Walt's Disneyland Treehouse | HISTORY

[@AlextheHistorian]

NOTES: at 8:40 I did not say "grammerphone". I said "gramaphone" but the music hit a note at the exact same time. It was unfortunate timing during editing.

[@notmyrealname6150]

I'm glad the Magic Kingdom version has kept its Swiss Family Robinson theme.

[@FindingTheForce]

I love the nostalgia of the Swiss family Robinson movie. I wish you could’ve stayed that way.

[@williampachol5194]

Great job, Alex. I remember climbing those stairs as a teen in the early seventies. I believe Disneyland without Walt has lost some experiences that were unique to him. Commercially the park may still be a success, but it has lost its soul.

[@marjoriemargel1567]

Kinda sad, William. It’s true though. Without any imagination in Walt’s Park today, and the outrageous greed that accompanies it , there is really not the sense of discovery and wonderment that used to be there.

[@CissyPantsCrafts]

I loved the treehouse. I made my family climb it every time we went to Disneyland. I always wanted one of my own in my backyard. Even though it was a walking ride so to speak, I got so much fun out of it as did my cousins and friends.

[@v_zach]

Thanks Alex, I have fond memories of the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. Especially the water wheel. The way it carried water to top and provided running water for clamshell sinks blew my mind as a child.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Yeah, why they removed that fantastic feature is beyond reason. Idiotic executive decisions.

[@lostinart]

Old Disneyland was the better one. Thanks for making this one

[@BP-ds6io]

19k subs congrats!!!!!!!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you so much!

[@EmanuelArellano86]

Love this... Great job once again... Although i dont remember the swiss family tree house, Tarzan's treehouse has a warm place in my heart... Its amazing, although not a huge ip, it definitely adds to the charm Disneyland has and the asthetics to Adventureland...

[@RicketyRobot00]

Love old Disneyland. Treehouse is a must every time I visit the park.

[@whistlingsage9817]

Thank you for this terrific video. I learned a lot about the treehouse that I didn't know before, and I have a greater appreciation for it now. I wish I could have seen it in its original form. The idea of a water wheel powering things throughout the entire attraction was really clever. It seems to me that Tony Baxter doesn't get enough credit for all he did to preserve Walt's vision. Thank you, Alex, for helping us remember what makes Disneyland such a special place!

[@ooddities]

I remember as a child going to the tree, now I need to watch the old movie Swiss Family Robinson because it’s been that long ago I watched it. Great vlog, thank you!!!!

[@jetsons101]

Alex "As Always" your narration is great, your voice draws the viewer into the story, Really... No matter what the theme of the treehouse is, it will always be a great walk-thru. I just wished the water wheel was left in, it made the tree a little more dynamic Thanks as always to Alex The Historian for his hours of work.......

[@Video81501]

Great video, Alex! I loved the water wheel and the Swiss Family theming - it was pure Disney magic!

[@chain_sawyer7469]

To me in my heart that will always be the Swiss Family Treehouse.Shows how old I am🤪

[@Rick-l6e]

Walt never forgot to look at things through the eyes of a child. My fondest memories are of the 3 times i got to go to Disneyland when i was a kid. I not only took my kids to Disneyland Tokyo but also to Disneyworld Florida and Universal Studios

[@Dan0__]

I feel pretty fortunate that I was able ro experience Walt Disney's version of Disneyland... (I prefer the Swiss Family Robinson tree house) I'm sad that my grandchildren will not get to experience Disney's masterpiece.

[@danielboone3770]

Interesting history on this treehouse I never knew about! Especially when it came from the movie he produced The Swiss Family Robinson. Thanks! This suddenly inspired me too.

[@OfMiceAndTrains]

Thanks Alex. Brings back a lot of memories

[@waxifari5528]

Killing it lately Alex. Thanks so very much.

[@moniquemc4553]

Thank you for this video. I miss the old Swiss Family Treehouse. This one is cool, but I loved the old one ❤️

[@jasonlahti7211]

I loved your scripting "the sands of time crawl up the hour glass". Great visual!

[@cliffl2406]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@mindlessdroid3630]

Great video as usual you really have a talent for making these. Love those little gems of Walt Disney. I found it interesting that the tree was built with pipes that are used for oil rigs and that years later the larger Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom was build out of an oil rig.

[@lauri-jeancarlson8476]

congrats on 19k subs Alex

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you Lauri!

[@purelypostpartum6945]

LOVE you channel, Alex! Thank you again for such a great video!❤️

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@Nightfall69]

Wonderful story telling as usual, Alex. I remember climbing the original. The one thing that stood out in this video for me was the fact that the steam was chlorinated water. It makes me appreciate the algae effect all the more.

[@Cool_Aed]

Ah yes my favorite series. This is a good day

[@mistybethune9116]

the swiss family robinson was one my fav books as a kid

[@mr.disney4740]

Wonderful alex!

[@Ron_Rhodes]

I believe this was well worth the A ticket it used to cost to climb.

[@riparianlife97701]

My favorite use of the A.

[@dazednblazed420]

Im a year late to watching this and when you said i dont see disney redoing i giggled cuz they are. I know they are remaking the movie too thats why its being done. I cant wait.

[@chrismetzger8875]

For those who want The Swiss Family Treehouse to return they can go to the Magic Kingdom instead.

[@gmmeier321]

Nice history. The Magic Kingdom one is still Swiss Family Robinson.

