The History of Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure - Part 1
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom dig into the history of the revolutionary Indiana Jones Adventure in Disneyland Park, including a discussion of the challenges that came with building the massive attraction.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Books:
- The “E” Ticket Magazine Number 46: Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure
Websites/Articles:
- Indiana Jones Adventure: Legends From Inside the Temple of the Forbidden Eye for Park Lore
- The Vexing, Thrilling Legacy of the “Indiana Jones Adventure” by Giovanni Iacobucci
- Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye, The Disney Wiki
- The Secret History of Disney Rides: Indiana Jones Adventure by Tad for Undercover Tourist
- Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Ride – Forgotten History & Fun Facts, Inside the Magic
- Unearth Disneyland History With This Indiana Jones Adventure Cast Premiere Packet from 1995 by Matthew Soberman for WDW News Today
- Behind the Ride: Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland by Natalie Sim for Theme Park Tourist
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| 0:00.0 | From west to east and kingdom the kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by Dreams of Limited Travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
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| 0:51.2 | Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 316 of connecting with Walt. |
| 0:55.9 | I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:03.4 | Tom, how are you today? |
| 1:05.4 | I am well, Michael. |
| 1:06.6 | This year is flying by already halfway through, more than halfway through January. |
| 1:11.8 | Yes, and I'm still taking down Christmas decoration. |
| 1:14.9 | Oh, I did that. Yesterday I did before. Yesterday, I finally packed up my Christmas. |
| 1:22.0 | I had taken all the ornaments off, but it was just sitting there. I finally packed it up because I had to drag it downstairs and go to it in the garage. |
| 1:28.2 | And so I finally de-Christmas my house. |
| 1:32.7 | I know. |
| 1:33.1 | Just between all my chores and my other volunteer work and the show and all that, I just don't have a lot of time. |
| 1:40.0 | It's terrible. |
| 1:42.5 | We both have travels coming up. And so it's just. We both have travels coming up and so it's just. |
| 1:47.7 | Yes. Yes. |
| 1:48.3 | Prepping for that. |
| 1:49.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:50.8 | So and then and then we, but speaking of travels and all that, we do have some special episodes coming up. |
| 1:57.6 | Would you like to tell folks about that? |
| 2:00.0 | Oh yeah. |
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