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Liddy Stockley

**Liddy Stockley** is a character appearing in *Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*.

## History

### Background

Around 1880, Liddy Stockley was a resident of the mining-town Tumbleweed, Arizona. Liddy found employment with the *Big Thunder Mining Company* where she became proprietress of the *Big Thunder Boarding House* which all of the company's miners were obliged to stay in.

### Development history

Stockley takes her name from the minor character, "Mrs. Stockley" from the film *The Apple Dumpling Gang*. In the film, Mrs. Stockley was a resident of Quake City, California who was the stern president of the Garden Club. While it is most likely that she is intended to be the same character as Big Thunder's Mrs. Stockley, it is also possible that they are relatives.

## Appearances and allusions

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Mrs. Stockley is referenced on a posted notice for the Big Thunder Boarding House where she is identified as proprietress.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2015/12/from-archives-big-thunder-boarding-house.html
Museum of Fantastic Flight

**The Museum of Fantastic Flight** (**Il Museo de Volo Fantastico** in Italian) is a flight museum in the Italian seaside town of Porto Paradiso. It is the setting of Soaring: Fantastic Flight.

## Description

### Features

#### First-floor

* **Antechamber:**
* **Courtyard:**
* **East Corridor:**
* **East Exposition Room I:**
* **East Exposition Room II:**
* **East Exposition Room III:**
* **East Terrace:**
* **Lobby:**
* **Ornithological Expedition:**
* **Permanent Collection Roundabout:**
* **West Corridor:**
* **West Exposition Room I:**
* **West Exposition Room II:**
* **West Exposition Room III:**
* **West Gallery:**
* **West Terrace:**

## History

The Museum was established by Cellino Falco, with construction taking place on a plot of land purchased from the Zambini Brothers starting in 1807, with the Museum opening on September 4, 1815. The Museum was dedicated to the history of flight, ranging from its evolution in the natural world to man's numerous attempts and achievements in the field of aviation.

In 1850, Camellia Falco, Cellino's daughter, would inherit her father's position as curator and shortly afterwards in 1851, was inducted into the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. After her death in 1875, the Falco estate left the museum to the Society, who have operated it ever since. In 1901, the museum held a retrospective on the life of Camellia and her Dream Flyer gliders.

## References

1. ↑ https://parkvault.net/tag/museum-of-fantastic-flight/
Leota's vardo

**Leota's vardo** is a vehicle from the *Haunted Mansion*.

## Description

This vardo was a horse-drawn vehicle which was decorated with occult and arcane paraphernalia, symbols, and bright paint.

## History

### Background

During sometime in the late-18th to 19th century, this vardo was used as the home of one Madame Leota. Leota lived in New Orleans, Louisiana where she sold a multitude of services such as seances, fortune-telling and potion-brewing. She came to have an affiliation with an antebellum manor overlooking the Mississippi which she would haunt following her demise. Leota's vardo was seemingly left in the vicinity of this mansion following her demise.

### Development history

The vardo was originally designed by imagineer Rolly Crump to be featured in the unbuilt New Orleans Square attraction, the Museum of the Weird. The caravan's design was later adapted to be a shopping-service outside of the Haunted Mansion.

## Appearances and allusions

### In other media

#### Disney Kingdoms

Rolly Crump's romani wagon appears in the Museum of the Wyrd in this comic.

## Trivia

* It is unknown if in parks cannon, the Museum of the Weird retains a vardo nor if it does, if it is the same one having belonged to Madame Leota. It is possible that if the museum does have a vardo, it could be possessed by the museum's Romani proprietress Madame Zarkov.
* The vardo is roughly the counterpart to *Memento Mori*, a shop in upstate New York which was run by Madame Leota in the Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion continuity.
Phoebe Mystic

**Phoebe Mystic** is a character introduced in Shinji Takahashi: Into the Heart of the Storm.

## Background

Phoebe Mystic is a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in the present day. She is the descendant of Lord Henry Mystic and is an expert of magic. She has obtained the Mystic curse, meaning misfortune was likely to follow her around. She often wore a long green coat and carried her favorite red umbrella.

## History

In the 21st century, Phoebe was asked by Priya Banerjee to help Shinji Takahashi to control the new magic he received after absorbing the Coatl guardian's powers. When Oliver Ocean was assigned a mission to investigate a shipwreck containing Natia artifacts in the South Pacific, Phoebe suggested that both Shinji and herself accompany Oliver so that the adventure could help Shinji with his powers, prompting Lucy Hightower to join the expedition too. Although the Hightower Corporation the shipwreck first, the group managed to discover a map in the shipwreck that led to a mysterious island formerly inhabited by the Natia. However, Shinji accidentally freed an angry Storm Boar guardian who destroyed the island and created a hurricane in revenge for the Natia people losing the boar idol. After escaping from the island, Phoebe, Shinji, Lucy, Oliver and stowaway Roux infiltrated a Hightower warehouse to steal the boar idol. Following that, the group joined Scarlett Blauerhimmel to fly into the eye of the Storm Boar's hurricane so Shinji could return the idol to the guardian.

