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Parents Raise Concerns Over Alleged Misinformation at Disney Park Attraction

The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail at Disney California Adventure Park offers guests an interactive experience emphasizing education about California’s native wildlife. This unique attraction features various activities, such as the Cliff Hanger Traverse Rock Climb and the Hoot n’ Holler Log Slides, designed to engage families in a fun and educational manner.

However, the walkthrough attraction recently garnered attention for alleged misinformation presented to Disney Park guests. The signs meant to educate young adventurers about birds have come under scrutiny for widespread errors.

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Redditor u/mattyj925 recently visited the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and identified several significant errors in the attraction’s signage. The Disneyland Resort guest shared three images of inaccurate bird fact signs:

Redwood Creek – Weird Signs?

Redwood Creek – Weird Signs?
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One of the most notable discoveries included incorrect scientific names for various animals. A sign that purportedly described the Great Horned Owl listed its scientific name as “Bubo Virginanus,” a misspelling of the accurate name, “Bubo Virginianus.”

One sign discussing the Cave Myotis Bat inaccurately identified its scientific name as “Falco Peregrinus,” which actually represents the Peregrine Falcon. The correct classification for the Cave Myotis Bat is “Myotis Velifer.” Another sign regarding the Osprey was criticized for missing the word “fly” and misspelling another word.

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“The third pic claims that the amazing Osprey ‘will anywhere from 30 to 100 feet’, plus an extra typo for the word ‘oily’ in the first section,” the Disney California Adventure Park guest wrote.

Unfortunately, the Disneyland Resort guest noted that these three signs weren’t the only ones with errors.

“It was fun to walk from sign to sign seeing what would be wrong with the next one, but it felt bizarre to see these in a Disney park,” they wrote. “…Super weird all around, there’s at least 5 of them.”

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Disney Parks fans expressed surprise and disappointment, given Disney’s reputation for meticulous attention to detail in all facets of their theme parks.

“These are so strange!” one commenter wrote. “I feel like Disney wouldn’t haphazardly put up signs with errors like this. Plus the design and art isn’t that appealing either. I’m stumped as of how this could happen…a designer with a short deadline???”

“They also look like they were made in PowerPoint. Badly,” another replied. “The off-center, clip art, basic font, the shapes of the text boxes…. All really bad. Like for real did they have a high school aged intern do these and then just not proofread at all before telling them to go ahead and put them up?”

Have you noticed other typos or mistakes at Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort? Let How to Disney know in the comments.

Jess Colopy

Jess Colopy is a Disney College Program alum and kid-at-heart. When she’s not furiously typing in a coffee shop, you can find her on the hunt for the newest Stitch pin.

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