Eyes of Mara Episode 1: History and Development -or- You Seek The Future

Those Happy Places

In March of 1995, Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Since then, the attraction has gone from revolutionary in its use of technology and effects to a legacy attraction—the successes of which have been used and re-used in a whole new generation of theme park rides and attractions. In this episode, we dive into the history of the ride’s development—how Lucasfilm and Disney began their in-park collaborations, early concepts for the attraction and its place in Adventureland, its unique design elements, and its unique place as a melding between the analog and digital ages of Theme Park Attractions.

Join Buddy and Alice as they begin a new adventure in Eyes of Mara, a new Miniseries from Those Happy Places! This is the first of four weekly episodes releasing in October of 2022. We hope you enjoy the ride!

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Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. Our theme song is Golden Gate by the California Feetwarmers, Featuring Phil Alvin.

Music for Eyes of Mara comes from HoliznaCC0 and the Free Music Archive, under a Creative Commons 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Tracks Include: There Will Come A Time, SomeWhere in the Dark

Additional music comes from Kevin Macleod. All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Tracks in this Episode:

Bummin on Tremelo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3464-bummin-on-tremelo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hidden Past by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3873-hidden-past
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4331-secret-of-tiki-island
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Casa Bossa Nova by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3481-casa-bossa-nova
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license