## Appearances

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

In the novel, Phoebe was assigned the mission of helping Shinji to draw out his new guardian magic, ending up joining an expedition to find a shipwreck containing Natia artifacts.
Marcus Brody

**Marcus Brody** is a character from *Raiders of the Lost Ark*.

## History

Marcus Brody was an English-born historian and archaeologist during the late 19th century. In the 1900s, he befriended fellow archaeologist Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. and assisted him in his quest to find the Holy Grail of Arthurian myth. Marcus also befriended Jones' son, Indiana Jones whom he would work as a business partner with in the latter's adulthood.

Brody would become the curator of the National Museum and dean of Marshall College. An adult Indiana became a professor at the college and also frequently hunted down archaeological artifacts for the museum. Brody would often work as a white-collar ally to Indiana in his expeditions such as the case in 1936 when Jones uncovered the Temple of the Forbidden Eye in the Lost Delta of India and later in the hunt for the Ark of the Covenant. While hoping that the ark would go into the possession of the museum, instead the US government claimed the artifact to store away as a future weapon in Area-51, Nevada.

In 1938, Brody joined forces with Indiana Jones' affiliate Sallah to assist in the hunt for the Holy Grail in Hatay. Brody was involved with a few more adventures with Indiana before 1952 when Brody died. Following his demise, Indiana had a statue of Brody built outside of Marshall College.

## Appearances and allusions

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

After Indiana went missing during his excavation of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Marcus Brody told Sallah to keep the tours of the temple going, in hope that one of them would find him.  Letters from Brody, Sallah and Abner Ravenwood are all present within the ride's queue.

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Marcus is the posthumous namesake for the *Brody's Brats* bratwurst in this Disney Springs bar.

### Jungle Cruise

Marcus Brody is name dropped by Nigel Greenwater in the queue for Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. Greenwater describes Brody's comments on Indiana's discovery of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, claiming it to be the most important archeological discovery of the century.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A letter from Marcus Brody asking Trader Sam for help on finding Indiana Jones's location is in this bar. Trader Sam being a character from the Jungle Cruise.

## References

1. ↑ https://disney-universes.tumblr.com/post/64909568111/theresaneverlandwaiting4u-if-you-were-to-spend
2. ↑ https://tasteofdisney.com/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-happy-hour/
Hightower Corporation

The **Hightower Group**(also known as the **Hightower Corporation** and **Hightower Industries**) is a company established by the Hightower family. Though it was run by one of the group's most prominent members in the late 19th century, the Society of Explorers and Adventurers would find themselves at odds with the corporation by the 21st century.

## History

The Hightower Corporation was founded in 1828 by Harrison Hightower Jr. as **Hightower Jr. Co**. Harrison Hightower III would take over the company in 1847 after his father's death and rebranded it as **Hightower Industries**, becoming one of the early investors in Barnabas T. Bullion's Big Thunder Mining Company in 1850 and establishing Hightower Global Explorations in 1860 to fund and publicize his own private collecting expeditions. Hightower's success, said to be the result of his New York home being built atop a mystical spring, culminated in the opening of Hotel Hightower in 1892, displaying much of his ill-gotten collections. On New Year's Eve of 1899, Harrison Hightower III disappeared after arousing the wrath of the trickster idol Shiriki Utundu and the hotel was shutdown for years until reopening for tours in 1912. However, his company continued on his spirit of exploiting cultural artifacts and seeking ways to harness supernatural powers for profit, putting them at odds with the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, who had returned the idol back to the Mtundu in 1920. World War II would prove a boon to the company's growth, with Hightower Industries regaining much of their prominence by 1943 as a result of their war profiteering. In 1982, having gained a strong foothold in global business through its various industries, the company rebranded as **Hightower Group** and following Hightower III's personal motto, was ready to make the world its oyster in the 21st century.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

Shipping crates at various Jungle Navigation Company boathouses bore cargo belonging to Hightower Industries.

### Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

Hightower Corporation serves as the main antagonists of this upcoming book, kidnapping Shinji Takahashi after he became bonded with a Meso-American guardian spirit, hoping to extract the power from it and exploit it for their own ends. Shinji ends up on the run from Hightower Corporation and under the protection of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

## Trivia

* Though the Hightower Corporation is not referenced within the Tower of Terror attraction itself, being created directly for the Shinji Takahashi books, some crates associated with Harrison Hightower's collection in the attraction and at Raging Spirits are labeled with the **Hightower Trust** as their ultimate destination.
Krakatoa

A lithograph made in 1888 depicting the volcano's 1883 eruption

**Krakatoa** (or **Krakatau**) is a real-life volcanic caldera and archipelago located in the Indian Ocean.

## Description

Krakatoa is a caldera and archipelago of four volcanic islands located in the Sunda Straight between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

### Islands

* **Anak Krakatau**: The most recently formed of Krakatoa's islands, Anat Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) formed in 1927.
* **Lang Island**:
* **Rakata**: Rakata or Greater Krakatoa is an island which is the remnant of a larger land-mass destroyed in Krakatoa's 1883 explosion.
* **Verlaten Island**:

## History

The volcano of Krakatoa is best known for its 1883 eruption which occurred from the August 26 to August 27 of that year. The explosion of Krakatoa was so loud that it could be heard in Australia and the Eastern coast of Madagascar with its sonic impact travelling across the diameter of the globe four times due to the sheer force of the explosion.

