Eric "Bullwhip" Griffin is central-character of the 1967 Disney comedy The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin.
History[]
Background[]
Eric Griffin was an English butler, working for the wealthy Flagg family of Boston in the 19th century. When Flagg heirs Jack and Arabella Flagg were orphaned in 1849, the three stowed away on a ship headed for the gold rush in San Francisco. Eric and the Flagg family became enemies of the corrupt Judge Higgins who planned on stealing a gold map.
In San Francisco, Arabella became a show-girl while Eric became a prize-fighter nicknamed, "Bullwhip" Griffin. Arabella and Griffin became partners and Griffin also won prize-money for his match fighting.
Appearances[]
Grizzly Peak[]
The map of Grizzly Peak identifies a path of the park known as, "Bullwhip Griffin Trail", likely as an allusion to Grizzly Peak's backstory connections to the California gold-rush.
Walt Disney World Railroad[]
A train bulletin at Main Street Station mentions the trains connecting to, "Bullwhip" and, "Griffin Gulch" as a reference to the movie.[1] This reference was also used for a screen in Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom.
Trivia[]
- The Golden Nugget Saloon in Disneyland Paris' Frontierland is named after the saloon where Arabella worked from the Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin.[2]