectly alluded to in this attraction by Ant-Man AKA Scott Lang who shrinks guests before exclaiming to his partner the Wasp, "Honey, I shrunk the kids!".

### Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

In this attraction, Szalinski was awarded with an, "Inventor of the Year" award by the Imagination Institute for his creation of the gun. However, the gun went a-wire and shrunk both the audience and imagination institute's board.

### Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure

The gun was indirectly alluded to in this defunct attraction.

### Journey Into Your Imagination with Figment

The Shrinking Gun is alluded to on a framed image commemorating Szalinski's invention of the machine. The gun's silhouette also appears within Szalinski's office in the Imagination! Pavilion.

## Trivia

* There are multiple different shrinking-devices featured in the Disney Parks continuity. Others include the Mighty Microscope from *Adventure Thru Inner Space* in the Tomorrowland mythos (set c. 1986), Hank Pym's *Pym Particles* from Marvel Comics (created in the 1960s), and the *LGS-250* vehicles from EPCOT's Body Wars (set c. 2068). The *Tree of Life* of *Discovery Island* is also alluded to as having shrinking properties at its base as featured in *It's Tough to Be a Bug* though presumably more mystical in nature.
Mufasa

**Mufasa** is a character from *The Lion King* (1994).

## History

### Jungle Cruise

One of the shields of the Headhunter tribe bears the logo of the Lion King broadway musical which depicts the face of Simba and/or his father Mufasa.

### Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

In this attraction, Mufasa is referenced by Scar following the latter's resurrection at the hands of the Greek god Hades. Scar attempts to achieve immortality by becoming a spirit of nature such as Mufasa only to be defeated by the apprentices of Merlin.

## Trivia

* Mufasa is voiced by James Earl Jones who also voiced Mara in *Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye* and Darth Vader in *Star Tours*.

## References

1. ↑ http://findingmickey.squarespace.com/other-hidden-dl/adventureland/7973018
Patrick Begorra

**Patrick Begorra** is a character affiliated with Adventureland in Disneyland.

## History

### The Little Man of Disneyland

Patrick Begorra was a leprechaun who lived in the orange-grove that Disneyland was built over. Initially he was unwilling to give over his land but Mickey Mouse managed to talk him into it by telling him of the magic which would be built in the park and by giving Patrick a home in Adventureland.

### Disney Parks

Patrick's home is a tropical tree found along the Mekong River in the Lost Delta of India, not far from the Jungle Navigation Company's boathouse and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.

## Appearances and allusions

### Patrick's Tree

Patrick's home at the base of an Adventureland tree can be found in the park. Originally this tree was found outside of the Jungle Cruise but has since been moved outside of Indiana Jones Adventure.

### In other media

#### Printed materials

##### The Little Man of Disneyland

This Disney story-book told the story of Patrick Begorra, Disneyland and Mickey Mouse.

##### Tales from Adventureland

Patrick is a predominate character in the third book, *Tales from Adventureland: The Doomsday Device*. In this book he is the guardian of a tree known as the Eternal Tree/Dominguez Palm which is also guarded by a great number of Celtic spirits. He assists the Jungle Explorers Society in using to palm to protect it from the Collective and puts the protagonists through a series of trials.

## Trivia

* The Dominguez Palm in Tales from Adventureland is an allusion to a palm-tree planted in 1896 which belonged to the Dominguez orange farming family which Disneyland was built around. In the actual park, the tree is not affiliated with Begorra and is found beside the Jungle Cruise's boat-house.

## References

1. ↑ Who is the Little Man of Disneyland - D23
Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity

**Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity** was an overlay of the Jungle River Cruise at Hong Kong Disneyland that ran nightly during the 2015 Halloween season. It featured a new story, centered on a disgraced member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, with a darker and scarier tone.

## Background

Professor Garrett Reed was a disgraced professor, kicked out of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. He was an alleged grave robber and thief, obtaining artifacts through unsavory means and selling them on the black market. He was on the hunt for the Emerald Trinity - a trio of enchanted emeralds said to grant men immortality - stealing a boat from the Jungle Navigation Company to travel deep into the jungle. Indiana Jones warned the archaeology community over his nefarious deeds, and Lord Henry Mystic expressed urgency over finding him and stopping him.

## Attraction Experience

Sketches and newspaper articles about Professor Reed were scattered throughout the queue, explaining the backstory. Guests boarded their boats at the dock, as normal. The cruise was tasked with finding Professor Reed to stop the havoc in the jungle. The skipper was joined by an associate of Reed, acting as a navigator.

The jungle was changed, now covered in an eerie green fog and strangely illuminated. Vines grew near the elephant bathing pool, around rocks with glowing eyes printed on the front and skulls sitting on the top.