Steam, volcanic ash, pyroclastic flows and seismic activity from the volcano continued regularly until the February of 1884. The steam flows in the atmosphere created by the volcanic event also resulted in blood red skies engulfing parts of the world as far away as Norway. Dutch authorities claimed a death toll of 36,417 lives lost as a result of the eruption however some sources estimate a number closer to 120,000 with corpses having washed up regularly on Africa from 1883 to 1884.

## Appearances and allusions

### Trader Sam's

Both Trader Sam's Grog Grotto in Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel serve drinks known as the Krakatoa Punch. When ordered, an effect is triggered where volcanoes in the window of the bar erupt with lava. The volcanoes are however unlikely to depict the actual Krakatoa given the bars' Polynesian settings.
Mount Everest

**Mount Everest** or **Chomolungma** is a real-world mountain in the Himalayas which is best known for being the highest elevation on Earth.

## Description

Everest is the highest peak on planet Earth at 29,035 ft. / 8,848 m.

## Appearances and allusions

### Asia (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

Everest is observable from the nation of Anandapur with one diagram depicting it with a brief explanation of the mountain. A shrine to the yeti also has a section modelled after it.

#### Expedition Everest

Mount Everest's peak is visible from the exterior of this attraction, behind the Forbidden Mountain. The main narrative of this attraction is that the company Himalayan Escapes is attempting to use a repurposed tea-train to send guests from Serka Zong to Mount Everest, through the Forbidden Mountain.

### Main Street, U.S.A.

Everest is used as the logo for *Seven Summits Expeditions*.

### Skipper Canteen

In the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen* is a book titled, "*Everest Expedition: The Search for the Yeti*" by S.E.A. member Harrison Hightower III.

### Wilderness Explorers

In the Wilderness Explorers handbook is the Mt. Everest Badge which requires Wilderness Explorers to go on an expedition to the mountain.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm5QYV\_Vista\_of\_the\_Himalayas\_Animal\_Kingdom
2. ↑ http://disneyatwork.com/2017/02/disney-at-work-podcast-1-excellence-at-disney/frank-wells-window/
3. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=left-bookshelf-top-shelf-c70
4. ↑ https://schmirfle.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-wilderness-explorers-handbook.html
Professor R. Blauerhimmel

**Professor R. Blauerhimmel** is a pilot and member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

## History

Little is known about the professor outside of him having been an aviator during the late 19th-early 20th centuries.

A descendant of his, Scarlett Blauerhimmel, was a member of S.E.A. in the 21st century.

## Appearances

### Mystic Manor

At Mystic Manor, his portrait is on display in the queue as well as appearing in the 1899 Hotel Hightower meeting portrait.

### Skipper Canteen

Blauerhimmel is the author of a book in the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen* called, "Traditional native holiday décor". This is an apparent allusion to the seasonal Jingle Cruise overlay of the Jungle Cruise though how the professor is affiliated with the overlay is unknown.

### Bengal Barbecue

His painting can be found at Disneyland's Bengal Barbecue along with postcards and photographs of one of his flights.

### Tropical Hideaway

In this restaurant, one of his expedition paddles is left behind is marked from a 1904 expedition on the Ucayali River in Peru.

## Trivia

* Blauerhimmel is German for "Blue Sky", the term Imagineering uses for early "no limits" conceptual exploration for an attraction.
* Blauerhimmel is based on Imagineer Robert "Rob'rt" Coltrin.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=center-shelf-3rd-shelf-c63
Minnie Mouse

**Minnie Mouse** is a Disney character from the short *Plane Crazy* (1928).

## Appearances and Allusions

### Disney Explorers Lodge

Mickey and Minnie Mouse are featured in this resort which has an area themed to their adventures around the world. On this visas, it can be seen that they have stamps from Mystic Point, Adventureland, resort's Squirt gardens and the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

### Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT!

There is a vintage toy Minnie Mouse in the office of the Collector's fortress.

### Magic of Disney Animation

A meet 'n' greet area for Minnie at Disney's Hollywood Studios is themed to being her dressing-room.

### Main Street, U.S.A.

There is a statue on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom called, "Sharing the Magic" showing Minnie with Roy Disney.

### Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway

Mickey and Minnie are the central characters in the attraction *Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway* where they try to save guests stuck on runaway trains passing through Yensid Valley.

### Mickey's PhilharMagic

Minnie's voice can be heard in this attraction where she is the co-host.

### Mickey Mouse Revue

Minnie appeared in this attraction playing a violin.

### Mickey's Toon Town

Minnie's House is an attraction in this area, themed to being Minnie's home.

## Connections

### Jungle Cruise

Among the posters in Magic of Disney Animation were a Jungle Cruise film co-starring Trader Sam which was filmed with assistance from the Jungle Navigation Company. The poster for *The Jungle Cruise* is modelled 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.

