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Miss Adventure Falls

**Miss Adventure Falls** is a raft ride at Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World. It is focused around Mary Oceaneer and her parrot Duncan.

## History

Miss Adventure Falls was first announced as Miss Fortune Falls on August 2, 2016, as part of a two-acre expansion to the park. Centered on Mary Oceaneer, a character created for the Disney Cruise Line, it would be the first Society of Explorers and Adventurers attraction (not including retroactive additions) to debut in an American Disney theme park. It would also be the first water park attraction to incorporate an animatronic figure in the form of Duncan, Mary's parrot companion.

## Summary

*“Captain Mary and her parrot dove for treasure hoping to share it. As they were hauling their riches to port, a typhoon struck and cut their trip short!”*

Miss Adventure Falls is located at the shipwreck site of the M.S. Salty IV, Captain Mary Oceaneer's ship. Cargo and oceanography equipment are scattered around the queue, including crates, Oceaneer's diving bell, frames containing a map of Blustery Bay (Typhoon Lagoon's greater area) and a magazine cover featuring Oceaneer and Duncan, and some beach chairs for Oceaneer and Duncan.

Guests are loaded onto "Treasure rafts" and after a safety spiel from Oceaneer, are taken up a lifthill up into the canopy of the tropical forest. Going past the wreckage of Mary's ship, an opening in the hull reveals a cabin full of treasure where Duncan has set up a spyglass to try and find treasure and a lost supply of his crackers. Going past the ship's salvage crane, still containing a chest, the rafts enter the first of two enclosed tubes. Along the twisting flume path are a great stone head stuck in a tree and an Aztec statue of a water carrier that drops seemingly endless flows onto the guests before the rafts finally make their splashdown back to the base camp.

## Connections

### Oceaneer Lab

The M.S. Salty IV appears to be named for Mary's pet parrot Salty from Oceaneer Lab who is absentee in Miss Adventure Falls.

### Atlantis: The Lost Empire

One of Mary Oceaneer’s diving bells features a phrase of Atlantean printed on the front. When translated, it reads “I come in peace”. The diving bell can be found near the attraction’s entrance.

### The Little Mermaid

Ariel's Snarfblatt (pipe) and contract with Ursula are both artifacts seen in the collection of Captain Oceaneer.
Indiana

**Indiana** was the name given to an Alaskan Malamute dog from the Indiana Jones films who was the boyhood pet of Indiana Jones.

## History

Indiana was an Alaskan Malamute dog which was adopted by Anna Marie and Henry Jones Sr. c. 1899 to be a pet for their young son Henry Jr.. Henry Jr. considered Indiana to be his best-friend growing up and spent large amounts of time with the canine. Indiana died in 1916 while Jones was absent enlisting for World War I. Henry Jr. would take to the name Indiana for himself out of love for the dog.

### Development history

Indiana is the name and breed of director George Lucas' dog in real-life. Indiana inspired the character of Chewbacca in the Star Wars films and real-life namesake for Indiana Jones. In real life, Indiana was a female dog rather than a male as in film continuity.

## Connections

### Disneyland Railroad

In Frontierland on the Disneyland Railroad, a dog-house with the name, "Indiana" is passed by in reference to Jones and/or Lucas' dog. This is in the area of the attraction passing through Rainbow Ridge in the Big Thunder region.

## References

1. ↑ https://disneydose.com/disney-and-lucasfilm-connections/
Professor Porter’s Trading Post

**Professor Porter’s Trading Post** is a shop in Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland.

## Description

Professor Porter’s Trading Post is themed to being a jungle trading post operated by Prof. Archimedes Q. Porter from Tarzan.

## Connections

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

The tiki drummers and tiki of Maui's bound sun from the Enchanted Tiki Room are among the items in Porter's possession.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlHqJEAnuz/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlVkQJgNaO/
Kevin

**Kevin** is a character from the film *Up*.

## History

Kevin is a rare species of large, flightless bird that inhabits the Paradise Falls region of Venezuela. In the 1930s, a member of her species was hunted by explorer Charles Muntz, killed, and brought back to Western civilization. The animal's skeleton was however believed to be a hoax by scientists leading to Muntz having been stripped of his rank. Because of this, Muntz returned to the falls under hopes of finding the cryptid bird and proving its existence.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney Explorers Lodge

Kevin is the namesake and logo for the *Kevin Garden* at Disney Explorers Lodge. Designs of Kevin and her babies are also part of the furniture in the resort.

### Wilderness Explorers

Kevin makes physical appearances around the Discovery Island of Disney's Animal Kingdom where she is accompanied by Wilderness Explorers.

## Connections

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

Kevin's home of Paradise Falls is referenced in Trader Sam's bar where the jar belonging to Carl and Ellie is in his possession.

## References

1. ↑ https://disneypinsblog.com/disney-explorers-lodge-grand-opening-pin-set/
2. ↑ https://tdrexplorer.com/disney-explorers-lodge-review/
3. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/02/sightings-of-kevin-from-disney-pixars-up-reported-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/
Little Red

**Little Red** is a character from Kilimanjaro Safaris.

## History

### Background

Little Red was an African elephant which lived in the *Harambe Wildlife Reserve* of East-Africa where it was the offspring of elephant Big Red. Big Red and Little Red were popular figures in the wildlife reserve as seen from tours run through the reserve by the Kilimanjaro Safaris company. Around the time that Little Red was 5-10 years-old, the two elephants were abducted by poachers.

