Mary Poppins is a 1964 classic musical fantasy film made by Walt Disney Productions. The film is based on the Mary Poppins book-series of author P.L. Travers (1899-1999) who famously disdained the film adaptation.
Summary[]
The film took place the spring of 1910 in London, England. It followed the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane whose children Jane and Michael are taken under the wing of a magical nanny named Mary Poppins.
Jungle Cruise Connections[]
Jungle Cruise[]
In the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise there is a medicine cabinet used by the Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon River Base. One item in the cabinet is a bottle labelled, "Practically Perfect Peculiar Way Remedy" described as a, "Spoonful of Sweetness" which would help the medicine go down.[1] The bottle's naming is a reference to how Mary Poppins describes herself as being, "Practically perfect in every way". Within the film, the bottled medicine was a connection to the Polio vaccine. The medicine also appears in the cabinet at the lookout of Disneyland's boathouse. Special-effects artist Bob Mattey who worked on Mary Poppins also worked on the Jungle Cruise.
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar[]
A post-card to Trader Sam from the Jungle Navigation Company comes from a man named Smith who mentions Sam having his missing peg-leg. This was a reference to the twice repeated joke in the film, "I once knew a man with a wooden-leg named Smith", "What was the name of his other leg?".
Other Connections[]
The Great Movie Ride[]
One of the first films passed by in this attraction was Mary Poppins. Guests passed by Mary and Bert singing, "Chim Chim Cher-ee" overtop of London as the silhouettes of chimney-sweeps danced in the background. In the queue, Mary Poppins' carousel horse was part of the Chinese Theatre's collection of Hollywood props.
Haunted Mansion[]
Constance Hatchaway's second husband-turned-victim was an eastern banker named Frank Banks in 1872. Frank might be implied to be a member of the Banks family from Mary Poppins.
Magic Of Disney Animation[]
In Minnie Mouse's dressing room was a poster for a Disney Pictures film called, "Minnie Poppins" with herself in the lead role.[2]
Pleasure Island[]
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort And Spa has a Mary Poppins visual motif due to having a, "Jolly Holiday" message. In its backstory, this resort was built by Adventurers Club founder Merriweather Adam Pleasure as a gift to his wife, Isabella.
Trivia[]
- Lily Houghton's actress Emily Blunt portrayed Mary Poppins in the film Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
- The Sherman Brothers who wrote the music for Mary Poppins are homaged in the Skipper Canteen via a book titled Crooning Flowers by Sherman and Sherman, referencing their work on Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.
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