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Willie Scott

**Willie Scott** is a character from the film *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984).

## History

Willie Scott was a dim-witted singer who was the girlfriend of Chinese crime-lord Lao Che. Willie performed in Lao's Shanghai nightclub Club Obi Wan until 1935 when she was kidnapped by archaeologist Indiana Jones after a deal gone sour with Che. The two found themselves aboard a plane that left them in India where they came upon the Thuggee Cult of mad priest Mola Ram.

During their stay in Ram's temple, Willie and Indiana became having romantic and sexual relations with one another. Ultimately, Jones, Willie and Jones' assistant Short Round were able to escape the temple and kill Mola Ram by dropping him off a bridge into a ravine of crocodiles. The two would not stay together particularly long though Indy did keep a flyer of her performances at Club Obi Wan as a memento of their history.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Mola Ram's dolls of Indiana, Willie and Short-Round appear on a shelf in this bar, in the possession of Jock Lindsey, Indiana Jones' aviator and a member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*. Additionally, the drink, "*Anything Goes*" is modelled after Willie's dress from the beginning of the film and named for the song, "Anything Goes" which she sings in Club Obi-Wan. Jock's description for the drink also identifies him as having once met Willie.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/jake-lundleys-hangar-bar-review-disney-springs-92215/
Sam (Casablanca)

**Sam** is a character from the film *Casablanca* (1942).

## History

Sam was the house piano-player at *Rick's Cafe Americain*, a café in Casablanca, Morocco which was run by one Rick Blaine. He and Rick were close friends under the condition that Sam never perform the song, "As time goes by" by Adelaide Hall as it connected to Rick's past relationship with French resistance member, Ilsa Lund. When Ilsa came to Casablanca needing assistance from Rick, she persuaded Sam to go against Blaine's orders and perform the song.

## Appearances and allusions

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a letter from Rick Blaine to Trader Sam in this bar. It reads, "*To the only other Sam I trust! Drinks are on me whenever you stop by next. Rick*". The other Sam being referenced is Sam from the film.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

In the queue for Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, Nigel Greenwater plays the song *As time goes by* by Adelaide Hall. This song was popularized when it was featured in the film Casablanca where it was sung by the character of Sam.

### Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner

The Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner dining-service at the Echo Lake of Disney's Hollywood Studios is themed to being along the docks of Echo Lake in the 1930s. Among the crates waiting for delivery along the docks is a crate addressed to Rick Blaine to be sent to, "*Rick's Cafe American*" on Rue Renault in Casablanca, Morocco. Other crates here are addressed to Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane, George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life, Scarlet O'Hara from Gone with the Wind, and Max Bialstock from The Producers.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2009/06/13/min-bills-dockside-diner-disneys-hollywood-studios/
Theron S.

**Theron S.** is a character from *Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar*.

## History

### Backstory

Theron S. was a patron of S.E.A. member Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar in the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

### Development history

Theron S. is a tribute to imagineer **Theron Skees**.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Theron's keys are hung in the lost & found along with those of billionaire aviator Howard Hughes, industrialist inventor Howard Stark, aviatrix barkeep Pancho Barnes, archaeologist adventurer Indiana Jones, historic aviator Charles Lindbergh, bar-owner Marion Ravenwood, and painter B. Ricci who made a portrait of Jock.
Tyrus

**Tyrus** is a character from the *AbracadaBar*.

## History

Tyrus was a Chinese-American stage-magician during the early 20th century. His performances seemingly largely featured the utilization of kites, giving him the stage-moniker of being, "**King of Kites**". He operated out of the Boardwalk of Crescent Lake where he frequented the AbracadaBar and competed with other magicians.

The competition between performers climaxed on the September 13 of 1940 when magician Lasdow the Lucky performed a disappearing act so great that everyone inside was never seen again. The magicians are however believed to have simply disappeared into a secret-room held within the bar.

## Appearances and allusions

### AbracadaBar

There is a poster advertising Tyrus' performances in the AbracadaBar. The poster will sometimes change to show him disappearing.

## Trivia

* Tyrus is an allusion to Disney animator and kite maker Tyrus Wong (1910-2016).

## References

1. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Disney-World-Boardwalk-AbracadaBar-newspaper-with-backstory.jpg
Trader Sam's mask

**Trader Sam's mask** is an item from the Jungle Cruise.

## History

### Background

The mystic head-salesman of the jungle Trader Sam once wore a tribal mask for his operations, notably in the Amazon with the Jungle Navigation Company. Despite Sam having been South American, the grinning mask seemed to be of African origin or influence. It is possible that Sam misplaced the mask at some point in time but it is known that when he stopped wearing it, he placed it within his establishment, "The Enchanted Tiki Bar".

### Development history

Sam used to wear this during the 1980s and 1990s mask up until it was removed for a 2005 refurbishment of the Jungle Cruise in Disneyland. Following this, the mask was relocated to Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar in the Disneyland Hotel.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

Trader Sam used to wear this mask while making his barters with guests and skippers.

