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Nur-Ab-Sal

**Nur-Ab-Sal** is a character from *Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis* (1992).

## History

### Indiana Jones

Nur-Ab-Sal was high-priest and king of Atlantis who aided the Atlantean people in surviving the great flood. Nur-Ab-Sal accomplished this via an orichalcum, "God Machine" which mutated the Atlanteans into having similar biology to a species of advanced aliens that had visited the nation.

Nur-Ab-Sal went on to experiment with this technology on slaves and criminals only to start an uprising of mutated Atlanteans which killed him. Before his death, Nur-Ab-Sal created a necklace to hold his spirit within so that he could one day return. This necklace came to be allocated in Iceland by the early 20th century.

In 1929, the necklace was recovered in Iceland by the Jastro Expedition of archaeologists Dr. Jastro, Indiana Jones and Sophia Hapgood. Sophia would keep the necklace, causing the spirit of Nur-Ab-Sal to speak with her and lead her closer to finding the ruins of Atlantis. In 1939, she and Jones found Atlantis only for Nur-Ab-Sal's spirit to possess Sophia to use his ancient machines and turn him into a god through Sophia's body. Jones foiled these schemes however by throwing the necklace into lava, seemingly destroying it and Nur-Ab-Sal.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Nur-Ab-Sal's necklace appears in the lost & found of this bar along with the Peacock's Eye diamond and Headpiece to the Staff of Ra.

## Connections

### Submarine Voyage

Atlantis is notably featured in the Disney Parks mythos via Submarine Voyage and affiliated properties such as *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* and *Atlantis: The Lost Empire*.
Lost Expedition

The Yeti Museum's exhibition on the Lost Expedition

**The Lost Expedition** is an entity from Expedition Everest.

## History

This expedition was a group of mountaineers which in the year 1982 trekked the Forbidden Mountain of the Himalayas. On their journey they made a campsite nearby tracks belonging to the giant cryptid known as the Yeti. The explorers followed the footprints and photographed them only to encounter the yeti which went on to violently attack them, presumably killing them in the process.

The yeti would also destroy the expedition's campsite which was later found by locals along with the shattered camera belonging to the group's photographer which contained photos of the yeti's footprints and blurred images of the creature itself. The remnants of the expedition's camp and photographs would be placed in the Yeti Museum of Serka Zong at the base of the Forbidden Mountain as part of its own exhibit dedicated to the expedition.

## Appearances and allusions

### Expedition Everest

In the queue for Expedition Everest is the Yeti Museum's exhibit on the Lost Expedition. The exhibit contains salvaged equipment from the expedition along with framed photographs taken from its shattered camera. The function of the exhibit here is to foreshadow the guests' own encounter with the territorial yeti.

## Trivia

* The Lost Expedition is paralleled in *Matterhorn Bobsleds* with the mysterious Wells Expedition.

## References

1. ↑ http://jimhillmedia.com/columnists1/b/jeff\_lange/archive/2006/02/16/1556.aspx
2. ↑ https://allears.net/2010/04/14/expedition-everest-legend-of-the-forbidden-mountain-part-two/
James Butler Hickok

**James Butler Hickok** (1837-1876) better known as **Wild Bill Hickok** is a historic figure and character in American folk-tales.

## Appearances and allusions

### Legends of the Wild West

A plaque in the Fort Comstock of Thunder Mesa makes reference to Hickock as a historic lawman.

### Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

A hand of cards identified as having belonged to Hickok are located in this restaurant, arranged in a *Royal Flush*. The deck characterizes Hickok as having been a friend of Pecos Bill, the proprietor of the Tell Tale Inn in Big Thunder Mountain's town of Tumbleweed, Arizona.

## Trivia

* While Bill died before Pecos Bill opened the Tall Tale Inn in 1878, it is possible that he visited her sister-location the Golden Horseshoe Saloon in the town of Rainbow Ridge which was run by Pecos' fiancee Slue-Foot Sue as it was built in 1871.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.dlpguide.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/frontierland/legends-of-the-wild-west/
2. ↑ http://schmoofy.com/fictional-frontier-pecos-bill/
Billy the Disney Goat

**Billy the Disney Goat** or simply **Billy the Goat** is a character from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

## History

Billy is the nickname given to a goat living in Big Thunder Mountain which was apparently an invasive species in the mountain-range, brought by human colonies. It would cause trouble for these colonies, notably by stealing dynamite from the Big Thunder Mining Company and eating it. Company president Barnabas T. Bullion briefly had to shut down the mines to attempt and control the infestation though, "Billy" did remain afterwards.

## Appearances and allusions

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

#### Disneyland

In this ride, the goat is seen in the Rainbow Ridge peak of the mountain, sitting atop Spiral Butte while chewing on dynamite.

#### Magic Kingdom

In this version of the attraction, Billy is seen sitting atop a shop in Tumbleweed during its flooding. During refurbishments, posters identifying it as being an invasive species can be found outside the mountain.

### Jessie's Critter Carousel

This attraction in Pixar Pier has an illustration of Billy on it.

### In other media

#### Disney Kingdoms

Billy makes a cameo in *Disney Kingdoms: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad*, being seen by Abigail Bullion.

