This article is referring to the setting for Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost. For the location of a similar name, see Trader Sam's Outpost.
The Outpost also known as the Indiana Jones Outpost or Adventure Trading Company outpost is the name of a fictional location which was setting for the Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost in Disneyland's Adventureland.
Description[]
This was a trading outpost located in some exotic region which was part of the Wilds of Adventureland, a supernatural realm of jungles across the world connected by the Rivers of Adventure. Which region the outpost was located in is unknown though it is most likely to have been the Lost Delta of India with other candidates being Cairo, Egypt or some region of South America.
The trading post sold adventuring gear along with being well-known for the trade of bullwhips and fedoras. The building itself was 2-3 floors with a small balcony. The outpost hosted different groups such as the colonial forces of the Jungle Navigation Company or Adventure Trading Company, and archaeological groups such as that of Indiana Jones whom the outpost was affiliated with.
History[]
Background[]
The building that held the outpost is visibly old and by the 1930s was turned into a trading post. Between the June of 1935 and the July of 1936, the outpost housed famous archaeologist Indiana Jones and aided members of his team the Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition when they excavated the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. During the expedition, the outpost also hosted the colonial Adventure Trading Company during its stop in Adventureland following making the rounds in Harambe, the Lost River Delta of Peru and the colony of Mystic Point. By this point, the outpost was also affiliated with the Jungle Navigation Company.
Development history[]
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Adventure Trading Company[]
The outpost was headquarters for this attraction and was where guests could acquire jujus along with publications such as The Daily Gnus ,The Bird Call or Jungle Handbook for River Navigation.
Other connections[]
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye[]
The outpost is tied to the Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition.
Other appearances[]
Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost[]
Trivia[]
- In Disneyland Paris, Indiana Jones Adventure Outpost replaced Trader Sam's Jungle Boutique.
- During the Adventure Trading Company event, the New York Yankees cap of Short Round from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was located in the outpost.
- The Adventure Trading Company's banner from outside the outpost is a reference to the green/white striped canopies of the Jungle Cruise's Jungle River Boats prior to 1990s refurbishment.
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