The boat quickly moved to the Temple of Immortality, where the Altar of Souls was located - the home of the Emerald Trinity. According to the legend, if one escaped the jungle with one stone, they would become immortal. If one failed, they would face a fate worse than death. Two of the emeralds had been stolen.

They moved further into the jungle, finally reaching Professor Reed’s camp, where he could have been seen as a shadowed silhouette in his tent. Sure enough, he had acquired one of the emeralds, and he took it out of his coat. Vines grew from the ground, attacking him and reclaiming the emerald. Reed screamed, as he was dragged into the ground.

Frightened by the display, Reed’s associate revealed that he or she had one of the emeralds, as well. The skipper drove the boat faster through the jungle, to make it back to the safety of the docks. The boat was attacked by zombies, hiding in the waters of the hippo bathing pool. A voodoo tribe stalked the boat, wanting to reclaim the stone. They barely escaped both attempts.

The boat came to a stop at the Canyon of the Gods. When the associate looked down, the stone had disappeared. The spirits of the stone bellowed, punishing the cruise for their theft with fire and water. The boat managed to survive the onslaught, and made it back to the docks safely, where guests disembarked.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.andysinclairharris.com/jrc-halloween
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/history/hong-kong-disneyland/characters/terrors-of-the-jungle
3. ↑ https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Jungle\_River\_Cruise%3A\_Curse\_of\_the\_Emerald\_Trinity
Headpiece to the Staff of Ra

**The Headpiece to the Staff of Ra** is an object from *Raiders of the Lost* Ark (1981).

## Description

The Headpiece to the Staff of Ra was a staff headpiece used to reveal the location of the Ark of the Covenant in the Well of Souls in the desert of Cairo, Egypt. The headpiece contained instructions on the staff's required height and a jewel which at a certain point of the day would project a light-beam onto a diorama of Cairo that revealed the location of the well.

## History

The headpiece to the staff of ra was constructed in Ancient Egypt to find the location of the Well of Souls. The headpiece was excavated by archaeologist Abner Ravenwood in 1926 who passed it on to his daughter Marion. In 1936, the headpiece was sought after by both the US government via Indiana Jones and the Nazi Party as both governments wished to obtain the ark as a weapon.

Marion and Jones managed to evade the nazis and travel to Cairo though the nazis gained information from one of its sides as gestapo agent Arnold Ernst Toht grabbed the medallion when it was burning hot, engraving its message on his right hand. This lead French nazi archaeologist René Belloq to having the nazis excavate in the wrong part of the desert. Indy and his ally Sallah Mohamed Faisel el-Kahir however found the true location of the Well of Souls through using the staff.

The medallion was likely later returned to Marion when she and Indy started a romantic relationship. At some point after 1955 it was left in the bar of Jones' aviator Jock Lindsey within the town of Disney Springs, Florida. Jock left the medallion in the bar's lost & found.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

The medallion appears in the Lost & Found of Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar along with the Peacock's Eye and Atlantean necklace. An illustration of the headpiece appears on a map in the bar overtop of the Himalayas, likely referencing how Indy travelled to the Himalayas to seek it from Marion.

### Jungle Cruise

The staff of Ra was one of the objects left in the jungle by Indy in the Jungle Cruise overlay for Summer of Hidden Mysteries.

## Connections

### Great Movie Ride

The Indiana Jones scene of this attraction took place in the Well of Souls when it was visited by Indiana and Sallah.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayJockLindseysHangarBar5.aspx
2. ↑ https://allears.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/kali-eye-on-map-e1550859605319.jpg
3. ↑ http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr\_v0200/en\_US/special/IndianaJonesExplorerMap.pdf
Nigel Greenwater

**Nigel Greenwater** is an unseen but heard character from the Jungle Cruise.

## History

Nigel Greenwater was British man who became an employee of the *Jungle Navigation Company* since 1930. He was one of the first employees to establish themselves in the company's Mekong outpost. Greenwater would encourage his co-workers to invest in short-wave radio systems to bring in business for their outposts.

When the JNC became successful due to the Jungle Cruise and discovery of the nearby Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Greenwater became the radio-announcer for the Global Broadcasting Service; an international radio-broadcasting service run by Greenwater himself through the Greenwater Production Company which had been founded in 1928*.* He and his broadcasting service hold some affiliation with the also internationally distributed Jungle Navigation Company with Nigel often relaying messages for its employees, staff and customers.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

An advertisement in the Daily Gnus tied reads, "*The Global Broadcasting Service, Broadcasting Globally around the Globe since 1928, Greenwater Production Co.*".

