ADVENTURELAND
Magic Kingdom Disney World

Adventureland, from the scrubbed brick, manicured lawns, and meticulously pruned trees of the Central Plaza, an artfully dilapidated wooden bridge leads to Adventureland, Disney’s version of Jungle fever. The landscape artists went wild here: South African Cape honeysuckle droops; Brazilian bougainvillea drapes; Mexican flame vines cling; plants clone; and three different varieties of palm trees away, all creating a seemingly spontaneous mess. The bright, all-American, sing-along tunes that fill the air along Main Street and Central Plaza are replaced by the recorded repetitions of trumpeting elephants, pounding drums, and squawking parrots. The architecture is an eclectic mishmash of the best of Thailand, the Caribbean, Africa, and Polynesia, arranged in a inspired disorder that recalls comic-book fantasies of far-off places. The message is the though natives may be restless, the kids are all right.

The Adventureland here is divided into two main sub-areas, one being the Arabian Village and the other one being Caribbean Plaza, which is home to Pirates of the Caribbean. Other attractions that distinguish it from the others are the Magic Carpets of Aladdin spinner ride and the Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), which now features Iago (from Disney's Aladdin) and Zazu (from The Lion King) as additional hosts. The transition between the cartoon-Arabia and Caribbean occurs seamlessly. A thrill ride called Fire Mountain was envisioned for the land a while back but due to lack of space it was never built.

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