Blustery Bay

Captain Mary Oceaneer's map of Blustery Bay

**Blustery Bay** is a fictitious locale in the Disney Parks mythos. It is the setting for the waterpark Typhoon Lagoon.

## Description

Blustery Bay is a locale somewhere in the tropics, likely in Polynesia. Several settlements were found across its coast, the largest of which being Placid Palms on the western coast of the bay.

### Features

#### Humunga Harbor

Humunga Harbor was the land-mass to the north-east of Blustery Bay. Not much is known about this harbour in the bay.

* **Cape Kowabunga:** This was a port along Castaway Canal which was located on the north-east coast of the harbour.

* **Castaway Canal:** Castaway Cay was a large inland water-body found the the east of Humunga Harbor.
* **Clam Landing:** Clam Landing was a port overlooking Mayday Bay on the northern coast of the Blustery Bay.
* **Kahuna Canal:** Kahuna Canal is a water passage along the southern coast of Humunga Harbor. It has a current leading east which comes from Mayday Shore.
* **Mayday Shore:** Mayday Shore is a coast on the western coast of Humunga Harbor, found along the Blustery Bay. It has no known ports or colonies upon it and is located south of *Snail Landing & Hideaway* and north of Mehenunei. It has a south-east current coming from Mayday Bay to its north.
* **Menehunei:** This was a port on the southern coast of Humunga Harbour, seems to be named for the Menehune of Hawaiian folklore.
* **Snail Landing & Hideaway**: Snail Landing & Hideaway is a port found along the west coast of Humunga Harbor, along Mayday Bay. It is situated north of an unidentified east-flowing estuary and river while south of a small unidentified bay.

#### Placid Palms

Placid Palms was a tropical resort which following a large storm was terraformed into a paradise and renamed to Typhoon Lagoon. The settlement is found around a lagoon near the volcanic Mount Mayday and its respective water-bodies and beaches.

* **Castaway Creek**: This is a creek that loops around the lagoon and passed through Mount Mayday.
* **Ketchakiddee Creek**: Ketchakiddee Creek is a sandy creek filled with assorted debris from the ships and buildings destroyed in the palms' hurricane. It is predominately used by the Typhoon Lagoon resort as a play area for children.
* **Keelhaul**:
* **Miss Adventure Falls**: These falls held the wreckage of the M.S. Salty IV sailing-ship and served as the base of operations for Captain Mary Oceaneer.
* **Mount Mayday**: Mount Mayday is a volcano found in in the lagoon of Placid Palms' southern coast. It overlooked a tropical volcanic lagoon found near the gates to Placid Palms' Typhoon Lagoon resort. During the hurricane, a shrimping vessel called *The Miss Tilly* was beached on the volcano with its crew aboard.
* **Leaning Palms**: Leaning Palms Resort (formerly known the Placid Palms Resort) is a resort and dining location found nearby Mount Mayday's volcanic lagoon. It was originally named for two symmetric palm-trees outside the establishment but when they were twisted along with the tower of the resort being tilted, it was renamed to Leaning Palms.
* **Shark Reef**: This was a reef holding many forms of sea-life (notably sharks) which was enclosed by a shipwreck following the hurricane.
* **Sliders Bay**: Sliders Bay is a bay along the eastern coast of Placid Palms situated in the general area where Mount Mayday and its lagoon are found.
* **Starfish Landing**:
* **Stern Burner Reef**: The Stern Burner Reef is a coral-reef formation along the eastern coast of Placid Palms along both Mayday Bay and the greater Blustery Bay.
* **Tropical Amity Fruit Exporters Plant**: Tropical Amity Fruit Exporters was a fruit exporting company which operated in Placid Palms prior to the hurricane and which had a plant used to export their different fruits. The hurricane heavily damaged the plant and caused the company to abandon it. Following this, citizens of Placid Palms renamed it to the Crush 'n' Gusher and used it as a raft attraction.

#### Other

* **Conch Landing:**
* **Keelhaul Cove:**
* **Mayday Bay:** Mayday Bay was a deep inland bay found north of Blustery Bay.
* **Mene Bank:** Mene Bank was an elevated area of the sea-floor, again seemingly named for the Menehune of Hawaiin folklore.
* **Palmy Shore**:
* **Shark Landing**: Shark Landing is a landing on the west-coast of the bay which is found in the waters of Mayday Bay. It is unknown if it is considered part of Placid Palms or not.

### Fauna

* **Bull Sharks**: Bull Sharks are documented to have lived in Castaway Creek.
* **Great White Sharks**: Great White Sharks are documented to have lived in the lagoon at the base of Mount Mayday.
* **Sharkus Gigantus**:
* **Tiger Sharks**: Tiger Sharks are among the sea-creatures known to have lived in Shark Reef.

## History

Blustery Bay was a large tropical bay with several settlements and establishments located across it. Several exotic underwater life-forms lived in the bay and its respective water-bodies, possibly including a cryptid shark known as the, "Sharkus Gigantus".

Of these was the tropical resort of Placid Palms which was victim of a massive hurricane at some point in the 20th century. In the original storyline, this was identified as Hurricane Connie in the year 1955 though retcons have made this dubious. Following the hurricane, the residents of Placid Palms renamed the settlement to, "Typhoon Lagoon" and it became a much more popular resort as a result.

## Connections

### Adventurers Club

In the original retconned story for Pleasure Island, the storm which hit the island in 1955 was the same storm that hit Typhoon Lagoon.

### Disney films

* **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 Little Mermaid**: Ariel's snarflblatt and contract with Ursula were in the wreckage of Mary Oceaneer's ship.
* **Who Framed Roger Rabbit**: Placid Palms resident, "Hammerhead Fred" is shown to rely on the Acme Corporation via, "Acme Taxidermy".

### Miss Adventure Falls

During the storm, S.E.A. member Captain Mary Oceaneer was marooned in Placid Palms with her pet parrot Duncan on her ship the M.S. Salty IV. This resulted in her treasures and artifacts being spread across the bay.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A post-card from the crew of the Miss Tilly beached on Mount Mayday is hung on the wall of Trader Sam's bar, identifying them as being familiar with Sam. Trader Sam here being a character from the Jungle Cruise. The message contained reads, "*Sam- That was the strongest dark and stormy' we've ever had! What happened? -Crew of the Miss Tilly*" which might imply that Sam was present during the hurricane.

## Trivia

* There is conflicting information as to if Typhoon Lagoon is set in the Pacific Ocean or in Florida.

## References

1. ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/06/real-dive.html
2. ↑ https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g34515-d107182-i76718780-Disney\_s\_Typhoon\_Lagoon\_Water\_Park-Orlando\_Florida.html
3. ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/06/real-dive.html