### Jungle Cruise

In Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, Nigel Greenwater is the radio-announcer heard within the queue. This making him Disneyland's counterpart to Albert Awol. He mentions several features of the Jungle Cruise and Adventureland including Schweitzer Falls, Tropical Imports, the Lost Safari, gorillas and Trader Sam to name a few.

#### Jingle Cruise

Nigel Greenwater replaces Albert Awol in the Magic Kingdom's annual, "Jingle Cruise" overlay.

### Skipper Survival Guide

The Skipper Survival Guide mentions Nigel as having been a JNC employee since 1930 when the company first established themselves along the Mekong River.

### Skipper Canteen

Nigel Greenwater has a book titled, "*Survival in the Entertainment Jungle*" in the Skipper Canteen's library. A 1936 trophy for, "Announcer of the Year" is located in a display case in the canteen. Greenwater can occasionally be heard as a patron of the canteen in the mess hall.

## Connections

### Indiana Jones

In his Jungle Cruise spiel, Nigel mentions strange activities at the Temple of the Forbidden Eye leading to the governor general's men being dispatched to deal with it.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUOmWfCTllo
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=left-bookshelf-2nd-shelf-c27
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Livelyland/status/1371539152471138306
Lilo & Stitch

### Connection status

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and Tomorrowland mythos

**Lilo & Stitch** is a 2002 Walt Disney Pictures animated feature-film.

## Connections

### Aulani

There is a wooden sculpture of Stitch in this resort. Attached to the sculpture is a school essay written by Lilo explaining the culture of Meles.

### Disney's Boardwalk

The removed Disney Vacation Club statue of Pleakley showed him as having a luggage sticker for the boardwalk.

### Disney Springs

A large sculpture of Stitch marks one of the entrances to World of Disney, set in the market-place of Disney Springs, Florida.

### EPCOT

Robo-Mart is shown to be selling Tom Morrow 2.0 in Stitch's Supersonic Celebration.

### ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter

In the defunct and disdained attraction *Stitch's Great Escape!*, the X-S Tech logo appeared on tech used by the Galactic Federation's prison-system. Notably its logo appeared on the chairs which guests would be strapped down in as Stitch burped in their face in a dark room for approximately five minutes. Additionally in this attraction was the character of Skippy locked in the same facility as Stitch, Skippy being a character from ExtraTERRORestrial. Stitch robbed X-S Tech's subsidiary RoboMart in the show Stitch's Supersonic Celebration.

### Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Many of the shows and features of this resort are themed to Lilo & Stitch with both Lilo and Stitch being regularly encountered characters at the resort. Lilo's Playhouse is also a play-place in this resort which is named after Lilo.

### The Timekeeper

The Timekeeper and 9-Eye are amongst the robots being sold by Robo-Mart in Stitch's Supersonic Celebration.

### Typhoon Lagoon

Lilo and Stitch have their own area in this park where they are fairly regularly encountered characters.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Lilo and Stitch is the subject of the overlay The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai!. The show is hosted by the four birds of paradise - Hanoli, Manu, Mahina, and Waha Nui, where they sing Hawaiian-themed songs, including Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride and Aloha, E komo Mai. The show is interrupted and disrupted by Stitch, pretending to be the Big Kahuna, so that he can be a part of the act.

## References

1. ↑ https://flickr.com/photos/frikitiki/6096982194/in/photostream/
2. ↑ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/43/b8/03/43b8039bc333b37998be89d9b7a04e21.jpg
3. ↑ https://attractionsmagazine.com/stitchs-supersonic-celebration-in-pictures-and-video/
4. ↑ https://allears.net/2009/05/06/stitchs-supersonic-celebration/
Nyokaa

**Nyokaa** or **The Great Nyokaa** is a character from the AbracadaBar.

## History

Nyokaa is the stage-name of a presumably East-African (or possibly East African-American) magician from the early 20th century. Nyokaa's name was Swahili for, "Snake" as he used serpents as a motif in his performances. His performances were best known for his fortune-telling skills and likely also him being a hypnotist.

At some point in time, Nyokaa became a regular performer of the boardwalk along Crescent Lake in the U.S.A.. He was a patron of the AbracadaBar where he regularly competed with other magicians in the Crescent Lake area. On September 13, 1940, rival-magician Lasdow the Lucky seemingly caused all the magicians to disappear from the AbracadaBar while in actuality they hid to a secret lounge behind the bar.

## Appearances and allusions

### AbracadaBar

There is a poster advertising Nyokaa's performances up in the AbracadaBar. It will occasionally change to show the magician having disappeared.

