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lost-pagan-wanderer · 3 months

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North America's old gods:

This list will be edited as I learn of more of the folkfigures and discover ones new to me.

Annie Oakley

Based off of the Annie Oakley, she was known for her incredible markmanship.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Based off of the man of the same name, he was known for his abilities as a soldier, hunter, and showman of the Wild West.

Calamity Jane

Based off of Martha Jane Canary, she is know for her aquaintence to Wild Bill Hicockok and being a top notch frontiersmen and scout.

Captain Stormalong

A giant nautical figure with a large clipper ship known for his many adventures on the seas.

Charlie Chan

A Hawiian figure based on Chan Apana, he is known as a great detective and solver of mysteries.

Cordwood Pete

A lesser figure, he is brother to Paul Bunyan.

Daniel Boone

Based off of, well, Daniel Boone who was a pioneer explorer and frontiersman that had many great adventures.

Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier

Based off the man of the same name, he was a frontiersman, soldier, and politican that represented tennessee; he took part in the Texas revolution and Battle of the Alamo.

Jigger Johnson

Based off of the real Jigger Johnson, he was a lumberjack and log driver known for his off the job exploits.

John Henry

Based off of the African-American steel driver, John Henry, he is known for his strength, work ethic, and most of all going head-to-head in a race and winning against a steam powered hammer that was threatening to put man railroad workers out of work.

John the Conqueror

An African-American figure known for his trickster ways to gain and maintain his freedom from the slave masters, possibly the inspiration for the Br're Rabbit.

Johnny Appleseed

Based off of John Chapman, he is credited for planting forests of cider apples across multiple states.

Johnny Kaw

A settler of Kansas, he is credited for shaping the state's landscape and making wheat and sunflowers major crops.

Lone Ranger

Possibly based on Bass Reeves, he is known for his battles against raiders, robbers, and other criminals.

Mike Fink, King of the keelboaters

River boatman and brawler that personified the men that ran keelboats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Molly Brown

A lesser figure known for her time on and survival of the Titanic.

Molly Pitcher

Thought to be based off of a woman named Mary Hays or possibly a college of many couragous women, she is known for her part in the American Battle of Monmouth.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Oxe

Created by the lumberjacks and woodsmen of Canada and the US, and thought by some to be based off of Bon Jean of French-Canadian folklore. He is known for his giagantic stature, immense strength and endurance, large appatite, and feats of logging with his faithful, loyal, and hardworking companion Babe the Ox.

Pecos Bill

A cowboy known for being able to ride anything into submission, he lassoed and rode a tornado until it dissipated.

Stagger Lee, Stagolee

An African-American figure known for being a big shot in the criminal underworld and murdering an aquaintence for trying to take his hat.

Zorro

Based off of salomon Pico and other mexican bandits in the California area, he was known for combatting the corruption in the political and wealthy circles in California.

#american folklore #american folkfigures #american old gods

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topiaryheart · 6 years

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rivers of america, summer 1983

#disney #vintage disney #walt disney world #magic kingdom #rivers of america #richard f. irvine steamboat #liberty square riverboat #liberty belle #mike fink keelboats #bertha mae #big thunder mountain railroad #water #boats #photos #summer #outdoor #dusk #80s

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adventurelandia · 3 years

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Disneyland Holiday, Summer 1957

#vintage disney #disney #disneyland #vintage disneyland #vintage #rivers of america #frontierland #mark twain riverboat #mike fink keelboat #1957 #1950s

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walt-at-disneyland · 3 years

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Walt and the Mike Fink Keel Boat, the original Bertha Mae, which ran from 1955 to approximately 1967. A new version of the Bertha Mae ran from 1967 to 1997. #frontierland #keelboat #riversofamerica #frontierland #vintagedisneyland #Disneyland #walt #waltdisney #disney (at Disneyland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT70qaxPMji/?utm_medium=tumblr

#frontierland #keelboat #riversofamerica #vintagedisneyland #disneyland #walt #waltdisney #disney

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materializingthedisembodied · 5 years

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“You only need to hear the Haunted Mansion wolf howl once and you’ll never forget it. Its long, mournful wail is as iconic as Disney park sound effects get — as memorable as the whistle of the steam train, the blast from the Riverboat, the ridiculous honk of the monorail.

It’s really more of a dog howl than a wolf howl. We know this because we can see the dog howling in the graveyard scene — a nightmare creature of bones and ectoplasm, tilting his head towards a moon that never rises.

But for long-time visitors of the Magic Kingdom, that Haunted Mansion wolf howl was much more famous outside the ride than in.

The Haunted Mansion sits on a secluded bank of the Rivers of America, just downstream from an unassuming buoy labeled “Howling Dog Bend.” And ever since the park’s very first years, travelers on the Liberty Square Riverboat, the Mike Fink Keelboats, or the long-forgotten Daisy Duck Happytime Canoes would be treated to that baleful Haunted Mansion wolf howl every 16 seconds.

The outdoor wolf howl is much more prominent and distinct than the graveyard dog howl inside the ride. There’s no Grim Grinning Ghosts or obnoxious Thurl Ravenscroft to drown it out.

But for a long time now, the unseen outdoor wolf has ceased its howling.