Big Red was killed by the poachers for her ivory while Little Red was stolen with the intent of being sold on the black-market. However, Little Red was saved by the joined efforts of a safari driver for Kilimanjaro Safaris along with warden Wilson Matua.

### Development history

Little Red was part of the original storyline behind Kilimanjaro Safaris which was removed due to being too mature.

## Appearances and allusions

### Kilimanjaro Safaris

Little Red used to be the primary McGuffin of Kilimanjaro Safaris with guests, their driver, and Warden Wilson attempting to save Little Red from poachers. At the end of the attraction, guests would see an audio-animatronic of Little Red. After the change to remove the narrative from Kilimanjaro Safaris, there is still a poster showing Big Red and Little Red in the queue for the attraction.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.extinctdisney.com/kilimanjaro-safaris/
2. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/CloserLookKilimanjaroSafaris.aspx
Liki Tikis

**The Liki Tikis** are a feature and miniature attraction in Adventureland.

## Backstory

The Liki Tikis are idols of six mischievous Polynesian gods with powers over primeval fog.

## Summary

The Liki Tikis are six wooden tiki figures which spray water and mist from their mouths.

## History

### Development history

The Liki Tikis were designed by Marc Davis to be scenery in the Jungle Cruise made of authentic wood. They would later be replaced with fibreglass replicas which sprayed water and were moved out of the attraction.

## Trivia

* It can be theorized with Occam's razor that these tikis might be connected to Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room's setting.
James and Edward Mystic

**James and Edward Mystic** are the nephews of Lord Henry Mystic. They helped their great-uncle build Mystic Manor at Mystic Point and host the show at the Mystic Point Freight Depot.

## Background

In the 1890s, James and Edward Mystic went to Papau New Guinea to help their great uncle Lord Henry Mystic build a manor at Mystic Point. They traveled with him and Albert the Monkey to bring Lord Mystic’s collection to their new home at Mystic Manor and help Lord Mystic manage his over 7000 artifacts. They met many new friends from all over the world, and want to share those experiences with anyone who visits Mystic Point.

## Appearances

James and Edward can be seen as live characters at Mystic Point. They rotate, and aren’t typically seen together. James is dressed in a tan suit, while Edward is dressed in a dark grey one.

### Mystic Point Freight Depot

James and Edward host the live show on a stage at Mystic Point. Set at Lord Mystic’s private station for unloading cargo, one of them has brought ambassadors from all over the world to come and share their culture with the guests.

### Other

James and Edward appeared together at the grand opening of Mystic Manor on May 26, 2013 at Hong Kong Disneyland. They introduced the men responsible for the attraction’s creation and welcomed them on stage. James spoke primarily in English, while Edward spoke primarily in Cantonese.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgDVTdBvFKg
Priya Banerjee

**Priya Banerjee** is a character introduced in Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl.

## Background

Priya Berjee is a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in the present day and the current leader of the S.E.A, particularly the Los Angeles branch. She has a pet bear called Kali who often greets members at the Los Angeles headquarters in the Discovery Trading Company.

## History

In the 21st century, Priya greeted Shinji Takahashi and Lucy Hightower at the Los Angeles headquarters after Oliver Ocean had helped the two escape from members of the Hightower Corporation. After learning what had led to Shinji bonding with the Coatl idol, Priya organised an expedition to Mexico so that the group could locate the Coatl's font, returning the coatl idol that was on Shinji's arm to break the curse of the coatl. After the group returned from Mexico, Priya led the ceremony inducting Shinji and Lucy into the society.

3 months later, Priya invited Phoebe Mystic to help Shinji harness the power of the coatl. At the same time, Priya assigned Oliver to begin an expedition to the South Pacific in search of a sunken shipwreck containing Natia artifacts. Priya was persuaded by Shinji and Phoebe to let Shinji join the expedition so it could help him control his powers, also agreeing to let Lucy join the expedition. After Shinji accidentally set free an angry Storm Boar, the group stopped the hurricane created by the Storm Boar by flying into the heart of the hurricane. The next day, Priya turned up and questioned Oliver and the group about how the kids ended up in danger, luckily forgiving them after hearing the whole story.

## Appearances

### Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

In the novel, Priya organised the expedition group to Mexico so Shinji could find the Coatl font and remove the curse on him.

### Shinji Takahashi: Into the Heart of the Storm

In the novel, Priya gave Oliver the assignment of recovering a sunken shipwreck containing Natia artifacts.
Oceaneer Lab

## Disney's Oceaneer Lab

**Disney's** **Oceaneer Lab** is a play-area on the ships of the Disney Cruise Line. It can be found on the Disney Wonder, Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. It is named after Captain Mary Oceaneer and based on her ship, the RV Oceaneer Lab.

## Backstory

Mary Oceaneer's first ship was the RV Oceaneer Lab, which set sail on its maiden voyage in 1898. It was the base for her deep-sea adventures and treasure hunting expeditions.

## Summary

The Oceaneer Labs contain many aritfacts and paintings related to Mary, the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, and other Disney attractions.