## Trivia

* Nyokaa's name and colour-motif might partly be a tribute to the character of Kaa from *The Jungle Book* who was a snake who could use his eyes to hypnotize others. The swirl and colour-scheme of Nyokaa's poster is reminiscent of Kaa's and his name while meaning, "Snake" in Swahili, does also contain Kaa's name.
	+ The myth that snakes have hypnotic eyes is also echoed with Jafar in Aladdin and Sir Hiss in Robin Hood. In real-life, snake eyes have no hypnotic abilities and it is instead a myth created by the prey of snakes sometimes being still from fear when approached by a predatory snake.

## References

1. ↑ https://tastychomps.com/2016/10/abracadabar-lounge-at-disneys-boardwalk.html
2. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2016/07/24/first-look-and-review-the-new-abracadabar-on-disney-worlds-boardwalk/
Journey to the Center of the Earth

**Journey to the Center of the Earth** is a dark ride at Tokyo DisneySea, located in the Mysterious Island section of the park. Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel of the same name, it is a voyage into the subterranean levels of the Earth in Mount Prometheus.

## Background

Captain Nemo has begun to explore through Mount Prometheus, located on his base in Vulcania. He has discovered an entire subterranean world, filled with creatures unlike any other. Since his change of heart on humanity, he has allowed others to learn about it with him, traveling on steam-powered vehicles into the depths of the earth.

## Attraction Experience

Guests enter the queue through a cavern in Mount Prometheus. They pass a laboratory, where some of Captain Nemo’s notes about the subterranean world can be read. The queue leads up to a holding room, where they wait for a terravator - an elevator that will take them 800 meters below sea level. The terravators let off in a boiler room, as guests wait for their vehicles.

Once guests board the vehicles, they are taken into the Crystal Cavern at 880 fathoms, filled with sparkling crystals of all different colors. The cavern leads into the Mushroom Forest at 1320 fathoms, inhabited by amphibious creatures. Before they can proceed, an earthquake causes a cave-in, and the vehicles are forced to go a different way.

The new route is filled with eggs, with green sacks inside of them. They are taken to the edge of the Subterranean Sea, in the midst of a terrible lightning storm. Lightning nearly hits the vehicle, making it go faster.

As the vehicle speeds, something roars. Insect legs tap against the walls. The vehicles are sent uphill into the heart of Mount Prometheus. The guests come face to face with a giant lava-monster. It roars, and the vehicles speed away, whirling in the dark before plummeting down the side of the volcano. They emerge back in Vulcania, before returning safely to the unload station.

## Trivia

* The lava monster was nicknamed “Hortense” by the Imagineers.
* The lava monster is rumoured to be the repurposed animatronic animatronic of the alien from the defunct Walt Disney World attraction, *Extra Terrorestrial: Alien Encounter*. This has yet to be confirmed or denied but the animatronics definitely share a similar appearance though no clear photographs of the original alien animatronic exist.
* The Verne novel was the inspiration for a drop-tower ride at Disneyland Paris and an addition to the Backlot Tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios, both of which were never built. The ideas were repurposed for the Tokyo DisneySea ride.
* The ride’s score was composed by Buddy Baker, who composed the scores for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. This was the last Disney project he worked on before his retirement and death in 2002.
* The attraction utilizes the same ride system as Test Track at Epcot.
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull

***Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull*** is an attraction at Tokyo DisneySea.

## Background

In 1931, Indiana Jones would travel to the Lost River Delta Cusco, Peru and discover a temple which he believed to hold the legendary Fountain of Youth. During his excavation he would disappear which lead his assistant Paco in leading temple tours to try and find him while making revenue from the tourist-trade.

## Attraction Experience

The layout and experience of this attraction was copied from Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye. It however has more of a mesoamerican theming, replaces Mara with the Crystal Skull, the giant snake for Quetzalcoatl and has guests enter for the Fountain of Youth rather than the gifts of Mara.

## Connections

### Camp Discovery

A July 15, 1931 headline at this camp story tells of how the League of Adventurers joined Indiana Jones's search for the Temple of the Crystal Skull in Cusco, Peru, having discovered two halves of the same ancient map and bringing all terrain jeeps to the site, though Jones was frustrated with the unwanted extra help.

### Skipper Canteen

A book written by Paco called Temple Tours can be found in the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen*. There is also a book called the Fountain of Youth written by Diego Colon.

### Tower of Terror

There is a photograph of Harrison in-front of the temple located in the Hotel Hightower.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

In this bar, a photograph shows Trader Sam standing in-front of this temple.

## Trivia

* The temple of the crystal skull is not to be confused with the crystal skulls and temple of Akator found within the fifth Indiana Jones film *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* which came out seven years after the attraction opened.
	+ This film was alluded to in the Jungle Cruise with Trader Sam having had his own tablet depicting the film's crystal skull.

