Where the Wild Things Are

All righty, back to a bit more TSI/ROA! I think one of the thngs I love most about the area is the attention to detail. It could have easily been just simple vegetation, but the animals placed in what appears to be their natural habitats is really beautiful, in my opinion. You truly feel like you're somewhere else, very, very far from Anaheim. To me it's simple, lush yet understated, and so well themed. It's not flashy, doesn't require any E-tickets, and best of all- there's no merchandise store (yet).
Stay tuned throughout the next week or two. I have gone through my stash and found some old, somewhat obscure, yet really interesting articles I'm eager to post. Some interviews and a little Ward Kimball to brighten your day (Such a fun guy!).

The Beauty of Tom Sawyer Island

Welcome to the first post of my blog, interestingly named, The Sacred Tree of the Aracuan Bird. There's not much significance to the name, only that I think the Aracuan Bird is one of the most overlooked Disney characters. He's got spunk and energy and always made me laugh as a child. So I dedicate my blog to him.
I visit quite a few blogs, as you may well see from the growing list of excellent blogs to visit at your left. Most pertain to Disney in some kind of way; Disney being a huge passion of mine, both artistically and with its greatest park, the original, Disneyland.
So with this first post, and with many to come, I want to pay a tribute to one of my favorite areas of the park, Tom Sawyer Island. As most people have heard, it's up for some changes. I'm not really supportive of more pirates in the park, so this is my ode to all of TSI's beautiful flora & fauna. I hope most of it remains.
(Most of the TSI photos were taken on my last big photo taking trip, July 17, 2005- Disneyland's proper 50th birthday.)