* A painting of Mary with her parrot, Salty.
* A painting of Mary on the RV Oceaneer Lab during its maiden voyage.
* A painting of the RV Oceaneer Lab during its pirate night.
* A painting of Mary, Salty, and her crew digging up treasure.
* A painting of Mary and Salty underwater, searching for treasure in a sunken pirate ship at Castaway Cay.
* A golden sword that was discovered on that diving adventure.
* Salty's diving gear.
* A painting of the RV Oceaneer.
* The S.E.A. group portrait taken at Hotel Hightower in 1899.
* A portrait of Lord Henry Mystic and Albert the Monkey in front of Mystic Manor.
* A captains hat donated by J.L. Baterista.
* A newspaper cover of Harrison Hightower at the grand opening of the Hotel Hightower.
* Paraphernalia of different scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean, like a set of keys, a cannon, remains from Shipwreck Cove and Isla de Muerta, the Dead Man's Chest, and concept art for the attraction.

## Connections

### Pirates of the Caribbean

The S.E.A. member Captain Mary Oceaneer was a lover of pirates and the golden age of piracy. Amongst her excavated goods were the Dead Man's Chest and also crates which indicate that she performs excavations from Shipwreck Cove and Isla de Muerta, locations from the films.

### Tower of Terror

In the lab are newspapers from when the Hotel Hightower opened, a newspaper detailing Hightower's disappearance, and the portrait of the S.E.A. within Hotel Hightower from before Harrison's demise.

### Typhoon Lagoon

In Typhoon Lagoon is the attraction Miss Adventure Falls which likewise revolves around Captain Oceaneer later in the timeline.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayDisneyMagic1.aspx
Maharajah Jungle Trek

**Maharajah Jungle Trek** is an attraction in Disney's Animal Kingdom.

## Backstory

This attraction is set in the Royal Forest of Anandapur south of the Himalayas. The forest was originally used as the hunting grounds for the rajahs of Anandapur. In 1544, the Rajah Bhima Disampati had the forest was enclosed to trap his would-be prey and also had a hunting-lodge built in the forest. In 1948, the forest was turned into a nature reserve by the people of Anandapur after British imperialism ended in the region.

## Summary

The Maharajah Jungle Trek is a wildlife trek set in Anandapur's royal forests where guests encounter tigers, exotic birds, Komodo dragons, and monkeys to name a few.

## Connections

### Expedition Everest

The trek is set in Anandapur which is also the setting for Expedition Everest.

### Up

A plaque commemorating the 1912 visitation of the Wilderness Explorers is located outside of this attraction. The attraction is additionally part of the Wilderness Explorers attraction/game in Disney's Animal Kingdom.

### Other

* One of the newspapers used as roofing as a comic-strip illustration of Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty on it.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2009/10/16/maharajah-jungle-trek/
2. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFriday.aspx
Pickwick

**Pickwick** is a character from the *Haunted Mansion*.

## History

Pickwick is a Dickensian ghost who inhabits the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana.

### Alternate versions

#### Disney Kingdoms

In Disney Kingdoms, Pickwick is the most prominent of the ghosts to have not actually died in the Haunted Mansion but rather to have moved there post-mortem. After the Captain cursed the ghosts of the mansion to be bound and lose their memories, Pickwick would lead the party in the ballroom of the manor. He became one of the ghosts who allied with protagonist Danny Crowe albeit after attempting to kill to boy so he could join their fun.

#### SLG Comics

In this non-cannon comic-book series, **Erasmus Cromwell Pickwick** was a burglar with a crippling fear of heights. He attempted to rob the Haunted Mansion by burrowing into it only to be killed of freight in the manor's Stretching Room.

### Development history

Pickwick is one of the few characters who was given an official name in the original version of the Haunted Mansion. The name is believed to be a tribute to a banquet hall called the Pickwick Center which imagineers passed by in Glendale, California. The name Pickwick also might allude to Charles Dickens' Victorian novels *The Pickwick Papers* and its titular-character Samuel Pickwick. Additional Pickwicks from real-life might include businessman Eleazar Pickwick whom is believed to have inspired Dickens' character or Pickwick syndrome which is a condition that afflicts overweight individuals and results in breathing issues.

## Appearances

### Haunted Mansion

Pickwick appears in the ballroom of the Haunted Mansion where he swings on the chandelier. Nearby him are an ancient Egyptian woman and ancient Roman soldier drinking what appears to be red-wine.
Liberty Belle Riverboat

**The Liberty Belle Riverboat** is a boat in Walt Disney World's Rivers of America.

## History

### Crew

Liberty Belle Riverboat

The American Adventure

## Appearances and allusions

### Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Merlin rides the Liberty Belle in a Liberty Square mission for this attraction.

## Connections

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

On the Liberty Belle, Sam explains part of the backstory of Big Thunder Mountain to guests such as how it got its name from the shoshone people comparing its rainfall to sounding like thunder.

#### Thunder Mesa Daily Messenger

Former Liberty Belle sailor Sam Clemens is mentioned in this newspaper as an agent behind the Mark Twain Riverboat.

### Haunted Mansion

In the Liberty Belle Riverboat, Sam makes comments about Gracey Manor's origins as it is passed by.

### Pirates of the Caribbean

On the Magic Kingdoms's Rivers of America, Sam shows an affiliation with the river-marker Beacon Joe and references his home in the Blue Bayou, a wetland outside New Orleans. Beacon Joe is a character from Pirates of the Caribbean and the Blue Bayou is the area which serves as the attraction's initial setting.