## References

1. ↑ https://disney-universes.tumblr.com/post/163491408941/lafitteslanding-heres-close-ups-on-some-of-the#notes
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/tower-of-terror#&gid=1&pid=-c21
3. ↑ ↑ http://findingmickey.squarespace.com/other-hidden-dl/adventureland/1239330
Mushroom Forest

**The Mushroom Forest** or **Giant Mushroom Forest** is a location in the *Journey to the Center of the Earth* attraction in Tokyo DisneySea's Mysterious Island.

## Description

The Mushroom Forest is a, "Forest" of fungi locates 1320 fathoms below the surface of Vulcania. Due to its unique ecosystem it is home to equally unique ecology with strange mushrooms and animals inhabiting the area.

### Flora

* **Bioluminescent mushrooms**:
* **Giant mushrooms**: The Mushroom Forest got its name from the giant mushrooms which filled it. According to the notes of Captain Nemo, these mushrooms might be connected to the unique water found on Vulcania.

## History

The Mushroom Forests were discovered by Captain Nemo around 1870 while mapping the subterranean locales of Vulcania. He would study the ecology of the forest while also creating transport to the forest with his Terravators and steam-powered subterranean vehicles.
Manisha Gurung

**Manisha Gurung** is a character from *Kali River Rapids*.

## History

Manisha Gurung was a resident of the township of Anandapur in the asian kingdom of the same name. She was a local activist and conservationist who actively protested the Tetak Logging Company which deforested the nation. This lead to Manisha founding Kali Rapids Expeditions, a river-rafting company which aimed to garner funds and awareness to combat the logging company.

## Appearances and allusions

### Kali River Rapids

Manisha hosts the pre-show video played in this attraction's queue.

## Connections

### Expedition Everest

Anandapur is the same kingdom which Expedition Everest is set in.

### Up

The Wilderness Explorers' handbook featured in the Wilderness Explorers interactive attraction has references to the logging subplot of Kali River Rapids.

## References

1. ↑ https://schmirfle.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-wilderness-explorers-handbook.html
Seven Seas Lagoon

**Seven Seas Lagoon** is a man-made-lake in Walt Disney World resort.

## Backstory

The Seven Seas Lagoon represents the fictitious Polynesian lagoon located adjacent to the isle which holds the titular village of Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

## Summary

### Features

* **Beachcomber Island**:
* **Blackbeard Island**:
* **Castaway Cay**:

## Connections

### Pirates of the Caribbean

One of the islands is named for historic pirate Blackbeard who is notably featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

### Trader Sam's

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There are references in this bar to Trader Sam opening up his Grog Grotto on the Seven Seas Lagoon of a Polynesian isle.

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is themed to being located adjacent to the fictionalized Seven Seas Lagoon located in the South Seas.
Klaus Wesselhoft

**Klaus Wesselhoft** is a character from the 1959 Disney film, *Third Man on the Mountain*.

## History

Klaus Wesselhoft was a Swiss mountaineer in the Swiss Alps during the Golden Age of Alpinism.

## Appearances and allusions

### Expedition Everest

The advert for, "Yeti Brand Tinned Meat" in the attraction's photo area has the quote, "Hygienic, Tasty and Compact" from Klaus.

## Connections

### Matterhorn Bobsleds

Yeti Brand Tinned meat featured the Matterhorn Yeti as its mascot. Klaus' affiliation with Expedition Everest comes from Expedition Everest being a partial reimagining of the Disneyland attraction *Matterhorn Bobsleds*. Matterhorn Bobsleds itself was partially inspired by *Third Man on the Mountain*, a film primarily set and filmed on the Matterhorn.

## Trivia

* There is something of a timeline discrepancy in Klaus' Expedition Everest allusion due to Klaus having been a 19th century mountaineer while Expedition Everest is set c. 2006.
	+ It is possible that the company is recycling a quote of a long deceased Klaus Wesselhoft.
	+ Another potential solution could be that the quote comes from a descendant of Klaus' who he shares a name with.

## References

1. ↑ http://ultimateorlando.blogspot.com/2014/01/matterhorn-tribute-in-expedition.html
Lava Monster

**The Lava Monster** is a creature encountered on the attraction *Journey to the Center of the Earth* on the Mysterious Island. It lives in the heart of Mount Prometheus on Vulcania.

## Description

The Lava Monster is a giant carnivorous invertebrate that lived in the volcanic depths of Mount Prometheus on the isle of Vulcania. It is believed to be a species that has been around since prehistory, potentially being a living fossil. It reproduced with eggs which it laid in broods underground.

## History

When Captain Nemo of the Nautilus would establish himself on the island he would begin traversing its subterranean ecosystems. In the 9th of October in 1872, Captain Nemo discovered the remains of a fossilized egg belonging to a prehistoric member of the lava monster's species. The lava monster itself would become a territorial enemy to Nemo, at-least partially due to the Lava Monster having its nest in the volcano.