### Skipper Canteen

One of the books written by Trader Sam in this restaurant is titled, "The Missing Mask" in an allusion to this item.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

Sam's mask is located over the bar counter in this dining-service, between two drummers from *Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room*.

## Trivia

* Given its appearance, it is possible that the mask was made or influenced by the Umbala tribe of the Nile or Pygmy tribe of the Congo as they both had relations with the Jungle Navigation Company.
Ruby Swift

Ruby Swift is a character from *Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity*.

## History

Ruby Swift was a Chinese woman aviator in the 1930s who became a business-owner/established inventor around 1932. This occurred when she used salvaged airplane technology to build an ice-cream machine as a means of beating the heat. She would use this machine to run a dining-service known as *Ruby’s Outpost*.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity

Ruby Swift is mentioned in an article in the newspaper *The Daily Colonial Journal*. The article focuses on her invention and dining-service where she has the quote, *“Well., it’s so darn hot here. I wanted an ice tea and I wasn’t going to quit until I could make it happen!”.*

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/members/ruby-swift
True-Life Adventures

**The True-Life Adventures** are fourteen documentary films which were made by *Walt Disney Pictures*.

## Attractions

### Adventureland

Adventureland was originally conceived as "**True-Life Adventureland**", a tribute to the True-Life Adventure films.

#### Jungle Cruise

The Jungle Cruise (like Adventureland itself) was inspired by the *True-Life Adventure*" films in addition to pulp cinema such as *The African Queen*. It was originally proposed by Walt Disney to have live animals and function similarly to a zoo but due to numerous complications with this idea, audio-animatronic animals were used instead (although this idea was later recycled for the attraction *Kilimanjaro Safaris*). The plant-life featured in the attraction however was real with it having several tropical and exotic flora, under the view of imagineer and horticulturist Bill Evans.

### Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland

This attraction featured many scenes which were inspired by the True-Life Adventure films. This included Beaver Valley, the Living Desert and the olympic elk.

## Connections

### Aladdin

In Disneyland Paris, the True-Life Adventure logo adorns mosaic art in the part of Adventureland representing Agrabah.

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Features from Nature's Wonderland inspired by the True-Life Adventure films are featured in the story of this attraction. Most notably is how the Living Desert was retconned into being a feature of the Big Thunder Mountain range near the town of Rainbow Ridge.

### Jungle Cruise

Multiple tributes to the films exist within the queue for the Jungle Cruise. In Disneyland, Nigel Greenwater mentions the, "True-Life Adventures Club". He also mentions Ted Sears in his spiel. There is also a barrel in the possession of the Jungle Navigation Company addressed to one Dr. Winston Hibler of the Special Arachnid Unit of the Jungle Exploration Company. Hibler directed several of the True Life Adventure films along with having narrated several of them. During Disneyland's Jungle Cruise's 2021 refurbishments, a poster for the JNC was hung with the True-Life Adventure Logo on it alongside words describing the Jungle Cruise as being a, "True Life Adventure".

### Skipper Canteen

In the Skipper Canteen there is a book titled True-Life Adventures by W.E.D.; W.E.D. having been Walt Disney's initials.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.yesterland.com/minetrain.html
2. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayDLPAdventureland1.aspx
3. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2016/01/d-tales-14-hidden-disney-history-at-big-thunder-mountain-railroad/
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUOmWfCTllo
5. ↑ https://www.wdwradio.com/2008/09/more-crates-in-the-jungle-cruise/
6. ↑ https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/winston-hibler/
7. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2021/05/disneyland-jungle-cruise-construction-lp1/
Rongo

**Rongo** or **Rongo-mā-Tāne** is a Polynesian deity featured in *Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room*.

## History

### Mythology

Rongo is a Māori deity affiliated as being God of Agriculture and God of War. Certain Polynesian cultures would make offerings of cooked vegetables and human sacrifice in-order to gain his favour. He was the twin-brother of the sea god Tangaroa who joined forces to separate their parents the day and night to allow for time to pass.

### Disney Parks

In addition to being the god of Agriculture, Rongo had a love for flying kites. Rongo's kite flying allowed him to discover electricity.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Rongo appears in the greenery of this Walt Disney World resort.

### Skipper Canteen

In the Skipper Canteen is a book titled Rongo's Rite by one Tiki Kiki Serbano.

### Trader Sam's

Pele, Ngendei, Koro and Rongo all serve as bar-taps in Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar and Trader Sam's Grog Grotto. He is also the namesake for the, "Rongo Salad" menu item.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Rongo is one of the gods in the pre-show of this attraction in Disneyland. He has fruits in his head-piece and is shown flying a kite.

## Connections

### Adventure Trading Company

Tiki Kiki Serbano is a character from the Adventure Trading Company.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=left-bookshelf-5th-shelf-c82
2. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2018/06/review-a-sampling-of-the-new-menu-at-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-at-the-disneyland-hotel/
Shoshone

**The Shoshone Tribe** are a real-world Indigenous group which is connected to the story of *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*.

