Jungle Cruise Update

[mickEblu]

He looks so good! Super lifelike, but also expressive. It somehow avoids being in the uncanny valley, from this still at least.

I think he will go down as 2021's Hungry Bear sign.

This is exactly where my mind went. The 2021 Hungry Bear sign.

Is it just me or does the rhino also look more expressive? Or maybe I just never paid close enough attention

 

[Californian Elitist]

Yeah, the characters should all be moving, right?

Otherwise I think it looks good. The guy on the bottom (the butt of the joke, so to speak) looks like a 1960s Marc Davis character.

Looks great, honestly.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Anyone else think they're not going to move? I'm taking bets.

 

[Practical Pig]

This is exactly where my mind went. The 2021 Hungry Bear sign.

Is it just me or does the rhino also look more expressive? Or maybe I just never paid close enough attention

It's not just you. I don't know if it's a new rhinotronic from a new sculpt or just a repaint, but it does look more expressive. And I'm loving the Marc Davis-ish vibe.

 

[Practical Pig]

Anyone else think they're not going to move? I'm taking bets.

Not me.

 

[mickEblu]

It's not just you. I don't know if it's a new rhinotronic from a new sculpt or just a repaint, but it does look more expressive. And I'm loving the Marc Davis-ish vibe.

Me too. Looks like it’s straight from the concept art. Hope the rest of the changes look this good.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

This is exactly where my mind went. The 2021 Hungry Bear sign.

Is it just me or does the rhino also look more expressive? Or maybe I just never paid close enough attention

Looks the same to me:

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

Anyone else think they're not going to move? I'm taking bets.

I'll take some of that action.

 

[mickEblu]

Looks the same to me:
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Could just be the angle or that it’s a closeup but his eye looks whiter and more expressive to me

 

[Practical Pig]

Could just be the angle or that it’s a closeup but his eye looks whiter and more expressive to me

Yeah, I'm thinking it's probably a re-finish with brighter highlights and deeper shadows. How those are applied can obviously have a big effect. If the rhino's movement becomes more refined, we'll know.

 

[mickEblu]

The designs are solid enough, but ultimately I just don't understand the purpose of adding a story or reoccurring characters to the Jungle Cruise. Obviously I understand these changes were done for PC reasons, but part of the gag for the rhino scene is the commentary on the social hierarchy of the white explorer above the African guides. The gag still works, but a layer has been removed (although the new commentary of white man getting the horn with a white woman safe on top has humor in it, as well). Perhaps it would have been better to go ahead and redesign the entire scene, just as they have with the Native portions of the attractions. At the end of the day, though, I'm just happy the changes are independent of the new movie.

It’s weird, I never viewed that scene as a commentary on Social hierarchy (at least a a conscious level) although that could be what they were going for. I viewed it in the most literal way possible. People escaping the rhino. I think I would view it as the White man being the most scared out of the bunch before I viewed it as the white man being the most protected.

Anyway, yeah the figures we ve seen look great. Hopefully they don’t ruin it with unnecessary back stories. You know how it goes these days on most of their rethemes. They give and they takeaway

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

I just noticed they’re different fonts of the same gag.View attachment 562117

What do you mean? this post seemed to have come out of random.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Isn't the guy on the bottom the captain of the ship?

Logically, wouldn't the people on the pole from top down also be the first to last to leave the sinking boat?

 

[NobodyElse]

So ahead of his time

He was the Gary Shandling of pirates.

 

[D.Silentu]

Isn't the guy on the bottom the captain of the ship?

Logically, wouldn't the people on the pole from top down also be the first to last to leave the sinking boat?

I believe so. Captains are responsible for the safety of the passengers so he should be the last one off the boat, therefore their order does make sense.

 

[DCBaker]

Yeah, the characters should all be moving, right?

Otherwise I think it looks good. The guy on the bottom (the butt of the joke, so to speak) looks like a 1960s Marc Davis character.

Moving today!

Skipper Felix gets animated as the trapped skipper scene is completed at the Jungle Cruise

See video of the new Jungle Cruise scene.

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Nothing says good comedy like adhering to societal norms and customs. A better gag would have the captain on top, placing himself above the women and children, ala George Costanza in this scene.

The Captain leaving the ship last isn't the gag of this version of the scene though.

 

[JD2000]

"Look! They're not savages; they own businesses!" - Disney

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

And now we make our way to the bad changes...

To your left, you'll see an utter lack of creativity. To your right, an excess laziness.

 

[mickEblu]

Yikes. The pole scene was looking good and now this. Is this the Jungle Cruise or a Carnival Cruise?