Tarzan's Treehouse (location)

This article is about the fictional location. For the Adventureland attraction, see Tarzan's Treehouse.

Tarzan's Treehouse is a location from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes which is featured in the Jungle River Cruise.

Description[]

Tarzan's Treehouse is a Victorian treehouse constructed in a massive tree known as Disneyodendron semperflorens grandis (Latin: "Large, always blooming Disney tree"). It was built from materials scavenged from a shipwreck and located in the Congo basin of Africa and is nearby the Congo river. The tree was also within the geography of, "Adventureland", a supernatural realm of jungles across the globe, interconnected by the Rivers of Adventure.

Points of interest[]

Camp: There was a small camp located at the base of the tree.
Crow's nest: This is the conjectural name for a lookout tower separate from the main tree-trunk.
Rope bridge:

History[]

Background[]

Origins[]

Around 1862, a wealthy couple and their infant son were stranded in the Congo. The two proceeded to make a treehouse in a Disneyoendron tree before being killed by the leopard Sabor. The couple's infant son was adopted by a troop of gorillas and given the name of, "Tarzan". Through unknown means at an unknown time, petroglyphs would be made at the base of this tree depicting, "Treehouse Juju" pendants traded by the colonial Adventure Trading Company in the likeness of the treehouse built by the Robinson family of the Swiss East-Indies in 1805.

Tarzan's treehouse[]

In 1882, Tarzan met with a gorilla-studying expedition lead by Professor Archimedes Q. Porter and his daughter Jane. Here, Tarzan was taught about human culture by the expedition. Conflict came when resident hunter Clayton attempted to lead a mutiny and sell off the gorillas only to be defeated by Tarzan. Following this, the professor and his daughter chose to stay with Tarzan in his treehouse while Tarzan also became king of the apes.

Later history[]

In 1931, the colonial Jungle Navigation Company established the, "Jungle Cruise" riverboat service. Tarzan's treehouse was amongst the locations passed by on some of these tours which traversed the Congo River.

In the Summer of 1935, the treehouse may have been the scene of a fight between archaeologist/adventurer Indiana Jones and the villainous, "Desert Hawk" who had stolen Jones' map to the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. The two would have fought on the treehouse drawbridge where Jones used his whip to reclaim the map and beat Desert Hawk to the ground. Desert Hawk's later history is unknown.

Around 1936, the Treehouse Juju petroglyphs were discovered at the base of the treehouse. This discovery was covered in The Daily Gnus newspaper by journalist Tallahassee Glover who interviewed British witch-doctor Colonel Nedley "Shrunken Ned" Lostmore and talking-bird José of the Enchanted Tiki Room on the subject to little avail. Following this, aspiring members of the Trading Company investigated it themselves and received their own Treehouse Jujus for the mission.

Jungle Cruise appearances[]

Adventure Trading Company[]

Tarzan's Treehouse was subject of the Treehouse Juju mission of this attraction. Here, guests had to investigate mysterious petroglyphs at the base of the treehouse shaped like jujus used by the Adventure Trading Company. In The Daily Gnus newspaper, both Shrunken Ned and José were interviewed on the subject of the petroglyphs. The treehouse was also featured on a maraglyphic map of Adventureland.

Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries[]

Indiana Jones had his final climactic fight for the Battle of Mara on the treehouse's suspension bridge.

Jungle River Cruise[]

Tarzan's Treehouse is passed by at the beginning of this attraction. The skipper acknowledges the treehouse and talks about it as the first part of the tour. Additionally, the song Trashin' the Camp from Tarzan plays from a radio while the gorillas raid a campsite.

Other appearances[]