Crossroads City
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Baghdad, 10th Century
Founded as "Madīnat as-Salam" (the City of Peace) in 762 CE, Baghdad is the colossal capital and beating heart of the cosmopolitan Abbasid Caliphate.
We have traveled to the height of the Islamic Golden Age, an academic and cultural blossoming thanks to the House of Wisdom, one of the world's earliest universities.
An Engaged Streetlife
10th-Century Baghdad is a bustling hub for commerce and culture along the Silk Road. The Caliphate of this period is religously tolerant and encourages new trades and ideas.
On the ground is an array of bazars and alleyways. The city is a maze. Inspired with a depth of knowledge present in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, cast members are taught elements of real history or tall-tales, and presented as merchants and traders stopping at Baghdad along the road.
Yet, walking through Baghdad does not feel like your stereotypical "medieval city". "Skyscrapers" loom overhead, built from mud-brick. Near the far edge of the land is the Golden Palace and House of Wisdom; the center of the Abassid rule. Combining these elements, most of the city is a maze of markets and paths, but one can navigate through the taller adminstrative buildings.
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New City / Den o' Thieves
To the left of Baghdad Bazar lies the urban outskirts, or “New City” of medieval Baghdad. It also has another name - the “Den o’ Thieves”, as its home to the Bandit’s secret lair and Crossroad Trading Co. Depot. All-too-comfortable with the shadier sides of streets, Aladdin has set-up shop here with A Whole New World and Magic Carpets.
Baghdad Bazar
The central thoroughfare of Crossroads City is the Baghdad Bazar, a bustling marketplace featuring a variety of local retail & food carts. In-character cast members entertain guests with a tall-tales both real and farcical, and if you’re lucky, you may even catch a street show – or a bandit attack!
Old City / Learning District
To the right of the Baghdad Bazar from the time-travel portal is the “Old City”, or Learning District of the Abassids. Founded in the 700s with the caliphate, the Old City contains both the Golden Palace – home to an insightful walkthrough - as well as the famous House of Wisdom, home to Algebra Road.
Medieval Skyscrapers!
Attractions
Algebra Road ("Math Mountain" Indoor Roller Coaster): Director of the House of Wisdom and "father of algebra" Al-Khwarizmi invites us into his study. The world turns dark, and suddenly we have entered an abstract, fantastical world of mathematics, where the coaster tracks transforms into a line graph performing intricate equations and inexplicable turns. D/E-Ticket.
A Whole New World (Suspended Dark Ride): Following the events of the film, Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Genie take a magic carpet ride to Baghdad. C/D-Ticket.
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin (Transferred from Magic Kingdom): Removed from the Adventureland bottleneck and placed in a more appropriate location here. B-Ticket.
Golden Gardens Walkthrough (Themed Walkthrough): Visit the stunning gardens and reflection pools of the Abassid Palace in 10th-century Baghdad. A-Ticket.
Entertainment
A Thousand & One Nights (Rotating Show): At a small prop-up theater within the Den O' Thieves, street performers outline several famous stories from 1001 Nights.
House of Wisdom (Themed Mini-Show): Part of Algebra Road's queue but also accessible from the side. A library room starring abstracted academics sharing their knowledge with silly skits.
Crossroad Traders (Interactive Experience): Enlist with a band of merchants and traders in medeival Baghdad. Complete scavenger hunts and solve puzzles to uncover the identity of the “meddling bandits”!
Fortune Tellers (Street Show): A collection of competing fortune tellers at the bazar increasingly one-up each other's predictions for bewildered guests.
Street Performers (Street Show) OR…
Bandit Battle! (Impromptu Street Show): Replaces the street performers at random times throughout the day. When bandits attack, a hero must rise from the crowd to rescue the marketplace.
Dining / Retail
Prince Ali's Festival Feast (Sit-Down Table-Service): Meet the cast of Aladdin while dining in the sultan's royal palace.
Silk Road Tavern (Sit-Down Quick-Service): A rustic tavern comprising foods around the medevial world, including regional Arabic cooking, East Asian, and European cuisine.
Baghdad Bites (Stand-Up Vendors): A collection of food/snack stands propped up around the bazar, sampling authentic Iraqi cuisine.
Baghdad Bazar / “The Marketplace” (Retail): A bustling bazar of goods comprising the main central thoroughfare of Crossroads City. Each stand has its own “shop”, yet it is demarcated as one central location throughout the city, resembling a real-life Arabain bazar.
Crossroads Trader Depot (Retail): Starting location for Crossroads Traders interactive experience, a large indoor shop containing both authentic trading goods and more… temporally-undefined artifacts (Disney merch). Also the gift shop for A Whole New World.
Study Wing (Retail): A small wing of the library in the House of Wisdom that has been converted into a bookstore. Gift shop for Algebra Road.
The Bandits’ Big Stash o’ Cash (Retail): A secret stash of gold coin and other fake jewelry hidden in the city by the meddling bandits. Ending location for Crossroads Traders. Not listed on park map.
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