#### WDW Best Day Ever

This non-cannon web-series had Billy interviewing different Disney Parks characters in Walt Disney World Resort including:

* **The Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus** in Ellen's Energy Adventure (also found in Primeval World, plans for Discovery Bay and Fantasia).
* **The Rabbit Farmer** from Splash Mountain.
* **The Radio Announcer** from Spaceship Earth.
* **The Ostrich** from It's a Small World.
* **The Caretaker** (**Silas Crump**) from the Haunted Mansion.
* **The Cro-Magnon Shaman** from Spaceship Earth.
* **The Treasure of the Pacific** from A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas.
* **The Carnotaurus** from DINOSAUR/Countdown to Extinction.
* **The Salon Girl** from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.
* **The Hyenas** from It's a Small World.
* **The Bell-Ringers** from the Germany pavilion of World Showcase.
* **Beacon Joe** from the Liberty Belle Riverboat (and Pirates of the Caribbean)
* **A pop-up ghost** from the Haunted Mansion.
* **The pirate skulls** from A Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas.
* **The Greek philosopher** from Spaceship Earth.
* **The Brachychampsa** being eaten by an Alioramus in DINOSAUR/Countdown to Extinction.

## References

1. ↑ https://blogmickey.com/2016/08/scaffolding-goes-up-as-big-thunder-mountain-railroad-closes-for-refurbishment/
Pancho Barnes

**Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes** (1901-1975) is a historic figure connected to the Disney Parks.

## History

Pancho Barnes was born under the name of Florence Lowe Barnes and was granddaughter of aviator pioneer Thaddeus S. C. Lowe. Florence was a talented outdoors-woman equestrian who developed a love for aviation, having been taken to an airshow by her grandfather when she was 10. As an adult, they assumed the identity of a man under the name Pancho to receive a proper aviation career.

In 1930, Pancho broke Amelia Earhart's world women's speed record by travelling at 196.19 miles per hour. Pancho also found success as a barnstormer pilot and a freelance Hollywood stunt-pilot. Pancho also founded the first movie stunt pilots' union. After losing large amounts of their money in the Great Depression, Pancho established the *Happy Bottom Riding Club* in 1935. Pancho died of breast-cancer in their home in 1975.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

Barnes is mentioned on a poster in this bar advertising a 1939 performance of Bigelow's Air Circus in Los Angeles, California. She is mentioned as having performed alongside WWII vigilante Cliff Secord and S.E.A. member Jock Lindsey. She is also the namesake for the drink, "Pancho's Margherita" where Jock identifies himself as having spent time in the Happy Bottom Riding Club. A nametag for Pancho's keys appears in the lost & found.

## Connections

### Indiana Jones

Jock Lindsey is a character originating from *Raiders of the Lost Ark* and his bar is themed to the Indiana Jones franchise.

### The Rocketeer

Cliff Secord and Bigelow's Air Circus both originate from the superhero franchise *The Rocketeer*.

## Trivia

* Pancho is similar to Jock Lindsey in that they are both aviators who ran dining-services.

## References

1. ↑ https://thehobbitholeplusme.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/jet-packing-around-disney-world-looking-for-the-rocketeer/
2. ↑ https://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-updated-menu-review-and-happy-hour-revisited/
3. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2015/09/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-opens-at-walt-disney-world-inspired-by-indiana-jones-packed-with-movie-nods-to-star-wars-pixar-and-more/
Metropolis Institute of Time Travel

**The Metropolis Institute of Time Travel** or **M.I.T.T.** is a fictional organization from the attraction *The Timekeeper*.

## Description

The Metropolis Institute of Time Travel was an institution dedicated to the study and practice of time-travel. They were based out of the futuristic city of Metropolis but it is unknown where this colony was or what their original time-period was.

## Connections

### ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter

In *Stitch's Supersonic Celebration*, the Timekeeper and 9-Eye are shown in the possession of X-S Tech's subsidiary Robo-Mart.

### Lilo & Stitch

9-Eye and the Timekeeper make a cameo appearance in an advertisement for Robo-Mart in the show *Stitch's Supersonic Celebration*.

### Skipper Canteen

In the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen* is a book titled, "Keeping Time" by Williams, alluding to the Timekeeper employer.

## Trivia

* It is unknown if the Institute has any connection to other Disney Parks entity known to utilize time-travel technology. Notable examples would be ChronoTech and the Dino Institute from DINOSAUR and Spaceship Earth in EPCOT.
* The Institute is likely named in lieu of Fritz Lang's 1927 science-fiction film *Metropolis* which influenced Disney. Its name is also a pastiche of the *Massachusetts Institute of Technology* or M.I.T..

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2009/05/06/stitchs-supersonic-celebration/
Lost River Delta

**The Lost River Delta** is a themed, "Land" in Tokyo DisneySea.

## Background

The Lost River Delta is set in Cusco, Peru and is themed to being the remains of an ancient mesoamerican region that has been reclaimed by nature over the centuries.

## Connections

### Adventure Trading Company

The Daily Gnus newspaper in Disneyland's Adventureland mentioned the Lost River Delta 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 Mystic Point and Harambe.