### Tower of Terror

In her dressing room is a film called *The Bride of Frankenollie* which was screen-written by one Harrison Hightower IV of the Hightower family.

### Sunshine Tree Terrace

The Orange Bird appeared alongside Minnie in a poster for the film Mouse Pacific.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

The film Mouse Pacific is shown to be set in Polynesia which features the Enchanted Tiki Room in the background of a lounging Minnie.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.slashfilm.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-easter-eggs/2/
2. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/03/sharing-the-magic-at-walt-disney-world/
Mystic Point

**Mystic Point** is a themed land at Hong Kong Disneyland and fictional location in the S.E.A. mythos that is home to Mystic Manor. It opened on May 17, 2013.

## History

### Backstory

Lord Henry Mystic first came to the area on an insect collecting expedition. After rescuing a young monkey from the web of an unusually large spider, Henry Mystic adopted the little fellow and named him Albert.

The two would go on many adventures and eventually establish a home and adventure base in the jungle, known as Mystic Point. Opening to the public on January 1, 1896, the grounds of the estate and the museum at Mystic Manor would become a prominent place for the Society of Explorers and Adventurers to share their collections with the world.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

The Daily Gnus in Disneyland's Adventureland mentioned Mystic Point as having been a host to the Adventure Trading Company. This same article also mentions the other locations to have done so as having been the Lost River Delta and Harambe. Given certain events provided in the Daily Gnus, it is likely that this would have occurred prior to or in the spring/early summer of 1935.

### Jungle Cruise

In. 1938 edition of the Daily Gnus, Jungle Navigation Company president Alberta Falls mentions having travelled to Mystic Point with her grandfather Dr. Albert Falls when she was young.
Michael

**Michael** is one of the four masters of ceremony in *Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room*.

## History

Michael is the green, yellow, and white parrot with an British accent. He is the most straightlaced of the group, not cracking as many jokes as his co-hosts and warning everyone of the Tiki god’s wrath.

## Appearances and allusions

### Magic of Disney Animation

A poster for the movie Mouse Pacific (a tribute to the film South Pacific) has Minnie Mouse 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.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Michael is one of the four hosts of the Enchanted Tiki Room.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/Fun-Find-Friday-Minnie-Mouse-Posters-2.aspx
Kali

**Kali** or **Kalika** is a Hindu goddess.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

In this bar run by SEA member Jock Lindsey, Kali is the namesake for the *Kali Ma Garita* margarita. The bar also contains assorted allusions to the Thuggee Cult which worshiped Kali in the Indiana Jones franchise.

### Kali River Rapids

Kali serves as the namesake for this attraction as she is the namesake for the Kali River and Manisha Gurung's company *Kali Rapids Expeditions.*

### In other media

#### Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Kali is the patron goddess of the Thuggee Cult and Mola Ram which serve as antagonists in this film.

## Connections

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

The Kryta of Indiana Jones made by Zalim Singh while in the Black Sleep of Kali Ma appears in Trader Sam's possession.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-updated-menu-review-and-happy-hour-revisited/
2. ↑ https://www.wdwfanzone.com/2017/08/kali-river-rapids-history-and-backstory/
3. ↑ https://onthegoinmco.com/2014/02/10/visit-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-part-ii
Ibn Battuta

An 1878 illustration of Battuta

**Ibn Battuta** (1304-1369) is a historic scholar and explorer who in an honorary member of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*.

## History

Ibn Battuta was an explorer, geographer and scholar who travelled the middle-east during the medieval era. He is known in history for having travelled more than any other independent explorer in human history.

## Appearances and allusions

### Fortress Explorations

Battuta is one of the historic explorers who is portrayed as having been deemed an honorary member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in Porto Paradiso, Italy.
Kuzco's Empire

**Kuzco's Empire** is a location from the film *The Empire's New Groove* (2000).

## Description

### Features

* **Imperial Palace**:
* **Poncha's Village**:

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney Springs

On a board in Disney Springs' marketplace is is a message referring to airline routes connecting Disney Springs to "**Kuzcotopia**".

## Connections

### AbracadaBar

The Extract of Llama used by Yzma to turn Kuzco into a llama is on a shelf in this bar.

### Lost River Delta

The Lost River Delta (namely the attraction Raging Spirits) was inspired by Kuzco's kingdom (Kuzcotopia). It is unknown if they bare any story connections or not though both locations were set in modern-Peru.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/10/gate-change.html
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2021/02/this-isnt-poison.html
Lone Ranger

**The Lone Ranger** also known as **John Reid** is a character from American pop-culture, including the 2013 Disney film *The Lone Ranger* and his first appearance in the 1933 radio-serial *The Lone Ranger.*

## History

### Disney version

John Reid was a lawyer from the East Coast in the 19th century who moved to the town of Colby, Texas where his brother Dan worked as a Texas Ranger. John was deputized by his brother to join his posse in hunting down escaped, cannibalistic outlaw Butch Cavendish only for them all to be betrayed by a fellow ranger. The men were all massacred with Dan having had his internal organs cannibalized by the psychotic Cavendish in-front of John's dying eyes.

