California

**California** is a real-world state in the United States of America. It is the real-world location of Disneyland and is sometimes referenced in the *Jungle Cruise* franchise.

## Description

### Locations

#### Burbank

##### Hollywood

* **South Seas Club**:
* **Sunset Boulevard**:
	+ **Theatre of the Stars**:

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Club 33

During the Tiki Takeover event, a 1940 ticket for the *Missouri Pacific Railway* could be found in the menu for one Albert Falls' trip from Chicago to Anaheim. Another ticket was for S.E.A. Global Charters Pacific Lines and the transport of Sneh Falls from Los Angeles to Mumbai, India in 1937, a map for a road-trip from Seattle to Anaheim, and an Elias Cruises ticket for Los Angeles to Martinique in 1994.

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

A 1930s Hollywood actress is shown in the *Eye on the Globe* news-footage as having been turned young by Mara's gifts in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Outside the *Temple of the Forbidden Eye* is the house of Patrick Begorra, who in his original book appearance was states as having lived in the orange groves of Anaheim.

### Jungle Cruise

A sexist joke which used to be said by skippers in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise involved complaining about woman drivers in California. Over the Banana Troop door in the Amazon River Base is a banner for Bakersfield, California, where Animator Marc Davis was born. In Alberta Falls' office there is a telegram sent to the JNC by Skipper Shaun in Hollywood.

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

California's Museum of Antiquities was mentioned in the *Daily Colonial Journal* as the location of a Peruvian idol which Indiana Jones fought Professor Garrett Reed for.

### Magic of Disney Animation

This attraction had a section themed around being Minnie Mouse's Hollywood dressing-room. A poster for a film called, "The Jungle Cruise" was listed as premiering on the Sunday, July 17th within the Theatre of the Stars.

### Trader Sam's

Both of the Trader Sam's bars contain allusions to Hollywood's *South Seas Club* from The Rocketeer.

### Other connections

#### Adventureland Treehouse

Aya Kouame-Beauciel's letter mentions them having just finished constructing an observatory in Los Angeles.

#### Haunted Mansion

The character of Constance Hatchaway originates from Money County, California and most her husbands came from California as-well. Ambrose Harper came from Secret County, Frank Banks came from Bulfor's Isle, and George Hightower lived in Newport Beach before moving with Constance to the Haunted Mansion.

#### Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones has visited California on multiple occasions. Jock Lindsey and his Air Pirates performed in Chaplin Airfield along with Bigelow's Air Circus with Lindsey having also visited the South Seas Club.

#### Mickey Mouse & Friends

Mickey and Minnie's passports identify them as having born in Burbank, California in 1928. The Jungle Cruise film which starred Mickey and Minnie premiered in Hollywood's Theatre of the Stars.

#### Phantom Manor

Phantom Manor and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad have a mythos connected to *Grizzly Gulch* and *Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars* which is set in California.

## Trivia

* The character of Jason Chandler who is referenced in the Tropical Hideaway and Skipper Canteen was originally proposed to be a native to International Village, California.
* The ducks of Adventureland referenced in the Jungle Cruise and Adventure Trading Company are in real-life, mallards native to California.

## References

1. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/news/even-more-s.e.a.references-inside-club-33
2. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2015/04/d-tales-13-disney-history-hidden-in-classic-movie-references-at-walt-disney-worlds-minnie-mouse-meet-and-greet/
3. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/disney-explorers-lodge