News Disneyland to give Tarzan’s Treehouse a new theme

[Figments Friend]

Imagine what it would have been like if they’d made her as a proper animatronic!

That was the original plan for the original Tarzan’s Treehouse in CA according to Tony Baxter, but budget cuts foiled those plans.

The ‘statues’ were used as placeholders in the hope that at a later time they could be replaced with outdoor-friendly moving AA figures.

Sadly never happened.

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[Figments Friend]

Now they need to reopen Tom & Huck's treehouse on Tom Sawyer's island. (and remove all the pirate crap)

This.

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[J4546]

after the new ToonTown with MMRR, Treehouse retheme and then the Splash retheme, they need to focus more on CA and get the Avengers E Ticket and Hollywoodland expansion going

 

[SuddenStorm]

after the new ToonTown with MMRR, Treehouse retheme and then the Splash retheme, they need to focus more on CA and get the Avengers E Ticket and Hollywoodland expansion going

One could argue they should have been focusing on DCA this entire time.

 

[Phroobar]

One could argue they should have been focusing on DCA this entire time.

You mean they should have been focusing on Tomorrowland this entire time.

 

[D.Silentu]

Disneyland has blocked off access to both Indiana Jones and the Treehouse. Making Adventureland a dead-end at Bengal BBQ.

Prepping to install the water wheel I presume.

 

[DCBaker]

It appears the scaffolding has started to come down around the treehouse -

 

[J4546]

this looks great imo

 

[CHOX]

But you don't generally gut things for sitelines until you are essentially starting construction.

It was old, deteriorating, and deemed expendable.

Imagine if they brought back Cascade Peak when they redid the River. Should have used some of that Star Wars money.

 

[TP2000]

Imagine if they brought back Cascade Peak when they redid the River. Should have used some of that Star Wars money.

Okay, but it would need to be a dramatically upgraded version of Cascade Peak.

Cascade Peak was added in 1960, just after they did the Matterhorn. It was obvious that WDI was still learning how to make rocks and mountains, because Cascade Peak was a tad.... awkward looking.

A mountainous hillside with cascading waterfalls is a good thing. And redoing Cascade Peak with modern Imagineering talents and standards would be a good thing. But just recreating Cascade Peak exactly as it was from 1960 to 1998 would not work for today's audiences.

Cascade Peak as built in 1960 was pretty hokey looking, to be honest. It just sort of screams "20th Century Theme Park Fake Waterfall!"

 

[TP2000]

It appears the scaffolding has started to come down around the treehouse -

So... it's still the same treehouse. Okay.

But without Tarzan? Because the Robinson family from Switzerland moved back in, inspired by Walt Disney? Or inspired by Walt Disney's Swiss Family Robinson? Or inspired by Walt Disney's Adventureland where the Robinson family now lives?

Can we get a WDI intern to clarify this backstory for us and tell us how a wealthy Latina made it all possible? Because I'm confused.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Other than the lack of a British flag and the hull being painted with a primer, I don't notice any differences.

 

[TP2000]

Other than the lack of a British flag and the hull being painted with a primer, I don't notice any differences.

Just wait, we haven't been presented with the backstory yet.

I can't enjoy anything at Disneyland until I've read the backstory.

 

[Phroobar]

Other than the lack of a British flag and the hull being painted with a primer, I don't notice any differences.

It takes a long time to remove plastic sculptures.

 

[TP2000]

Aside from a couple of nice watches I often wear out to dinner or a party, I have no personal connection to Switzerland.

But if there isn't a Swiss flag flying from this immersive treehouse experience, I'm going to be mad. And I don't know why.

 

[Macro]

But if there isn't a Swiss flag flying from this immersive treehouse experience, I'm going to be mad. And I don't know why.

For me the most important part is Swissapolka.

Adventureland with Swissapolka >> Adventureland without Swissapolka.

 

[TP2000]

For me the most important part is Swissapolka.

Adventureland with Swissapolka >> Adventureland without Swissapolka.

Oh, gosh, you're right! That was such a fun little detail, that's like an old commercial jingle you still remember decades later.

Okay, add that to the list too.

 

[jmuboy]

The music room will almost certainly play the swisskapolka!

 

[Too Many Hats]

Went to the park yesterday. Scrims are (mostly) down, though clearly quite a bit of work remains (didn't see the water wheel, the tree itself is visibly unfinished, etc.). But IMO it looks fantastic. Regardless of whatever theming this ends up having, I'm just so relieved the treehouse survived the Chapek era and is receiving some TLC.

 

[Brer Panther]

What do you think they'll do with those Tarzan character statues?