### Tom Sawyer Island

During the narration of the Liberty Belle Riverboats, Sam mentions having played on Jackson Island (the island's official name) as a kid along with Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, here apparently real people that he knew.

### Other

* A copy of the *Swiss Family Robinson* book is on one of the shelves in the cabin of the Liberty Belle Riverboat.

## Trivia

* Liberty Square previously had two riverboats known as the *Admiral Joe Fowler* and the *Richard F. Irvine,* respectively.
* The name Liberty Belle is a play on the Liberty Bell.
Halloween Town

**Halloween Town** is a fictional location from the film *Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas*.

## Description

Halloween Town is a municipality and realm which personifies iconography affiliated with the Halloween holiday and horror iconography. It serves the purpose of creating the Halloween holiday once a year and is shown to be accessed via certain tombs and magical doorways in woods known as *The Hinterlands*. The town has an elected mayor but also a, "Pumpkin King" of high status but unknown political power.

### Features

* **Graveyard**:
	+ **Spiral Hill**:
* **Finkelstein's Lab**:
* **The Hinterlands**:
* **Jack Skellington's House**:
* **The Pumpkin Patch**:
* **Town Centre**:
* **Treehouse**:

## Appearances and allusions

### Haunted Mansion Holiday

In the story behind the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay of the Haunted Mansion, Jack comes to the manor (of New Orleans, Louisiana) during the holiday season to assist its 999 spectral residents in a macabre celebration of the holidays. He makes several appearances throughout the attraction. The Ghost Host mentions Halloween Town in his tour.

## Connections

### Camp Discovery

Jack is mentioned in the *First International News* newspaper as having terrorized the Johnson Family which purchased the Haunted Mansion in the 1930s. They describe his presence around the holidays as bringing an, "Increased supernatural presence" and Kelly describing him as being a, "*man adorned with a skinless face*". Zero is also mentioned in this story, mirroring his appearance in Haunted Mansion Holiday.

### Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

A hag resembling the Evil Queen's witch disguise holding a poisoned apple appears in this film as a resident of Halloween Town.
League of Adventurers

The **League of Adventurers** is an adventurer organization featured at Shanghai Disneyland's Adventure Isle, with much of their history being chronicled in the Camp Discovery attraction.

## History

Established in the 1920s, the League of Adventurers is a globe-trotting organization dedicated to scientific and archeological studies and expeditions.

In 1930, the League would introduce their Fixed Ropes Transit System (abbreviated as F.R.T.S.) through an installation at Mount Hua in China to make traversing the mountain safer and easier. During this time, they would also establish a F.R.T.S. system in the Himalayas, running afoul of the Yeti of the Forbidden Mountain during this expedition.

In 1931, an archeological team from the League and Indiana Jones discovered the Temple of the Crystal Skull in the Lost River Delta. However, they ran into trouble with the temple's booby traps and had to be bailed out by Doctor Jones.

In 1932, shortly after establishing a submersible program with the submarine "Odyssey", they would embark on an expedition to Atlantis for Whitmore Industries, the first time Preston B. Whitmore would go public with what the 1914 expedition really found down there.

In 1935, their airship "New Horizons" was driven off course and ended up landing on Adventure Isle, where they would end up establishing friendly relations with the local Arbori tribe. In the time since then, they have established a base at Camp Discovery to explore the caverns and cliffs of the mountains and work on excavating ancient Arbori ruins and have established a rafting expedition course on Mt. Apu Taku.

## Connections

### Expedition Everest

Photos of the Yeti accompany a news story of the League running afoul of the beast while establishing a Fixed Rope Traverse System through the Himalayas. It is worth noting that this would be roughly concurrent with the events that lead to the Royal Anandapur Tea Company railroad's initial closure.

### Indiana Jones

A July 15, 1931 headline 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.

### Up

A story about the League's expedition to Antarctica describes the use of their airship the New Horizons to deploy the sled dogs to Wilkes Station notes that much of Cooter Carter's "Aerial K-9 Deployment" techniques are borrowed from those of explorer Charles Muntz despite his boasting.

## Trivia

* Some have speculated that the League is connected to the *Society of Explorers and Adventures* in the greater Disney Parks mythology however how this might be is currently unknown.
Jujus

**Jujus** are objects from the *Adventure Trading Company*.

## Description

### Mythology

Jujus are items from West African beliefs which are infused with magical energy.

### Disney Parks

The Jujus are talismans which were obtained and distributed by the *Adventure Trading Company*, a trading operation which was established at some point during or prior to the 15th century. Each of the jujus were awarded when someone represented a specific trait or virtue which the Adventure Trading Company held in high regards.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

In the Adventure Trading Company, the jujus serves as Mcguffins for guests to obtain via special missions. These missions included:

* **Bird Juju**: Earned by photographs of potential bird entertainers for Tiki Kiki Serbano of the tabloid, *The Bird Call*.
* **Elephant Juju**: Obtained via tracking down a shipment of elephant jujus lost by the Jungle Navigation Company.
* **Eye of Mara Juju**: Earned by deciphering, "Maraglyphics" excavated from the Temple of Mara by Indiana Jones and the Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition.
* **Pineapple Juju**: Obtained through taking oaths to become a *Goodwill Ambassador of Adventureland*.
* **Piranhahaha Juju**: A juju earned by learning jokes from fired JNC skipper Skip Documentary and telling it to his past-employers to get him his job back.
* **Skull Juju**:
* **Snake Juju**: Earned by traveling to the restaurant Bengal Barbecue and drinking *Venomade*, a beverage created by blending snake eggs with cobra venom.
* **Tiki Mask Juju**: A juju earned by finding Trader Sam's recipe for the, "JujuJuice" that was lost by employees of his bar.
* **Treehouse Juju**: Obtained by tracking down petroglyphs in the base of Tarzan's Treehouse in the Congo following press surrounding the glyphs in *The Daily Gnus* newspaper.