At the behest of the, "Spirit Horse" Silver, John was resurrected by a wandering Indigenous Comanche man named Tonto who wished revenge on Cavendish for his own reasons. The two later became a duo with the resurrected John being deemed, "The Lone Ranger" and being instructed to wear a leather domino-mask which Tonto stitched from Dan's vest.

## Appearances and allusions

### Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

In the Tall Tale Inn is a framed domino-mask and silver-bullet left in the possession of fellow legendary gunslinger Pecos Bill. The plaque beside the frame has no name on it, likely done to avoid copyright infringement in real-life however in-lore possibly referencing Bill having not known the Ranger's secret-identity. Additionally, the Ranger's alter-ego of John Reid signed a warrant of authority for Bill in 1894 while serving as a general under Texas governor Sam Houston.

## Connections

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

The Tall Tale Inn & Cafe is connected to the story of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, being an Inn in Tumbleweed which serves the Big Thunder Mining Company.

## References

1. ↑ http://schmoofy.com/fictional-frontier-pecos-bill/
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2009/02/warrant-of-authority.html
3. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2016/01/d-tales-14-hidden-disney-history-at-big-thunder-mountain-railroad/
Marvin Acme

**Marvin Acme** is a c from the 1988 film *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*.

## History

### Background

Marvin Acme was the founder and head of the ACME Corporation which from the 1930s-1940s was Hollywood's premiere supplier of cartoon props and gags. Marvin had a love for the cartoon characters of Toontown and personally owned Toontown's land. Marvin Acme also promised the Toons that his will would leave the property of Toontown to them.

In 1947, Marvin Acme began courting the toon Jessica Rabbit who had been blackmailed by Acme's rivals into going alone with the affair. The two were photographed together, "Playing Paddy-Cake" by P.I. Eddie Valiant who had been hired by RK Maroon, a cartoon-maker who was involved in the blackmail. After this, Acme was murdered via a dropped safe on the head by one Judge Doom who ran the conspiracy as a means of stealing Toontown's property and pinning the crime on Jessica's husband Roger.

### Development history

Marvin Acme was created for Who Framed Roger Rabbit to be retconned into the role of being the Acme Corporation's founder. The Acme Corporation itself originates from Warner Brothers cartoons as a running gag for cartoon characters (predominately villains such as Wile E. Coyote or Marvin the Martian) to purchase increasingly absurd equipment from.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney's Hollywood Studios

#### Studio Catering Co.

The Acme Ton of Bricks appeared in this since removed dining-service.

#### The Loony Bin AKA Acme Gagworks

Acme Gagworks was a shop themed to being Marvin Acme's factory.

### Great Movie Ride

Marvin Acme's suit is amongst the props from Who Framed Roger Rabbit which appeared in the queue for this attraction. During the Spaghetti Western scene, the Black Powder used by the town came from the ACME corporation.

### Typhoon Lagoon

Placid Palms resident, "Hammerhead Fred" is shown to rely on the Acme Corporation via, "Acme Taxidermy".

## Connections

### Disney Springs

In the Co-Op Marketplace is a board mentioning the town of Disney Springs, Florida having an airline which connects to Toontown.

### Mickey's Toontown

Likely due to licensing issues with Warner Brothers, the name Acme is not used within Mickey's Toontown. However, the Gag Factory featured in the gift-shop of the same name and attraction Roger Rabbit's Toontown Spin are both modelled after his factory from the film and manufactures known Acme paraphernalia.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2008/07/carpe-gagem.html
2. ↑ https://www.focusedonthemagic.com/2011/07/magical-blogorail-favorite-attraction.html
3. ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/06/real-dive.html
Paul Bunyan

**Paul Bunyan** is a French-Canadian folklore figure.

## History

### Disney version

During a violent wind-storm on the coast of Maine, a lumberjack named Cal McNab happened upon a massive cradle on the beach which contained an infant giant inside. Cal adopted the boy and the townsfolk gave him the name of Paul Bunyan. One Christmas he was given a two-sided axe as a gift which he used to clear the entire forest and allow for the town to be completely urbanized.

Feeling too big for the urban-life, Paul left home to find more woods to work and chop in. During a freezing blizzard he saved a giant oxen which had its body frozen blue from the cold. Paul adopted this ox and named it, "Babe" with the ox becoming his beloved companion. Over the years, Paul and Ox became legendary figures with many fantastical stories being affiliated with the two. Circa 1878, Paul travelled to the town of Tumbleweed, Arizona where he stayed in the, "Tall Tale Inn & Cafe" of his good friend, gunslinger Pecos Bill.

In the early 20th century, Paul made a competition with chainsaw salesman Joe Muffaw to see who could chop the most wood. Paul lost the competition by a quarter-inch and later went into self-imposed exile up north in Alaska. Paul and Babe could be seen in Alaska from time to time, playfully wresting, supposedly creating the Aurora Borealis in the process.

## Appearances and allusions

### Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

Hung in this cafe is a giant axe with a message reading, "*To Pecos, from one giant to another; best wishes, Paul Bunyan*". It is a gift given from Paul to gunslinger Pecos Bill after having visited his establishment the *Tall Tale Inn* in the town of Tumbleweed in the Big Thunder region of Arizona.

