Jungle Cruise Re-Imagining

TwilightZone

TwilightZone

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As long as they don't turn the ride into "Where's the Rock?" I'm fine with it. Like I said in the classic attractions you would remove thread, the ride is pretty boring and not all the CM's can hit the jokes. If they make the ride into a mini adventure, I'd be for it.
 
LieutLaww

LieutLaww

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There are plans in place to give JC some movie additions IF the movie is successful (which Jim talked about on the podcast) but if it isn't then there will be just a general refurb of the attraction.
 
tomast

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britain said:
Let’s see...

I’ll assume that the tone of the new film will be similar to the Pirates series: Melodramatic adventure with heavy dose of comedy.

That’s not really the tone of the Jungle Cruise attraction since the mid-sixties. The ride is more of a meta-attraction where everyone is in on the joke that the ‘dangers’ are anything but. The only movie I know of that really takes the dangers seriously and yet is able to really make jokes as if it’s not real at the same time is Ghostbusters. It’s possible but unlikely that they’ll be going for that tone with the new movie.

I probably should note that for very young riders, they take the ride seriously. And frequently look around with bewilderment at everyone else on the boat who is laughing.

So what are our options?

1) Add individual scenes of greater danger with special effects meant to truly trick the eye. Let the skippers be silent during these additions (like during WDW’s / Tokyo’s indoor temple scene).

2) Add realistic danger scenes that require the skippers to interact, validating its realism. This would probably mean hiring a different kind of cast member - and judging by the Great Movie Ride, a hard one to come by.

3) Add scenes & locations that tie into the movie events, but are executed with Jungle Cruise’s trademark hokeiness. “Look! There’s the same... thing... that Dwayne Johnson used! Only now it’s being played with by limited movement AA monkeys. Haha!”

This is going to be a challenge. The pirate ride always winked at you, but still acted as if you should take it seriously. Like a grandpa telling you a scary story. Adding Jack Sparrow had downsides, but not really in the tone department. It will be interesting to see what happens to Jungle Cruise.

Wishing WDI good luck!
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The 2nd option would be like when they used to shoot to the hippopotamus or the Kilimanjaro falling bridge.
 
baymenxpac

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okay, now the serious post:

this seems like a rumor that's basically an inference. the rock did say on instagram when he took the role that they were going to re-imagine the attraction, and that could presumably be something the studio told him to help agree to get him to sign on and do the role. now that there's a trailer and a release date, it makes sense. and hill can walk this back if it doesn't go through saying the movie under-performed (which it probably won't, since everything the dude is in makes bank).

we shall see.
 
geekza

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baymenxpac said:
only for it if one of the scenes is the rock doing the people's elbow on trader sam.

"YOU OFFER TWO OF YOUR ROODY POO HEADS FOR ONE OF THE ROCK'S? WELL THE ROCK SAYS YOU CAN SHINE THAT HEAD UP REAL NICE..."
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CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING? Well, now you can by experiencing unique cupcakes inspired by Disney's exciting adventure film, Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson! Exclusively available for a limited time at the Skipper Canteen! Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
 
baymenxpac

baymenxpac

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geekza said:
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING? Well, now you can by experiencing unique cupcakes inspired by Disney's exciting adventure film, Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson! Exclusively available for a limited time at the Skipper Canteen! Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
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it's chilling how accurate this is.
 
ppete1975

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geekza said:
So, on Jim Hill and Len Testa's latest podcast, Jim said that there are plans in place to add new scenes to the Jungle Cruise featuring characters, etc. from the upcoming movie. This all depends, of course, on whether or not the film is a success, but he says that they have already done a lot of prep work, including using designs created for an abandoned update from the 1990's that would have tied in with George of the Jungle. This being from Hill, it's definitely in the "rumor" category, so take that for what it's worth.

Personally, I still hate the Pirates film characters being retrofitted into the ride as it never really fit and, in my opinion, took away from the original attraction's charm. I know that lots of folks here are of the opinion that JC needs something done to it, so this may be it. With Iger and Chapek's mandate that any new additions be IP-based, it would certainly fit with their modus operandi of late.

I'm going to go out on my porch and yell at kids for a while.
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What was the plans for the George of the jungle updates?
I think they will just have rock in a few scenes.. non intrusive or waving good bye at the end.
 
Model3 McQueen

Model3 McQueen

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erasure fan1

erasure fan1

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britain said:
This is one of those topics that didn’t need a Jim Hill rumor to make it discussion-worthy. As soon as it was confirmed that there would be a Jungle Cruise movie, there’s a strong possibility that the attraction would be refreshed to capitalize on it.
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Exactly, you would have to be hugely naive to think that in this Disney era, they won't plug anything successful into an attraction. Even if it makes no sense or doesn't fit. This was probably proposed with the pitch to do the movie.
 
geekza

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ppete1975 said:
What was the plans for the George of the jungle updates?
I think they will just have rock in a few scenes.. non intrusive or waving good bye at the end.
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He only mentioned a couple of things. He said that, overall, lots of additions of silly sight gags like actually putting shorts on the elephants so that the skipper can say, "Don't feel like you have to turn away from the elephants. They're wearing their trunks." Also, he mentioned having live actors dressed up like George, Ursula, and Ape waving at people. Really silly stuff.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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geekza said:
CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING? Well, now you can by experiencing unique cupcakes inspired by Disney's exciting adventure film, Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson! Exclusively available for a limited time at the Skipper Canteen! Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
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Fake news. Carl's Jr. would never sponsor quick service food at WDW, it's way more tasty than that. ;)

Speaking of Carl's Jr.... Mmm... I could go for a Hardee's Monster Burger right about now.
 
999th Happy Haunt

999th Happy Haunt

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Something’s gonna happen to the ride, successful movie or not. Could you imagine seeing the Jungle Cruise movie in theaters and liking the grand adventure aspect of it, only to go on the ride later and get a super cheesey and campy experience? Best thing they can do is update the ride to make it a tad more serious, or at least update the spiel so it matches the tone of the movie a little better.

This is all speculation on my part, obviously we don’t know exactly what tone the movie’s going for just yet, but I’m guessing it’s going to be a “grand adventure with light comedy” like every other adventure movie now.
 

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