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Jungle Cruise

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/* Attraction History */
Due to its popularity in Disneyland, the Jungle Cruise was an obvious choice for inclusion in Walt Disney World's Adventureland. Under the watchful eye of Marc Davis, Disney World’s Jungle Cruise featured more "sight gags", and a longer ride time then its Disneyland counterpart. Scenes including: Inspiration falls, the gorillas in the safari camp, pygmy war canoes, the Bengal tiger and the especially the Cambodian Ruins, gave Disney World's Jungle Cruise a unique feel. Construction began on the Jungle Cruise in the spring of 1969 and the attraction was ready for the Magic Kingdom's opening day on October 1, 1971.
 
==Changes Since Opening Day==
Since it opened the Jungle Cruise has experienced a series of major and minor changes. The changes to the attraction include:
 
*In 1971, bullfrogs which were located in the Congo scene were removed.
 
*In 1973, the Jungle Cruise's queue was expanded, and access to the queue structures second floor was removed.
 
*In 1991, the Jungle Cruise's queue was updated. The office was added to the line, as were many artifacts and props. Background music and a radio show hosted by Albert AWOL (the voice of the jungle) was added to the queue at this time.
 
*Also in 1991, the shack that is located across from the loading dock was covered with supplies and safari equipment.
 
*In 1994, the back half of the airplane was added to the Congo scene.
 
*In 2000, much of the canopy in the Amazon scene was removed as was the fog effect.
 
*Also in 2000, the boats were replaced with more modern vessels. The new boats looked essentially identical to the old ones, although the color scheme changed and props were added to the boat.
 
* The Jungle Cruise's original entrance sign was removed in 1991. The current entrance sign was added in 2000 as part of the FastPass instillation refurbishment.
==Attraction Plot==