When Disney installed the Jack Sparrow AA into POTC, most fans loved the addition. Sure, you had your few traditionalists set in their ways who did not want movie representation thrown into the classic Pirates ride. But overall, people welcomed Depp's character into the attraction.
Folks were apparently not too thrilled about having Eddie Murphy added to HM for a film tie-in with that attraction, and sadly, that idea never made it outta the rumor mill.
So at this point, Disney is 1-1 with adding movie tie-in's to classic dark rides...one hit, one failure.
Now we have a Jungle Cruise film on the horizon, supposedly starring the famous Toy Story power-duo of Tim Allen & Tom Hanks. In all seriousness (I cannot stress this enough, due to the "troll" mongers out there), but in all seriousness, do you think one or more of the main characters from the upcoming JC film will find their way onto the attraction?
The reason I'm asking:
JC in Fla could use an upgrade. After riding the version in CA this past summer with the piranha effects, floating baskets "thrown" into the water, and so on...the Fla version could step it up a bit. With a planned film on it's way, what better opportunity than then to upgrade WDW's JC ride?
Depp was a yay, Murphy was a nay, so what will WDW fate hold for Allen/Hanks? If incorporated smartly, this could work. Even something as subtle as having their voices come over the announcements in the queue area, replacing the current audio. Or having Tim Allen do his famous Home Improvement grunt as boats enter the temple. It doesn't have to be as extensive as AA figures.
But either way, this could work.
Folks were apparently not too thrilled about having Eddie Murphy added to HM for a film tie-in with that attraction, and sadly, that idea never made it outta the rumor mill.
So at this point, Disney is 1-1 with adding movie tie-in's to classic dark rides...one hit, one failure.
Now we have a Jungle Cruise film on the horizon, supposedly starring the famous Toy Story power-duo of Tim Allen & Tom Hanks. In all seriousness (I cannot stress this enough, due to the "troll" mongers out there), but in all seriousness, do you think one or more of the main characters from the upcoming JC film will find their way onto the attraction?
The reason I'm asking:
JC in Fla could use an upgrade. After riding the version in CA this past summer with the piranha effects, floating baskets "thrown" into the water, and so on...the Fla version could step it up a bit. With a planned film on it's way, what better opportunity than then to upgrade WDW's JC ride?
Depp was a yay, Murphy was a nay, so what will WDW fate hold for Allen/Hanks? If incorporated smartly, this could work. Even something as subtle as having their voices come over the announcements in the queue area, replacing the current audio. Or having Tim Allen do his famous Home Improvement grunt as boats enter the temple. It doesn't have to be as extensive as AA figures.
But either way, this could work.
He was one of my favorite parts of the ride, especially the "two of his heads for one of yours" pun the skipper would always say at that scene. The male genitalia reference was hilarious, yet so subtle that smaller children wouldn't get it. (The "after hours"/adult JC tour was the best). 