### Skipper Canteen

In the Skipper Canteen there is a book titled, "Traditional juju charms" by an author named MacGuffin, referencing the how the jujus served as McGuffins in the Adventure Trading Company. An elephant, snake, bird, and piranhahaha juju are also located within the bulletin-board of the canteen's mess-hall.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

Dr. Albert Falls was a past recipricantt of the Elephant Juju. The Jungle Navigation Company was also employed by the Adventure Trading Company to move a shipment of elephant juju which they subsequently lost.

### Mystic Manor

Lord Henry Mystic was recipricantt of an Elephant Juju.

## References

1. ↑ https://ohmy.disney.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jungle\_cruise\_tiger1.jpg
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=871442631007&set=oa.1903682069948046
3. ↑ https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/skipper-canteen/gallery/21dec2015-jungle-cruise-skipper-canteen-overview/26273.htm#&gid=1&pid=8
O.I. Cyhu

**O.I. Cyhu** is an unseen character referenced in the Jungle Cruise.

## History

O.I. Cyhu lived in the Amazon rainforest in the 1930s and likely had affiliation with the Jungle Navigation Company. They lived in a house along the Amazon River located across from the Amazon boathouse of the JNC. They were also something of a sailor and possessed a small sailboat that they used on the Amazon river. They were seemingly reclusive given their marking of their shack with a, "Keep Out" sign.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

O.I. Cyhu's house is located across from the docks of the JNC's Amazon boathouse in the Walt Disney World version of the attraction. There is a sign outside of the hut, identifying it as belonging to them.

## Trivia

* Their name is a gag as it is made to sound like, "Oh, I see you".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2011/04/silent-saturday-o-i-cyhu-january-2011.html
Manfred Strang

**Manfred Strang** is a character in Tokyo DisneySea's Tower of Terror. He is a reporter that was highly critical of Harrison Hightower III and fears what Beatrice Rose Endicott's tours of the hotel might unleash.

## History

Strang was personally recruited by Cornelius Endicott II to find info on Hightower - both Endicott's business and personal rival - that would expose him as a criminal, and spent much of his early career chasing leads for evidence,

Strang was at Hightower's press conference on New Year's Eve of 1899. After questioning Hightower about the rumors concerning the cursed idol Shiriki Utundu, Hightower became angry and kicked Strang out of the press conference. Strang later snuck into the party at the Hotel Hightower, disguised as a waiter. There, he shadowed Hightower's every move until Hightower entered the elevator to his penthouse suite. Fifteen minutes later, the hotel was hit by green lightning and Hightower could be heard screaming as the elevator plummeted to the ground. Later, Strang went to investigate along with Hightower's valet, Smelding. But Hightower was nowhere to be found, and only the idol and a fez were lying on the floor of the elevator. Despite Strang's investigations, he was unable to prove anything. His only conclusion was that the hotel had been cursed and had to be torn down.

Nearly thirteen years after the incident, Strang published an article in the New York Globe-Telegraph calling for the destruction of the Hotel Hightower and the curse hiding within.

Strang received word that Beatrice Rose Endicott was planning to host tours of the Hotel. He met her outside of the Hotel, pleading with her not to do the Tours, but she thought that his reason was that he worked for her father, who wished to have the Hotel torn down too. But Strang insisted that he was being truthful with her. The two explored the Hotel, and while Beatrice saw the Hotel and Hightower in a positive light, Strang didn't. After more exploring of the Hotel, the two found the idol, in Hightower's Apartment, and a phone rang. Strang listened to it, and realized the warning voice was Hightower, and he saw the idol open its eyes. He grabbed Endicott by the hand, and the two escaped the Hotel.

Outside, he continued to ask Endicott not to do the Tours, and she told him that she would take it into consideration, though she would soon decide to proceed as planned.
Magic of Disney Animation

**The Magic of Disney Animation** was a walk-through attraction in *Disney's Hollywood Studios*.

## Connections

The Minnie Mouse meet 'n' greet area is themed to being the Hollywood dressing-room of Minnie Mouse. It is decorated with posters of her filmography, referencing different classic films and Disney properties.

### Jungle Cruise

The poster for *The Jungle Cruise* is modeled after the poster of *The African Queen* with Minnie replacing Rose Sayer and Mickey replacing Charlie Allnut, this being the film which inspired the Jungle Cruise. Also on the poster is Trader Sam who in the credits is a performer alongside one Skipper Lasseter. The film is also identified as having been assisted in its shooting by the *Jungle Navigation Company*, having shot in its establishments in Zanzibar and Calcutta. The JNC's role in assisting with the providing of footage parallels the company's services in the Skipper Survival Guide where they are identified with having become successful through that exact occupation.

