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Jungle Cruise Re-Imagining
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GimpYancIent
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Cut the chase and just remove the current ride and install "The Jungle Cruise" Roller Coaster! The Jungle Cruise was never meant to be a thrill ride.
Bocabear
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it can be a ride with thrilling effects...not thrill ride as in coaster... I think they were trying to do that on the Hong Kong version with the fire and water effects....successful or not there was an effort. And "thrill" doesn't have to mean scare...it could be dazzling, beautiful or awe inspiring.. It got stale and they added jokes instead of updating and revamping the visuals... Now with the removal of a bunch of the sets, they have to opportunity to add more engaging and fantastic upgrades... Put the boat in the action. not passing the action...
"Jungle Cruise will reopen July 16, 2021 at Disneyland park, with an updated experience that welcomes new characters from around the world plus even more of the humor, wildlife and skipper heart that makes this classic attraction a favorite. At Magic Kingdom Park, you can continue to enjoy the Jungle Cruise while updates are being made, and all changes will be completed this summer.
Progress continues at both parks as Imagineers build on the original story with new adventures that stay true to the experience we know and love. Today we’re revealing a behind-the-scenes look at the work on Trader Sam’s newest venture, which recently dropped in at Disneyland.
True to his reputation as the best merchant in the jungle, Trader Sam has found a way to convert the new Lost & Found location into something more profitable for the Jungle Navigation Company Ltd. The Jungle Cruise appears to be going the route of all the best rides – ending with a gift shop! Take a look at this first look above!
True to their reputations, our world-famous skippers will continue their unique presentations along the river with interactions that guests expect. In this video, Disney Imagineer Kevin Lively takes us on recent trip down the river at Magic Kingdom to share a reminder of some classic Jungle Cruise moments: "
Progress continues at both parks as Imagineers build on the original story with new adventures that stay true to the experience we know and love. Today we’re revealing a behind-the-scenes look at the work on Trader Sam’s newest venture, which recently dropped in at Disneyland.
True to his reputation as the best merchant in the jungle, Trader Sam has found a way to convert the new Lost & Found location into something more profitable for the Jungle Navigation Company Ltd. The Jungle Cruise appears to be going the route of all the best rides – ending with a gift shop! Take a look at this first look above!
True to their reputations, our world-famous skippers will continue their unique presentations along the river with interactions that guests expect. In this video, Disney Imagineer Kevin Lively takes us on recent trip down the river at Magic Kingdom to share a reminder of some classic Jungle Cruise moments: "
New Jungle Cruise Experience Will Open at Disneyland Park July 16, with Work Completed at Magic Kingdom Park This Summer
If you’ve missed the back side of water, hippos that wiggle their ears and skippers with a pun for every river bend, we have exciting news!
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DoleWhipDrea
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I enjoy the comedic aspects of the attraction, and I'm glad that that is not being completely abandoned. Some of the concept art I've seen makes me feel like Marc Davis (who was originally tasked to update the Jungle Cruise scenes and add some gags) would have approved. But it does feel a bit like WDI got so excited drafting up monkey gags and had a difficult time whittling down ideas, so more are going in 
But I agree, some additional "thrilling" effects would be wonderful. Add more fire and water effects! The Hong Kong version did some really interesting things that could definitely be incorporated stateside. And not everything new should be something with a height requirement and exclude people with various physical conditions. The parks are meant to be enjoyed by everyone and need to continue to be accessible to everyone. It's really frustrating being disabled and seeing so many slow-moving rides that one could have ridden back in the day to just be replaced by another coaster that flies too quickly past impressive special effects that you can barely enjoy. If Expedition Everest spent more time in front of the non-operating AA Yeti, Disney would be inclined to put up the budget to fix it.
But I agree, some additional "thrilling" effects would be wonderful. Add more fire and water effects! The Hong Kong version did some really interesting things that could definitely be incorporated stateside. And not everything new should be something with a height requirement and exclude people with various physical conditions. The parks are meant to be enjoyed by everyone and need to continue to be accessible to everyone. It's really frustrating being disabled and seeing so many slow-moving rides that one could have ridden back in the day to just be replaced by another coaster that flies too quickly past impressive special effects that you can barely enjoy. If Expedition Everest spent more time in front of the non-operating AA Yeti, Disney would be inclined to put up the budget to fix it.
Animaniac93-98
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But will the newer Jungle Cruise do more to promote Florida Citrus?
Surely nothing is more timeless, family friendly and inclusive than Florida Citrus!
Surely nothing is more timeless, family friendly and inclusive than Florida Citrus!
aladdin2007
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Orange Bird animatronic confirmed........I wish haha,,,,at least for the tiki room, people would love that.
Animaniac93-98
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Have they ponied up for a sponsorship?
Florida Citrus Growers was the first corporate sponsor to sign onto WDW in the late 60s. When MK and the resort opened, they complained both did not do enough to promote them. Citrus everywhere was their ultimate goal.
So even if they did sign on to sponsor Jungle Cruise in 2021 and WDW accommodated their wishes, they would most likely still demand...
"More citrus!"
MrPromey
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This is what worries me - the flavor so far for 2020s WDI seems to be mostly rancid.
That said, I also hope it turns out well.
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JMcMahonEsq
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The major hurdle I can see to this is given the nature of the jungle cruise, the story and narrative of the skippers is what is the unique feature of the ride that you can exploit. Everything else is really handicapped. Take the animals for example? How do you reinvigorate the JC featuring pretend animals, when you have the AK and Safari ride now which didn’t exist when JC first opened? Any comparison between fake animals and live animals is going result in a “snooze” rating for the fakes.
As to animatronics the JC is rather unique in that it is basically geared as a dark water ride...but outdoors. This means all the newer features of your best dark water rides, the use of modern animatronics mixed with screen visuals, are subject to the rain and elements. Your never going to be able to recreate the WOW factor of the Navi River or say PotC in China in an outdoor setting.
The one unique feature of jungle cruise that no other ride has is 100% character interaction with a live person. The skipper brings to the ride something that should be leveraged to make the ride unique. Different skippers with slightly different roles/“scripts”/take on the ride help promote repeat ridability, with each trip being a bit different. It is this feature that I think the JC experience has to be built around. Anything else and the ride becomes a second best , it’s ok but X ride does this better.
FigmentFan82
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For what it's worth, new trailer...
FigmentFan82
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and poster...
Dwayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise Film?
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/dwayne-johnson-disney-jungle-cruise-1201573791/ Why in the world is this something not announced at D23? I'm confused.
Looks like a fun summer movie. But please, Disney, in the name of all that is good and pure and holy, do not turn the park ride into a quest for some pink glowing tree, complete with Dwayne Johnson animatronic.
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GimpYancIent
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Come on, it could be the touch (some folks) would actually get exited about. Give the ride a little zing, so to speak. In a couple of years another refurb can be done.
Bocabear
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With live interaction and scripts they could even do a riff off the GMR, 2 different show modes, switch off skippers halfway through the ride Show A and Show B... I mean it could be done...and would add an element of surprise as far as which show sequence you would be seeing... The Temple could be handles like the Indiana Jones Temple of Mara too.. Digital mapping and more than one scenario... So it feels different...