## Connections

### Journey to the Center of the Earth

The Lava Monster attempts to attack guests when they enter its nest following an earthquake rerouting their tour of Vulcania's underground Crystal Cavern and Mushroom Forests.

## Trivia

* The monster has been given the nickname of **Hortense** by imagineers.
* The monster's animatronic is rumoured to be repurposed from that used for the alien in the defunct attraction *ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter*.
* The monster seems to replace the dinosaurs in its role from the original book.
	+ This might be referenced in Captain Nemo's notes which identify the lava monster's species as being prehistoric.
Jonas Brisbane

Jonas Brisbane is the star of *Horrors of the Amazon*, a live show at Hong Kong Disneyland that played during the 2014 Halloween season.

## History

Jonas Brisbane was a skipper for the Jungle Navigation Company, with ambitions to join the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. His uncle, Ebeneezer Brisbane, was obsessed with journeying and went on dangerous expeditions in the Amazon rainforest, which he made records of in a journal. After he disappeared, Jonas used his journal in hopes of tracing his steps and finding him. He never found him, but instead captured creatures to display in a show.

At the end of his show, he mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again.

## Appearances and allusions

### Horrors of the Amazon

Jonas began the show with recapping his story, accompanied by a projector and photos. He showed off the creatures he discovered, along with the remains he stole from a witch doctor's grave. The witch doctor came alive, telling him that he'll pay for his insolence. Hoping to regain control, Jonas drank a vial of the doctor's blood, but vanished. At the end of the show, the slideshow was changed to a missing persons poster with his face on it.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

Jonas previously worked at a skipper for the Jungle Navigation Company.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://jungleskipper.com/history/hong-kong-disneyland/characters/who-is-jonas-brisbane
Hina Kuluua

**Hina Kuluua** is a goddess from Polynesian culture featured in *Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room*.

## History

Hina Kuluua is the Polynesian goddess of rain, who travels with Tangaroa-ru, the goddess of the East Rains. Her daughter, Hina, is the mother of the folk-hero Maui.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Hina appears in the decor of this resort. Additionally, her grandson Maui serves as the resort's mascot.
Nathaniel G.

**Nathaniel G.** is a character from *Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar*.

## History

### Background

Nathaniel G. was one of the patrons to SEA member Jock Lindsey's bar in the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

### Development history

Nathaniel G. is a tribute to **Nathaniel Gearhart**, the assistant set-decorator of Walt Disney Imagineering who worked on Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Nathaniel's keys are hung in the lost & found alongside those belonging to billionaire Howard Hughes, industrialist Howard Stark, aviatrix Pancho Barnes, archaeologist Indiana Jones, historic aviator Charles Lindbergh, one Theron S., bar-owner Marion Ravenwood, and painter B. Ricci who made a portrait of Jock.
Martha Ravenswood

**Martha Ravenswood** is a character from Phantom Manor.

## History

Martha Ravenswood was a woman born in 1802 who came to live in the settlement of Thunder Mesa, a Shoshone trading post which became a mining-town in 1849. Martha came to marry the town's founder Henry Ravenswood, the founder and owner of the Big Thunder Mining Company which mined from the nearby Big Thunder Mountain. Together the two lived in a mansion called Ravenswood Manor which overlooked the town where they had a daughter named Mélanie.

Henry and Martha's marriage was not a happy one and the two frequently quarrelled and fought. In addition to this, Henry had affairs behind Martha's back, namely with the manor's maid Anna Jones. Henry was also a psychopath who murdered several townsfolk and was highly and abusively possessive of Mélanie. Both Henry and Martha died in 1860 when a massive earthquake struck the town, subsequently being buried in the Boot Hill Cemetery adjacent to Ravenswood Manor.

## Appearances and allusions

### Phantom Manor

Martha's tomb is seen in the exit to this attraction showing her and Henry buried side-by-side. Their epitaph reads, "*Quarelled and Fought as Man and Wife.  Now silent together beyond this life*".

## Trivia

* In the boudoir are letters from a neighbour from Lavinia, New York. It is unclear if the implication is that Henry, Martha, both of them, or an unidentified individual were former residents of Lavinia.

## References

1. ↑ https://phantommanorlegends.wordpress.com/tag/boot-hill/
Howard Hughes

**Howard Robard Hughes, Jr.** (1905-1979) is a historic eccentric billionaire, business magnate, and aviator.

## History

### Disney Parks

In1938, Howard invented a functioning jet-pack from a factory which he owned in Los Angeles, based on unsuccessful jet-packs made in Nazi Germany. This jet-pack was stolen by mobster Eddie Valentine who was working for the Nazi regime of the Third Reich and aimed to deliver the jetpack to the nazis. The jetpack however came into the possession of stunt aviator Cliff Secord and his inventor friend Peevy at *Bigelow's Air Circus* where they used it to make Secord the vigilante, "The Rocketeer".

