Jekyll2022-02-22T13:28:52+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/feed.xmlNavigating your through Disney's S.E.A. (Society of Explorers and Adventurers)Jungle Skipper2022-02-22T00:00:00+00:002022-02-22T00:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/big-thunder-mountain-is-getting-a-board-game<p>The <a href="/sea/attractions/big-thunder-mountain">wildest ride in the wilderness</a> is getting its own board game.</p> <blockquote> <p>Step off the stagecoach and into the cursed mining town of Tumbleweed. Will you find fortune mining the mysterious mountain, or awaken its many dangers? Discover gold-filled veins, grow your mining operations with new equipment, and invest in the town’s businesses. With the right strategy, and a dash of good ol’ fashioned luck, you may strike it rich!</p> <ul> <li>Sculpted mountain peak and mine tray capture the iconic old west setting of the classic Disney Parks attraction.</li> <li>Send marbles rolling down the mine shafts on every turn!</li> <li>Move through the mine shafts and place the marbles you mine into your mine cart!</li> <li>Simple, fast-paced introduction to deck-building—one of the most popular styles of card games.</li> <li>Exciting occurrences of fate change the game with landslides, dynamite, and dinosaur discoveries!</li> </ul> </blockquote> <p>Hopefully, there will be some appearances by S.E.A. members <a href="">Barnabus B Bullion</a> and <a href="https://jungleskipper.com/sea/members/jason-chandler">Jason Chandler</a>.</p>Jungle Skipper

The wildest ride in the wilderness is getting its own board game.

2022-02-07T00:00:00+00:002022-02-07T00:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/the-explorers-club-is-getting-an-update<p><a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/exciting-new-changes-at-explorers-club-restaurant-at-hong-kong-disneyland/">Disney Parks Blog</a> has announced that <a href="https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/the-explorers-club-restaurant">The Explorers Club</a> at HKDL is getting a small refresh. The Explorers Club Restaurant was constructed as part of HKDL Mystic Point expansion and is where Lord Mystic and his fellow Explorers hang out and tell stories.</p> <p>They are updating the restaurant to add a few more S.E.A. details.</p> <blockquote> <p>These new exhibits illustrate the S.E.A. members’ passion about other cultures and invite visitors of the Explorer’s Club Restaurant to a journey of cultural appreciation. Perhaps one day you will get to be a guest of the Explorer’s Club, try out some of these delicious foods inspired by other cultures, and maybe even learn a thing or two from their adventures!</p> </blockquote> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/ecahklg368468145a.jpeg" alt="" /><img src="/uploads/posts/ecahklg368468144.jpeg" alt="" /><img src="/uploads/posts/ecahklg368468142.jpeg" alt="" /></p> <p>Unfortunately, none of these pictures tells us much. Hopefully, someone local to HKDL will be able to give us an update as to what they do say.</p>Jungle Skipper

Disney Parks Blog has announced that The Explorers Club at HKDL is getting a small refresh. The Explorers Club Restaurant was constructed as part of HKDL Mystic Point expansion and is where Lord Mystic and his fellow Explorers hang out and tell stories.

2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:002021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/s.e.a.is-featured-in-disney-insider-on-disney<p>The Society of Explorers and Adventurers has made it onto <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/video/4c9a5539-20c5-45dc-bec5-df5931099704">Disney Insider</a> on Disney+. It’s roughly 1/3 of the way through and covers a very brief history and a load of Easter Eggs.</p> <p>Julie Kagawa is also featured as she mentions her new book Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl which is a young adult novel that is based on S.E.A. and may even introduce us to a new member (Oliver Oceaneer).</p> <p>It’s fantastic to see the WDI team is developing lots of new stories for S.E.A. and are expanding to new formats - TV, Films and books, watch this space I might not be able to keep up with all the S.E.A. activity coming soon.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/screenshot-2021-12-15-at-16-05-09.png" alt="" /></p> <p><em>One of the Easter eggs shown on the segment, showing a map from the Jungle Cruise which mentions Lord Mystic.</em></p>Jungle Skipper

The Society of Explorers and Adventurers has made it onto Disney Insider on Disney+. It’s roughly 1/3 of the way through and covers a very brief history and a load of Easter Eggs.

