What other theming details should I notice about the Resort?
You’ll see that the buildings in the Resort, starting with Parterre Place in Magnolia Bend, begin very luxuriously, and become more rustic and dilapidated looking as you move up river, culminating in the backwoods settings of Alligator Bayou. As the Riverside (was Dixie Landings) “legend” goes, this is due to the fact that, as pioneers traveled up the Sassagoula River (which we are told is the American Indian word for “Mississippi”), they started building residences with the grandest of building materials from the “city” of the French Quarter (was Port Orleans). As they got further upstream, the building supplies started running low, and they were forced to improvise. Similarly, the exterior of the Resort commercial center starts out looking mighty fancy at the Medicine Show Arcade, becoming rustic and weather-beaten by the time it reaches the Cotton Mill building. As you walk along the Sassagoula River between Magnolia Bend and Alligator Bayou, look closely and you’ll notice a transit
