The River Creature is a character from the Phantom Manor attraction at Disneyland Paris.
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Background[]
The River Creature is a reptilian-like humanoid who is shown to be a semi-aquatic creature. True to its name, it appears to have reptile-like claws as well as a head with what appears to have a crocodilian-like snout as well as several spikes sticking out of its back. Judging by its design, this can imply that this creature appears to be a crocodilian-like monster, although its full body is never shown.
Development history[]
Phantom Manor was an opening day attraction at Disneyland Paris where a portrait of Melanie's encounter with the River Creature has been displayed there for years. Phantom Manor closed for maintenance in 2018 for a major refurb; the attraction later reopened in 2019, resulting in the portrait featuring the River Creature to be removed.
Role in the attraction[]
From opening day to 2018, the portrait of Melanie's encounter with the River Creature was displayed as one of the four stretching portraits in the attraction. The portrait depicts the River Creature rising from a body of water where it prepares to grab Melanie who is standing on the river while the narration from the Phantom is heard in the background giving guests a challenge of how to escape the Phantom Manor; all of a sudden, a loud thunderclap is heard in the stretching room and after the sequence, guests exit the area and then proceed to the attraction's Doom Buggies.
Trivia[]
- The River Creature appears to be the Phantom Manor counterpart of the Alligator from the original Haunted Mansion attraction, paralleling the portrait of Sally Slater about to be eaten by an alligator.
- This monster is likely inspired by the Gillman, a humanoid with amphibian-like characteristics from the 1954 classic horror film, The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
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