History is Never Truly Forgotten; It Just Becomes A Part Of The Scenery

We talk about it all the time at Days In The Park; the "little details" all around The Parks that really make the place special.  We're not as familiar with how they do things at The World, but at The Resort, it's amazing how so many of our favorite things continue to pop up time after time.  Just when you're ready to lament the passing of something beloved, The Parks surprise us with all sorts of homages to attractions and shows that have long since passed on.  There are many of these that we've noticed lately, and we thought it would be fun to share just a few of them here.

While riding The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, we couldn't help but take notice that some of the characters from the Country Bear Jamboree, which was the prior resident of the Pooh attraction, are still in residence here even today.  You can find them once you leave the Heffalump and Woozle room, or the "dream room" as we refer to it, and if you turn around and look behind you and up at the wall as you enter the next room, you should see three very familiar creatures; the three moose Buff, Max and Melvin.  Unfortunately, no picture of this one so we hope you'll take the time to check them out for yourself.  It's a dark ride and at the risk of blinding others with our flash, we opted not to take the shot.

But looking at them recently got us thinking that lately we have been noticing a lot of familiar faces around The Park.

Right next door to Pooh is Splash Mountain, which is home to a great number of the old America Sings audio-animatronics.  Next time you take a ride, look for some of them in the big musical finale in the final room aboard the "Zip-A-Dee Lady" Riverboat singing, what else(?), "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah".  Others were stripped and taken to the now gone original Star Tours attraction, and we're keeping our eyes open for them still now that the new Star Tours has opened.

Just around the corner from these two attractions is the Indiana Jones Adventure - The Temple of the Forbidden Eye.  If you ask a Cast Member for an assist, you might just spot our gloomy friend Eeyore's Parking sign.  This is located while in line, in the projection room, which is the last large room you come to before boarding.  This sign was taken from the old Disneyland parking lot that once stood where Indiana Jones now sits, and is a reminder to everyone who looks what once was.

Photo courtesy of FindingMickey.com

Even the newest attractions have gotten into the act!  Over in Disney California Adventure, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure is now home to a King Triton Statue, which once lived at the Little Mermaid Meet and Greet in Disneyland Park, which is where Pixie Hollow is now located.

We're constantly amazed at how The Resort sees fit to reuse or recycle so many of our favorite classics back into circulation in new and inventive ways.  We know of quite a few more, but these were just some of our favorites and we thought it would be fun to share with you!

Now that we have given you just a few of our favorites, do you know of any that you'd like to share with us?  Let us know and we'll be happy to do a follow-up post and include your ideas and give you full credit.  It's fun to participate together, so let us know if there are any that you would like to see here. 

Now get out there and look at your Park history!