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull

The primary feature of the Lost River Delta is the Temple of the Crystal Skull. This temple was excavated in 1931 by the joined efforts of Indiana Jones and the League of Adventurers in search of the Fountain of Youth. The league would be chased out from the temple and Indiana trapped within, both by the temple's spirit the Crystal Skull. Jones' accomplice Paco would go on to hold tours of the temple for additional revenue and eyes able to look for Jones though these guests would become targets of the Crystal Skull. Indiana would assist in saving these guests and all of them would escape the temple.

### Skipper Canteen

A letter from the delta is addressed to Rosita in the Enchanted Tiki Room, posted on the board in the Skipper Canteen. In the library is a series of books by Paco which detail the Temple of the Crystal Skull.

### Tower of Terror

At some point in time during the 19th century, S.E.A.-member Harrison Hightower III and his manservant Archibald Smelding would travel to the Lost River Delta. They'd come upon a 5000 year-old sacred site dedicated to the god of fire and the god of water. Hightower and Smelding would seize the water god idol's head to put on display in Hotel Hightower, New York for his collection. At some point circa 1931, a restoration team connected to the Cantera El Barranca Rocoso excavation team attempted to restore the stolen idol to its original position but made the mistake of having the water-god and fire-god face one another. As a result, the temple spirits were angered and caused the mine carts of the team to run out of control.

## Trivia

* While a real-life location, the setting of *Cusco*, Peru might be a tribute to Emperor *Kuzco* from the 2000 Disney animated film *The Emperor's New Groove* as Raging Spirit's facade was inspired by the design of Kuzco's palace in this film.

## References

1. ↑ https://myyearwiththemouse.com/category/adventureland/page/3/
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=message-board-c3
Jake the Foreman

**Jake the Foreman** is a character from Phantom Manor who is connected to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

## History

Jake (surname unknown) was a foreman for the Big Thunder Mining Company in Thunder Mesa during the 1850s-1860s. He could come to fall in-love with his employer's daughter Mélanie Ravenswood and plan on running away with her. Mélanie's father Henry was greatly opposed to this and likely would have murdered Jake as he did with other suitors of the belle had it not been for a massive earthquake in 1860 which killed him and his wife Martha.

Left orphaned, Mélanie planned to marry Jake in the ballroom of Ravenswood Manor before leaving the town. However on the day of their wedding, Jake would be lured to the rafters of the manor by the phantom of Henry Ravenswood who would violently murder the groom by hanging him. Most presumed that Jake had simply left the wedding with cold-feet but Mélanie was unable to accept this and stayed behind in the mansion where she eventually died and became a ghost.

## Connections

### Phantom Manor

Jake is a prominent character in the story of Phantom Manor, being the groom from Mélanie Ravenswood's doomed wedding.

#### 1992-2018

Jake used to have two notable references within the attraction in the Stretching Room scene. One was a portrait showing him at a picnic with Mélanie Ravenswood and the other was his corpse hanging from the rafters beside the Phantom.

#### Present

The direct references to Jake were removed in a 2018 refurbishment with the corpse being removed from the rafters and the portraits being replaced with those of Mélanie and the four lovers proceeding Jake. However much of the story appears to remain the same so it can be presumed that he still exists in the story.

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Jake was an employee of the Big Thunder Mining Company in Thunder Mesa. He would have worked in close relation to the mine-trains which would later be thrown out of control by the spirits of the mountain.

## Trivia

* Due to his hanging, Jake is something of a counterpart to the Ghost Host from the original Haunted Mansion.
* It is unknown if Jake became a ghost in the afterlife or not as there are no pieces of evidence for him having done as such.
Hyperion

The **Hyperion** is a flying airship built by Captain Brieux. It was first seen and first flown in the 1974 Disney film *The Island at the Top of the World*.

## Background

Captain Brieux built the Hyperion for a group of Americans for unspecified reasons but they pulled out when all of their money was spent. The ship was completed for Sir Anthony Ross in 1907 when he wanted to fly it to the arctic in search of his son. The ship is capable of flying fast, going from France to Greenland in a matter of days, and in between tight crevasses. However, harsh winds knocked it into a mountain, grounding it with Brieux and his poodle, Josephine, inside. They were stranded in the middle of the arctic alone.

When all of the members of the expedition were reunited again, they managed to get the Hyperion airborn, again, to fly out of Astragard. They dropped the gondola and flew just using the balloon. It was knocked down permanently by the Godi's flaming arrows, and it fell to the ground, landing on him in the process. Later on, Brieux rebuilt the Hyperion and went on expeditions with other members of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

## Appearances

### Cafe Hyperion

The Hyperion is docked in a hangar that houses this quick-service restaurant in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris. The booths are designed to look like ticket booths, offering flights to different places around the world. The bow is jutting outside, while the stern is inside. It is faithful to the design of the ship seen in the film, with minor differences.

### Discovery Bay

The Hyperion would have been the centerpiece of Discovery Bay, sitting in Brieux’s hangar. It would have housed an attraction where guests traveled on the ship through the arctic and Astragard. After *The Island and the Top of the World* bombed, it was never built.

### Skipper Canteen

A map on the wall in the Society of Explorers and Adventurers depicts a voyage on the Hyperion. Captain Brieux and Jason Chandler used the ship to chart Legendary Flying Beasts on the Mekong River.

