Lost Delta

**The Lost Delta‏‎** is a location in the Jungle Cruise, originating from *Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye*.

## Description

The Lost Delta is a mysterious jungle region along a river in India.

### Points of interest

* **Jungle Navigation company boathouse**: The boathouse is a victorian estate which was purchased by the Jungle Navigation Company to serve as their outpost in the region and original headquarters.. The boathouse was located South-East of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, also along the river.
* **Patrick Begorra's Tree**: This was a tree which was home to a diminutive leprechaun named Patrick Begorra.
* **River**: This was a river found to the South of the delta region.
* **Shack**: This was a shack located along the river, across from the Jungle Navigation Company's boathouse.
* **Temple of the Forbidden Eye**: The Temple of the Forbidden Eye is a temple on the river's Lost Delta in India. The temple served to house and worship the deity Mara who promised their worshipers a gift of either Earthly Riches, Eternal Youth, or Future Knowledge. Following a flood, the temple was abandoned until it was excavated in the 20th century. The temple is filled with, "Maraglyphs", a language spoken by Mara's ancient worshipers.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

The Temple of the Forbidden Eye was constructed prior to 65 BC in the Lost Delta as tribute to the deity Mara. Mara would give their followers gifts of fortune, immortal youth or visions of the future however if they gazed into Mara's eyes, they'd be killed. Mara's source of power was a mysterious artifact known as the Jewel of Power. Around 65 BC, a massive flood hit the Lost Delta which made the temple lost to time.

#### British occupation

In the late 19th century, an estate was constructed on the delta's river. This estate was later sold to the Jungle Navigation Company who used it as an outpost. Around the summer of 1891, this boathouse was used to launch the expedition of British colonist Dr. Albert Falls to map the supernatural, "Jungle Rivers of Adventureland" which the Delta was connected to. Falls would document the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and applied for university funding to excavate the temple ruins but this request never went through. After 13 days on the Rivers of Adventure, he returned to the Lost Delta.

On the April 8th of 1911, Dr. Albert Falls founded the *Jungle Navigation Company*, a British colonial business. The Lost Delta boathouse would serve as the original headquarters for the Jungle Navigation Company. In 1928, Dr. Falls disappeared leaving his granddaughter Alberta Falls to run the Jungle Navigation Company. On the October 1 of 1931, Alberta established the company's, "Jungle Cruise" tourism service that not only passed through the delta but which also used its boathouse as a base.

#### Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition

The Temple of the Forbidden Eye was rediscovered by archaeologist Indiana Jones. While exploring the Temple of Sherdil in Bengal, he came upon a portion of a map to the temple. In the June of 1935, Jones' friend and frequent affiliate Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir sent Jones the missing portion of the map after his brother-in-law found it on the black-market. In 1935, Indiana Jones and Sallah discovered the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and collaborated with *British Colonial Affairs* and the *Jungle Navigation Company* to excavate the ruins via the, "Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition".

Jones had to leave the Delta to go on other adventures and left Sallah in-charge of the temple. Also in 1935, Jones' rival archaeologist René Belloq learned of the excavation by manipulating Jones' contact Prof. Kauffman at the *Universitatis Sigillium*. To earn additional revenue, Sallah established the company, "Sallah Tours" which lead tourists through the temple. Sallah also contacted Jones' friend and frequent affiliate Trader Sam to bring patrons of his *Adventureland* bar to the temple. Sam would visit the temple and also frequently collect waters from the river along the Temple of the Forbidden Eye for his liquor. Jones objected to the high number of tourists travelling to the temple for Mara's gifts, however British Colonial Affairs forced the expedition to continue this business for profit, resulting in a missing group of tourists which sparked global controversy and outrage.

#### Jungle Navigation Company

In a December between 1935 and 1937, the Lost Delta was polluted along with the rest of the Rivers of Adventure by the Jungle Navigation Company. The company had imported a large amount of Christmas decor and paraphernalia which their pilot by accident dumped in the Rivers of Adventure resulting in mass pollution. This crime was reported on by Tallahassee Glover of *The Daily Gnus* newspaper. Due to the success of leading Christmas oriented, "Jingle Cruise" tours through the jungle, this act of pollution became an annual standard for the Jungle Navigation Company.

Around 1936, JNC employee Skip Dockmonkey was involved in an incident which destroyed much of their boathouse's docks. Said event was connected to the loss of the boats the *Mekong Maiden* and *Magdalena Maiden* and extensive patchwork being performed on the docks. As a journalist for the Daily Gnus newspaper, Skip wrote an article on this event titled, "JUNGLE NAVIGATION COMPANY LOSES TWO BOATS" while in an interview with Dateline Adventureland, he denied any fault with the accident.

Around this point in time, the colonial *Adventure Trading Company* came to the Wilds of Adventureland and set up base at Indiana Jones' outpost. From this base, they enlisted new recruits for the company to prove themselves by earning, "Jujus". This involved assisting the *Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition* in translating glyphs from the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, and getting Skip Dockmonkey his job at the JNC boathouse back. Around this point in time, the Jungle Navigation Company's activities on the Rivers of Adventure correlated with an invasive species of North American mallard ducks infesting the veldt along with other regions of Adventureland. While scientists were perplexed by their migration and concerned with the potential harm they could do to the ecosystems, they were put up with due to how cute they were.