## Connections

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

The Tall Tale Inn which Bunyan visited is one of the mining-towns used by the Big Thunder Mining Company to extort gold from Big Thunder Mountain.

## References

1. ↑ http://schmoofy.com/fictional-frontier-pecos-bill/
2. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2016/01/d-tales-14-hidden-disney-history-at-big-thunder-mountain-railroad/
Leif Eriksson

A 1919 portrait of Leif's landing in the Americas

**Leif Eriksson** (c.970-c.1020) is a historical-figure with connections to the S.E.A. mythos.

## History

Leif Eriksson was a Nordic explorer from Iceland who is best known for having the first known European to have set foot in North America (having done so approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus did so and also having done so without committing mass genocide). He also established an early settlement in Vinland.

### Disney Parks

Leif Eriksson was one of the keepers of the Shepherd's Journal of Atlantis, having discovered it in Vinland following the failed expedition to Atlantis lead by Thorfinn Karlsefni. Years after Eriksson's death, he was appointed as an honorary member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

## Connections

### Fortress Explorations

Leif is one of the historic-figures characterized as an honorary member of S.E.A. represented in the Fortress Explorations attraction.

### Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Leif is an important figure from this film's lore, having recovered the Shepherd's Journal from the wreckage of a previous voyage.
Lampie

**Lampie** is a character from the 1977 Disney film *Pete's Dragon*.

## History

Lampie was a resident of the New England town Passamaquoddy where he was the keeper of the town lighthouse, a structure constructed in 1879. He was a kind drunkard of a man who had a daughter named Nora that assisted him in his duty. During the late 1800s-early 1900s helped to take in the boy Pete with Nora and later adopted him.

## Connections

### Trader Sam's

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

On one of the shelves in this bar is a message in a bottle sent from Lampie to Trader Sam. Said letter reads, "*Sam, I swear I saw a dragon. A green and something monstrous in sight! Nobody believes me! You believe me don't you Sam?* -Lampy"

This letter would have been set during the events of Pete's Dragon when Lampie spotted Pete's dragon friend Elliot but everyone refused to believe him due to him being the town drunk.

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

A wooden carving of Lampie enjoying a drink decorates one of the shelves of this bar in Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.

## Trivia

* Although not confirmed in the film, it is likely that Passamaquoddy is located in the state of Maine. This is due to the town being coastal with an Ocean, located near woodlands, and taking its name from the real-life Passamaquoddy which was only had a notable U.S.A situation in Maine.

## References

1. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/inside-trader-sams-at-the-disneyland-hotel/
2. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2011/09/25/detailed-look-at-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-disneyland-hotel-from-august-2011/5/
3. ↑ https://whittlewoodshop.tumblr.com/post/132702139895/kegocan-pittwinn-and-ebubdub-all-guessed
Josh Gates

**Joshua "Josh" Gates** (1977-present) is a real-life television presenter and producer. He is best known for his frequent platforming and indulgence in pseudosciences such as "ghost-hunting", revisionist history and faux cryptozoology.

## Appearances and allusions

### Expedition Everest

   In the Yeti Museum of Serka Zong is a photograph of Josh Gates holding a, "real-life" Yeti footprint mould next to a replica of said mould. Next to this is a plaque describing the history of the alleged footprint and Gates' discovery of it. In real-life this footprint is one of many debunked, "Yeti tracks" which are in actuality bear footprints augmented by the intense wind of the Himalayas, stretching them out to resemble what humans perceive to be humanoid foot-prints.

## Trivia

* In real-life, the bear print was presented by Gates to imagineer Joe Rohde as a gift for Walt Disney Imagineering in 2008. He did this having had submitted the bear's paw-print for scientific testing only to never release the official results.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/joshuagates/status/1108552653833945095
2. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/world/asia/yeti-footprints-indian-army.html
3. ↑ https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/the-curious-case-of-the-destination-truth-yeti-track/
Lake Buena Vista

City flag

**Lake Buena Vista** is a city in city in Orange County, Florida.

## Description

Lake Buena Vista is a municipality controlled by the Walt Disney Company which holds Walt Disney World resort, including all of its theme-parks and water-parks.

### Disney Parks

#### Locations

* **Lake Buena Vista**:
* **Pleasure Island**:Pleasure Island is an island in Buena Vista Lake which was colonized in 1911 by Merriweather Adam Pleasure, a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers as well as founder of the Adventurers Club.
* **Sunshine Tree**: The Sunshine Tree is a large, potentially mythical orange tree which by the 1940s became the home of the Orange Bird (also known as the Florida Orange Bird), a creature which resembles an anthropomorphic bird made out of citrus-material.

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney Springs

The town of Disney Springs is identified as being nearby Lake Buena Vista and connected to it via the Springs Rail Line.

### Jungle Cruise

Travel trunks once displayed in the Fastpass area included one addressed for Pamelia Perkins at her Lake Buena Vista address.

### Pleasure Island

Lake Buena Vista was the setting of Pleasure Island and the Adventurers Club, holding the headquarters of the club.