### Other

An animated Hyperion appeared in a deleted scene of the 2015 film *Tomorrowland*.

The Hyperion is depicted in a mural outside of the Constellations store in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris.

A model of the Hyperion is on display at the Discovery Arcade on Main Street at Disneyland Paris.
Peacock's Eye

**The Peacock's Eye** or **Eye of the Peacock** is an object from the film *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984).

## Description

The Peacock's Eye is a large clear diamond, approximately 50mm long by 25mm tall. It was previously part of a peacock statue where it served as the statue's eye.

## History

The Peacock's Eye is a large diamond which came into the possession of Alexander the Great who had it installed into a peacock statue as an eyeball. After Alexander's demise in 323 BC, the statue was destroyed and the diamond sold to an Indian emperor. Following this, the diamond found its way to a temple in India where it was kept in the possession of several monks.

Through unknown means, the Peacock's Eye came into the possession of ruthless Chinese gangster, Lao Che. Archaeologist Indiana Jones who was an enemy of Che made a bargain for the diamond via trading it with him for the ashes of late-Chinese emperor, Nurhachi. The gangster and archaeologist met to finish their bargain in Che's establishment Club Obi Wan where Jones managed to successfully obtain the diamond by threatening the life of Lao's girlfriend Willie Scott. However, Lao took the diamond back via poisoning Indy's drink and having him trade the diamond for the antidote, only to withhold the poison.

The deal escalated when Jones' friend Wu Han who posed as a waiter in the club pulled a gun on the crime family for Indy's safety only to be shot by Che's son Chen. What proceeded was a brawl in the club where Indy gained the antidote but lost the Peacock's Eye and ashes of Nurhachi before making a getaway with Willie and his assistant Short Round. The diamond was seemingly left in Club Obi Wan with its final fate unknown.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

The diamond appears in the lost & found of this bar set in Disney Springs, owned by SEA member Jock Lindsey.

### Jungle Cruise

During the Summer of Hidden Mysteries event, the Peacock's Eye was one of the objects left in the jungle after one of Indiana Jones' adventures.

## References

1. ↑ 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/
2. ↑ http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr\_v0200/en\_US/special/IndianaJonesExplorerMap.pdf
Nanea Volcano

**The Nanea Volcano** is a location in *Disney's Polynesian Village Resort*. In the resort, the Nanea volcano is the setting for the resort's pool and water-slide which connect to streams and waterfalls.

## Description

The Nanea Volcano is an active volcano located on the unidentified Polynesian island along the Seven Seas Lagoon.

### Features

* **Kiki Tiki’s Water Play area**:
* **Nanea Volcano Pool**:

## Appearances and allusions

### Tales from Adventureland

In the Keymaster's Quest, the Nanea volcano is a pivotal location for the book's climax where it is an active volcano used by a tiki god of destruction, Kapu.

## Trivia

* It is possible that Kiki Tikis Water play area is connected to the character of Tiki Kiki Serbano from the Adventure Trading Company.
Leota’s spellbook

**Leota’s spellbook** is an object from the *Haunted Mansion*.

   This text is a grimoire containing an assortment of different spells.

"*With Twice a Shuffle, Cutting in Thrice,*

*Twenty to wait, now show thy vice.*

*Cards will fall, An all seeing eye,*

*Your fate awakens, a bone chilling cry.*

*Ask your fate, Speak your mind,*

*Spirits now awaken, & Reveal your Find.*

*Reveal an Omen, One at a time,*

*Visions Clouded, by Grim and Grime*"

"*Kree Kruh Vergo Gaba Kalto Kree"*

"*Serpents, and spiders, tail of a rat…*

*Call in the spirits, wherever they're at!*

*Rap on a table, it's time to respond…*

*Send us a message from somewhere beyond!*

*Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween...*

*Awaken the spirits with your tambourines!*

*Creepies and crawlies, toads in a pond…*

   *Let there be music from regions beyond!*

*Wizards and witches, wherever you dwell...*

*Give us a hint… by ringing a bell"*

## History

This spellbook was in the possession of a Romani sorceress named Madame Leota who lived in New Orleans at some point between the late-18th and 19th centuries. Leota came to be a resident of an antebellum mansion on Esplanade street of the city's French quarters, overlooking the Mississippi River. The spellbook was amongst the possessions brought to this manor where it stayed well into the 20th century, even after the madame's demise. In the afterlife, Leota served the role of using her magic and spellbook to aid in materializing the 998 other spirits of the mansion.

### Alternate versions

#### Haunted Mansion (Magic Kingdom)

In this continuity, Leota was a witch who lived in Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century. Around 1692, she moved to a small village in the Hudson River valley of New York to avoid persecution during the witch-trials. She established a shop called Memento Mori from which she became acquainted with the wealthy Gracey clan. When she died, she was buried outside of Gracey Manor and the spellbook was amongst the possessions brought to this manor where it stayed well into the 20th century, even after the madame's demise. In the afterlife, Leota served the role of using her magic and spellbook to aid in materializing the 998 other spirits of the mansion.

## Connections

### Blackbeard's Ghost

The spell featured on Death's page in Leota's spellbook is, "*Kree Kruh Vergo Gaba Kalto Kree*". This spell comes from the film Blackbeard's Ghost where it was used by the titular pirate Blackbeard's wife Aldetha Teach.