Hughes and the FBI confronted the Rocketeer to demand the rocket-pack's return only for Secord to make off with it and fight the nazis over the skies of Hollywood as they kidnapped his girlfriend Jenny Blake. When the Rocketeer blew up the nazi's zeppelin and the jet-pack inside, Howard saved his and Jenny's lives by catching them in his autogyro alongside Peevy. Following these events, Hughes bestowed Secord with a gift in the form of a brand-new Gee Bee racing aircraft, unknowing that Cliff and Peevy had blueprints to rebuild the rocket-pack.

Following 1955, Howard became a customer of a bar in the town of *Disney Springs*, Florida which was run by fellow aviator Jock Lindsey. Lindsey was a member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* who was also a previous aviator in Bigelow's Air Circus where he performed alongside Cliff Secord and aviatrix Pancho Barnes.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

In the lost & found of S.E.A. member Jock Lindsey's bar are keys identifying Howard Hughes (referred to as **Howard H.**) as a patron of the bar.

### Soarin'

Howard Hughes is commemorated in the Wings of Fame exhibit of Soarin' in Disney's California Adventure. He is shown alongside his airplane the Spruce Goose.

### In other media

#### Film

##### The Rocketeer

In this film, Howard Hughes was the inventor of a rocket-pack in the late 1930s. Said rocket is later stolen by the Nazis before passing through hands and into the possession of Cliff Secord.

##### Tomorrowland (film)

In this film, Howard Hughes was a member of the secret organization *Plus Ultra* which created the secret futurist colony of *Tomorrowland*.

## Connections

### Indiana Jones

Jock Lindsey is a character from *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981) with Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar being set in the Indiana Jones continuity.

## Trivia

* Howard served as an inspiration behind Charles F. Muntz in *Up* (2009) and Howard Stark in *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011). He is also sometimes thought to have served as partial inspiration for Indiana Jones from *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981) and Hathaway Browne from the *Adventurers Club* though this has not been confirmed.
* In real-life history, Howard briefly served as owner of RKO Radio Pictures which distributed Disney films from 1937 to 1953.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.getawaytoday.com/travel-blog/10-cool-facts-about-soarin-around-the-world
Marcel

**Marcel** is a character from the Adventurers Club.

## History

Marcel was a, "Missing Link" great-ape resembling something between a gorilla and a human. He worked as a servant, ally and even member for the Adventurers Club. He frequently dressed in a tuxedo and predominately worked as a butler. On the New Year's Eve of 1937 he invited members of the club to join him on a year-long safari.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventurers Club

Marcel appeared during the earlier days of the Adventurers Club before being removed and replaced by different characters. He reappeared during the final days of the Adventurers Club attractions.

## Trivia

* A rare Adventurers Club character known as, "The Plaid Monkey" reused the Marcel mask while wearing Sutter Beswick's plaid coat and a blanket.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.mouseplanet.com/8570/Adventurers\_Club\_Final\_Farewell\_Part\_Two
2. ↑ http://jimhillmedia.com/web\_site\_team1/b/max\_schilling/archive/2008/09/29/last-call-at-the-adventurers-club.aspx
3. ↑ https://www.mouseplanet.com/9021/More\_Secrets\_of\_the\_Adventurers\_Club
Indian Elephant Bathing Pool

**The** **Indian Elephant Bathing Pool** is a feature in the *Jungle Cruise*.

## Description

The Indian elephant bathing Pool was a section of the Mekong River of the Lost Delta in Cambodia. It was a pool nearby a small waterfall which lead to it being used for bathing my many Indian elephants. It was located behind a series of flooded buddhist ruins which protected it and kept its existence secretive. Notably it was located near a statue of the elephant god, Ganesha which protected its entrance, as well as a larger statue of a kneeling elephant, which provided the name, as live elephant sightings were rare.

## History

This water-body was hidden away behind ancient Cambodian ruins in the Lost Delta of Cambodia. At some point in time it was used by one Trader Sam to develop his mixology skills. By accident, Sam spilled his first ever alcoholic drink recipe into the water which attracted the elephants to come to the pool, though elephant sightings were infrequent enough that Dr. Albert Falls noted the bathing pool was a relatively safe harbor when unoccupied in his 1911 expedition notes.

Following this in the 1930s the pool would be sometimes travelled through by skippers and boats of the *Jungle Navigation Company*. This was in spite of the company having forbid passage through the temple due to the disappearance of their boat the Zambezi Zelda in the ruins.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

The Indian elephant bathing pool is passed through on the Jungle Cruise, being used by a large multitude of elephants.

