Construction of Disneyland's Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.

Construction of Disneyland's Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Let’s take a trip to Disneyland back in 1993. Word was out that an incredible new attraction had just broken ground at Disneyland. This new attraction, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye” was going to set the bar for immersive theming and storytelling detail. When the attraction opened in 1995, guests waited for hours to literally ride through an Indiana Jones movie. The immersive theming of a lost river delta is masterful, and this level of detail is carried through the entire attraction. Almost 15 years later, the Indiana Jones Adventure remains a favorite among Disneyland guests, and continues to be one of the park’s iconic thrill attractions. I wanted to dedicate space on Bear-ytales.net to showcase the construction of this groundbreaking attraction. Living close to Disneyland gave me the opportunity to document this process long before digital cameras and websites made something like this commonplace. Even though this has nothing to do with Knott's Berry Farm, I think it is interesting enough to share with the online world. Sit back and enjoy this Bear-ytales.net exclusive, and see how The Temple of the Forbidden Eye arose from the Disneyland parking lot. Enjoy, -Bob
A lavish exterior queue was on display in Adventureland for many months before the rest of the attraction opened to guests.	Let's ride on one of three operating and dependable Monorail trains for an elevated look at the construction progress, looking west from an area near Disneyland's main gate. The Pirates of the Caribbean show building is on the right.
Looking east across the site. The old Grand Hotel is in the distance.
The future Cavern of Bubbling Death.
Looking west, the first pieces of the building have gone up.	The show building was not built on a cement slab. Instead, each support beam was secured in a footer, similar to the supports of a roller coaster.

The original maintenance bay is on the right. This was expanded soon after opening to approximately triple the size.	Looking north into the future Rat Cave and Dart Corridor.
	Track placement is in progress. The interior track will be the future home of the Mud Slide scene, and the left turn behind the giant carving of Mara's face. The track closest to the camera is the future Dart Corridor. From there, your Troop Transport Vehicle will make a sharp right into the Rolling Boulder scene, on the far left of the image.
Previously, the extended side queue for Pirates of the Caribbean took up this space. It is now Indiana Jones's long, partially outdoor jungle/cave queue.	The queue winds under the tracks of the Disneyland Railroad to house the future bat cave.
	The back side of the massive show building.
This piece of track is right after the future Chamber of Destiny. The track at the top left leads to the suspension bridge.	Looking west, you can see the stairs into and out of the station.
Massive work was done on the Jungle Cruise to accommodate the queue.	Re-routing the Jungle Cruise.
Back on the monorail. Tarp was placed on the building during later stages of construction.	Looking east. Behind the show building building is the future Film Room of the queue. Pirates of the Caribbean is on the left.
Track in the maintenance bay nears completion.	Our final picture is from the Disneyland parking lot. Shortly after this was taken, work began on closing up the building and installing the show. If you look closely, you can see on old parking lot tram on the left.
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