mickEblu
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Jungle Cruise came out?
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Jungle Cruise came out?
Supreme Leader
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mickEblu
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Nice. So what should we expect on the Jungle Cruise ride other than a Rock AA replacing Trader Sam?
Supreme Leader
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Considering Trader Sam is in the movie, I wouldn't expect them to replace him with the Rock, but then again I also didn't expect them to remove Splash Mtn. either haha. I can honestly only see them adding small props that are related to the film but nothing major.
mickEblu
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Unless they replace the bathing elephant with the Rock it’s a failure
Like Kevin Durant.... If you can’t beat em, join em.
Supreme Leader
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Not the bathing elephant! They have their trunks on at least!
Sharon&Susan
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Does Trader Sam look more like the DL or WDW version?
Supreme Leader
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Trader Sam is portrayed by a female and her aesthetic falls in line with WDW's look.
Top hat and long hair. Pretty sure she wears a coat as well.
mickEblu
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PiratesMansion
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If this film gets made and Disney mucks with the Mansion because of it, I quit.
Statement reneged only in the .0000000000000009% chance that both the film AND the subsequent retheme are actually good.
Statement reneged only in the .0000000000000009% chance that both the film AND the subsequent retheme are actually good.
Supreme Leader
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She's a welcomed addition. Now that I think about it the film only has two women in speaking roles.
Where does it stop ? We get it Disney
I could be wrong about that though.
mickEblu
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She's a welcomed addition. Now that I think about it the film only has two women in speaking roles.
It’s just they keep hitting us over the head with this women empowerment stuff. I’m not someone that’s really offended or bothered by this stuff so for me to notice means they are getting really repetitive.
Supreme Leader
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I personally don't see it that way, but to each their own! I would argue this is less women "empowerment" and more representation, I guess. I don't know though, this kind of conversation is a slippery slope. The character that I saw was entertaining and funny which I guess is all that matters in a family film.
mickEblu
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Well maybe not empowerment in this particular case but you know what I mean. It’s part of the the same conversation. And I agree with your last statement. In and of itself it’s perfectly fine but when you step back and look at all of the movies that have come out recently that’s when I get annoyed.
DrAlice
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Not sure why you would get annoyed, unless it isn't done well. If the character is well executed in the story, then it shouldn't matter. In this case, there really isn't anything about Trader Sam in the ride that requires him to be male. The gag works just as well if the animatronic is female.
mickEblu
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I made a list a few weeks ago of the movies Disney has released over the last 5+ years and the female empowerment thing is getting repetitive and that annoys me. They re over correcting for the last 2000 years like everything else in society.
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Brer Panther
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Well, how much money did that film make? Even if it wasn't received well critically, that film being successful at the box office would likely be enough of a reason for Disney to get that film's writer.
Stevek
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It does feel a bit odd, perhaps forced, given that Trader Sam is represented by a male in both parks and 2 Tiki Bars.
lazyboy97o
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a sequel to Ghostbusters II instead of the reboot. So not successful enough for Sony to stick with the reboot.
Professortango1
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Yeah, these franchises having a 2 women are so oppressive to male egos. The movie is inspired by the ride, not an adaptation of the ride.