Albert the Monkey

**Albert the Monkey** is protagonist of the attraction *Mystic Manor*.

## History

### Biography

Albert was a monkey inhabiting the jungles of Papua New Guinea around the late 1870s/early 1880s. When Albert was to be eaten by a giant spider, he was saved by British aristocrat and colonist Lord Henry Mystic. Mystic adopted the monkey and named him Albert after a beloved uncle.

Lord Henry Mystic and Albert went on many adventures together across the world. In 1896, the two returned to Papua New Guinea where they claimed a large swath of land that they colonized into *Mystic Point*. Within the colony they built *Mystic Manor*, a victorian mansion which held what would become a collection of 7,000 artifacts taken from across the Earth.

In 1908, Lord Mystic began letting outsiders into the colony to show off his collection of artifacts and inventions. On one of these tours, Albert opened the cursed Balinese Music Box, nearly causing catastrophe. Mystic and Albert often attended the estate of fellow S.E.A. member Dr. Albert Falls which held a secret meeting-place for the society. Prior to 1938, Albert wrote a book which was titled, "*FUZNEWI PDMWH CHF JD U*".

### Development history

Albert was originally intended to be a Capuchin Monkey when Mystic Manor had a more realistic aesthetic and darker tone.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Bengal Barbecue

A stuffed Albert appears on a photo the *Zambezi Miss*, in the possession of Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer in their search for the lost safari. He also makes a minor appearance on a miniature of the 1899 S.E.A. meeting at the Hotel Hightower.

### Skipper Canteen

A fez belonging to Albert is in the Skipper Canteen. In the library, is a book by Albert titled, "*FUZNEWI PDMWH CHF JD U*" which references the, "Infinite Monkey Theorem", a real-life theory that the chaos generated by a monkey on a type-writer means it would statistically come to write a literary masterpiece.

### Other connections

#### Adventure Trading Company

*The Daily Gnus* newspaper mentions Lord Mystic having been given the Elephant Juju for his tracking abilities. The list of *Adventure Trading Company* members also has his name listed on it.

#### The African Queen

Allnut and Sayer are characters from this film.

#### Jungle Cruise

Lord Mystic is mentioned as, "Henry M**.**" on a map of the *Rivers of Adventure* made by Dr. Albert Falls in the queue for this attraction. Leading up to the 2021 refurbishments of the Jungle Cruise, an in-universe article of *The Daily Gnus* newspaper was released. In this newspaper, Alberta Falls mentioned how her grandfather had brought her to Mystic Point when she was young. Following this, crates to and from Mystic Point were put in the queue though quietly removed in Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise.

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

The Daily Colonial Journal interviewed Lord Mystic and Indiana Jones in 1932 on the topic of Prof. Garrett Reed's crime-spree.

#### Tropical Hideaway

An oar is hung up in the Tropical Hideaway which commemorates Mystic's 1874 expedition on the Ganges river.

## Other appearances

### Mystic Point

#### Explorers Club Restaurant

Various references to Albert are in this restaurant.

#### Mystic Manor

Albert is protagonist of this attraction.

#### Mystic Point Freight Depot

Albert is sometimes in shows at this location.

## Gallery

Albert and Lord Mystic grave-robbing and unwrapping a mummy's tomb
## References

1. ↑ https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/new-map-sits-at-the-entrance-to-the-queue-on-jungle-cruise-news-photo/1327854113?adppopup=true