## Trivia

* The book is sometimes referred to as the **Necronomicon**, a name for occult texts which originates from the literary works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
Mister Baxter

**Mister Baxter** is an unseen character from *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage*.

## History

Mister Baxter was a member of Captain Nemo's crew during the 19th century, operating off of Vulcania. He would serve as the helmsman and possibly boatswain of the Nautilus XIII.

## Connection

### 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage

Baxter was one of the two hosts of this attraction, driving the Nautilus XIII under the command of Captain Nemo.

## Trivia

* Mr. Baxter is named after Disney imagineer **Tony Baxter**.
	+ Baxter is also the namesake for T.W. Bullion and model for Barnabas T. Bullion of the Bullion family in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Mallard Ducks

**The Mallard Ducks** or simply **ducks** are creatures in the Jungle Cruise.

## History

The mallards are North American water-fowl which have become invasive species within the ecosystems of the Amazon Rainforest, Mekong River in Cambodia, Lost Delta in India, the Congo, and the Nile River where the Jungle Navigation Company has outposts.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

The ducks appear in the Jungle Cruise's rivers not by the volition of the attraction itself but rather as real-life waterfowl native to North America that spend time in the attraction's waters. They are frequently identified by skippers for humour.

### Adventure Trading Company

An article in the Daily Gnus called, "SCIENTISTS CRY FOWL" by Abigail Samson details how widespread the ducks are. They are mentioned as coming to the different Jungle Navigation Company outposts as a supposed fluke in migratory patterns and are miraculously not being affected by the harsh and foreign ecosystems. Other events in this newspaper make it likely that this newspaper was published in 1935.

### Jungle Cruise Adventure Game

The mallards appear on cover-art for this game and within the game as scenarios skippers encounter which advantages them.

## Trivia

* Both the Pygmy tribe of the Amazon and Headhunter tribe of the Nile region are shown to have masks and figureheads resembling Donald Duck. This might be connected to the influx of ducks at JNC locations.
Living Masks

Image courtesy of the www.disneytouristblog.com

**The living masks** are a group of animate masks in the Disney Parks mythos.

## History

The living masks were several seemingly enchanted masks which could speak and move their eyes and mouths. By 1908, they came into the collection of Lord Henry Mystic, a senior member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. He put the masks in his personal collection in Mystic Manor in the colony of Mystic Point, Papua New Guinea.

Mystic was not aware of the masks being animate and came to be disturbed by their moving eyes, leading to him relocating them to his collection in the Explorers Club in 1907. By the 1930s, they passed ownership from Lord Henry Mystic to fellow SEA member Merriweather Adam Pleasure who had them put on display in the Mask Room of his Adventurers Club on Pleasure Island.

## Connections

### Adventurers Club

The masks first appeared in the Mask Room of this restaurant, most notably with the  Bacchanalian masks of Arnie and Claude who entertained guests with the other masks reacting to their jokes.

### Explorers Club Restaurant

The masks are found in the foyer of this restaurant with a message from Lord Mystic reading:

"*These masks are on loan from my personal collection in the manor house. If truth be known, they give me the willies. I believe I caught one looking at me last night while dozing over my desk. Since then, I prefer to display them here*."
―From the Journal of Lord Henry Mystic, June 19, 1908
Medfield College

**Medfield College** is a fictional university from a multitude of Disney products.

## Description

Medfield College is a university with an advanced science department that hosts a large number of inventors and innovators. They are located in the town of Medfield in the American state of Massachusetts. The college is also affiliated with the Imagination Institute, an innovation organization with establishments in EPCOT (the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) and Tomorrowland.

### Staff

* **Eugene Higgins**:
* **Prof. Philip Brainard**:

## History

### Disney Parks

Medfield College was an education institute which was active since at-least the early 1960s. In the 1960s, Medfield was a small college lacking in funds. It would notably host the student Dexter Riley, a man who was caught in a freak-accident which blended his mind with that of a computer. Dexter became a brilliant scientist whose experiments brought advanced science studies to the college.

Around 1997, the college was under threat of being shut down by millionaire Chester Hoenicker. The prevent this closure, Prof. Philip Brainard began experimenting to find a new energy source which would prevent the college's closure. This lead to Brainard creating the material, "Flubber" which he sold to the *Ford Motor Company* to create flying cars, in-doing so saving the college.

## Appearances and allusions

### Journey Into Imagination with Figment

Medfield is shown to be an affiliate of the Imagination Institute which is affiliated with this attraction. Individuals such as Dexter Reilly, Dean Higgins and Prof. Brainard are all affiliated with the Institute as-well-as Medfield and a Medfield jacket can be seen on the ride itself.

### In other media

#### Printed-materials

##### Disney Kingdoms

Medfield is name-dropped in Disney Kingdoms: Figment 2, set within the shared continuity of the Disney Kingdoms comics. Here it is mentioned to Dreamfinder be hosting Prof. Philip Brainard.