## History

### Disney Parks

The shoshone people inhabited the Big Thunder Mountain Range by the 1840s. They considered Big Thunder Mountain to be a sacred site that held a powerful spirit which protected the land and its people. Around the 1840s, frontiersmen such as Beacon Joe began taking up occupancy on the land and trading with the shoshone people. This was until 1849 when Henry Ravenswood, "Discovered" gold within Big Thunder and subsequently chased out the indigenous peoples from their own land. Henry would go on to found the Big Thunder Mining Company and Thunder Mesa with the Shoshone being kept out by Fort Comstock and forced to the outskirts of the settlement.

## Trivia

* It is likely that Onawa the bandit in Disney Kingdoms was a Shoshone woman.
Sunshine Tree

**The Sunshine Tree** is a fictitious tree referenced in the Sunshine Tree Terrace of Adventureland.

## Description

The Sunshine Tree is a large orange tree located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is the native home of the Orange Bird, a creature which resembles an anthropomorphic bird made out of citrus-material. It is unknown if the Orange Bird is a sentient piece of produce which resembles a bird, a bird which resembles a citrus, or a genetic-hybrid of fruit and ave.

## History

The Sunshine Tree is a large orange tree in the, "Sunshine Tree Citrus Groves" of Central Florida which is home to the Florida Orange Bird. The tree would come to be affiliated with the *Sunshine Tree Terrace* brand which was run by W.E.D. Enterprises, Incorporated to harvest oranges for the Bay Lake Produce Company. By the 1960s, the Sunshine Tree Citrus Groves were used by the Orange Bird Brand of Citrus to export fruit.

## Appearances and allusions

### Sunshine Tree Terrace

The Sunshine Tree is the namesake for this dining-service in Adventureland. It has made its only physical depiction on an orange crate which the Orange Bird is perched on within the building.

## Connections

### Disney Springs

There is a mural of the Orange Bird advertising Florida Citrus in Disney Springs outside of Erin McKenna’s Bakery. The mural is intended to be connected to Disney Springs' backstory with said mural being made to look aged. Outside of Dockside Margaritas, there are advertisements for the, "Orange Bird Brand" of citrus hailing from the *Sunshine Tree Citrus Groves* of Orange County.

### Skipper Canteen

A book called *Native Orange Birds of the Southeastern United States* by Dr. Sid Truss appears in the library of the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen*. The name of Dr. Sid Truss is a clear gag in it being made to sound like, "Citrus".

### Magic of Disney Animation

The Orange Bird appears on a poster for a Minnie Mouse film called *Mouse Pacific* where it is seen flying over the Enchanted Tiki Room.

### Trader Sam's

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A large figure of the Orange Bird appears in the possession of Trader Sam within the Enchanted Tiki Bar. A note from Sam is tied to the figure's leg reading, "I traded for this because I thought it has appeal".

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

In a case within this bar is a small figurine of the Orange Bird, positioned atop a book of Maori myth and nearby wood carvings of Lampie from Pete's Dragon (1977) and a sailor with a wooden leg, possibly implied to be Smith from Mary Poppins.

### Disney Kingdoms

The Orange Bird is a supporting character in Disney Kingdoms: Enchanted Tiki Room where they spend time with the Tiki Birds of the Enchanted Tiki Room. In one story, the Orange Bird invites Saoirse Bullion-O'Callaghanto the Tiki Room island so she can bond with her father

## References

1. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/09/new-post-worthy-orange-bird-inspired-wall-at-disney-springs/
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2018/05/the-caviar-of-citrus.html
San Francisco

**San Francisco** is a real-life city located in California.

## Description

#### Big Hero 6

In the alternate history of this film, San Francisco was hit by an earthquake in 1906 causing mass destruction. The city was largely rebuilt by Japanese immigrants which technology that worked to combat the region's seismic activity. This rebuilt city became known as San Fransokyo and incorporated large amounts of Japanese culture and architecture.

## Appearances and allusions

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

The Butterfly Stage Line is listed as having connected to San Francisco via locations such as Fort Smith, Tumbleweed, Thunder Mesa, Quake City, El Paso and Fort Concho. It also connected to Tumbleweed with the San Francsico and Carolwood-Pacific Railroad Company.

### Discovery Bay

In Tony Baxter's proposed backstory for Discovery Bay, the colony of Discovery Bay would have been built on the outskirts of San Francisco.

### Disney Springs

San Fransokyo is mentioned as one of the cities connected by airline to the town of Disney Springs.

### Grizzly Peak

In the backstory for this region, the claim to Grizzly Peak was sold to the *Eureka Gold & Timber Company* of San Francisco

### In other media

* **20,000 Leagues Under the Sea**: This film begins in San Francisco where a crew of sailors including Ned Land sets out to kill what they believe to be a sea-monster, only for it to turn out to be the Nautilus.
* **Castaway Cowboy**: In this film, cowboy Lincoln Costain was shanghaied in San Francisco causing him to be stranded on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
* **Lilo & Stitch**: In this film, Stitch creates a replica of San Francisco which he destroys as a means of replicating a B-movie.
* **Big Hero 6**: This film is set in the alternate-history city of San Francokyo.

