Jungle Cruise Refurb 5/11-24

[darthjohnny]

Did they recently work on the Jungle Cruise?

A lot of the animals seemed to be moving more fluidly.

Even Trader Sam. I didn't even know he moved!

 

[Dayma]

I am going the end of April. Thank god it willnot be closed, my 3yr old daughter loves it

 

[dpunky]

Looks like this will be just minor fixes to repair some animatronics. I wonder if WDW has something larger in the works for this ride.

 

[bears163]

some refurb is better than none i guess but this ride needs it the most out of any IMO.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Being of a certain vintage does not guarantee quality, and everything eventually runs its course. JC was an attraction of its time, and that was 20 years ago.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Being of a certain vintage does not guarantee quality, and everything eventually runs its course. JC was an attraction of its time, and that was 20 years ago.

The animatronics and show scenes themselves might be a bit dated, but this ride is so contingent on the skipper that the show scenes are almost irrelevent. I think more so than a sprucing up of the animatronics, the script probably needs a re-write. Even just including some of the non-scripted jokes that cast members have come up with would do wonders for the ride.

 

[kcnole]

The Jungle Cruise is a ride you can never get rid of. It needs some sprucing up, probably some better AA's and maybe some better effects, but the ride is about the comedic timing of the skipper and the overall feel of the ride. It is still by far one of my favorite rides in the entire MK. It is amazing how much bigger and immense that ride feels as a kid vs how it feels as an adult.

 

[nemofinder22]

Certainly hope not.We already have a dream suite.:zipit:

Dream Home and not Dream Suite for COP. lol

 

[WDW Monorail]

I only got to ride it once during my January trip (went down for rehab the day after I got there), but I'm pretty sure it was a cap gun.

Fun Fact: back in the day, they used to use the pistols as a means of signaling back to base if there was some type of emergency. There was a specific list of what a certain number of shots meant.

Sorry to hear 'bout that Jackie. You doing alright now?

:lookaroun

 

[EpcotServo]

PLEASEEE give us Disneyland's jungle Cruise stuff Disney...

 

[unkadug]

Sorry to hear 'bout that Jackie. You doing alright now?

:lookaroun

:ROFLOL:

 

[Dayma]

PLEASEEE give us Disneyland's jungle Cruise stuff Disney...

Excuse my ignorance. What are the differences?

 

[marni1971]

Excuse my ignorance. What are the differences?

Simply go back a page and look at posts 29, 36 & 37

Did they recently work on the Jungle Cruise? A lot of the animals seemed to be moving more fluidly. Even Trader Sam. I didn't even know he moved!

The JC has been getting some after hours love for over a year now. No additions, just TLC.

 

[brkgnews]

Sorry to hear 'bout that Jackie. You doing alright now?

:lookaroun

Much better now, thanks. :ROFLOL:

Schmartypantz.

 

[DME]

Aren't they going to add Stitch into the ride?

 

[Dayma]

Simply go back a page and look at posts 29, 36 & 37

The JC has been getting some after hours love for over a year now. No additions, just TLC.

lol will do.

 

[WDWFigment]

I wonder if 13 days is long enough to add the piranhas to the ride? That effect really is great!

 

[theRIOT]

Awesome.

Looks like they finally have time to add in those incredible, life-like, fluid-moving cardboard cut outs of Timon and Pumbaa as was discussed a year or so ago.

Runs away to cower.

Cheers!

 

[WDWFigment]

^^I like my idea for that rumor:

Timon and Pumba in cartoon form would be an atrocious idea. What about a realistic warthog AA next to a realistic meerkat AA? The skippers would be able to make plenty of jokes and allusions to the Lion King, and some kids might still say, "Timon and Pumba!" but it would not bastardize the original.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=207298&highlight=jungle+cruise

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Dream Home and not Dream Suite for COP. lol

I just want COP to stay around.