## Trivia

* In real-life, the Medfield Fight Song was written by the Sherman brothers.
* Similar colleges known as Midvale College and Merrivale College appear in other 1960s-1970s comedy sci-fi films.
Jungle Cruise Adventure Game

**The Jungle Cruise Adventure Game** is a board-game by Ravensburger themed around the Jungle Cruise.

## Summary

Players take on the role of skippers for the Jungle Navigation Company who must transport cargo from the company's boathouse to their headquarters. They also transport passengers belonging to the families Lyons, Cruz, Temple and DeNyle which assisted company founder (and S.E.A. member) Dr. Albert Falls in the establishment of the JNC. During a vacation of company president Alberta Falls, one of these families has been named temporary caretakers of the Jungle Navigation Company and must be transported to company HQ.

## Connections

### Raiders of the Lost Ark

One of the members of the Temple and DeNyle families is Indiana Jones, likely included due to his affiliation with Jungle Cruise lore via Indiana Jones Adventure.

### Skipper Canteen

The headquarters which all the boats must travel to by the end of the game is clearly modelled after the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen*.

### Other

* **Great Movie Ride**: A member of the Cruz and DeNyle families is modelled after late-actor Humphrey Boggart, specifically as he appeared in Casablanca (1942) as the bartender Richard "Rick" Blaine. This is likely due to the crashed plane in the Jungle Cruise being an allegedly authentic film prop from Casablanca acquired for a Casablanca tableau in the Great Movie Ride.
* **The Princess and the Frog**: A young girl who is a member of the Temple family is shown holding a doll of Princess Tiana from this film.
* **Real people:** Certain members of the four families are modelled after real people connected to the Jungle Cruise:
	+ One of the family members belonging to the Cruz and Lyons families was an illustrator who was modelled after imagineer and animator Marc Davis.
	+ A member of the Temple and DeNyle families was modelled after an aged Walt Disney, dressed in his sailor outfit from when he drove a Jungle Cruise boat in 1958.
	+ A Cruz family member and identical DeNyle family member resemble imagineer Tony Baxter in an outfit reminiscent of those which he wore in photos for the development of Indiana Jones Adventure.
	+ The Temple family likely takes its name from 1930s child-actress Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014) who is the namesake for the skipper-named *Shir Lee Temple*. This might imply the Temple family has some relation to the family of Shirley Temple.

## Trivia

* Outside of the Umbala tribe's huts being on the board-art, the game contains no allusions to Trader Sam, Chief Nah-Mee or the Headhunters. This is likely due to them being the product of highly dated and inappropriate racial stereotypes.
* Some of the transported cargo consists of Mickey Mouse hats.
* On the fishing card, there are fishing-baits with colours and patterns made to resemble Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck.
* One of the obstacles in the game are carnivorous plants, not appearing in the original attraction.
Kraken Reef

**Kraken Reef** is a location in the *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* attraction of the *Mysterious Island*.

## Description

Kraken Reef is a reef in the Pacific Island found along a trench which would later be named, "Lucifer's Trench". The Reef was particularly infamous for being a ship's graveyard, holding doomed vessels and the remains of skeletons from many different centuries. The reef also held an enormous Giant Squid which might very likely be the reef's namesake and reason behind the sheer amount of ships which were wrecked in it.

### Wrecks

* **La Belle Poule**: (French: The Beautiful Chicken) was wrecked circa 1677.
* **The Leviathan**: A hybrid steam/sailing ship which was wrecked in 1848, named for the legendary Abrahamic beast.
* **The Meteor**: Wrecked in 1815.
* **La Santa Callorina**: Wrecked circa 1483.
* **Unknown Galleon**: Wrecked circa 1550.

## History

Kraken Reef was seemingly discovered by 19th century submariner Captain Nemo aboard his vessel *The Nautilus*. He began observing, noting and mapping it on December 8th, 1869 and seemingly finalized this endeavour on the August 12 of 1870.

## Connections

### 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Kraken Reef is the apparent home of the Giant Squid or, "Devil Fish" from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and is explored by several characters from the book.

### Pirates of the Caribbean

The reef's namesake is the Kraken, a legendary-creature of Scandinavian origin which comes from historic misidentifications of the Giant Squid. The Kraken itself was heavily featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film-series as the pet of Davy Jones and as being summoned by his ship the Flying Dutchman. The Kraken has also been referenced in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction where a map of the isle Isla Tesoro has, "Beware the kraken" written in along its coast.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.designingdisney.com/parks/tokyo-disney-resort/mysterious-island-tokyo-disneysea-20000-leagues-under-sea/
Emerald Trinity

**The Emerald Trinity** is the name given to a group of three emeralds from *Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity*.

## Description

The Emerald Trinity are three enchanted stones said to grant those who possess them immortality but which is also ruthlessly protected by the flora and fauna where it is found. The stones were was kept in the Altar of Souls within the riverside Temple of Immortality kept by a tribe of Haitian voodoo practitioners.

In 1932, the emeralds were sought after wanted-criminal and former S.E.A. member Prof. Garrett Reed who stole a boat from the Jungle Navigation Company to pursue them. After stealing two of the stones, Garrett was murdered by animated vines which wrangled him before shoving his corpse in the dirt. A skipper for the JNC made away with the final of the three stones around his time and was likewise pursued by their curse and the tribespeople who summoned zombies from the water to attack their boat. Eventually the skipper managed to escape with the emerald and achieve immortality.
Porto Paradiso

**Porto Paradiso** is a fictional locale in the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* mythos which is represented by the Mediterranean Harbour in Tokyo DisneySea.