### Pleasure Island

The Pleasure Island historical plaques mention how Merriweather Adam Pleasure and his wife Isabella took a trip to San Francisco c. 1929. After falling in love with the back-and-forth boulevard of Lombard Street, Merriweather recreated the street as, "Lombard Promenade" on Pleasure Island.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

The *San Francisco Evening Bulletin* newspaper from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is in Trader Sam's collection. Its article talks of a real sea-monster which in reality was a misidentification of the Nautilus.

## Connections

### The Apple Dumpling Gang

The Butterfly Stage Line is run by Colonel T.R. Clydesdale, a character from this film. It connected to Fort Concho and Quake City which were both featured in the Apple Dumpling Gang films.

### Carolwood Pacific Railroad

The Butterfly Stage Line connected with San Francisco and Tumbleweed via this fictionalized railroad, based on the 7¼ in (184 mm) miniature railroad which was was created by Walt Disney in 1950.

### Phantom Manor

The town of Thunder Mesa which the Butterfly Stage Line used to travel to San Francisco is the location of Big Thunder Island and Ravenswood Manor.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/01/ride-on-wings-of-butterfly.html
Western River Line

**The Western River Line** is a fictitious organization from Disneyland Paris' Frontierland.

## Description

The Western River Line was a company which owned a small fleet of steam riverboats in the 19th century. They predominately operated out of the Big Thunder Mountain region in Arizona however they did connect with the township of Grizzly Gulch in California.

### Ships

Rivers of the Far West

## Connections

### Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars

The riverboats of the line arranged for passage to the town of Grizzly Gulch, a location affiliated with this attraction.

### Jungle Cruise

Rowan D. Falls shares his surname with the Falls family which founded the Jungle Navigation Company.

### Phantom Manor

Rowan D. Falls was a suitor of Melanie Ravenswood killed by her father Henry and left as a ghost in Phantom Canyon.

## Trivia

* The group's name is a tribute to the unbuilt Frontierland attraction the *Western River Expedition*. Incidentally, both Sam Clemens and Margaret Brown originate from Missouri, the setting of this unbuilt attraction.
* In the Disney Parks, the Mark Twain Riverboat also passes through Missouri and New Orleans.
Temple of the Crystal Skull

**The Temple of the Crystal Skull** is a location in the S.E.A. mythos.

## History

The Temple of the Crystal Skull was a structure found in modern Cusco, Peru in the Lost River Delta of South America and was created by  mesoamerican peoples. The temple supposedly held the Fountain of Youth or a similar water-feature connected to the Fountain's legend. It also held the Crystal Skull, a sort of protector spirit to the temple and its contents which was wrathful agains those who might harm the temple.

In 1931, Indiana Jones and the League of Adventurers joined forces to locate the temple with Indiana showing particular interest in the Fountain of Youth. Jones would later be lost in the temple due to the crystal skull spirit which lead to his assistant Paco to start hosting tours in the temple for extra revenue and assist in finding the missing Jones. These tourists would nearly become victims of the skull but be saved by Jones and escape the temple together.

## Appearances and allusions

### 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.

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull

The temple is the primary setting for this attraction.

### 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 is not to be confused with the temple of Akator (El Dorado) from *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008) which held (presumably) unrelated crystal skulls. These crystal skulls were the skulls of inter dimensional beings resembling stereotypical aliens from science-fiction.
	+ Trader Sam could be seen in possession of a tablet for one of these skulls on the Jungle Cruise for a time leading up to the film's release.
	+ El Dorado was once visited by Barnabas T. Bullion and Jason Chandler as mentioned in a letter found in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
* In real-life, crystal skulls were hoaxes created by jewellers in the 19th centuries which they claimed to be of mesoamerican, pre-columbian origins.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/tower-of-terror#&gid=1&pid=-c21
Raiders of the Lost Ark

***Raiders of the Lost Ark*** is a 1981 film produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The first film in the *Indiana Jones* film series, it was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, and John Rhys-Daves.

## Synopsis

In 1936, archaeology professor and explorer Indiana Jones learned the Nazis were collecting pieces of the Staff of Ra. They were searching for the Ark of the Covenant, which would give their armies invincibility. With the help of allies, like his friend Sallah and his old flame Marion, he was on a quest to find the Ark before they did and keep it out of their hands, fighting many dangerous foes along the way.

## Cast

* Harrison Ford - **Indiana Jones**
* Karen Allen - **Marion Ravenwood**
* Paul Freeman - **René Belloq**
* Ronald Lacey - **Major Tolt**
* John Rhys-Daves - **Sallah**
* Denholm Elliot - **Marcus Brody**

## Connections

### Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar

Years later, Indy and friend, pilot, and Society of Explorers and Adventurers member Jock Lindsey were looking around Central Florida for the Fountain of Youth. Jock came across Disney Springs and decided to settle there, eventually opening a bar for all of his adventurer friends.

