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Here is adventure. Here is romance. Here is mystery. Tropical rivers - silently flowing into the unknown. The unbelievable splendor of exotic flowers...the eerie sound of the jungle...with eyes that are always watching.
―Dedication plaque

Adventureland is one of Disneyland's nine individual lands and is also among the park's original five. Like all of the Adventurelands around the world, the area is designed to look like a vast tropical jungle

The entrance to Adventureland is a tropical outpost and marketplace blending African, Caribbean, and Pacific influences, while the eastern side of the land is more exotic with the Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye and Jungle Cruise taking up a majority of the landscape.

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Adventureland was originally developed under the name "True-Life Adventureland", inspired by the True-Life Adventures documentary series. Early layouts of Disneyland placed it on the eastern side of Disneyland south of Tomorrowland, with a much narrower layout for its main "Rivers of Adventure" attraction, which became known as the Jungle Cruise. Initially conceived as an attraction featuring live animals, mechanical ones would be used instead to provide a consistent show. As the plans for Disneyland became finalized, Adventureland shifted to the west side of the park to better allow for the Jungle Cruise river to be interconnected with Frontierland's Rivers of America.

Upon its opening in 1955, Adventureland was little more then the Jungle Cruise dock and a few shops, including the Adventureland Bazaar. The area would receive several small expansions in the 1960s with the 1962 introduction of the Swiss Family Treehouse and the 1963 debut of the Enchanted Tiki Room and Tahitian Terrace. Other then occasional updates to the Jungle Cruise and renaming of restaurants, Adventureland stayed relatively the same until the mid-1990s with the addition of Aladdin's Oasis in 1993 and Indiana Jones Adventure in 1995. Indiana Jones Adventure required the re-routing of the Jungle Cruise to create a queue tunneling out to a show-building beyond the southern berm. The new attraction also lead to an aesthetic shift to a more rustic and lived-in community to match the tone of the Indiana Jones films, giving the area around Jungle Cruise a 1938 time period setting. Swiss Family Treehouse would become Tarzan's Treehouse in 1999 and Aladdin's Oasis would be removed in 2018 for the new Tropical Hideaway restaurant.

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Main Street, U.S.A.
Disneyland RailroadGreat Moments with Mr. LincolnThe Disney GalleryDapper DansMain Street VehiclesMain Street CinemaPenny Arcade
Adventureland
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki RoomIndiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden EyeJungle CruiseAdventureland Treehouse
Frontierland
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMark Twain RiverboatGolden Horseshoe SaloonPirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer IslandSailing Ship Columbia
Fantasyland
Sleeping Beauty CastleSleeping Beauty Castle WalkthroughAlice in WonderlandCasey Jr. Circus TrainDumbo the Flying ElephantFantasyland TheaterIt's a Small WorldKing Arthur CarrouselMad Tea PartyMr. Toad's Wild RidePeter Pan's FlightPinocchio's Daring JourneySnow White's Enchanted WishPixie HollowSword in the StoneRoyal HallMatterhorn BobsledsStorybook Land Canal Boats

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Tomorrowland
Astro OrbitorAutopiaSpace MountainStar Tours: The Adventures ContinueDisneyland Monorail SystemPush the Talking Trash CanBuzz Lightyear Astro BlastersFinding Nemo Submarine VoyageStar Wars Launch Bay (Reopening on April 5, 2024)

Seasonal: Hyperspace Mountain

New Orleans Square
The Haunted MansionPirates of the Caribbean

Seasonal: Haunted Mansion Holiday

Critter Country
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohDavy Crockett's Explorer CanoesTiana's Bayou Adventure (Opening in Fall 2024)
Mickey's Toontown
Chip 'n' Dale’s GADGET CoasterRoger Rabbit's Car Toon SpinMickey and Minnie's Runaway RailwayMickey's House and Meet MickeyMinnie's HouseDonald’s Duck PondGoofy’s "How to Play" Yard
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's RunStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Avatar Experience (Opening in TBA)
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Current Entertainment
Magic HappensPaint the NightPixar Play Parade (Reopening on April 26, 2024) • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular (Reopening on April 26, 2024) • Mickey's Mix MagicFantasmic!

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Former Attractions and Entertainment
The Walt Disney StorySnow White and Her AdventuresAladdin's OasisSwiss Family TreehouseSplash MountainBig Thunder RanchMike Fink Keel BoatsNature's WonderlandMickey Mouse Club TheaterAutopiaSkywayAriel's GrottoDisney Afternoon AvenueChip 'n' Dale's Treehouse20,000 Leagues Under the SeaRocket Rods Circle-Vision 360° (America the BeautifulWonders of ChinaAmerican Journeys) • Rocket to the MoonThe World Beneath UsHouse of the FutureSubmarine VoyageFlying SaucersHall of ChemistryAdventure Thru Inner SpaceAlpine GardensCarousel of ProgressAmerica SingsInnoventionsThe American Space ExperienceSuper Hero HQStar ToursRocket JetsBeauty and the Beast Live on StageThe Magic, the Memories and YouPeopleMoverStarcadeMagic JourneysCaptain EODisneyland ForeverHoney, I Shrunk the AudienceStar Wars: Path of the JediThe Disney GalleryDisneyland Dream SuiteMain Street Electrical ParadePirates Arcade MuseumCountry Bear JamboreeToon ParkLight MagicAmerica on ParadeFlights of Fantasy ParadeAladdin's Royal CaravanThe Lion King CelebrationTriton GardensHercules Victory ParadeMulan ParadeMotor Boat CruiseMickey and the Magical MapViewliner Train of TomorrowSnow White's Scary AdventuresTale of the Lion KingTarzan's TreehouseWondrous Journeys

Seasonal: Rockin' Space MountainCountry Bear Vacation HoedownCountry Bear Christmas SpecialWalt Disney's Parade of DreamsMickey's Soundsational ParadeFrightfully Fun ParadeThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy CavalcadeParade of the StarsMickey's Costume Party CavalcadeBelieve... There's Magic in the StarsFantasy in the SkyImagine... A Fantasy in the SkyMagical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical CelebrationsRemember... Dreams Come TrueJingle CruiseSpace Mountain: Ghost Galaxy

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