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Swiss Family Treehouse

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/* Fun Facts and Trivia */
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
*This Swiss Family Robinson was one of three operating attractions in Adventureland on opening dayalong with the [[Jungle Cruise]] and [[Tropical Serenade]] <ref> https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/opening-dates </reF>.
*Just outside of the Treehouse, guests can find other items salvaged from the SWALLOW<ref name= "Jack"/>.
*The Swiss Family Treehouse has 116 steps, 9 limbs, 1,400 branches and 300,000 polyethylene leaves<ref name= "Jack"/>.
*The only organic part of the tree is the Spanish Moss which covers the leaves and branches<ref name= "Jack"/>.
*The Swiss Family Treehouse was constructed to look like a Banyan Tree, which are local to Florida<ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_swiss.htm </ref>.
*The official Latin name given by Disney to the tree is Disneyodendron eximus<ref> http://www.mainstgazette.com/2009/12/disneyodendron-eximus.html </ref>.
*The original Swiss Family Treehouse in Disneyland was modeled after a Moreton Bay Fig Tree found in Anaheim<ref> http://www.yesterland.com/moretonbay.html </ref>.
* Woody Strode served as the model for the natives found in the Jungle Cruise <ref> Yee, Keven. Walt Disney World Hidden History Second Edition. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print </ref>