ChrisFL
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I was reminded of this topic after watching this video regarding the upcoming Jungle Cruise movie and how it MIGHT start a cinematic universe related to the in-park universe:
Offhand Disney has also made many other videos about the S.E.A. and its history in the parks.
I was just wondering for casual Disney fans, how aware of it you were?
S.E.A. stands for the Society of Explorers and Adventurers and I think it hadn't really been official as name until Tokyo DisneySEA opened (Which name could be interpreted in both ways, as a "sea" port park, and as a home to S.E.A.)
In varying degrees, there's a thread that combines many attractions with a vague backstory, including (and related personalities):
The Jungle Cruise
Skipper Canteen
The Adventurer's Club (RIP)
Mystic Manor (Hong Kong)
Tower of Terror (DisneySea)
Fortress Explorations (DisneySea)
Haunted Mansion (this one seems to be a more loose connection, but the video above does cover it)
and several others I may be forgetting!
I think the idea that it's subtle, but began to be sort of expanded upon over the years is really intriguing. The primary concept that several protagonists of these attractions were part of the same society in the turn of the 20th century.
I've visited all of the Disney parks except for the Paris parks, and it's sort of meta (is that what the kids call it these days) that you're seeing signs of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers around the world.....in PARKS that are also around the world.
Here is a portion of a map from Tokyo DisneySea that shows more detail of the crest:
Offhand Disney has also made many other videos about the S.E.A. and its history in the parks.
I was just wondering for casual Disney fans, how aware of it you were?
S.E.A. stands for the Society of Explorers and Adventurers and I think it hadn't really been official as name until Tokyo DisneySEA opened (Which name could be interpreted in both ways, as a "sea" port park, and as a home to S.E.A.)
In varying degrees, there's a thread that combines many attractions with a vague backstory, including (and related personalities):
The Jungle Cruise
Skipper Canteen
The Adventurer's Club (RIP)
Mystic Manor (Hong Kong)
Tower of Terror (DisneySea)
Fortress Explorations (DisneySea)
Haunted Mansion (this one seems to be a more loose connection, but the video above does cover it)
and several others I may be forgetting!
I think the idea that it's subtle, but began to be sort of expanded upon over the years is really intriguing. The primary concept that several protagonists of these attractions were part of the same society in the turn of the 20th century.
I've visited all of the Disney parks except for the Paris parks, and it's sort of meta (is that what the kids call it these days) that you're seeing signs of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers around the world.....in PARKS that are also around the world.
Here is a portion of a map from Tokyo DisneySea that shows more detail of the crest:
