The Jungle Cruise 2017!
All of your favorite Disney "Jungle Characters" join this classic Walt Disney World attraction, featuring such memorable sights and sounds as:
- Carl and Russell lost at Inspiration Falls, Carl's miniature house perched atop the classic Marc Davis-designed rockwork. Kevin and Dug look on from the underbrush, right where the bullfrogs used to be. Instead of the Pygmy Camp, Charles Muntz's crashed airship appears, inhabited by the remainder of the talking dogs. For some reason, Kaa appears on the tree near Muntz's ship, despite Kaa's film taking place in India, not South America. Oh well, the hypnotism effect in Kaa's eyes actually works!
- Turk, Tantor and some of Tarzan's other friends are now "Trashin' the Camp" in a musical sequence straight from the film. Tarzan and Jane even appear in place of the African bull elephants, thanks to Tantor's appearance negating their use in the ride's consistent storyline. Even Professor Porter makes an appearance, looking at a map near the entrance to the African Veldt, unaware that the leopard Sabor is about to swipe at him from behind.
- Lions eating sleeping zebras? FORGET IT. It's a "Circle of Life" on the African Veldt as the animals of the Pridelands gather to see Rafiki raise Simba high above the massive rockwork of Pride Rock. Remember the Lost Safari? Well, the already-PC guys and now even more PC, enjoying tea with a now-friendly rhinoceros underneath the "world's largest umbrella" with Timon and Pumbaa visiting for grubs and tea as well.
- Tick-Tock Croc and Louis the Alligator replace Old Smiley and Ginger. Schweitzer Falls is now named Iger Falls, a tribute to world famous CEO, Albert Iger.
- The hippos now recreate "The Dance of the Hours" from Fantasia, complete with added alligators and tutu-wearing hippopotami. Not enough Jack Sparrow in Adventureland, you say? Well, look no more. Jack has since been added to Headhunter Territory, recreating the scenes from Cannibal Island in Dead Man's Chest. The famous "bone cage sequence" replaces the headhunter ambush via outdoor projection mapping.
- Rather than entering a Cambodian Temple, the boats now enter the waiting mouth of Monstro the Whale, a la Storybook Land. Inside, scenes from Pinocchio are recreated.
- Of course, Colonel Hathi and his military crew replace the elephants in the Sacred Bathing Pool, while Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera look on from the undergrowth. Despite the appearance of 1967's Baloo and Mowgli in the Bathing Pool, 2016 Baloo and Mowgli appear in place of Trader Sam, joined by the GIGANTIC King Louie, actually voiced by Christopher Walken. "If you wanna come back and ride the Jungle Cruise soon, you'll need more fastpass plus TM."