Ted Does Disneyland (part 4)

Ted rounds off his Disneyland trip with another fireworks show and the Jungle Cruise! Read on:

Ted's friend Justin likes to think that Ted is a bunny rabbit in front of Tarzan's Treehouse.

Tarzan's Treehouse

•  Tarzan's Treehouse opened 23 June 1999 and is located on the former site of the Swiss Family Treehouse, an attraction that opened in November 18, 1962 and was based on the Disney film "Swiss Family Robinson." For its reintroduction as Tarzan's home, 10 feet were added to the tree. The 450 branches were redressed with nearly 6,000 lacy leaves, then draped with moss and covered with jungle vines to make it feel like the rightful home to the "Lord of the Apes."
•  There is ONE original branch with the old leaves remaining on the tree, they replaced all the leaves except for that one branch, just to leave behind a little bit of history.
•  Tarzan's Tree House has many different rooms, but has no bedrooms. When I asked a cast member, she said, "Tarzan doesn't need a bed." I then said, "What about Jane?" and she was speechless.
•  The tree is a 150-ton structure anchored by massive roots reaching 42 feet into the ground. 
•  The tree is nicknamed Disneyodentron SemperFlorens Grandis (meaning a large, ever-blooming Disney tree.)

Ted's cousin Denise shoots off the fireworks for Disneyland's Fantasmic! Ted wanted a picture with his famous cousin.

At the end of the night Ted took a spin on the Jungle Cruise, just as I anticipated.

Jungle Cruise

•  Each of the scenes in the Jungle Cruise attraction is taken from the True-Life Adventure Film Series that Walt Disney produced in the early 1960's.
•  The Jungle Cruise and River of America used to be connected by an open waterway
•  There is a live Macaw in a cage in one of the second floor windows above the entrance.
• When you reach the Lost Expedition, a crate behind the gorillas says "WED Expedition." WED stands for Walter Elias Disney. These famous initials pop up everywhere in the parks, and are almost as common as Hidden Mickeys.

Ted got to enjoy one last fireworks show. This time he waited to see the Magical! show

• Eden Espinosa, who is the main vocalist during the show, got her start at Disneyland by performing in shows such as the Spirit of Pocahontas and Animazement!.
• The Dumbo that flies above the castle during the “Baby Mine” segment is actually a puppet. A person is inside it controlling the ear flapping, trunk waving, and feet kicking. 
•  The technology used to propel Tinker Bell through the air actually first made its inaugural appearance in Remember... Dreams Come True. Before this, Tinker Bell would make her nightly single pass over the castle thanks to gravity and a push from the Matterhorn mountain. 
•  This show is the first time that 6 high-powered spotlights, 3 on either side of the castle, have been utilized. 

Today, Ted moves on towards Kansas in his cross-country adventure!


(interesting facts via: hiddenmickeys.org and mouseinfo.com)