### Tower of Terror/Haunted Mansion

Harrison Hightower IV is mentioned as screenwriter on a poster for *The Bride of Frankenollie* (a parody of James Whale's *The Bride of Frankenstein*). Harrison Hightower IV is an implied relative of S.E.A. and Pillagers Brigade member Harrison Hightower III from Tower of Terror who himself is also implied to be within the same family as George Hightower and Constance Hatchaway from the Haunted Mansion.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

A poster for the movie *Mouse Pacific* (a tribute to the film South Pacific) has Minnie in-front of the Enchanted Tiki Room. The screenplay writer, producer, choreographer and conductor are listed as Michael Burley, Jose Boag, Fritz Ravenscroft, and Pierre Newton with Michael, Hose, Fritz and Pierre being the names of the four birds from the Tiki Room, their surnames are taken from their respective performers. It is unclear if these four are supposed to be pseudonymous with the birds or simply easter-eggs.

### Other

* **Adventureland Bazaar**: One H. Goff is identified as being the producer behind the Jungle Cruise.
* **Sunshine Tree Terrace**: The Orange Bird appears on the poster for Mouse Pacific. They are also listed in the film's credits as a performer. The Terrace itself also appears behind the Tiki Room.
* **Mickey's Philharmagic**: *Squakin' in the Rain* and *Ailurophobia* notes their music as being provided by Mickey's Philharmagic Orchestra.
* **The Great Movie Ride**: The poster for *Casamousa* is a tribute to *Casablanca* (1942) which was notably homaged in the Great Movie Ride.
	+ Casablanca is also referenced in the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise through Aero-Casablanca.

## References

1. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/2013/10/09/new-minnie-mouse-meet-greet-location-disneys-hollywood-studios/
2. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/Fun-Find-Friday-Minnie-Mouse-Posters-2.aspx
Happy Bottom Riding Club

**The Happy Bottom Riding Club** or **Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch** was a real-life hotel, restaurant and dude-ranch which operated between 1935 and 1953.

## Description

The Happy Bottom Riding Club was constructed in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert in California, nearby the *Edwards Air Force Base* which was run by the US military. The club served as a hotel, dude-ranch and hotel which was frequented by test pilots, military personal, Hollywood elite, aviators and normal civilians.

### Features

* **Airstrip**:
* **Rodeo stadium**:
* **Swimming Pool**:

## History

The Happy Bottom Riding Club was established in 1935 by legendary aviator Pancho Barnes. Barnes had created the club after having lost large amounts of money in the Great Depression, leaving them in need of a reliable business. The club became incredibly popular during the 1930s amidst the Hollywood elite and a variety of aviators.

In 1952, the U.S. military attempted to claim Barnes' land from them to expand their own military base. When Pancho prevented the military from taking their land, the military began spreading rumours that the club was a brothel and barred military personal from visiting the establishment. Amidst the government attempting to steal the land, Barnes sued them for slander, harassment, unlawful acquisition of land, and conspiracy. Pancho won this law-suit and retained the legal right to their land.

Not long after this lawsuit on the November 13, 1953, a spontaneous fire broke out across the land which destroyed the Happy Bottom Riding Club. This fire was unbelievably convenient for the military as Pancho was forced to abandon the land which the government immediately claimed afterwards. Ultimately the plans for the runway were abandoned just as Pancho's plans for a new bar were.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Pancho Barnes is also the namesake for the drink, "Pancho's Margherita" where Jock Lindsey identifies himself as having spent time in the Happy Bottom Riding Club. Said drink is inferred to be taken from the Happy Bottom Riding Club.

## Connections

### The Rocketeer

Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar identifies Pancho as having done a 1939 performance in Bigelow's Air Circus along with the Air Pirates Circus and Cliff Secord.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-updated-menu-review-and-happy-hour-revisited/
Jock Lindsey's "Air Tours"

**Jock Lindsey's "Air Tours"** is a fictional service from *Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar* in *Disney Springs*.

## Description

Jock Lindsey's "Air Tours" was an air transportation service run by aviator Jock Lindsey. Lindsey would transport guests in his airplanes domestically or internationally, and often to exotic locales for reasonable rates. The company's base of operations was 1138 Seaton Avenue in the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

## History

Jock Lindsey's, "Air Tours" is an air transportation service which was founded by aviator Jock Lindsey at some point prior to the year 1938. In the January of 1948, Jock moved the company's base of operations to 1138 Seaton Avenue in the town of Disney Springs, Florida.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Allusions to the company are scattered throughout this bar run by Jock.

## Trivia

* The company's name might be an allusion to *Star Tours*, another LucasFilm/Disney Parks integration which is referenced in the Hangar Bar.
Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost

The Outpost in Echo Lake

**The Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost** is a shop in Disney's Hollywood Studios, the Adventureland of Disneyland Paris and formerly the Adventureland of Disneyland.

## Summary

The Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost is a gift-shop themed to the Indiana Jones franchise. In Disneyland and Disneyland Paris they tied into the straight-forward attractions of  *Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril*, and *Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye* which regarded Indiana's adventures. In Disney's Hollywood Studios it is closer themed to the *Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular* which is themed to being a sound-stage used for Indiana Jones productions.

