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Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries coming to Disneyland

May 21st, 2008, 3:02 pm · 10 Comments · posted by Sonya Smith

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After other Disney blogs have rumored Indiana Jones movie tie-ins coming to Disneyland, the company announced the new features this afternoon.

As Indiana Jones looks for a mysterious Crystal Skull in movie theaters starting Thursday, the same character will also begin interacting with Disneyland guests.

The Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries begins Thursday in Disneyland’s Adventureland.

The summer-long promotion includes a daily show, collectible adventure map for guests with hidden clues, random Indiana Jones character appearances in Adventureland and a new Indiana Jones-themed photo location.

These new features add to the existing Indiana Jones Adventure ride that opened in 1995. In that 3-minute, 20-second ride, guests discover the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and journey in motorized jeeps through the temple, filled with special effects and two appearances of Indiana Jones.

CLICK HERE to see photos of some of the new features. CLICK HERE to answer our poll question: What do you think of Indiana Jones features being added to Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise?

indy1smThe new Indiana Jones features at Disneyland:

  • Indiana Jones will make random appearances in Adventureland.
  • A new “Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger” show will be presented a few times each day at The Oasis in Adventureland. Guests will join the show by uncovering clues, deciphering codes and embarking on an archeological journey that culminates in an appearance by Indiana Jones. (Show times are available in the Disneyland online calendar at www.disneyland.com.) CLICK HERE for photos of this new show.
  • Park guests can get a collectible Adventure Map that has clues to artifacts and symbols hidden throughout Adventureland that ultimately reveal a special code that can be used for exclusive Indiana Jones digital content on disneyland.com/indy.
  • The Jungle Cruise attraction will be given “a distinctly Indiana Jones flavor.”
  • Guests can take photos at a new location in Adventureland, where they can prove that they “outran a giant rolling boulder just like Indy himself,” as a press release puts it.

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 10 Comments

  • patrick says:
    May 21, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    good idea for a new ride!

  • Belinda says:
    May 22, 2008 at 8:28 am

    Call me a Disneyland freak, but I swear you see Indy 3 times during the ride…(1)The beginning when he’s trying to hold the door closed, (2)near the end when he’s hanging on the rope before the boulder comes, and (3)at the very end before you get off the ride.

    Just an observation :)

  • fullerton says:
    May 22, 2008 at 9:07 am

    it is supposed to be that way- its like you are going on the adventure with him.

  • Scotty says:
    May 22, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Hi,

    I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the Indiana Jones ride at Disney is like….is it a Rollercoaster?

    Scott

  • Christa says:
    May 22, 2008 at 9:35 am

    I understand the reasons behind the changes, and they sound fun - but I loved the Jungle Cruise just like it was! It makes me so sad that attractions that have withstood the test of time in their quaint ways are being revamped to tie in with Disney flicks.

  • ToThePoint says:
    May 22, 2008 at 10:08 am

    Belinda, I saw Indy a 4th time!
    At the Disneyland park entrance, where you pay to get in

  • Courtney says:
    May 22, 2008 at 10:41 am

    “Belinda Says: …(1)The beginning when he’s trying to hold the door closed, (2)near the end when he’s hanging on the rope before the boulder comes, and (3)at the very end before you get off the ride.”

    I can’t think of what door he’s holding closed, but I recall that scene. Also, he hangs on the rope before the boulder comes, then he’s at the spot where the boulder fell - at the end. :)

    Someone better do fact checking next time they write an article! ~poke~ ^_^

  • Sonya Smith says:
    May 22, 2008 at 11:36 am

    Thanks Courtney and Belinda for your notes on Indiana Jones character appearances in the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction. I know of those three times you mention that the character is seen. But, these answers were provided to the Register when the ride opened in 1995 and I believe the second and third appearances are counted as one by Disney. From that past coverage it writes this of Indiana Jones appearances in the ride:
    “You’ll see Indy twice during the ride (well, as close a replica as Disney’s imagineers can muster, anyway) and he’s programmed to say a bunch of different things: “Next time you’re on your own” and “You were good in there _ you were very good,” for example.”
    Sorry for any misleading information about how many times “Indy” is seen on the ride and thanks for your comments.

  • Belinda says:
    May 22, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    Read the other Register article, no worries! I’ve just been on that ride too many times, haha.

  • Josefina says:
    May 24, 2008 at 9:10 am

    The changes for Adventureland are not permanent. It is only the “Indiana Jones SUMMER of Hidden Mysteries” and will only be lasting throughout the summer. So no worries about the Jungle Cruise, it’ll be returning to normal this fall - as well as everything else.