Lost River Delta

**Lost River Delta** is a location which serves as the setting for the *Lost River Delta* themed, "land" of Tokyo DisneySea and which is connected with the Tower of Terror.

## Description

The Lost River Delta is a river delta allocated in Cusco, Peru in South America.

### Notable Locations

* **The Greeting Trails**:
* **Raging Spirits Temple**: This was a mesoamerican temple dedicated to a fire god and a water god.
* **Temple of the Crystal Skull**: This was a mesoamerican temple reputed to have held the legendary Fountain of Youth. It was protected by a being known as the Crystal Skull which destroyed those who wrongly sought the temple's blessed waters.

## History

The Lost River Delta was once home to an impressive mesoamerican city which for unknown reasons would be left in ruins.

In 1883, the Lost River Delta was visited by one Harrison Hightower III, a globetrotting collector who was a member of the Pillagers Brigade and Society of Explorers and Adventurers. Hightower and his valet Smelding stole the head from the water god statue in the temple of the raging spirits. As a result, the deities of the temple became deeply angered. Years later in 1892, Hightower moved the stolen idol head to his collection in New York City within the Hotel Hightower.

In 1931, the Lost River Delta was visited by archaeologist Indiana Jones and the organization known as the League of Adventurers. In the late-May/early-July of that year they successfully uncovered the Temple of the Crystal Skull however the crystal skull spirit within chased out the League of Adventurers. This story was reported on by the weekly journal *First International News*. Indiana Jones would be lost within the temple searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth and coming into conflict with the Crystal Skull. When Jones' assistant Paco began orchestrating tours of the temple, a group of tourists nearly became victims of the Crystal Skull before being saved by Jones. Jones' family-friend and frequent business affiliate Trader Sam also travelled to the temple following its excavation and took a photograph in-front of the temple.

Around this time as activity increased in the Delta, the Hightower Trust began participation in restoring the temple which Harrison Hightower III had once plundered. They worked with the *Cantera El Barranca Rocoso* excavation team only to accidentally restore the temple so the fire and water gods were facing one-another. Due to this error, the fire and water spirits of the temple caused mass destruction at the archaeological site using their supernatural powers.

## Appearances

### Adventure Trading Company

The Daily Gnus newspaper mentions how the Adventure Trading Company previously visited the Lost River Delta in addition to Mystic Point and Harambe.

### Camp Discovery

An article from the *First International News* newspaper details how Indiana Jones and the League of Adventurers found the Temple of the Crystal Skull.

### Jungle Cruise

There are various references to the Lost River Delta in the Jungle Cruise.

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

The Jungle Navigation Company boat, "Ganges Gal" is mentioned as having disappeared on the rivers outside the Delta in 1932.

### Skipper Canteen

A letter from the Lost River Delta addressed to Rosita of the Enchanted Tiki Room is stuck to the board in this restaurant. There is also a series of books detailing the Temple of the Crystal Skull written by Paco under the title, "Temple Tours" within the library.

### Tower of Terror

In the queue for the Tower of Terror is a mural showing Hightower and Smelding transporting the Raging Spirit's water god head. Additionally there are photographs showing him in-front of the temple which were preserved by the New York City Preservation Society. There is also a photograph of Hightower in-front of the Temple of the Crystal Skull.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

In this bar is a photograph of Trader Sam standing in-front of the Temple of the Crystal Skull. It is worth noting that Sam's alleged grandfather Billamongawonga was a close affiliate of Harrison Hightower III.

## Trivia

* The creates outside of Raging Spirits have, "Hightower Trust" written on them.
* The plane C-3PO which Indiana Jones took to the Delta is implied to have belonged to Jock Lindsey, another member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. This plane's name is an obvious reference to the droid C-3PO from Star Wars, most notably featured in the attraction Star Tours.

## External links

* *Lost River Delta* on the *Indiana Jones Wiki*.