ADVENTURELAND |
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) (July 17, 1955—Present) Inspired by the True-Life Adventure film series from the Disney Studios, the original title of this area was to be True-Life Adventureland. Attractions in this area include Jungle Cruise, Indiana Jones Adventure, Tarzan’s Treehouse (formerly Swiss Family Robinson Tree House), and Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. With the addition of Indiana Jones Adventure in 1995, the Jungle Cruise/Indiana Jones area now has a 1930’s theme.Most photos available for purchase as enlargements; email your request. To view photos, allow popups in your web browser & click thumbnails below. |
1950’s |
1960’s–1990’s |
Jim Reaney remembers Harper Goff |
| I met Harper Goff when I was 13 years old, and WWII had just started. He lived in Studio City, California.
At the time, my father worked for Premier Oil & Lead Works, a quality paint company.
They were developing an infra-red paint, which to the best of my knowledge was designed to fool (enemy) cameras loaded with infra-red film. Harper was designing ways of camouflaging airplane factories on the west coast, notably Douglas, in Santa Monica, and Lockheed, in Burbank, California. And so they met. We visited them often. His wife was a beautiful soft spoken lady. We called her Flossie. From the moment we met, I was fascinated with his stories and banjo playing. I got to see the camouflage models of a city he built on ping pong tables. I still have the original photos. He had built scale model ships of every class ship in the Japanese Navy, and stated he thought they were superior to ours. He treated me as the son he never had, and therefore went out of his way to do things for me he needn't have done. He gave me what I believe was his original banjo—what I would give to have it today! I have no idea what I eventually did with it, but I learned very quickly I had no talent for music. At Christmas he gave me a model kit of one of our aircraft carriers, in a custom designed box, complete, just as though I had purchased it at a hobby shop! However, (another excuse) the hull was a solid block of hard pine, and I did not have the tools to shape it with, so that project was doomed. I cannot imagine how many hours he must have spent on that kit. We moved away when I was eighteen, but when I was married and had three small children, we visited him at his home in Palm Springs. I could tell that three small children weren't really his thing, but we nonetheless had a nice visit. He also flew with Walt Disney to Florida to pick out the spot for Disney World and Epcot Center. In the 1980's, we were fortunate enough to live in a mobile home park in Ventura, CA, and just happened to be living a few spaces from Walt Disney's personal pilot, Chuck Malone. He often took me up in one of several planes which he was rebuilding at the time. Also a fascinating gentleman! |
2000+ |
Aladdin’s Oasis |
) Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) Aladdin’s Oasis, Aug. 2007 |
) March 2008 |
) April 2008 |
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