[@theaccidentalsenior]

Well done Alex. As much as I love the tree house, moving it would make room in that stretch. I wonder where it can be moved. Any suggestions?

[@AlextheHistorian]

I don't think they would ever bother moving it, but it could be put on Tom Sawyer Island

[@theaccidentalsenior]

@@AlextheHistorian I think your right, but if I was to move it I would consider removing the Hungry Bear restaurant and put it there.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Hungry Bear earns them a lot of money, they wouldn't remove a successful restaurant to put in an expensive treehouse that barely gets visitors.

[@MARSOpenBar]

Hi Alex, I hope I'm not veering too far off topic, as my question still relates to Disneyland and Adventureland, but I seem to remember two videos you uploaded about the history of the Jungle Cruise. For some reason, I can't find them now...

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yes I had to remove all my videos due to copyright issues, they are being re-done one by one to remove the issues and update the information in the videos.

[@MARSOpenBar]

@@AlextheHistorian I see. Now I understand. I'm surprised anyone would flag you for copyright issues. I thought educational material was considered fair use. Perhaps because there is advertising support for your page? Do you know?

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yeah I was using royalty-free music in my videos, but I got in an argument with the music creator because he labeled one song "copyright free" and then proceeded to copyright claim my video. I accused him of lying and he flagged all my videos with a take-down notice. If I had tried to appeal the take-down notice, I would have lost, because KZbin usually sides with the original content creator.

[@MARSOpenBar]

@@AlextheHistorian wow, I'm really sorry to read that. Sounds like an unnecessary, essentially pointless hassle. I do want to take this opportunity to thank you for your videos. I think they're great.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thats kind of you to say, thanks!

[@kennethmartin1300]

This Video Channel's series of theme park subjects has provided a great public service to me and saved myself untold amounts of money that I don't have to spend on the 'Disney Empire' anymore. This Disney Treehouse Travesty is just an example, Disney is so willing to trash their own nostalgia factor. When "EuroDis" and their other failures cause the management to panic, they always cut their own throat and start cutting the stuff that has the quality within it to save them. This treehouse proves it. "Swiss Family" was an excellent movie and kids would enjoy it along WITH their parents. Now everyone can wait until the next replacement tree or they just tear the thing down. Now I know that I do not have to waste my money to visit my old Disneyland with false hope that the quality of the past and Walt's dreams are in any way preserved. I'm glad I saw the Treehouse one last time a long time ago.

[@WestinNReptar]

I'm sad they're now taking the Tarzen theming away. That was the last Disney movie I saw growing up with my Grandmother and it always made me think of her.

[@disneygirl5577]

The treehouse is being retheamed back to Swiss Family!

[@xr6lad]

I still call it the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse. And I’m only 56 and don’t remember the original movie.

[@KevinScottFries]

I’ve always had a fear that Disney might tear down Tarzan to build additional queueing for POTC (which it desperately needs).

[@AlextheHistorian]

It's still possible, but I think at the moment Disney hasn't because they don't want to spend the money.

[@bonnie.duncan]

awwwww, and now it’s totally gone…

[@Justintime619]

It’s so sad Disney as a company has forgotten who and what they are.. just IMAGINE what we would have if the money these parks actually generated were put back into the parks instead of buying dying IPs and making and remaking doomed films.. it must have been an amazing place for creative people to work back in the day!!!

[@Rick-l6e]

i asked my dad after seeing the tree "can we move here?"

[@riparianlife97701]

Swiss Family Robinson! That would mean nothing to most people now. It's an objectively-odd title.

[@gibsonaloha]

The Swiss Family Treehouse was such a special attraction , unlike any other in celebration of the original film! I believe it was a mistake to ever remove it in favor of a Tarzan treehouse? Disneyland thrives on a balance of classic & new attractions? Removing Splash Mountain has proven this point that eliminating classic attractions faces significant backlash & long term unhappiness among guests?

[@AlextheHistorian]

True, but if you never remove classic attractions, how can you build new ones to balance things out? Eventually each area of the park would run out of space. They have to take risks, and sometimes those risks don't pan out.

[@gibsonaloha]

@@AlextheHistorian I still disagree to remove major classic attractions, especially because we no longer have the exceptional talents of Walt Disney to create something magical & unique that can replace extraordinary attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean? The current Disney company greatly lacks competent management & leadership or exceptional talent? The junk they decide to create from buying the rights of cartoon characters & old films such as Star Wars is hardly exceptional & certainly does not effectively replace classic attractions?

[@AlextheHistorian]

I'm just saying the concept of removing an attraction is not inherently bad. It's only bad when the thing they replace it with is worse than before. Splash Mountain was not an original Walt era attraction. It dates back to 1989.

[@RussMcClay]

They ruined the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse with the Tarzan nonsense.

[@peko1967]

*Gramaphone

[@AlextheHistorian]

I said "gramaphone". But people keep hearing "grammerphone".

[@hpoliver2981]

Gramaphone, not grammerphone.

[@AlextheHistorian]

I dont know why people keep correcting me on that, I did not say "grammerphone".

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

I was on the original in '73 and a decade later in '83. Not sure why they needed to change it for change's sake, it's a treehouse, not a mechanical/electrical ride. Thanks for the vid.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Because it still required lots of money in maintenance, and by the 1990s, not as many people were visiting it, because it hadn't changed at all since it was installed in the 60s