Jungle Cruise Movie is Official

Well it looks like we're getting another ride turned into a film.

Here's the story:

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hot on the heels of the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," another Disneyland ride, "Jungle Cruise," is being turned into an action-adventure feature.

On Jungle Cruise, riders travel the rivers of the jungle guided by a riverboat skipper, encountering wild animals along the way. The first version of the Jungle Cruise ride was based on Walt Disney's True Life Adventure Series.


The period piece will be developed in the vein of Disney adventure films of the past. "It's completely inspired by and relates to the ride and will contain elements of the ride in the story," said David Hoberman, who will produce the feature.


While "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a worldwide smash, Disney also turned its Haunted Mansion and Country Bear attractions into films, to less spectacular effect.


And here is the link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=598&e=3&u=/nm/20040517/film_nm/film_jungle_dc

If there is a next attraction-into-film after this one, the story will include this line:


While "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a worldwide smash, Disney also turned its Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion and Country Bear attractions into films, to less spectacular effect.

So after the revenues of POTC, this is all these people can come up with?

I like the opposite osmosis much better; a successful original film turns into a successful attraction/theme.