### Jungle Cruise

During the Indiana Jones: Summer of Hidden Mysteries event, objects affiliated with Jones' collection could be found scattered around the Jungle Cruise during this time. This included a life preserver from the CORONADO, the headdress of Mola Ram from an adventure in 1935, the umbrella of Henry Jones Sr., the crate of the Ark of the Covenant, and a carving for the Crystal Skull found in the possession of Trader Sam. The CORONADO's life-preserver remains while the other references have since been removed from the attraction.

### Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity

In the attraction’s backstory, Indy believed that disgraced S.E.A. member Garrett Reed was after the idol in Peru, seen in the opening scene of the film. Luckily, he managed to beat him to it, though it ended up in Beloq’s hands.

### Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar

Indy gifted Trader Sam one of his whips, on display at the Enchanted Tiki Bar. He told him that if he needed help running the bar, then he should ask Marion. A bottle of Himalayan seltzer from Marion is also on display and a letter from Marcus Brody asking Sam about Jones' location. Several allusions to Raiders of the Lost Arc's sequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom are also in the bar such as the, "Voodoo" dolls of Mola Ramm and a letter from Short Round.

### Disneyland Railroad

In Disneyland's Frontierland, the train passes by a dog-house belonging to a dog named Indiana. This is a reference to the childhood pet dog of Dr. Jones who he later renamed himself after.

### Other

A scene from the film was replicated in the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, depicting Indy and Sallah carrying the Ark of the Covenant.

Scenes from the film are reenacted by stunt performers at the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular at Hollywood Studios, as well.
Timekeeper

**The Timekeeper** is a character from the defunct attraction, *The Timekeeper*.

## History

The Timekeeper is a scientist from the future who was a member of the *Metropolis Institute of Time Travel*. Inspired by the science-fiction works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, the Timekeeper created his own time-travel machinery. Using his tech, the Timekeeper traveled to venues such as Tomorrowland's Metropolis Science Center and Discoveryland's Visionarium. He traveled alongside his time-traveling robot companion 9-Eye who recorded footage from across time and space for him.

## Appearances and allusions

### Stitch's Supersonic Celebration

9-Eye and the Timekeeper make a cameo appearance in an advertisement for Robo-Mart in the show Stitch's Supersonic Celebration.

### The Timekeeper

The Timekeeper was the host of this attraction set in either Tomorrowland or Discoveryland depending on the park. Here he showed guests footage from across time and space, eventually coming into contact with his idol Jules Verne who he took through a tour of the history of technology in the 20th century.

### Skipper Canteen

There is a book referencing the Timekeeper in the Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen. Said book is titled *Keeping Time* by Williams with the name of the author being in tribute to the Timekeeper's English voice-actor, the late Robin Williams. It is unclear if the content of the book or author are supposed to be related to the actual character of the Timekeeper or not.

## Connections

### ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter

The RoboMart which is shown selling the Timekeeper and 9-Eye's models are a subsidiary of X-S Tech, the evil corporation from this attraction.

### Fortress Explorations

In the Timekeeper attraction, Timekeeper encountered Leonardo Da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci is featured as an honorary member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in Fortress Explorations.

## Trivia

* The Timekeeper shared his animatronic with that of Tom Morrow from Innoventions.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2009/05/06/stitchs-supersonic-celebration/
2. ↑ https://attractionsmagazine.com/stitchs-supersonic-celebration-in-pictures-and-video/
South Seas Traders

**South Seas Traders** was a shop in Disneyland's Adventureland which occupied the space currently taken up by Bengal Barbecue.

## Summary

South Seas Traders was a shop connected to the Adventureland Bazaar. It was the original Disneyland home for a themed coin-press machine and the witch-doctor Shrunken Ned.

## Connections

### Tales from Adventureland

In these non-cannon books, South Seas Traders is an establishment run by one Nicodemus Crump, an associate of the Jungle Explorers' Society.

## Trivia

* In Tales from Adventureland, 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.
The Wind in the Willows

**The Wind in the Willows** originally known as **Willows Whistle** is a 1908 children's novel by Kenneth Grahame.

## Connections

### Haunted Mansion

In the Walt Disney World version of the Haunted Mansion, Mr. Toad's tomb can be found in the manor's Pet Cemetery. The tomb has commonly become affiliated with the epitaph "*Here Lies Toad, it's sad but true. Not nearly as marketable as Winnie the Pooh*" which is not visible on the tombstone itself.

At the Haunted Mansion's 40th anniversary event, statues of Toad could be obtained with messages reading, "*I hereby announce my departure from regions beyond to take a journey across the pond, merrily going nowhere in particular. So as to not be forgotten I tribute myself to you dear friend, for this is not the end. Farewell until we meet again at a later date".*

### Jungle Cruise

#### Skipper Canteen

A book written by one, *J.T. Toad* (J. Thaddeus Toad) called, "The Wildest Ride" can be found in the library of the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen*.

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

Toad is identified as being a customer of Trader Sam's for his Polynesian Village bar. His car-keys are hung from the ceiling of the Grog Grotto, likely to prevent his already disastrous vehicle skills to be blended with potentially driving under the influence.