## Description

Porto Paradiso (Italian: Port of Paridise) is a Venetian-Gothic port located on the coast Italy. Similarly to the city of Venice, Porto Paradiso has several canals which are used by Venetian gondolas.

### Features

* **Cafe Portofino**:
* **Emporio**:
* **Fortress Explorations**:
* **Galleria Disney**:
* **Magellan's**:
* **Mamma Biscotti's Bakery**:
* **Museum of Fantastic Flight**:
* **Nicolo's Workshop**:
* **Risorante di Canaletto**:
* **Zambini Brothers' Ristorante**:

## History

On the August 12 of 1538, the Society of Explorers and Adventurers was founded in Porto Paradiso within Fortress Explorations. Established to carry on the great work of exploring and understanding the world during the Renaissance and Age of Exploration and years into the past, the society consists of scientists, explorers, researchers, artists, travellers and adventurers from around the world.

## Connections

### Discovery Bay

Jason Chandler's name can be seen on Camellia Falco's certificate of induction to the Society of Explorers and Adventurers in 1851. He is identified as the society's secretary, yet to assume the position of president, which at the time was held by Vitale Robustelli.

### Mystic Manor

A young Lord Henry Mystic has a small cameo in a portrait in the attraction's queue. He can be seen in the crowd at Camellia Falco's acceptance into the Society.
Plaza Swan Boats

**The Plaza Swan Boats** are a defunct attraction from the Main Street U.S.A. of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom which also passed through Fantasyland and Adventureland.

## Summary

The Plaza Swan Boats were white, canopied boats with figureheads of swans in crowns. The boats could be boarded near the Plaza Restaurant of Main Street, U.S.A. and traversed the waterways of the Magic Kingdom. Notable locations passed through included the moat of Cinderella Castle and the rivers of New Switzerland, past the treehouse of the Swiss Family Robinson.

## Connections

### Skipper Canteen

On the bulletin-board of the Skipper Canteen is a post from the *Merry Time Traders* via a Jungle Navigation Company post-it, advertising one of the boats to be traded from them second-hand. Also in the Skipper Canteen's library is a book titled *The Grace of a Swan* by Plaza in reference to the boats. The figurehead of the boats adorn a crest for the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers*.

### Swiss Family Treehouse

The Swan Boats passed underneath of the Swiss Family Treehouse in its Adventureland segment.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.extinctdisney.com/plaza-swan-boats/
2. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/12/16/full-review-the-new-jungle-navigation-co-ltd-skipper-canteen-in-disney-worlds-adventureland/
3. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2019/09/carved-swan-on-bow.html
4. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen#&gid=1&pid=legendary-flying-beasts-of-the-mekong-river-description-c105
New Guinea

**New Guinea** (Tok Pisin: **Niugini**; Hiri Motu: **Niu Gini**; Indonesian: **Papua**, historically **Irian**) is a real-life island located in the Oceanic Malay Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean. It is also the second largest island on Earth.

## Appearances and allusions

### Adventure Trading Company

The Daily Gnus mentions the Adventure Trading Company having visited Mystic Point.

### Jungle Cruise

A crate on the docks of the Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon River Base is addressed to be sent to one Kenneth Annakin, the director of imports for the Wyss Supply Company in New Guinea.

### Mystic Point

Papua New Guinea is the setting for the fictional colony of Mystic Point, home to SEA member Lord Henry Mystic and his estate of Mystic Point.

### The Swiss Family Robinson

In the story for this film, the titular Swiss Family Robinson attempted to move from Switzerland to New Guinea to avoid the Napoleonic wars only to be stranded on a tropical island.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.parkeology.com/2010/02/directors-crate.html
Mount Mayday

**Mount Mayday** is a location in *Typhoon Lagoon*.

## Description

Mount Mayday is a volcano located in Placid Palms (A.K.A. Typhoon Lagoon) in the tropical Blustery Bay. It was situated between the oceanic waters of Blustery Bay and a volcanic lagoon at it foothills. Following a storm, a shrimping vessel known as the Miss Tilly was impaled on its peak.

### Features

* **Grotto**: At the mountain's base was a grotto which the river of Castaway Creek passed through.
* **Miss Tilly**: The Miss Tilly is a shrimping vessel which was marooned on the peak of Mount Mayday. When volcanic activity occurs within the mountain, it results in water being spewed out from the boat's smokestack.
* **Overlook Pass**: Overlook pass was a rope-bridge which connected Mount Mayday to the rest of Typhoon Lagoon.
* **Typhoon Lagoon**: This was a large pool and sandy beach at the feet of the mountain that was separated from the volcano by a wooden dam. It was frequently hit by tidal waves due to volcanic activity from Mount Mayday.

## History

Mount Mayday was the centrepiece of the tropical resort known as Placid Palms. During a massive hurricane (originally said to have occurred in 1955), Placid Palms was devastated and a shrimping ship known as the Miss Tilly was beached atop the peak of Mount Mayday.

