Lists in hand and armed with determination, a team of intrepid explorers searched the world over for hidden treasures — not for the gold sought by certain Caribbean pirates, nor the jewels mined by a septet of dwarves — no, these hunters were in pursuit of a vast array of odds ’n’ ends, the sorts of things reminiscent of wild scavenger hunts.
Jodi has packed the luggage (Main Street Station) and is ready to set sail aboard a boat (Rivers of the Far West), complete with black and tackle (Trader Sam’s — Adventureland).
But these were no ordinary adventurers, mind you, these were Imagineers — thirteen sturdy souls who successfully completed a two-year “scavenger hunt.” And what a hunt it was to track down all the goods required to decorate the shops, restaurants and attractions of Euro Disneyland. Operating out of their Glendale headquarters, prop designers Joan Kuba, Jodi McLaughlin and Bethann Morris, coordinator Ginger Stanley and secretary Cecilia Gonzales have gathered enough props to fill up a whole theme park…or at least half of one (Main Street, Frontierland and Discoveryland).
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