### Sunshine Tree Terrace

In the story for this Adventureland dining service, the Sunshine Tree Terrace brand was run by W.E.D. Enterprises, Inc. to harvest oranges for the Bay Lake Produce Company.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Figment\_Jedi/status/1002616803166773249
2. ↑ http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/stt2.htm
Johnny Appleseed

**John Chapman**, better known as **Johnny Appleseed** (1774-1845) is a figure from American history and folklore

## History

### Real-life

John Chapman was a Christian missionary who travelled the west planting some of America's first apple-tree nurseries. These nurseries were almost exclusively used to grow cider apples, used for alcohol rather than baking. Chapman also devoutly followed the preachings of theologist Emanuel Swedenborg and as such believed that all animals needed to be treated with kindness.

### Disney version

Johnny Appleseed was a Christian Pittsburgh man who had a love for picking apples. He was visited by his Guardian Angel and encouraged to become a pioneer where he would plant appleseeds wherever he travelled. He would travel the west with nothing but a pan for a hat to use for food, a Holy Bible and a sack of appleseeds.

Johnny would befriend many animals through his planting of trees and eventually died in his old age.

## Appearances and allusions

### Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

There is a pot similar to that which Disney's Johnny Appleseed wore in this bar, identifying Chapman as having been acquainted with gunslinger Pecos Bill.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/story/was-johnny-appleseed-a-real-person
2. ↑ http://schmoofy.com/fictional-frontier-pecos-bill/
Balinese Music Box

The **Balinese Music Box** is an object owned by Lord Henry Mystic in his collection at Mystic Point. When opened and played, it brings the inanimate to life, causing the events of Mystic Manor.

## Background

In 1909, Lord Henry Mystic was in Bali in Indonesia, when he came across a music box. It had two monkeys carved into the front with a bright red jewel on the top. According to legends and superstitions, it had the power to bring inanimate objects to life when played. Mystic brought it back to Mystic Point, housing it in the Acquisitions and Cataloging Room at Mystic Manor. His pet monkey, Albert, was intrigued by the box, and had trouble keeping his hands off of it. When he opened it, he discovered that the legends were true.

When Albert opened the music box, magic spread across the manor, bringing the inanimate to life. Instruments played its song by themselves, paintings changed, and suits of armor and statues came to life. At first, they were harmless, but as the ride progressed, the magic became more aggressive, attacking Albert and the guests. At the ride's climax, the Chinese Salon was ripped apart, and Albert frantically tried to run after the box. He managed to close it, and all of the magic returns. Lord Mystic asked Albert if he opened the box, and wondered if the legends were true.

## Lyrics

Suits of armor in the Arms and Armour Room and tikis in the Tribal Arts Room sing along with the music, with lyrics in both English and Cantonese, switching between them when the songs looped. The lyrics were written by the ride's composer Danny Elfman.

### Arms and Armour

Magic's in the air, today

Stand beside me, don't look away

Try to find some words to say

Who do you think will find him, somebody's got to pay

No getting away from an ancient curse and hiding will only make it worse

### Tribal Arts

Do not try to hide away

Magic's in the air, today

Try to find some words to say

Who do you think will find him, somebody's got to pay

## Trivia

* Replicas of the music box were available to purchase at Hong Kong Disneyland, when the ride opened. When wound and opened, it plays the ride's theme.
Magellan's

**Magellan’s** is a restaurant at Tokyo DisneySea, located in the Mediterranean Harbor section of the park. It is owned by the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, serving as a meeting place for its members within Fortress Explorations.

## Background

In the mid-1500s, Magellan’s opened as the Society of Explorers and Adventurers' meeting room. It was named for the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who completed the first circumnavigation of the world. It serves world-class cuisine and three-course meals. They also have a fine wine collection.

## Layout

### Main Dining Hall

The Main Dining Hall is a large rotunda. The walls are decorated with fine art, like paintings and tapestries. A small replica of Magellan’s ship, the Victoria, is encased in glass. The ceiling is painted to resemble a Renaissance fresco, depicting famous constellations. Sitting in the middle of the room is a large globe of the world, with flags notating famous expeditions.

### Magellan’s Lounge

Located on the second floor is Magellan’s Lounge, a cocktail bar. The bar is more casual, and offers drinks, appetizers, and desserts.

## Trivia

* While no date is given on its opening, Magellan’s opened sometime after 1519, the date of the circumnagivation.
* Souvenir notebooks, glasses, and flatwear with Magellan’s logo can be purchased at Tokyo DisneySea.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.charactercentral.net/L820\_DisneyCharacters\_TokyoDisneyResort\_TokyoDisneySea\_MagellansMagellanslounge.aspx
Monkey King

A jade statue of the Monkey King within Mystic Manor

The **Monkey King** or **Sun Wukong** is a legendary figure in Chinese folklore

## History

### Chinese folklore

Sun Wukong is a legendary figure in Chinese folklore, best known as a major character in the great Chinese novel *Journey to the West*. Imprisoned in the mountains by the Buddha, he accompanied the monk Tang Sanzang to the west to retrieve Buddhist sutras, in exchange for his freedom. Wukong had been depicted in art and literature for centuries.

