Jungle Cruise Re-Imagining

[JustInTime]

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

My guess is unfortunately more monkeys lol

 

[ToTBellHop]

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.

Sure, and I also understand that they need the capacity. The decision to keep it closed in DL is more surprising but I believe they are partially doing that because they can’t use indoor queues now and Indy will therefore use the JC queue building.

 

[trainplane3]

My guess is unfortunately more monkeys lol

So we're getting an AA of Zach then? Interesting change I guess.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

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

Disney has indicated that they have no plans to change the name of the bars.

The names were never the problem.

 

[JustInTime]

If they were really planning on re-theming Sam or giving him a new backstory, they would have announced this. My guess is that the chimpanzee butterfly scene that was announced just before his removal is what will be the replacement.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Are we sure Sam is gone for good? Could there be a modification coming instead?

 

[JustInTime]

Are we sure Sam is gone for good? Could there be a modification coming instead?

I feel like he is so beloved that they would have announced that. I commented above but they released the new butterfly concept art days before his removal. I suspect that is what’s going there.

 

[Horizons1]

What a shame. Anything fun will now be gone.

 

[Haymarket2008]

I feel like he is so beloved that they would have announced that. I commented above but they released the new butterfly concept art days before his removal. I suspect that is what’s going there.

That could very well be. Although that would be a bizarre finale.

 

[JustInTime]

That could very well be. Although that would be a bizarre finale.

I just can’t figure out where else that would go.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Are we sure Sam is gone for good? Could there be a modification coming instead?

I mean, there *could* be. We don't know for sure.

But I think it's likely that Disney would be talking about that to quell discussions like these given the character's popularity. That they've commented on keeping his name for the bars but not on keeping the figure itself seems to hint that they want to try to let it go quietly.

 

[Brer Oswald]

All they would have had to do is remove the face paint, and change the outfit. Or was the issue the Shrunken Head? Could have made him trade something else. Now the bar names feel out of place.

 

[donaldfan]

I would think the butterfly scene would go with the existing butterflies?

 

[JustInTime]

All they would have had to do is remove the face paint, and change the outfit. Or was the issue the Shrunken Head? Could have made him trade something else. Now the bar names feel out of place.

Agree.

 

[SpectroMagician]

Horrible move. We as a country need to learn how to not be offended, not remove things like this that actually happened in history and cannot in any way be offensive to people living today.

 

[Brer Panther]

I'd be more okay with this if it weren't for the fact that they're replacing Trader Sam with more monkeys. How about some other type of animal? Variety is a thing, Disney. Monkeys are not automatically funny.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Sick of Zack Ridley slapping his Mark all over Disney World.

 

[Doberge]

It'll be great when they replace CM skippers with audioanimatronic Visions saying stuff like "Neither is the true Jungle Cruise, both are the true Jungle Cruise" and "Over here... it's the ship of Theseus crashed on the bank!"

 

[brihow]

I'd be more okay with this if it weren't for the fact that they're replacing Trader Sam with more monkeys.

Chimps are apes, not monkeys.

 

[montyz81]

Thank you, "cancel culture," for ruining Disney's parks for a select few that are needlessly offended. Please put it in perspective and build things that don't offend going forward without erasing or changing the United States' history.