### Other

* **The Great Mouse Detective**: Sherlock Holmes as depicted in this film is shown to be a resident of Mr. Toad's village in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
* **Winnie the Pooh**: A portrait of Mr. Toad handing over the deed to Toad Hall to Owl can be seen in *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*in Walt Disney World. In Disneyland these images are replaced by those of the Country Bears as in Disneyland the Winnie the Pooh attraction replaced the *Country Bear Jamboree*.
* **Who Framed Roger Rabbit**: Mr. Toad's Disney counterpart has a cameo in this film. Additionally, there is a Toontown licence plate with the ID, "MR TOAD" in the queue for Roger Rabbit's Toon Town Spin.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.extinctdisney.com/mr-toads-wild-ride/
2. ↑ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/hauunted-mansion-40th-anniversary-293392648
3. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=right-bookshelf-top-shelf-c23
4. ↑ http://www.dressingfordisney.com/2015/03/dressing-for-trader-sams-grog-grotto.html
5. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/09/look-closer-mr-toads-wild-ride-at-disneyland-park/
6. ↑ http://findingmickey.squarespace.com/other-hidden-dl/critter-country/
7. ↑ https://vacationeertravels.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/30-secrets-you-never-new-about-the-disneyland-resort/
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

**The** **Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith**, more commonly referred to as the **Rock 'n' Roller Coaster** is a rollercoaster attraction in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

## History

### Backstory

At the head of Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, LA is the music company G-Force Records. G-Force Records supposedly dates back to the 1930s where it provided records for the stars of Hollywood. After five people disappeared in the nearby Hollywood Tower Hotel on the Halloween of 1939, the company fell on hard-times. In the 1990s, they were able to mysteriously turn themselves around and rebranded as a state of the art rock-label while the Hollywood Tower Hotel reopened to the public.

One of the record's labels is the band Aerosmith which has hosts some guests who go on a brief tour of G-Force Records. When Aerosmith realizes it needs to leave for concert, they persuade their manager to give the guests backstage passes and a super-stretch limo ride to the show. Guests are subsequently left to rush through Hollywood to arrive at the concert on time.

## Connections

### Disney Springs

A poster advertising the *Lock ’n’ Rock Parking Systems* service can be found hung up in the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail around the holiday seasons with a reference to Super Stretch limos.

### Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

G-Force Records is situated next-door to the Hollywood Tower Hotel at the edge of Sunset Boulevard. According to Disney historian Jim Korkis in his book *More Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: More Things You Never Knew You Never Knew (Volume 2)*, G-Force records was developed to tie Rock 'n' Roller Coaster to its sister-attraction The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. In the original story it would have been said that G-Force Records was founded back in the golden age of Hollywood.

In this story, members of the record-label attended the Halloween reception of 1939 when lightning struck the hotel, killing five people and connecting the hotel to the 5th Dimension. While the officials of G-Force were able to mysteriously escape from the hotel's 13th floor Tip Top Club, the hotel's disaster and subsequent closure resulted in damage to G-Force's business as few were willing to be affiliated with their part of Hollywood. It is subsequently implied that the success of the company in the 1990s is connected to the 1994 reopening of the Hollywood Tower Hotel and its dark operations though the exact nature of this is unknown.

## References

1. ↑ https://wdwthemeparks.com/attraction/rock-n-roller-coaster-starring-aerosmith/
2. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/11/09/check-out-the-2019-christmas-tree-trail-posters/
3. ↑ https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20190402/36801/3-bizarre-secrets-about-history-disney-s-hollywood-studios?page=2
Royal Adventurer’s Society

**The Royal Adventurer’s Society** is an organization affiliated with the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

## Background

The Royal Adventurer's Society was a British organization with some affiliation to the British government. It seems to have been centred on exploring and studying the world with them having an apparent interest in Atlantis. They would come to have an outpost in the British Pavilion in the World Showcase of EPCOT, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

## Appearances

### KidCot

The Kidcot station of the UK Pavilion is set to being the library of, "The Royal Adventurer's Society".

## Connections

Within the library is a book called, "Society of Explorers and Adventurers Handbook" and several books from the Skipper Canteen. Additionally, artwork for Atlantis: The Lost Empire can be found in the library including a book that has Atlantean language on its spine.
Treasure of the Pacific

**The Treasure of the Pacific** is an object in the attraction *A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas*.

## History

The Treasure of the Pacific was one of seven mystical treasures of the seven seas created by the sea-goddess Calypso. It was a golden skull with jewel eyes which was kept in a stone totem that was enchanted with a guardian spirit to keep it safe.

At some point, the treasure came into the possession of the Umbala Tribe of the Nile River who kept it from several pirates that tried to seek it. In the 18th century, the treasure would be obtained by the crew of the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow during a race with one Captain Barbossa of the Wicked Wench.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

The headhunters who protect the treasure are those from the Jungle Cruise. It is also located directly next to a sign for the Jungle Navigation Company's Jungle Cruise.
Walter Donovan

**Walter Donovan** is a character from *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989).

## History

Walter Donovan was a wealthy American industrialist obsessed with achieving eternal youth and immortality. For this goal, Walter joined forces with the Nazi Party by 1938 and partook in the mission to kidnap one Prof. Henry Jones, Sr., an expert on the Holy Grail. Following this, Walter used his tycoon persona to recruit the professor's son Indiana Jones to hunt down the Holy Grail for the nazis while being monitored by nazi agent Dr. Elsa Schneider.