I’ve watched several Riverboat POV rides on YouTube now. More than any one person should be subjected to. Almost more than any sane person can stand. And the Haunted Mansion wolf howl appears in nary a one.

I’ll feel the excitement as the boat approaches Howling Dog Bend. I’ll cock my ear as the queue appears in the distance. And then… nothing. It’s like my parents sent the howling dog to a “farm upstate.”

I even ventured onto Tom Sawyer Island to confirm it for myself. Behold the sound of silence: https://vimeo.com/326474434

Yet that happy little buoy still bobs in the Rivers of America, blindly labeling this section as Howling Dog Bend.

As best I can tell, the Haunted Mansion wolf howl sound effect disappeared around 2011, about the same time that they added the outdoor queue enhancements.

Perhaps Imagineers were worried that people wouldn’t hear Madame Leota’s quiz show rhymes or the tambourine noise on the bookcase with that dog howling all the time.

Or maybe somebody just accidentally cut the speaker wire.

In any case, the Magic Kingdom has lost one of its great memorable sound effects. Unless, of course, you just ride the ride. Either way, I’m just hoping this doesn’t spell doom for the smoking cannons on top of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Oh wait.” - Parkeology

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rgrrabbit1 · 5 years

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A very nice day for iced coffee and a cruise on the Mark Twain, but would love to take a ride on a Mike Fink Keel Boat! #MarkTwain #KeelBoat #RiversOfAmerica #dapscaf2019 #Disneyland #Frontierland #DisneyFan #DisneyFun #DisneyLove #DisneyLife #DisneyGeek #iPhonePic #iPhonePhotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSCLwxHh3P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tn2tl6zeddnq

#marktwain #keelboat #riversofamerica #dapscaf2019 #disneyland #frontierland #disneyfan #disneyfun #disneylove #disneylife #disneygeek #iphonepic #iphonephotography

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mrdaps · 7 years

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Disneyland has reopened classic attractions on July 29, 2017, including the Mark Twain Riverboat.

Reopened Steamship and Rivers

Mark Twain and other attractions were closed for over a year in order to prepare for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Rivers of America closed in January of 2016 to be reopened now. The dock and boat itself have been hardly changed, with mostly retouching. The rest of the river has new life in some parts of it. Upon leaving the Frontierland dock, the ride seems like the original, save for a new narration spiel. One element of that spiel has remained the same: the depth callings.

As travelers head toward New Orleans Square, music from The Princess and the Frog plays, and the usual sights and sounds of both the Haunted Mansion area and Splash Mountain are to be heard. After Splash Mountain, things start to change. Hungry Bear Restaurant has new pathways that connect more of Critter Country to it. Past that the Rivers of America start to look like the real frontier. New rock work line the riverbanks. The new Disneyland Railroad bridge and trestle are big sights to behold. From the waterway, it’s easily seen that the train may be in some danger thanks to some beavers.

On the opposite banks is Mike Fink’s boat and cabin. This new addition is actually an homage to an old feature of the park, and an attraction: the Mike Fink Keelboats.

As the journey continues the other side has an Indian village with storyteller, and families setting up their humble community. Animals appear both in the water and right by the banks. They sit among trees and small hills. It makes for an even more wilderness feel.

Columbia Adventures

The Columbia looks pristine and sails with full crew again. It still gives that unique perspective along the Rivers that the Mark Twain doesn’t. The reason is the one upper deck.

Below the deck has some of the great detail that makes this a museum on water. It wonderfully features life as sailors would have had.

And, yes, the cannon fires again at the shores of Tom Sawyer’s Island.

Frontier Alive

The new Rivers of America makes for a majestic travel now. The new area is gorgeous and makes it feel like a true frontier. It’s great to see the train in full view now whenever it passes. Though there are less trees along the back of the river, it makes it more rugged and sets up that this is finally a different river than when leaving the dock.

Below are video of a ride through and photos. Be sure to let us know in the comments what you think of the reopened attraction!

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Mark Twain and Columbia Reopen to Take Guests on Voyage Along Rivers of America Disneyland has reopened classic attractions on July 29, 2017, including the Mark Twain Riverboat.

#Columbia #Disneyland #dock #Frontierland #Mark Twain #Photo #railroad #reopen #Rivers of America #Tom Sawyer&039;s Island #train #Video

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topiaryheart · 7 years

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rivers of america, 1980

#disney #vintage disney #walt disney world #magic kingdom #rivers of america #liberty square #mike fink keelboats #water #haunted mansion #photos #outdoor #dusk #80s

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adventurelandia · 3 years

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Vintage Frontierland Pana-Vue souvenir slides from Disneyland

#frontierland #mine train thru nature's wonderland #mike fink keelboat #golden horseshoe revue #rainbow caverns #rivers of america #mark twain riverboat #vintage disney #disney #disneyland #vintage disneyland #vintage

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walt-at-disneyland · 7 years

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Happy Mark Twain/Mike Fink Keel Boat/Matterhorn Monday! #marktwain #matterhorn #mikefink #keelboat #Frontierland #matterhornmonday #vintagedisneyland #disneyland #disney #happiestplaceonearth (at Frontierland)

#keelboat #mikefink #disneyland #happiestplaceonearth #vintagedisneyland #matterhorn #matterhornmonday #frontierland #disney #marktwain

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adventurelandia · 4 years

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