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    Disneyland just revitalized one of its most underrated attractions

    by Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times Nov 27, 2023 6 minutes
    Jane the ostrich at Disneyland's Adventureland Treehouse in Anaheim, California.

    LOS ANGELES — Like many a child, no doubt, Kevin Kidney fantasized about living at Disneyland. But he didn't imagine himself swashbuckling with pirates or cavorting with ghosts. His special place was more serene.

    Kidney's spot was the original Swiss Family Treehouse, built in 1962 and tucked away in Adventureland near the Jungle Cruise. His adoration of the treehouse instilled in him a lifelong love of the attraction and the film it was based upon. Kidney, now an accomplished designer and artist whose creative studio collaborates often with the Walt Disney Co., recollects on why the treehouse — an attraction that can be overlooked among today's more modern thrills — is unique.

    "It's one of the few attractions that is very hands-on," Kidney says. "You're propelling yourself up at your own pace. The things you're allowed to touch — the tree trunk — gives you more of a sensory, 'you are there' experience. You're not under a lap bar in

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