Indiana managed to save his father but the nazis were successful in confronting the Jones boys at the Temple of the Grail in Hatay. When faced with the Guardian of the Holy Grail, Walter and Indy were both given the challenge to pick from an assortment of chalices and pick the correct grail. Walter chose a golden, bejewelled chalice however he chose poorly and as a result was aged into a withered corpse, killing him.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

The cocktail, "Donovan’s Dilemma" in SEA member Jock Lindsey's bar is named after Walter. A note from Jock mocks how Walter chose the wrong goblet, explaining the drink's name as making humour of the tycoon's death.. The bar contains other assorted allusions to the Last Crusade.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-updated-menu-review-and-happy-hour-revisited/
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

**Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl** is the first novel in a series based around the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, written by Julie Kagawa.

## Publisher's Summary

Shinji Takahashi is just an ordinary kid. An ordinary homeschooled smart-alecky orphan kid being raised by his aunt Yui. But when a magical guardian decides to use him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji’s life takes a turn for the extraordinary. Captured by the menacing Hightower Corporation, which is bent on using the guardian’s magic for its own nefarious purposes, Shinji must team up with a brilliant young tech whiz named Lucy and her robot mouse, Tinker, to escape the Corporation’s evil clutches.

Together Shinji and Lucy turn to the venerable Society of Explorers and Adventurers and its ragtag cast of spelunkers, hackers, mapmakers, pilots, and mythology experts (among other things) to return the guardian to its rightful home and release Shinji from its magic—which seems to be draining his life force. Time is ticking, the Hightower Corporation is hot on their tail, and success or failure might depend on one small thing—Shinji finally coming around to the belief that he is anything but ordinary.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2021/05/25/exclusive-cover-reveal-disneys-shinji-takahashi-and-the-mark-of-the-coatl/
Yeti Temple

**The Yeti Temple** is a location featured in Expedition Everest.

## Description

The yeti temple refers to a ruined temple on the mountain face of the Forbidden Mountain in the Himalayan village of Serka Zong, Anandapur. The temple was constructed on a large rock plateau adjacent to the Forbidden Mountain. The temple seemed to pay tribute to the Yeti, a great beast who was said to be the protector of the forbidden mountain. For unknown reasons the temple was left in ruins and in modern day has a steam train-track running through it.

## History

The temple was used to worship the yeti of the Forbidden mountain by the locals of Serka Zong. For unknown reasons the temple would be left in ruins. In the 1920s, the Royal Anandapur Tea Company built a tea train in the Southeast Asian village of Serka Zong to reach distant markets. This train-track passed directly through the yeti temple, possibly to pay tribute to the great beast. However, beginning in 1933, the railway experienced difficulties in operating. The train was forced to close down in 1934 due to operation problems including attacks from the yeti.

Around 2006 the tea train-track was acquired by the company *Himalayan Escapes Tours and Expeditions* for their Himalayan tours. Once again, the temple was passed through on the train's route to the forbidden mountain.

## Appearances and allusions

### Expedition Everest

The temple is passed through right before entering the Forbidden Mountain. Inside, guests see offerings made to the yeti and a large mural of the creature.

## Trivia

* The mural of the yeti in the Yeti Temple is modelled after imagineer Joe Rohde.
* The red colouring on the temple's walls come from the belief that the colour red can ward off malicious spirits.
Zazu

**Zazu** is a character from *The Lion King*.

## History

Zazu was a hornbill in Africa who served as the Majordomo of the monarchy known as the Pridelands, advising the royal family of lions which ran the kingdom.

## Appearances and allusions

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

Zazu appeared in the defunct Under New Management re-theme of the Magic Kingdom's Tropical Serenade. In this attraction, Zazu was made a new host of the Tiki Room and its birds alongside Iago from Aladdin. When Iago changes too much of the tiki room and angers the Tiki Gods, he is violently punished by the goddess Uh-Oa leading Zazu to end the show.

### 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.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=right-bookshelf-top-shelf-c23
Soaring Over the Horizon

**Soaring Over the Horizon** is a flight simulator in Adventure Isle at Shanghai Disneyland. Themed to the island’s Arbori people, it is the third “**Soarin’**” attraction to open at the Disney Parks and the first one to utilize the newer film, which was later implemented at Soaring: Fantastic Flight at Tokyo DisneySea and Soarin’ Around the World at Epcot.

## Background

On Adventure Isle, the Arbori have a temple and celestial observatory erected in honor of the Q’otar - the protector of the celestial realm called the Mayu. The Temple is home to Shaman who use the temple to explore flight. When the League of Adventurers opened Adventure Isle up to visitors, the temple opened for any visiting guests to experience flight, with the help of the Q’otar.