Following the storm, Placid Palms resort was rebranded as Typhoon Lagoon with Mount Mayday serving as their icon. It would also attract one Lagoona Gator, a surfing alligator which became the resort's mascot who lived in a clock tower along the lagoon's beach. The lagoon would serve as a swimming area though the volcanic activity of the mountain resulted in constant tidal waves.

## Connections

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A post-card from the crew of the Miss Tilly sent via the Jungle Navigation Company to Trader Sam is hung on the walls of this bar. It contains a photograph of the Miss Tilly, marooned atop of Mount Mayday. 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.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.disneytouristblog.com/trader-sams-backstory-details/
Princess Jasmine of Agrabah

**Princess Jasmine of Agrabah** is a character from the film *Aladdin*.

## Appearances and allusions

### Mickey's PhilharMagic

In this attraction, Donald Duck is transported to Agrabah via the magic hat of Yen Sid which he stole from Mickey Mouse. What follows is a sequence recreating, "A Whole New World" over the skies of the kingdom as Donald flies nearby Aladdin and Jasmine.

### Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin

Jasmine reprised her role from the film in this walk-through attraction.

### Princess Fairytale Hall

A portrait of Jasmine is hung in this Hall in the courtyard of Cinderella Castle along with other princesses.

### Live-appearances

* Jasmine is a commonly encountered character in Adventureland and parts of Fantasyland themed to princesses.
* **Fantasmic!**:

## Connections

### Disney Springs

A board in Disney Springs' marketplace mentions an airplane arrival from Agrabah coming to the town. During the Holiday seasons, a poster for, "Red Carpet Airlines" can be found promoting travel to the kingdom.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Jasmine's husband Aladdin was referenced by Iago in the defunct Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) overlay of the Tiki Room.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/princess-fairytale-hall.htm
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/10/gate-change.html
3. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/11/09/check-out-the-2019-christmas-tree-trail-posters/
Inspiration Falls

**Inspiration Falls** is a location from the Jungle Cruise.

## Description

Inspiration Falls is a small waterfall along the Amazon river in the Amazon rainforest. It was frequently passed by by the Jungle Navigation Company in the 1930s and got its name due to the effect of watching it for long enough causes one to be inspired to go deeper into the jungle.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

Inspiration Falls is passed by on the Amazon river in the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise.

### Jungle Cruise Adventure Game

In this board-game, Inspiration Falls and Schweitzer Falls are erroneously referred to being pseudonymous with one another. It is also shown on the game-board with toucans overtop of it.

## Trivia

* Part of Inspiration Falls' function is to have guests of the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise put their attention to the port-side of the boat as the starboard side has the Castillo Del Morro from *Pirates of the Caribbean* clearly visible through the bamboo.
Pat

**Pat** is a character referenced in the Jungle Cruise.

## History

Pat was an asian woman in the early 20th century. An employee (or possibly passenger) of the Jungle Navigation Company became infatuated with her and Pat herself had some feelings for one Trader Sam.

## Appearances and allusions

### Jungle Cruise

Pat's name in a heart pierced by an arrow is carved within the interior of a Jungle Cruise boat.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a photograph of Pat hung on the walls of Trader Sam's bar. On it is a note from Pat which reads, "*Sam~ Give me a ring sometime! XOXO -Pat*"

### Other

#### Disney Parks Presents: The Jungle Cruise

Pat's heart/name are carved into the Congo Queen under Skipper John in this book.

## Trivia

* Sam's naughty-list in the Tiki Bar's Christmas season has one, "Skipper Pat" listed. It is unknown if this is the same character.

## References

1. ↑ https://davelandblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/60th-anniversary-trip-pt-4-jungle-cruise.html
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXGJ1WpgLnV/
Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger

***Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger*** was a show which ran in the defunct *Aladdin's Oasis* during the Indiana Jones and the *Summer of Hidden Mysteries Event* in Disneyland.

## Summary

The Bengalese temple of Sherdil was created as a tomb and place of worship for the tiger-god Sherdil, a fusion of the Hindu god of war Kartikeya and human mortal who defeated him in combat. The temple housed the Golden Rod of Sherdil which was crafted from the hunter's rod but with Kartikeya's tiger idol and held great mystical power. At some point the temple would be lost to the jungle and remain missing for centuries.

At some point prior-to/circa 1935, the temple was rediscovered by archaeologist Indiana Jones who journeyed into the temple to find the Golden Rod of Sherdil. After venturing past the jaws of Sherdil's statue, Indiana would go missing until he was discovered by the  Secrets of the Stone Tiger Revealed! lecture-tour lead by fellow-archeologist Dr. Rachel Flannery. Rachel and the tour-group would use Jones' journal to assist in his freedom only for it to be revealed that Flannery was a villain that was using Jones to gain the power of the Golden Rod of Sherdil.

A fight proceeded to enfold within the temple between Flannery and Jones over the rod which ended in Indiana knocking her down the jaws of the Stone Tiger to her presumed death.

## Connections

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

For unknown reasons the temple contained a map to the *Temple of the Forbidden Eye* which Indiana made off with at the end of the show.

## Trivia

* The Temple of Sherdil was made from the now-defunct Aladdin's Oasis restaurant. Sherdil's statue was a re-theme of a statue which typically portrayed the Cave of Wonders from the film Aladdin.