## Connections

### Adventure Trading Company

In 2014, the Disneyland outpost was used for the Adventure Trading Company interactive game. A bulletin board was placed within the outpost containing the hat of Short-Round, Jungle Navigation Company operations, the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, and the Daily Gnus.

## Trivia

* The Disneyland outpost was closed to be turned into an extension of Bengal Barbecue.
Professor Emelius Browne

Headmaster of the Emelius Browne Correspondence College of Witchcraft (formerly)

**Professor Emelius Browne** is a character from the film *Bedknobs and Broomsticks* (1971).

## History

### Film version

Professor Emelius Browne was a con-artist in London during the 1930s-1940s. Browne's main modus operandi was selling objects which he claimed to be of magical value. Before the war, he started a company called *Correspondence College of Witchcraft* from which he would sell faux magic items over the mail with fake instructions and magical spells.

Browne took his spells from an authentic spell book called, *The Spells of Astoroth* though he only bought one half of the book. When World War II broke out, Browne was unable to obtain the second half of the Astoroth spell book. He also took to living in a grand London mansion which was abandoned after a faulty German bomb landed on its front-yard.

In 1940, Emelius was visited by one of these women who was named Miss Eglantine Price. Price believed Browne to be a true sorcerer due to the fact that she was successful in all of his spells. She used a bed from her home mounted with an enchanted doorknob to teleport from her home in *Pepperinge Eye*, England to London. Price came with three children who were left in her care due to the war and had plans to use a spell known as *Substitutiary Locomotion* to create an army of inanimate objects to fight off the nazis.

Here, Browne cut a deal with Price where she would use her magic to help his business if he aided her in finding the part of the spell book containing the spell for *Substitutiary Locomotion*. This took them to the *Isle of Naboombu*, a magical island inhabited by anthropomorphic animals where Astoroth stole his spells in the first-place. On the island, Browne assisted the party in conning and thieving the island's King Leonidas of the amulet *The* *Great* *Star of Astoroth* he wore which contained the spell they needed.

When the group brought the star back to England, they found it vanished due to not being able to exist outside of a fantasy domain. Browne however aided Price in finding a working spell by realizing that since he always made up the magic but it worked for her, that he could simply con a new spell which would work if she believed in it. Ultimately this improvised spell proved successful and an animate inanimate army was summoned to fight off the nazis and keep them out of England.

Following this, Browne decided to become a soldier in the English army. Before he left, he gave a wave and kiss to Miss Eglantine Price.

## Connections

### AbracadaBar

In the AbracadaBar are two boxes of magic supplies labelled, "Bedknobs" and, "Broomsticks". These reference the film where both materials were objects sent out by the *Correspondence College of Witchcraft*.

## Trivia

* Browne's actor David Tomlinson also played George Banks in *Mary Poppins* (1964).

## References

1. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2016/07/24/abracadabar-opens-on-the-walt-disney-world-boardwalk-photos-video-of-newest-themed-bar-at-wdw/
Mystic family

**The Mystic family** is a family from the Mystic Point land of Hong Kong Disneyland.

## History

The Mystics were an English family of nobility and lordships. 19th century family-member Lord Henry Mystic became an active member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, eventually establishing the colony of Mystic Point in Papua New Guinea.
Maelstrom

**Maelstrom** is a defunct attraction from the Norway Pavilion of EPCOT's World Showcase.

## History

### Background

Maelstrom was set in the Norway Pavilion of EPCOT, Florida. It was a boat ride which took guests through recreations of viking society, mythological Norse destinations, an a contemporary oil-rig and village.

### Development history

Maelstrom was originally proposed to be an attraction known as, "**Sea Venture**" completely revolving around Norse myth and which would feature an original song by the Sherman brothers. This was scrapped due to Norse investors wishing to use the attraction to promote modern Norway. The attraction was also influenced by the unbuilt Western River Expedition of the Magic Kingdom. In 2014, Maelstrom was closed and replaced with *Frozen Ever After*, based on the 2013 Disney animated film *Frozen*.

## Summary

Guests entered Maelstrom from EPCOT's Norway Pavilion before traversing a Scandinavian themed, airport like queue. They would go on to board a miniature viking boat beside a mural illustrating Norway's culture and history. After this the boats entered darkness where they were greeted by the head of the god king Odin and his one glowing eye.

The boats passed by viking settlements which have their own boats. After this, guests enter a swamp in Troll Country where they are encountered by a three-headed troll angered by their presence. The troll cast a spell which caused glittering lights to appear over guests in the night sky as a nokke with yellow glowing eyes rose from the nearby water. The boats proceeded to pass backwards and past giant polar-bears and puffins before stopping at a grassy plateau near the opening of a cavern.

In this plateau, the eye of a giant emerged from the ground told guests to leave into the North Sea causing them to be sent down a waterfall. The boats dropped into stormy waters near massive oil-rigs before docking in a village. Guests exited this village back to World Showcase but not before sitting through a short-film titled *Spirit of Norway* which advertised travel to Norway.

## Connections

### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

No references to the SEA mythos exist within the Norway Pavilion in and of itself but one element of the SEA mythos does reference the Norway Pavilion.  Trader Sam's Grog Grotto in Disney's Polynesian Village Resort has a life-preserver mounted on the wall with the words, "Vesta v gruppen" on it. This was taken from Maelstrom where it was hung along the wall of a waterside building in the village.

