To our esteemed visitors

Along the Pangani Forest Trail you'll find this sign near the school. School director and founder Dr. Kulunda welcomes all of us to the forest and the school.

Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade

Tucked in the back corner of Critter Country you can find this Country Bear tribute if you keep an eye on the buildings and look up. Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade is of course referring to Teddi Barra, whose appearances in the show were always made from her swing (she was the only bear to never technically appear on stage). It is within sight of the old theatre, now the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh...

Eureka Mine Shaft 2

If you take the Grizzly Peak Pass you will find Eureka Mine Shaft #2. They have the old ore chutes and even a trio of old mining cars still intact as well as the old warning signs from when it was an active mine many decades ago. Scattered around the place are pieces of old mine equipment, like the large gear to the right in the photo above.

Today it is used by the entrepreneurs of the Grizzly River Rafting company for kayak storage. I'm not too sure that I would use an old mine for storage but hey, if the rapids don't scare these folks an old mine is no worse.

Plan your trip

Time to plan your next vacation! These maps, inc. the centerpiece from the Santa Fe Railroad are located under the Main Street station. There is also some luggage stored above the maps. I can't figure out who RL Nicholas is and if he has ties to the Santa Fe or Disney or both... Any ideas, folks?

Checking in?

With Halloween just around the corner it is time for a good spooky desktop and what better location than the Hollywood Tower Hotel? Nothing like a hotel with an elevator that can transport you across dimensions to bring in the season...

Popcorn time!

As you wait to enter the park at the crack of dawn there is a really cool popcorn cart near the Island Mercantile. Look for it the next time you are waiting for the rope drop, it is well worth the investigation. Bright colors, fanciful animals and details... I'm sort of glad they don't have the popcorn going right when the park opens, otherwise I'd be tempted to have popcorn for breakfast!

Welcome to The Land

With the recent talk of the departure of Nestle as sponsor I thought it might be time to take a quick look at the artistic sign out front. It has tile mosaics, matching some of the interior decor, as well as the waterfall which again it tied to the pavilion and the terrific Living with the Land boat ride. And of course, the sign features the Nestle logo. It will be interesting to see how the sponsor situation plays out in the coming months...

Free donuts!

Pork Security is maybe not the best money can buy. But the Muppets are on a budget and Link Hogthrob, if nothing else, will confuse anyone to death so they don't have to worry about people getting past security. Unless, of course, you need their help and then you just have to shout and they'll be right there. Meanwhile, while Link is on break you might as well sneak in to the labs and see what the Muppets are up to...

Room Service

This is the kind of room service I would expect at the Happiness Hotel! The Studio 1 store set has this hi-tech room service option. With Rizzo and Co. as bellhops you can't exactly expect high cuisine, you're just lucky you are getting service!

No Pane No Gain

Mickey has some excellent books around his garage that could prove useful once in awhile. Titles include ones like Fixing Electrical and Bermuda Shorts, The Handy Mouse Around the House, No Pane No Gain Window Repair and more. Back to that shorts one, that has to be an interesting read!