## Appearances and allusions

### Kali River Rapids

In the Tiger Temple of Anandapur is a ceiling mural depicting a Jataka Tail revolving around Sun Wukong.

### Mystic Manor

The Monkey King Statue is a statue owned by Lord Henry Mystic located within Mystic Manor. A depiction of the legendary figure Sun Wukong, it is brought to life when Albert the Monkey opens the Balinese Music Box. Lord Henry Mystic came in possession of a jade statue of the Monkey King from China, bringing it home to Mystic Point. The statue depicts Wukong on his flying cloud, holding his staff. A painting of Lord Mystic and Albert the Monkey with the statue can be seen in the attraction’s queue, done by Charlton J. Taboret. The plaque underneath reads “Albert Greets a Famous Relative”.

When the Balinese Music Box is opened, the statue comes to life in the Chinese Salon. He waves his staff in the air, summoning a storm of wind and lightning in the room. The walls of the room collapse, and the tapestries are sent flying around the room. Albert jumps after the music box, trying to close it, before the guests return to the Acquisitions and Cataloging Room.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2009/11/mystery-to-be-honored.html
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

### Written by

Tab Murphy (screenplay), additional story by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Bryce Zabel, Jackie Zabel, Joss Whedon, and David Reynolds

## Description

### Connection status

Retconned, referenced in other attractions

***Atlantis: The Lost Empire*** is a 2001 animated film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 41st film in the Disney animated canon and its first science fiction film. Written by Tab Murphy and directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, it stars Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, and many others in a large ensemble cast.

## Synopsis

Many centuries ago, the city of Atlantis was destroyed by a large cataclysm, seemingly lost forever and falling into mythology. In 1914, cartographer and linguist Milo Thatch believed that it was real, and attempted unsuccessfully to be able to find it. His fortunes turned around, when he was approached by millionaire Preston B. Whitmore and asked to join an expedition to find the lost city. Rounded out by a cast of colorful characters, they set out to find Atlantis, eventually coming in contact with the Atlanteans. When other members of the expedition turn out to have ulterior motives, it's up to Milo and his friends to stop them and save the city.

## Cast

* Michael J. Fox - **Milo Thatch**
* Cree Summer - **Princess Kida Nedakh**
* James Garner - **Commander Rourke**
* Leonard Nimoy - **King Kashekim Nedakh**
* Phil Morris - **Dr. Strongbear Sweet**
* Jacqueline Obrados - **Audrey Ramirez**
* Don Novella - **Vinny Santorini**
* Corey Burton - **Gaetan Molière**
* Claudia Christian - **Helga Sinclair**
* John Mahoney - **Preston B. Whitmore**
* Jim Varney - **Cookie**
* Florence Stanley - **Mrs. Packard**
* David Ogden Stiers - **Mr. Harcourt**

## Connections

### 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

After an attack from a giant squid depletes their power, the Neptune submarines sink into a deep trench. There, they enter the ruins of the lost city, inhabited by humanoid sea creatures. Using glowing blue crystals, like the ones seen in the film, they help the submarines resurface and return safely to Vulcania.

### Adventure Isle

A newspaper clipping on a board at Camp Discovery references the events of the film. In 1932, Preston B. Whitmore utilized the League of Adventurers to go public with what happened in the expedition for the first time.

### Miss Adventure Falls

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.

### Skipper Canteen

A potential illustration of the Leviathan adorns Mary Oceaneer's map of Mediterranean monsters.

### World Showcase

A book with Atlantean on its spine can be found in the possession of the RAS, located at the United Kingdom pavilion's Kidcot station at Epcot.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/DisneyRemnants/status/1372170855132897282/photo/1
M.S. Salty IV

**The M.S. Salty IV** was a ship possessed by S.E.A. member Captain Mary Oceaneer in the 20th century which was wrecked and marooned in Typhoon Lagoon.

## History

The M.S. Salty IV was a vessel possessed by Mary Oceaneer during the 20th century, presumably replacing the RV Oceaneer Lab. It was seemingly named for Mary's parrot Salty who didn't have any other references to it connected with the ship, potentially indicating the bird might have died and that the name was a tribute.

Oceaneer and her pet parrot Duncan would take the M.S. Salty IV to Blustery Bay in search of sunken treasure only for the ship to be caught in a large hurricane (possibly occurring in 1955). The ship was wrecked inland of Placid Palms (later renamed to Typhoon Lagoon) near the water-feature of Miss Adventure Falls. Duncan and Oceaneer were marooned in the lagoon with their hard-earned treasure and artifacts being scattered across the bay and them starting an operation to reclaim their possessions.

## Connections

### Atlantis: The Lost Empire

The Salty IV's diving-bell has Atlantean writing on it which translates to, "I come in peace".

### The Little Mermaid

Ursula's contract and Ariel's "snarflblatt" from *The Little Mermaid* (1989) are amongst Oceaneer's collection.

## Trivia

* The M.S. Salty IV and the Miss Tilly are both notable beached ships in Typhoon Lagoon.