## References

1. ↑ https://disneybystephenie.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/trader-sams-easter-eggs/
Otis Bigelow

**Otis Bigelow** is a character from the film *The Rocketeer*.

## History

Otis Bigelow was the owner of Chaplin Airfield in Los Angeles during the 1930s where he ran the business of Bigelow’s Air Circus. Otis would become in-debt to gangsters resulting in him forcing his aviator Cliff Secord to perform as a clown for extra money. When Secord became the flying superhero The Rocketeer in 1938, Secord named himself as the Rocketeer's manager and agent only to be murdered by nazis for this connection.

## Appearances and allusions

### Atwater Ink and Paint Art Supply

Bigelow's Air Circus is advertised on a bulletin board on Buena Vista Street in Disney's California Adventure.

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

A banner for Bigelow’s Air Circus performing in 1938 in Chaplin Airfield, Los Angelos is hung on one a wall with Raiders of the Lost Ark character and later Society of Explorers and Adventurers member Jock Lindsey having been a part of the Air Pirates Circus which participated in it. A poster for the circus can also be found for an October of 1939 performance which not only featured Jock Lindsey, but also Cliff Secord himself.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

During the holiday seasons, a stocking for one, "Otis" is hung on the wall in Trader Sam's bar. This could be referring to Otis Bigelow or alternatively Otis T. Wren from the Adventurers Club. The Rocketeer is however distinctly referenced in Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort where a menu of the South Seas Club is hung on the wall.

## References

1. ↑ https://duchessofdisneyland.com/california-adventure/atwater-ink-and-paint-art-supply-bulletin-board/
Himalayas

**The Himalayas** are a real-life mountain-range.

#### Real

* **Chomolhari**: A 24,040 ft/7,319 m tall peak. "Destination of a yearly 10 mile procession from the town of Phari Dzong".
* **Siguniang**: A 20,505 ft. / 6,250 m tall peak. "The 'Four Sisters' mountain".
* **Mount Everest/Chomolungma**: Everest is the highest peak on planet Earth at 29,035 ft. / 8,848 m.
* **Annapurna II**: "The Goddess of Harvests" which is 26040 ft. / 7,937 m tall.
* **K2**: The second highest mountain on Earth at 28,250 ft. / 8611 m.
* **Kailash**: A22,022 ft. / 6714 m tall peak which is,"Sacred destination of pilgrims for thousands of years".

#### Disney Parks

* **Forbidden Mountain**: The 20,154 ft. / 6,143 m. tall mountain overlooking the kingdom of Anandapur. It is the legendary home to a territorial yeti.

## Connections

### Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones' mentor Abner Ravenwood travelled to the mountains near Nepal in the 1930s with his daughter Marion. He would die in an avalanche in the Himalayas while on an excavation expedition.

### Expedition Everest

Expedition Everest is set within the Himalayas as guests attempt to take a railway used by *Himalayan Escapes Tours and Expeditions* to Mt. Everest. They are subsequently attacked by the mountain's yeti. Everest itself can be seen behind the Forbidden Mountain from the ride's exterior.

### Camp Discovery

In 1930, the League of Adventurers would introduce their Fixed Ropes Transit System (abbreviated as F.R.T.S.) through an installation in the Himalayas, running afoul of the Yeti of the Forbidden Mountain during this expedition.

### Up

The Wilderness Explorers game of Disney's Animal Kingdom takes guests to Anandapur. In the Asia sections of the Wilderness Explorers Guidebook contains several allusions to, depictions of, and missions regarding the Himalayas, the Forbidden Mountain, and the Yeti. This includes using a telescope to note the height of the Forbidden Mountain and differentiate it from Mt. Everest, taking one of Himalayan Escapes' train-tours of the mountains, and studying the folklore and anthropology of the yeti outside of the Yeti Museum. The Wilderness Explorers are also connected to the history of Anandapur, namely in the Anandapur Royal Forest.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2010/04/14/expedition-everest-legend-of-the-forbidden-mountain-part-two/
2. ↑ https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm5QYV\_Vista\_of\_the\_Himalayas\_Animal\_Kingdom
Jungle Expedition Skipper Training School

**The Jungle Expedition Skipper Training School** is an organization affiliated with the Jungle Cruise.

## History

The Jungle Expedition Skipper Training School is an organization which was founded in 1851 with the apparent service of training skippers to do boat-work in the jungles. By the 1930s, they would come to be affiliated with the Jungle Navigation Company (founded in 1911) who they seemingly provided skippers for. By this time they were also affiliated with one Colonel Nedley Lostmore who assisted in the training of new skippers.

## Appearances

### Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats

The Jungle Expedition Skipper Training School was the backdrop for this attraction which was found outside of the Jungle Cruise.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

The Junior Jungle Boats were heavily themed to the Jungle Cruise with their boats, terminology and setting. The purpose of the organization being to provide the JNC with skippers for the Jungle Cruise.

### South Seas Traders/Bengal Barbecue

The proprietor and namesake of the junior jungle boats is Col. Nedley "Shrunken Ned" Lostmore who physically appears as a fortune-teller machine in Disneyland's Adventureland.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mouseonthemind.com/skipper-in-training/