#### Hunt for the Jewel of Power

Indiana Jones returned to the temple by 1936 and had learned of the Jewel of Power from his former mentor Abner Ravenwood. On the July 6 of 1936, Indiana Jones disappeared in the temple while seeking after the Jewel of Power past the Gates of Doom. In his absence, Sallah amplified the number of tours brought in as a means of getting more eyes in the temple to find Jones. Before leaving, Indy warned Sallah that their rival René Belloq was likely active somewhere in the Lost Delta and to watch out for him. Also around this point in time, increased paranormal activity surrounding the temple resulted in the *Governor General* sending a dispatch to the structure.

One of these tours happened upon Jones after gazing into the eyes of Mara and being fated to be dragged through the Gates of Doom. Indiana Jones forced the gates of doom shut, saving the guests. The guests then navigated the temple in their jeep while pursued by Mara's forces. Ultimately, Jones and the guests were able to escape the temple with their lives. The expedition would have ended by the July of 1936 with Jones leaving to seek out the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol and later the Ark of the Covenant. The further fate of the temple is unknown but the structure stayed standing by the year 1938.

#### Jungle Cruise

In 1938, the Jungle Navigation Company's boathouse served as a stop for a Jungle Cruise V.I.P. tour arranged by Alberta Falls. This tour was lead aboard the *Kwango Kate* with, "New guy" skipper Felix Pechman XIII. The passengers of this tour included the likes of Siobhan Murphy, Rosa Soto Dominguez, Dr. Leonard Moss and Dr. Kon Chunosuke. After stopping at the boathouse, the boat became lost on the Rivers of Adventure due to wrecking somewhere along the Nile river in North Africa, marooning those aboard in the African veldt.

At least one Jungle Cruise tour departing from the Lost Delta happened upon the lost expedition, run up a tree by a black rhino. The skipper chose to ignore the discovery due to it being too much paperwork and later returned to the Lost Delta's boathouse. Along the way, they found the long lost *Mekong Maiden* in the same region, being piloted by a group of chimpanzees.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Adventure Trading Company

The Eye of Mara Juju was modelled after the Eye of Mara and represented knowledge. Players earned it via deciphering maraglyphs from the temple.  The Daily Gnus newspaper has a community posting for an, "Unclaimed baggage sale" at the temple. Additionally, there are advertisements for tours of the temple on the newspaper's next page.

### Club 33

The, "Guards of Mara" drink served at the Tiki Takeover event was modelled after the snake statues of Mara's temple. The menu paired the drink with a ticket belonging to Sneh Falls for a trip to India in 1937.

### Jungle Cruise

The boathouse is the setting of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise's queue. The boats also pass by the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a map of the temple in Trader Sam's possession, sent to him by Sallah. There is also a newspaper speaking on the subject of tourists who disappeared in the temple. Letters to Sam from characters such as Marcus Brody and Sallah also reference the temple. Another photograph of the temple appears with a note from Sam which reads, "*This is my favourite mosquito infested spot to get water for all green drinks ordered at my bar*". There is also a photograph of the boathouse and her docks from before it was rebuilt. Along with this image is a note from Trader Sam reading, "*Happy hour brings in boatloads of tourists!*".

### Tropical Imports

Atop this shop is a crate addressed to Delhi, India coming from the Lost Delta, being sent by Indiana Jones to British Colonial Affairs.

### Other connections

#### Jungle Cruise (film)

The Jungle Navigation Company's boathouse contains several apparent connections to the Jungle Cruise film. Namely, the outfits of Frank Wolff and Lily Houghton both hang in Alberta's office, Lope de Aguirre's helmet is hung in one of the corridors, and the map to Lágrimas de Cristal is framed on a wall. Nigel Greenwater of the *Global Broadcasting Service* also brings up Marcus Brody speaking on the Temple of the Forbidden Eye the *Royal Anthropological Society* which has a name strikingly similar to the *Royal Anthropological and Diverse Adventures Society* from the film.

## Other appearances

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

A map of the temple appears in the lost & found of this bar. On a map in the bar is the Eye of Mara overtop of a region of India, implying Jock visited the Delta.

### Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway

In the Disneyland version of the attraction, an illustration of Patrick Begorra's tree is on condiments from, "Begorra Orchards".

## Trivia

* The region's name is similar to the Lost River Delta of Tokyo DisneySea.

## Gallery

The Lost Delta annotated on a mapA map of the Rivers of Adventure with a compass showing the delta's geographyThe original boathouseThe original boathouse
## References

1. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/the-magic-of-disney-parks-storytelling-jungle-cruise-at-disneyland-park/
2. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/inexorabletash/7848397840/
3. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/08/dateline-adventureland-hunting-for-laughs-with-skip-and-birdwatching-with-tiki-kiki/
4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=871455071077&set=oa.1903682069948046
5. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/news/even-more-s.e.a.references-inside-club-33
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5\_NNB9A0Zc/
7. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/inexorabletash/6401349501/in/photostream/
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-ZFo4PiQb/
9. ↑ https://myyearwiththemouse.com/category/adventureland/page/3/
10. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/02/27/grab-your-whips-and-satchels-here-are-all-the-cool-indiana-jones-hidden-details-at-jock-lindseys-hangar-bar/