Annette Joanne Funicello (1942-2013) was an actress and singer in addition to being a former child-star who worked on the original Mickey Mouse Club. She is affiliated with the, "Beach Party" film trend and Polynesian exoticism of the mid 20th century, a trend connected to the development of Adventureland.
History[]
Biography[]
Annette Funicello was a popular singer and actress around the mid 20th century. In 1960, she released a popular album titled, "Hawaiiannette" which contained the song, "Pineapple Princess". Around the 1960s-1980s, she is implied to have been a patron of the Grog Grotto bar in the Great Ceremonial House of a Polynesian Village, run by one Trader Sam who was a fan of her music. Here, she would have been tossed into the sea on at-least one occasion resulting in Trader Sam making the bar's second house-rule, "Never throw Annette into the sea".
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Trader Sam's[]
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar[]
Sam has a sleeve for Hawaiiannette (1960) on display in his bar's cabinet.[1]
Trader Sam's Grog Grotto[]
Rule 2 of Trader Sam's Grog Grotto is, "Never throw Annette into the sea", implicating Annette as having been a customer of Sam's bar.
Tropical Hideaway[]
Rosita references Annette in her spiel, saying she feels like, "A Pineapple Princess perched on a net". This alludes to Anette's 1960 song Pineapple Princess though the reference might be anachronistic given the 1936/1938 setting which Disneyland's Adventureland uses.
Other connections[]
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort[]
In a cabinet of Polynesian gimmicked memorabilia is a cover for Hawaiiannette next to artwork of the Enchanted Tiki Room.[2]
The Great Movie Ride[]
Annette's handprints from the May 1st of 1989 are outside of the Chinese Theatre.[3]
Other appearances[]
Annette's Diner[]
Annette is namesake of this retro-themed diner in Disneyland Paris.
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon[]
A poster for the fictional Beach Party film, "Bikini Beach Blanket Muscle Party Bingo" mentions having an actress named, " Annette Crocochello".[4]
Mickey's House[]
Annette appears as a child in a group photo of the Mickey Mouse Club, framed in Mickey's home.[5]
Muppet*Vision 3D[]
Annette is referenced in the queue for this attraction where the Muppets Studio in Hollywood contains, "A net full a' jello".[6]
Trivia[]
- In the Jungle Cruise, Annette's frequent co-star Tommy Kirk is referenced in the Amazon River Base as, "Thomas Kirk, Esq.", a cartographer on the fictional island of Bora Danno.[7] He is referenced alongside his actor Merlin Jones from the film The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964) which Annette acted in as Merlin's girlfriend Jennifer.
- One of the chimpanzees is often nicknamed, "Annette" due to holding a butterfly-net.
References[]
- ↑ https://geeksofdoom.com/2012/01/29/indiana-jones-voodoo-doll-at-disneys-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar
- ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2016/04/polynesian-potpourri.html
- ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2014/05/02/disney-s-hollywood-studios-25th-anniversary-celebration-in-photos-and-video/
- ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/07/in-gatorvision.html
- ↑ https://photos.mouseinfo.com/DLR-News-and-Info/2023-03-18---DLR-News-and-Info-/i-ssbF3TZ
- ↑ https://www.wdw-magazine.com/muppet-vision-3d-facts/
- ↑ https://www.parkeology.com/2010/02/cartographers-crate.html