Roger_the_pianist
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Jungle Cruise Re-Imagining
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Haymarket2008
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Now if they REALLY cared, they’d bring back the Pirate Bird outside the main entrance of Pirates 
Think I saw some giant latex frogs at local Michaels craft store going for about $8 bucks if Disney wants to pad it out. Might be cheaper now with HW clearance.
Update: Yeah they look pretty good. https://www.michaels.com/10in-green-frog-by-ashland/10662698.html
Update: Yeah they look pretty good. https://www.michaels.com/10in-green-frog-by-ashland/10662698.html
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Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
The long-removed frogs make a return to the World Famous Jungle Cruise
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Roger_the_pianist
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Would be funny if real frogs start hanging out here 
999th Happy Haunt
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I know this is just a little suprise extra addition that nobody really expected, but they couldn’t have been bothered to make them move a little like they did 50 years ago or even just put them on a surface where the frog on the right’s legs aren’t floating?Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
The long-removed frogs make a return to the World Famous Jungle Cruise
raymusiccity
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I'll bet you would find a Made in China stamp on them, too !
LittleBuford
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The lack of movement doesn't bother me, but the floating legs are unfortunate.
Dragonman
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Great quality photo, it looks like these are newly sculpted figures as it appears the mouths are no longer made to move anymore (speaking of which here’s the original mechanism):Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
Frogs return to the Magic Kingdom's World Famous Jungle Cruise after a 49-year hiatus
The long-removed frogs make a return to the World Famous Jungle Cruise
Also these photos of the original figures were shown at a Marc Davis convention a while back:
UNCgolf
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The floating legs don't look very good, but this is one time I'm willing to give them some leeway -- mainly because I don't think they really had any budget for this.
I'm guessing this was something the Imagineering team decided they could do as a quick add to the overhaul to nod at the history of the ride, and had to do it very cheaply because it wasn't something the company cared about. I don't think they had the budget/resources to actually build AAs or anything remotely like that.
But who knows; I'm just speculating.
Rich Brownn
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So long as that bird never ever goes back to unloadNow if they REALLY cared, they’d bring back the Pirate Bird outside the main entrance of Pirates
LittleBuford
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Fair points, and I imagine the floating effect isn't really visible except through close-up photos.
raymusiccity
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So much for diversity. Bring back the other species!
THEMEPARKPIONEER
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Who else is thinking they were always there from the original scene and they were hiding behind a shrub? And like everything else they were animated
DisneyDodo
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Wait, I’m confused. I thought Tiana and Naveen were going into Splash!
JoeCamel
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Who else is thinking they were always there from the original scene and they were hiding behind a shrub? And like everything else they were animated
OG Runner
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It is now known as the Frog scene. They are meant to enhance the experience of the Jungle Cruise.
This addition is why it is worth $15.00 to use the lightning lane for this ride.
WondersOfLife
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It costs 0 dollars to make sure the frog's legs are attached to the log, though. lol
UNCgolf
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It's not that simple -- I don't think there's any way to position those frogs so that every leg looked like it was in the right place while also not looking like the frog was about to fall backwards off the log. I think the whole figure would need to be redesigned.
That's really what I meant about giving them leeway with little to no budget (if that's the case). I'm thinking they didn't have the time or money to design and redesign prototypes so that it looked perfect. I'm imagining it was more along the lines of "let's quickly get something fabricated that looks like the original frogs".