## Attraction Experience

### Queue/Pre-Show

Guests enter the queue winding outside of the temple. They enter the temple, where they find pottery and a Woolley. The ceiling is open, overlooking a stary night sky. They are split into different parties, where they wait in a small room. A window shows the different locations that will be visited on the trip, before the pre-show begins. An eagle transforms into an Arbori Shaman, who welcomes us to the celestial observatory. She talks about the temple and the Q’otar, before giving the safety instructions. When she leaves, she transforms into a frog by mistake, before she turns into a hummingbird and flies off. Guests enter the loading room and board the hang gliders.

### The Attraction

Once everyone has boarded, they take off, flying above the clouds. During their flights, they visit the following locations:

* The Matterhorn in Switzerland
* Isjford, Greenland, overlooking the glaciers and ice caps and animals like polar bears and orcas
* Port Jackson in Sydney, Australia, overlooking the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge
* Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
* Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, overlooking a herd of elephants
* The Great Wall of China
* The Great Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt
* The Taj Mahal in Agar, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Monument Valley in Utah, United States, with hot air balloons flying around the West and East Mitten Buttes
* Lau Islands of Fiji, with a group of kayaks in the sea
* Iguaza Falls in Argentina and Brazil
* The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
* Shanghai, China at night, with fireworks in the sky

Guests disembark, exiting through a hallway with posters of the locations visited throughout the show.

## Trivia

* During the safety video, the Shaman recommends that guests remove all hats. A man removes his Mickey Mouse knit hat and puts it in the underseat compartment. This is similar to a moment from the original Soarin’s safety video, where a man takes off his Mouse Ears and puts it in the underseat compartment.
* This is the only version of Soarin’ that does not end with flying over the park, as Shanghai Disneyland was likely not finished being built when they filmed it.
Sharkus Gigantus

**Sharkus Gigantus** (**Really Big Shark**) is a cryptid animal species from Typhoon Lagoon.

## Description

The Sharkus Gigantus was a giant shark which is theorized to have resembled a larger form of a Great White Shark.

## History

The Sharkus Gigantus lived in the waters of Blustery Bay during the 20th century. It was seemingly killed in the legendary hurricane of Typhoon Lagoon which washed its jaws up on shore. Its teeth were later obtained by the local, "Hammerhead Fred" who put them on display outside his shop on the coast of Shark Reef. The animal was never documented or officially spotted however.

## Appearances and allusions

### Typhoon Lagoon

The jaws of the Sharkus Gigantus were used as a photo-op in Typhoon Lagoon with guests being able to take photographs of them within the jaws.

## References

1. ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/06/real-dive.html
Victoria Marie Falls

**Victoria Marie Falls** is a character affiliated with the Jungle Cruise.

## History

Victoria Marie Falls was an adventurer who came to marry fellow-adventurer Dr. Albert Falls, a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. The two had a son together named Albert Falls, Jr. and in 1911 founded the Jungle Navigation Company, the same year that Albert Jr. had a daughter named Alberta. Victoria Marie would frequently manage the Jungle Navigation Company in her husband Albert's absence, making their base from a Victorian mansion built in the jungle.

In 1919, an 8-year-old Alberta was brought to visit her grandparents while Albert Jr. was giving a lecture-tour. Following this, the adventurous Alberta chose to live with her grandparents in the jungle. Dr. Albert frequently took Victoria on adventures across the globe to destinations such as New Zealand and Mystic Point. By 1927, Victoria became the namesake of a boat known as the *Molopo Marie* which Alberta would captain.

In 1928, Dr. Albert Falls mysteriously disappeared and through unknown means, ownership of the Jungle Navigation Company passed to Alberta.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

Victoria is mentioned by Alberta Falls in *the Daily Gnus* newspaper.

### Skipper Canteen

A memoir titled "Married Into the Jungle" can be found in the Canteen's library. There is also a model of the Molopo Marie, named after Victoria.

## Trivia

* Victoria's middle-name (or maiden-name) being Marie seems to be an allusion to Lillian Marie Disney, real-life wife of Walt Disney.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.laughingplace.com/w/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/alberta-falls-takes-center-stage-in-new-storyline-for-jungle-cruise-at-disneyland-and-walt-disney-world-2.png
Thompson J. Gazelle

**Thompson J. Gazelle** is a character from the *Adventure Trading Company*.

## History

Thompson J. Gazelle was a journalist and theatre-critic for The Daily Gnus newspaper who operated out of the Congo basin during the 1930s. In the mid 1930s they reviewed a performance of Hamlet put on by the, "Adventureland Gorilla Theatre Company" and by 1938 wrote a book titled *Gorilla Theatre* on the art.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

An article called *IS HAMLET MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?* by Thompson J. Gazelle reviews a production of Hamlet put on by the gorillas using equipment stolen from a JNC outpost. The gorilla Kojo the Silverback is named as being a veteran performer of the troop.

### Skipper Canteen

A book by Gazelle titled Gorilla Theatre is in the library of the Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen.

## Trivia

* The name J. Thompson Gazelle is an allusion to *Thomson's Gazelle*, a species of African gazelle named for explorer Joseph Thomson.