==Attraction History==
The genesis of what would eventually be known as the Jungle Cruise began in the 1950s with Walt Disney's True Life Adventures. Walt wanted to create an attraction for his Disneyland Park that would take inspiration from the films series, particularly from the "African Lion" installment <ref> http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150821/30496/jungle-cruise-amazon-adventure-orange-grove </ref>. Disney enlisted the help of Harper Goff (who had worked on the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) to help design the attraction. Goff used not only the True Life series for inspiration, but also the 1951 film, ''The African Queen'' <ref name= "Spence"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/11/jungle_cruise_1.html </ref>. That film featured the two main characters traveling down a river in Africa, aboard a steam boat. Goff took the movies basic premise, and expanded it to also include rivers in South America and Asia <ref name= "Spence"/>. According to Goff:
{{Quotation|""Walt and I had both seen the film 'The African Queen' and the animals were never completely visible, they were partially hidden in the underbrush on shore or just under the water. So we began to think of hippos and other animals whose mechanics and tracks could be hidden and still have animated elements"<ref> http://allears.net/ae/issue743.htm </ref>.}}
[[Image:Junglewalt.jpg|400px|thumb|Walt Disney surveying Disneyland's Jungle Cruise]]
The Jungle Cruise opened with the rest of Disneyland on July 17, 1955 to rave reviews <ref> http://www.davelandweb.com/junglecruise/ </ref>. Although the attraction was popular, one day Walt heard a guest say (referring to the Jungle Cruise), "We don't need to go on that ride, we've already seen it.” Horrified, Disney realized that he needed to update Disneyland's attractions in order to keep the attention of return visitors. To accomplish this, Walt asked Marc Davis to refresh the Jungle Cruise <ref name= "Spence"/>. Davis changed the tone of the attraction, making it a humorous trip, as opposed to the danger filled adventure that it had previously been. To this end, Davis created the Indian Elephant Pool scene (which opened in 1962) as well as the African Veldt and Lost Safari scenes (which opened in 1964). At this time, the script for the Jungle Cruise was rewritten, giving it a much lighter (and pun dependent) narration <ref name="Spence"/>.
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 <ref name= "widen"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/jc.htm </ref>. Construction began on the Jungle Cruise in the spring Spring of 1969 <ref name= "widen"/> and the attraction was ready for the Magic Kingdom's opening day on October 1, 1971.
===Changes Since Opening Day===
[[Image:JungleCruiseBoats.jpg|400px|thumb|A Jungle Cruise boat as they looked prior to 2000]]
*In 1971, the bullfrogs which that were located in the Congo scene were removed <ref name= "widen"/>.
*In 1973, the Jungle Cruise's queue was expanded, and access to the queue structure’s second floor was removed <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2012/07/three-jungle-cruise-mysteries.html </ref>.
*In 1991, the Jungle Cruise's queue was updated. An At this time, an 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) were also added to the queue at this time <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-jungle-cruise-and-awol-airwaves.html </ref>.
*In 1994, the shack that is located across from the loading dock was covered with supplies and safari equipment <ref name= "widen"/>.
{{Quotation|In this new seasonal storyline of the attraction, the Skippers have grown homesick for the holidays, so they’ve added holiday cheer to the Jungle Cruise queue and boathouse with decorations that have been mailed to them from home (plus a few they’ve created themselves). The Skippers have also added a slew of new jokes to their tours that are the perfect way to get guests in the holiday spirit. Additionally, Jungle Cruise boats have been renamed with the holidays in mind, and if guests listen carefully, they may hear a holiday-themed radio broadcast playing in the background.<ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/10/jungle-cruise-goes-jingle-cruise-for-the-holidays-at-disneyland-park-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>}}
The Jingle Cruise has subsequently returned for the holiday seasons in from 2014 and 2015 -2017 <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/11/jingle-cruise-returns-to-magic-kingdom-park-today/ </ref> <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/11/attention-adventurers-jingle-cruise-returns-to-magic-kingdom-park-today/ </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==