Rumor: Jungle Book Boat Ride at Animal Kingdom

[The Grand Inquisitor]

RUMOUR: The Jungle Book Boat Ride Coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2024

If rumours are true, Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be getting an E-ticket attraction in 2024 and we're pretty darn excited!

orlandothemeparkzone.com

Honestly if this is true this would be perfect at Animal Kingdom.

 

[Dragonman]

Finally King Louie will actually have a ride

 

[Raineman]

If it's true, and it designed to it's full potential, this could be a very good thing. The ride time would need to be fairly substantial, IMO, ie longer than NRJ, and keep the same balance of AAs/physical set pieces and screens that Pirates in Shanghai seems to. Given the financial position that Disney is in due to the pandemic, and given some of the recent attractions built, I doubt that Imagineering would get the full $$ they need to make it as good as it can be, but who knows at this point, especially if the attraction ends up being 4 years away.

 

[Surferboy567]

How is Stella’s/Theme Park Stop’s creditability on the Disney side? I’m familiar with her universal reporting.

@marni1971 any comment?

This would be great if happens.

EDIT: Really skeptical but would love for it to happen.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

If it's true, and it designed to it's full potential, this could be a very good thing. The ride time would need to be fairly substantial, IMO, ie longer than NRJ, and keep the same balance of AAs/physical set pieces and screens that Pirates in Shanghai seems to. Given the financial position that Disney is in due to the pandemic, and given some of the recent attractions built, I doubt that Imagineering would get the full $$ they need to make it as good as it can be, but who knows at this point, especially if the attraction ends up being 4 years away.

I agree this ride has a lot of potential to be truly amazing. Seeing a giant King Louie AA would be awesome!

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

shouldn't this go in the News and Rumors section of the forum?

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Although I will say, I like this idea. A lot. But I don't feel it will happen, especially after the virus.

 

[Tjaden]

It could be amazing, but I'm imagining something similar to Kong at Universal as a final product. I wonder if all of these rumors should actually be used in the past tense?

 

[marni1971]

How is Stella’s/Theme Park Stop’s creditability on the Disney side? I’m familiar with her universal reporting.

@marni1971 any comment?

This would be great if happens.

EDIT: Really skeptical but would love for it to happen.

Pass. Given the current situation I’m not asking anyone about anything. If they want to talk then great, but I’m sure they’ve others things to be concerned about.

One plus point is that it aligns with a planned capex release for the park. Another plus point is the number is roughly the same. One the minus side I was told the ride system was deemed too expensive for Orlando (obviously things can and do change). And obviously another minus is the current situation regarding money.

I’ll see what’s floating when the dust settles.

Edit. I noticed the date of that piece. Five months ago.

 

[Imagineer45]

I would love to see it, although I am not sure on the likelihood given the economic crisis.

 

[Surferboy567]

Pass. Given the current situation I’m not asking anyone about anything. If they want to talk then great, but I’m sure they’ve others things to be concerned about.

One plus point is that it aligns with a planned capex release for the park. Another plus point is the number is roughly the same. One the minus side I was told the ride system was deemed too expensive for Orlando (obviously things can and do change). And obviously another minus is the current situation regarding money.

I’ll see what’s floating when the dust settles.

Edit. I noticed the date of that piece. Five months ago.

Same here I didn’t notice the date till it was too late. Besides they still have the EPCOT crater to fix.

 

[Kamikaze]

Finally King Louie will actually have a ride

I understood that reference.

 

[marni1971]

I understood that reference.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Same here I didn’t notice the date till it was too late. Besides they still have the EPCOT crater to fix.

Sorry guys if the article was a few moths old. I just wanted to bring it up because I wasn't sure if it was discussed on the forums.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Alicia Stella just said on Twitter that it's probably off.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I wouldn't have been surprised if the idea was just a cheap retheming of Kali River Rapids. Given the choice between an environmental lesson and a ham-fisted IP insertion, I'll take the former, thank you very much.

 

[Magicart87]

I wouldn't have been surprised if the idea was just a cheap retheming of Kali River Rapids. Given the choice between an environmental lesson and a ham-fisted IP insertion, I'll take the former, thank you very much.

To be fair, Disney's The Jungle Book touches on environmentalism (same premise as...) And Kali kinda sucks.

 

[JIMINYCR]

The sad thing is that a Jungle Book attraction should have been imagineered long ago and would have been a perfect attraction to have fit into AK when it was first opened. It has plenty of interesting animals that guests would have connected with and fun elements to tie it into a park devoted to animals and conservation.

 

[Magicart87]

It's a twofer. "Fix" Kali with new Jungle Book scenes, etc. And add that all important IP mandate into the park that should have had a Jungle Book ride from day 1. Granted, a darkride or something would be better but you got a perfectly good (ok it's terrible) rapids ride in need of a new story what with half of the effects being turned off. It's nearly a blank slate. But I fear this is blasphemous armchair...

In any case; I look forward to the day when I can see animatronic Jungle Book characters.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Let's build a Tiger King dark ride and call it a day.