2021-08-22T23:00:00+00:002021-08-22T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/disney-orders-new-nautilus-series-based-on-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea<p>The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-nautilus-20000-leagues-under-sea-adaptation-1235001471/">Hollywood Reporter</a> today reported a new reimaging of Jules Verne’s classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is coming to Disney+ in a 10 part live-action series.</p> <blockquote> <p>Unveiled on Monday, <em>Nautilus</em>, produced by U.K. banners Moonriver TV and All3Media-owned Seven Stories, is set to give the famed 19th century novel a new spin, telling the origin story of Captain Nemo and his legendary submarine, the Nautilus. An Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family, a prisoner of the East India Company and a man bent on revenge against the forces which have taken everything from him, Nemo set sail with his ragtag crew on board the awe-inspiring vessel, battling foes and discovering magical underwater worlds.</p> </blockquote> <p>Could this be the first officially announced series in the expanded S.E.A. universe which was <a href="">announced a few months</a> ago?</p>Jungle Skipper

The Hollywood Reporter today reported a new reimaging of Jules Verne’s classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is coming to Disney+ in a 10 part live-action series.

2021-08-11T23:00:00+00:002021-08-11T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/happy-s.e.a.day<p>Happy anniversary fellow explorers! Time to dust of your Fez caps and wear them with pride as we celebrate the 438th anniversary of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.</p> <p>Founded on this day (12th August) 1538 follow along on <a href="https://twitter.com/jungleboatskip">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jungleboatskipper/">Instagram</a> as we cover a brief history of S.E.A. and don’t forget to share pictures of you in your adventure gear.</p>Jungle Skipper

Happy anniversary fellow explorers! Time to dust of your Fez caps and wear them with pride as we celebrate the 438th anniversary of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

2021-08-08T23:00:00+00:002021-08-08T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/the-haunted-mansion-s.e.a<p>Welcome foolish mortals for today we are going to be taking a looked at The Haunted Mansion (and Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris) and how they <em>may</em> fit into the S.E.A-verse.</p> <p>There are a few rumours and theories surrounding how the Haunted Mansion could be connected to S.E.A. Unfortunately, none of these has been confirmed, so it could just be a coincidence.</p> <p><em>Update 16th August: Imagineer Kevin Lively has</em> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSY-yHbowHk/"><em>commented that this is just a coincidence</em></a><em>.</em></p> <h2 id="george-hightower">George Hightower</h2> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/george-hightower.jpg" alt="" title="George Hightower" /></p> <blockquote> <p>Source <a href="https://hauntedmansion.fandom.com/wiki/George_Hightower">George Hightower Haunted Mansion Fandom</a></p> </blockquote> <p>George Hightower shares a name with ruthless S.E.A. member <a href="/sea/members/harrison-hightower-iii">Harrison Hightower</a>. He is one of the former owners of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion and is the fifth husband (and victim) of Constance Hatchaway.</p> <p>George was a wealthy man and a big fan of travelling and collecting exotic souvenirs. He met Constance somewhere between 1875 and 1877, who is married in 1877. Harrison Hightower would have been 42 years old when they married. They could have been brothers, cousins or this could all just be a coincidence. What do you think, let me know below in the comments?</p> <h2 id="captain-rowan-d-falls">Captain Rowan D Falls</h2> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/captain-rowan-d-falls.jpg" alt="" /></p> <blockquote> <p>Source <a href="https://hauntedmansion.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Rowan_D._Falls">Captain Rowan D Falls Fandom</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Let cross over to Paris where we have the Phantom Manor and Captain Rowan D Falls. Again he shares a name and profession with another famous S.E.A. member <a href="/sea/members/dr-albert-falls">Dr Albert Falls</a>.</p> <p>Captain Rowan D Falls was a riverboat captain of the Mark Twain Riverboat operating out of Thunder Mesa. He was a suiter to the wealthy Melaine Ravenswood, but he wasn’t liked by Melaine’s father and was ultimately murdered by him.</p> <p>Both George Hightower and Captain Rowan D Falls are very similar characters both with potential links to S.E.A. members do we think this is just a coincidence?</p>Jungle Skipper

Welcome foolish mortals for today we are going to be taking a looked at The Haunted Mansion (and Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris) and how they may fit into the S.E.A-verse.

