Critter Country

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Critter Country
Critter Country Logo
Attraction type Themed Land
Theme Land of bears and other animals
Disneyland
Opening date 1972
Replaced Indian Village from Frontierland
Renamed from Bear Country (1988)
Tokyo Disneyland
Opening date 1992

Critter Country is one of the "themed lands" at the Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland parks run by The Walt Disney Company.

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[edit] Disneyland

The area now known as Critter Country was first called the Indian Village and featured Native American shows and attractions. In 1972, it became Bear Country, a land themed to the forests of the Pacific Northwest. It was home to the new Country Bear Jamboree. Bear Country was renamed to Critter Country in 1988 in anticipation of Splash Mountain's January 1989 opening. In 2003, the Country Bear Jamboree was replaced with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Critter Country is also home to the Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes.

Critter Country is somewhat small when compared to Disneyland's larger lands. This westernmost area features a single pathway that wraps around the footprint of Splash Mountain, starting near the Haunted Mansion and terminating in a series of shops nestled against the Splash Mountain show building.

[edit] Attractions

[edit] Restaurants

[edit] Food Carts

  • Critter Country Fruit Cart

[edit] Shopping

  • Pooh Corner
  • Briar Patch
  • Professor Barnaby Owl's Photographic Art Studio

[edit] Tokyo Disneyland

When Splash Mountain opened at Tokyo Disneyland, Critter Country was specifically created for it. The only other attraction in this area is the Beaver Brothers Explorer Canoes (formerly Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes in Westernland). Because of the land's small size and the popularity of Splash Mountain, Critter Country is extremely crowded throughout the day.