Jungle Cruise Re-Imagining

[JustInTime]

Trader Sam and surrounding props have been totally removed. :-/

 

[Surferboy567]

The site that shall not be named is reporting Trader Sam is gone.

 

[muddyrivers]

This is absolutely insane. Removing Trader Sam, really? Come on!

 

[Brer Panther]

They've started already?

 

[wdwmagic]

They've started already?

Yes, we knew as soon as Zach posted over the weekend that things would be visible in a day or so.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Let’s be fair, here. His sales have been shrinking for nearly 50 years. We saw this coming. I understand he is opening a sustainable hibiscus and lobiscus farm.

I‘ll show myself out.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Speaking of the movie, have we heard anything on an updated release date? it's one that I've actually been looking forward to...

Nope. Since Black Widow was moved to three weeks before Jungle Cruise's Jul 16 date, it seem it will likely remain there.

Maybe.

 

[Surferboy567]

So are they going to take this ride down? I’d imagine they would have to, but are we expecting them to remove and add while the ride is open?

 

[Dutch Inn '76]

This is absolutely insane. Removing Trader Sam, really? Come on!

(sarcasm on) Headhunters never existed! They were merely a creation of white colonialism. (sarcasm off)

 

[MisterPenguin]

Let’s be fair, here. His sales have been shrinking for nearly 50 years. We saw this coming.

I‘ll show myself out.

He got a head start on leaving the attraction.

 

[TikibirdLand]

Let’s be fair, here. His sales have been shrinking for nearly 50 years. We saw this coming.

I‘ll show myself out.

Guessing he went out of business. He was having to offer those two-for-one sales last time I was there.

 

[ToTBellHop]

So are they going to take this ride down? I’d imagine they would have to, but are we expecting them to remove and add while the ride is open?

It is not scheduled to close. AAs will just disappear with new ones appearing later. Oddly, DL’s will just stay closed when the park reopens for the update, but both should be done in July.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

(sarcasm on) Headhunters never existed! They were merely a creation of white colonialism. (sarcasm off)

There are lots of things that, while historically truthful, need not be on display in the name of family entertainment.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So are they going to take this ride down? I’d imagine they would have to, but are we expecting them to remove and add while the ride is open?

No, Disney said the ride will continue operation during the partial rethemings.

 

[Surferboy567]

It is not scheduled to close. AAs will just disappear with new ones appearing later. Oddly, DL’s will just stay closed when the park reopens for the update, but both should be done in July.

Definitely, an...interesting way of doing a refurb. I thought the changes were going to be more extensive.

 

[JustInTime]

So what are the putting there? More monkeys?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Definitely, an...interesting way of doing a refurb. I thought the changes were going to be more extensive.

It’s just a show update and in 2021, construction tarps are an acceptable show element...

I hope they do not aggressively remove foliage. But, if they do, I fully expect The Zach to start that post with, “Because Walt Disney had no problem removing orange trees for the original Jungle Cruise...”

 

[ToTBellHop]

So what are the putting there? More monkeys?

Less triggering person, I think, but not sure. Maybe Trader Sam will just be a dude selling daiquiris.

 

[peter11435]

Let’s not forget that Walt allowed the jungle cruise to remain open and operating while animals were added and lowered into the jungle via a crane.

 

[durangojim]

Trader Sam and surrounding props have been totally removed. :-/

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Thank goodness! There were so many cannibals being offended! Wonder what they'll change the names of the bars to?