### Skipper Canteen

A book in the Skipper Canteen is titled, "Bathing with Elephants" by one Bertha Trunkstein.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

In Trader Sam's bar is a photograph of the bathing pool with a message from Sam about having accidentally dumped liquor in the waters, aiding him in creating a new recipe.

## References

1. ↑ https://skipperpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Indian\_Elephant\_Bathing\_Pool
2. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jungle-navigation-co-skipper-canteen-ltd-bookshelf-3.jpg
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg\_-9TRFBNh/
Monument Valley

The Monument Valley being flown over by Dream Flyers

**Monument Valley** is a real-world location connected to the Disney Parks.

## Connections

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

The Monument Valley is the real-world inspiration behind and setting of the fictitious Big Thunder Mountain Range which is the backdrop of this attraction. As a result, the Monument Valley also holds the several fictitious towns and colonies of Big Thunder including Thunder Mesa, Rainbow Ridge, Tumbleweed, and Stillwater Junction. Due to this attractions set within these towns such as Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and Phantom Manor have been set within or at-least near the Monument Valley by affiliation.

### Soarin'

The Monument Valley is passed over in *Soaring: Fantastic Flight*, *Soaring Over the Horizon* and *Soarin' Around the World* with guests encountering hot-air balloons as they pass over it. In Fantastic Flight guests ride the Dream Flyers of S.E.A. member Camellia Falco, in Over the Horizon they are riding Arbori gliders connected to the mystic sky-god Q’otar and in Around the World it is part of the tours provided by an airline company specializing in hang-gliders.
Jillian Rothman

**Jillian Rothman** is a character from Disney Springs.

## History

Jillian Rothman was a cartographer and news reporter for the Source Gazette newspaper in the town of Disney Springs during the 1950s.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Rothman is alluded to twice in the Source Gazette newspapers on Lindsey's wall. One is an article by her on the, "Giggle Gang" terrorizing Disney Springs while another is an advert for her cartography business.

## References

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

**Nicodemus Crump** is a character from the non-canonical Tales from Adventureland books.

## History

Nicodemus Crump was an affiliate of the Jungle Explorers Society who ran the shop South Seas Traders.

## Trivia

* The name Nicodemus Crump is a tribute to imagineer Rolly Crump.
	+ Nicodemus shared this surname with the caretaker of the estate from the Haunted Mansion, Silas Crump.
Paris

**Paris** is a real-life city which is the capital of France.

## Appearances and allusions

### Avengers Campus

Walt Disney Studios Park's Avengers Campus is set in Paris property owned by Tony Stark which he inherited from his father, Howard.

### Delta Dreamflight

The Eiffel Tower appeared in the Paris sky-line while passing through France in this attraction.

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

S.E.A. member Jock Lindsey has coasters from the bar in his collection of coasters from dining venues across the world.

### Mystic Point

#### Explorer's Club Restaurant

A piece of the Eiffel Tower is hung in this restaurant near framed blueprints for the building from the collection of SEA member Lord Henry Mystic. Mystic acquired this artifact in 1908 when his pet monkey Albert accidentally broke it off of the tower during construction.

#### Mystic Manor

The Eiffel Tower makes a cameo in this attraction as seen from the window in a portrait by Charlton J. Taboret which depicts Lord Henry Mystic's victory at the 1900 Expo Universelle.

### Soarin'

The Eiffel Tower is flown overtop of in most versions of Soarin'.

#### Soaring: Fantastic Flight

While Paris is not flown over in this version of Soarin', a mural in the Museum of Fantastic Flight does depict a hot-air balloon race overtop of Paris with Notre Dame Cathedral in the background.

### Space Mountain

The Space Mountain base of, "Discovery Landing- Paris" is mentioned as an active Earth station in Walt Disney World's Space Mountain.

### The Timekeeper

In this attraction, Paris appeared when the time-traveling robot 9-Eye was sent by the Timekeeper to the 1900 Expo Universelle. In the climax of the attraction, the Timekeeper showed guests a time-lapse of the Eiffel Tower being constructed and hosting the expo in the year 2189.

### Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

The Paris scene from Delta Dreamflight was featured in the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover before the attraction's closure and replacement with Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

An authentic pin for Lindbergh's 1927 flight from Paris to New York appears in the possession of Trader Sam.

## References

1. ↑ https://tomorrowsociety.com/dreamflight-tribute/
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2016/07/air-tours.html
3. ↑ http://pinkbunnyr.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-letters-of-lord-henry-mystic.html
4. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2014/10/d-tales-3-space-mountain-is-filled-with-hidden-disney-history-from-walt-disney-world-and-beyond/
5. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/inside-trader-sams-at-the-disneyland-hotel/