The Jungle Cruise

 Here's some fun info about the Jungle Cruise:

The attraction was in the opening day roster of the park, and has remained open and largely unchanged in theme and story since then. The original plan was to use real animals, but these plans were abandoned once Disney realized that the animals would likely sleep during the day. Aside from alterations and maintenance changes, four completely new show scenes have been added to date. In 1994 the river channel was rerouted to make way for the queue buildings and entrance courtyard of the Indiana Jones Adventure.

While the ride's comedic spiel is filled with intentionally bad puns by the skipper, the original intent of the ride was to provide a realistic, believable voyage through the world's jungles. The original spiel was similar to the narration of a nature documentary.


I argue that the puns are not bad.  They are hilarious! 

  • “I’d like to point out some of my favorite plants here in the jungle.” points at various plants without saying a word
  • “Please watch your head when you leave the boat, and if you can’t watch your head, then watch your mouth. This is a family atmosphere.”
  • Well folks, I hope you all enjoyed your trip around the jungle! I had such a good time that I’m going to do it again…and again…and again…every 15 minutes for the next 8 hours.

    • See? Funny.  There's a bunch more too.  I guess we'll just have to go to Disneyland and sit up close to the skipper so we can hear them all!



    Who is that weirdo lurking behind the pillar on the right side of this pic?





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    1. Zac ChristensenMay 7, 2023 at 9:30 AM

      One of my favorites! I never really want to go in the ride but I’m happy I do!

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