When "Adventureland" was first conceived, it was to be based on Walt's award winning documentaries on Africa and Asia. "Jungle Cruise" was the star attraction until "Swiss Family Treehouse" opened in 1962. The inspiration for the "Jungle Cruise" includes the True-Life Adventure documentary, "The African Lion" and the film, "The African Queen" (the name for the Land was to be "True-Life Adventureland" ...

Fans of Walt Disney Co. theme parks are in constant anticipation of the opening of new rides and attractions and spend a lot of time planning their trips to parks, buying admission tickets and getting their reservations lined up. Both Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., have big development projects underway, including new rides and attractions ...

At Disneyland, this is the season of Hollywood synergy as the park's grand old Adventureland district takes on the khaki-colored charm of Indiana Jones, who (in case you hadn't noticed) is back in the theaters in a big way. That means a new live-action show at the Oasis theater. The 20-minute show is titled "Indiana Jones and the Secrets of the Stone Tiger" and is staged six times a day; there's a bit ...

There are things I can't tell my family. Things they wouldn't understand. They don't know, for example, that elbow-length satin gloves make me warm and tingly inside. They've never noticed how my eyes go swirly-girly at the mention of glass slippers or fairy wings. They're entirely ignorant of my impeccable "Little Mermaid" impression - a spot-on vocal triumph charting every sigh, giggle and vibrato ...