2021-08-02T23:00:00+00:002021-08-02T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/jungle-cruise-movie-s.e.a<p>The <a href="/sea/attractions/jungle-cruise">Jungle Cruise</a> movie came out last week on both the big and the small screen. We’ve been trawling over the movie to find all the S.E.A. references we can (if any).</p> <p><em>WARNING: This post may contain spoilers and we will continue to update it as we find more</em></p> <p>One of the most exciting parts of this movie is that it takes place in the same universe as the Jungle Cruise attraction so the entire story should be part of S.E.A. canon.</p> <h2 id="albert-falls">Albert Falls</h2> <p><a href="/sea/members/dr-albert-falls">Dr Albert Falls</a> is referenced in two places. First the speech given by MacGregor Houghton to the Royal Society of Explorers. He explains they are looking for an arrowhead discovered by Dr Falls.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/jungle-cruise-movie-albert-falls.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>The second is the crate which bears the name ‘A. Falls Expedition’.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/jungle-cruise-movie-albert-falls-expedition.jpg" alt="" /></p> <h2 id="rosita">Rosita</h2> <p>Rosita is the main villain, Nilo Nemalto, pet and is a nod to the <a href="/sea/attractions/tropical-hideaway">Tropical Hideaway</a> Rosita.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/jungle-cruise-movie-rosita.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="https://jungleskipper.com/gallery/attractions/tropical-hideaway/tropical-hideaway-bird.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>That’s all we could find but let me know what you discover in the comments below!</p>Jungle Skipper

The Jungle Cruise movie came out last week on both the big and the small screen. We’ve been trawling over the movie to find all the S.E.A. references we can (if any).

2021-07-13T23:00:00+00:002021-07-13T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/luana-teixeira<p>We don’t know much about <a href="/sea/members-luana-teixeira">Luana Teixeira</a>, she has a red Fez on display at the <a href="/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen">Skipper Canteen</a> and authored lots of books about photography - but we have just learnt a little more.</p> <p>Imagineer Kevin Lively has just shared a new insight into her…</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beneath the Fez <a href="https://t.co/jbF7cpc4hk">pic.twitter.com/jbF7cpc4hk</a></p>&mdash; Kevin Lively (@Livelyland) <a href="https://twitter.com/Livelyland/status/1413890483835781123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <p>While he hasn’t confirmed this is the case it looks very likely that Luana was part of the photography team which photographed Albert Falls when he discovered the Ancient Cambodian Shrine.</p>Jungle Skipper

We don’t know much about Luana Teixeira, she has a red Fez on display at the Skipper Canteen and authored lots of books about photography - but we have just learnt a little more.

2021-06-27T23:00:00+00:002021-06-27T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/even-more-s.e.a.references-inside-club-33<p>Disneyland’s Club 33 is currently running a Tiki Takeover event and someone has kindly shared the menu with us and it includes a few S.E.A. references.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/5127172e-1944-4683-8e67-15f90a87638b.jpeg" alt="" /><br /> <img src="/uploads/posts/672cafb2-893a-4286-892a-22a505ea16cc.jpeg" alt="" /><br /> The menu is designed with travel tickets complete with names and some are names we recognise and other’s aren’t. Could these be new members of S.E.A?</p> <p>Existing:</p> <ul> <li>Alberta Falls</li> <li>Leonard Moss (new Jungle Cruise addition)</li> <li>Rosa Santa Dominguez (new Jungle Cruise addition)</li> <li><a href="/sea/members/dr-kon-chunake">Kon Chunsake</a> (new Jungle Cruise addition)</li> </ul> <p>Possible new members:</p> <ul> <li>Sneh Falls (Alberta’s mum)</li> <li>Siobhan Murphy</li> </ul>Jungle Skipper

Disneyland’s Club 33 is currently running a Tiki Takeover event and someone has kindly shared the menu with us and it includes a few S.E.A. references.

2021-06-26T23:00:00+00:002021-06-26T23:00:00+00:00https://jungleskipper.com/news/s.e.a.has-made-its-way-to-club-33-at-disneyland<p>I spotted something this morning in my Twitter feed from <a href="https://twitter.com/ericthomaschu">@ericthomaschu</a> a S.E.A. sticker on one of the creates outside Club 33 in Disneyland.</p> <p><img src="/uploads/posts/4690c323-8d2e-4bc0-9d7d-5194166927fe.jpeg" alt="" /></p> <p>Club 33 is Disneyland’s exclusive members club and is currently running a special Tiki Takeover event. Who knows there might even be more S.E.A. references inside!</p> <p>If anyone is in Disneyland and can snap me a few pictures that would be great!</p> <p>There are more S.E.A. references inside! We have to wait for permission before we can publish the info 😎 … watch this space!</p> <p><em>Main image used with permission from @ericthomaschu.</em></p>Jungle Skipper

I spotted something this morning in my Twitter feed from @ericthomaschu a S.E.A. sticker on one of the creates outside Club 33 in Disneyland.