Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes
Author	Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator	Fred J Arting
Published on	1914
Publisher	A. C. McClurg
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Tarzan of the Apes is a 1912 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 1999 it was adapted into an animated Disney feature-film titled, "Tarzan".

Summary

Disney version

The Disney version of Tarzan is set in the year 1882 rather than the early 20th century. While in the book, Tarzan was adopted by the cryptid Mangani, in the film he is adopted by gorillas. Tarzan's identity as a Clayton is also never revealed.

Jungle Cruise connections

Adventureland Treehouse

There is a hardcover of "Tarzan of the Apes", identified as being written by Edgar Rice Burroughs on the table in Mother's music parlour. This tributes how the attraction was previously Tarzan's Treehouse.

Adventure Trading Company

Tarzan is not directly featured in this attraction though his treehouse is. In the Treehouse Juju mission, guests are sent to the treehouse to study petroglyphs found at its base. In The Daily Gnus newspaper, Tallahassee Glover interviews Shrunken Ned and José about the petroglyphs and tree's history.

Jungle Cruise

In the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise, a film called, "Tarzan and Me" is mentioned as being screened by the Jungle Navigation Company by Albert Awol. Said film might be a reference to the real-world 1934 film Tarzan and His Mate. Tarzan and his Mate was worked on by Jungle Cruise imagineer Bob Mattey.

Awol also does an impression of Tarzan's distinctive yell while clearing his throat while relaying a message for one Colonel Williamson. During 2021 refurbishments of the attraction, a poster outside the ride had an illustration of Tarzan on it. The character of Felix Pechman XIII is referenced as originating from Silver Springs, Florida, the real world community where Tarzan the Ape Man was filmed. Disneyland posters for the attraction Tarzan's Treehouse show a Jungle Cruise boat passing by the treehouse.

Jungle River Cruise

In Hong Kong Disneyland, the song Trashin' the Camp from Tarzan plays from a 1930s radio while passing by the gorillas raiding a camp. Also in Hong Kong Disneyland, Tarzan's Treehouse is one of the locations featured on the jungle cruise.

Tarzan

In the 1999 Disney film version of Tarzan, the apes of Tarzan's troupe reference the gorillas from the Jungle Cruise by holding a rifle into their eye while examining it.

Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a photograph in Trader Sam's bar which depicts Jane Porter and Professor Porter. A message from Sam identifies this photo as coming from the gorilla expedition where they met Tarzan.

Other connections

The Swiss Family Robinson

There are several connections between Tarzan's Treehouse and its predecessor, the Swiss Family Treehouse. This includes the Swisskapolka playing from a victrola in Tarzan's Treehouse, and the petroglyph jujus depicting the Swiss Family Robinson's treehouse. Additionally, both treehouses are made in Disneyoendron trees, a fictional genus of tree used in the Disney Parks.

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

In Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland is a shop called Professor Porter's Trading Post which is run by Professor Archimedes Q. Porter. Within the shop are various tikis from the Enchanted Tiki Room including the tiki drummers, Maui's sun and a mask of Pele.