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The Jungle Cruise is an attraction located in [[Adventureland]]
The Jungle Cruise was one of the opening-day attractions at Walt Disney World. It is featured in Adventureland in Disney World as well as California's Disneyland and Disneyland Tokyo. The ride is a slow-moving boat's journey through several rivers in Asia, Africa and South America. It features dozens of audio-animatronic animals as well as jokes by the Skipper.\attraction.
==Attraction History==
The Jungle Cruise was personally developed by Walt and his team of Imagineers for the opening of Disneyland. It was later recreated is a slow moving boat tour located in Florida for the first opening of the Magic KingdomAdventureland. Of all the rides that opened with the original Disneyland, the Jungle Cruise was one of the few not to be connected to a Disney movie. Harper Goff suggested the ride be based While on the African Queen, a 1951 film staring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Walt originally wanted to use live animals for the attraction, an idea that would later be used for Disney's Animal Kingdom. However, live animals who may not stay boat guests will travel through rivers in the areas designed for themAsia, would sleep Africa and would have been bothered by the tour boats, so audio-animatronics were used insteadSouth America. The decision to switch to audio-animatronics allowed the Imagineers to control the scenes that were shown to the audience on the boat, which also allowed for an array attraction features dozens of jokes that could be given to the skippers to use throughout the tour. Imagineer Marc Davis, who became known Audio Anamatronic Animals as well as a master at visual jokes, created jokes within each scene that could be recognized immediately- a necessity when only a short time was given to each individual scenecast member Skipper.
The Jungle Cruise queue was reworked and expanded in 1994, providing more room, more shade improvements to the props that set the scene for the ride.
==Attraction plot==
As you leave the dock, the skipper will introduce themselves as well as begin the jokes that will continue throughout the attraction. The ride starts on the Amazon river, with large plants including large butterflies with wingspans from "12 inches up to 1 ft". The boat passes waterfalls, at which point the boat moves to the Congo river. There the boat passes an empty pygmy camp, followed by an enormous python. As the boat moves up the river it passes another camp, this one overrun by monkeys. The boat then moves to the Nile.
The boat begins on the Nile Jungle Cruise was personally developed by through the bathing African elephants Walt and African veld which features giraffes, wildebeests, zebras and a pride his team of lionsImagineers for the opening of Disneyland. The boat then passes It was later recreated in Florida for the final camp shown, this grand opening of the Magic Kingdom. It was one with several men having climbed up a totem poleof three opening day attractions in Adventureland. Walt originally wanted to use live animals for the attraction however that idea was later scratched. Live animals would not be garunteed to stay in designated areas, being threatened by a rhinoand practical issues such as eating and sleeping made the idea impractical. After passing two crocodilesInstead of live animals, it was decided that Audio Anamatronics would be more practical. The decision to switch to Audio Anamatronics allowed the boat narrowly avoids being doused by Schweitzer falls and passes airplane wreckageImagineers to control the scenes making the attraction more predictable. This is followed by allowed the hippo pool Skippers to develop a routine and the returning of the pygmies dancing in reuse jokes. Imagineer Marc Davis created jokes within each scene that could be recognized immediately- a circlenecessity when only a short time was given to each individual scene. The pygmies attack Jungle Cruise queue was reworked and expanded in 1994 providing more room and more shade. Improvements were also made to the boat until it goes behind pre-show props in order to better set the other side of Schweitzer fallsscene for the ride, which leads to arguably the props that set the scene for the ride's most well known joke. ==Attraction plot==As riders leave the dock, in which the back of skipper introduces themselves and begins to tell corny jokes. The ride starts on the waterfall Amazon River. The first creatures guests see is presented as large butterflies with wingspans from "12 inches up to 1 ft". The boat then passes waterfalls, at which point the back side of waterboat moves to the Congo river. On the Congo, the boat passes and empty pygmy camp and an enormous python. The boat the continues up the river and passes another camp. This camp has been overrun by monkeys! The boat passes by and continues onto the Nile."
The ride's final river is boat begins on the The Macong River in CambodiaNile by passing through some bathing African Elephants. As the boat continues it passes an African field which features giraffes, wildebeests, zebras and a pride of lions. The boat then moves inside passes the final camp shown. This camp has several man stuck on a temple, totem pole. Below them a departure from the Disneyland version which rhino is all-outdoorstrying to get up to them. Ruins, treasures, shrines, a white tiger, cobras Continuing on the boat passes two crocodiles and monkeys are featured inside then narrowly avoids being doused by Schweitzer Falls. Riders will also notice airplane wreckage. This plane was added to the templeattraction in 19??. After passing the temple is the Indian elephant bathing plane a hippo poolwill appear. The final scene before returning to At this point on the docks is Chief Nameeride, the pygmies once again appear. They are now dancing in a circle which means that they are ready to attack. The pygmies attack the boat until it goes behind Schwitzer falls. Which leads to the Skipper giving the famous "salesman" back side of shrunken headswater" joke.
The ride's final river is the The Macong River in Cambodia. While on this river the boat travels inside a temple. The boat then moves inside a temple, a departure from the Disneyland version which is all-outdoors. Ruins, treasures, shrines, a white tiger, cobras and monkeys are featured inside the temple.
After the temple the boat passes an is the Indian Elephant bathing pool. The final scene shows Chief Namee who is willing to sell shrunken heads, "two of his for one of yours/"
==Queue Radio==
These transmissions can be heard over the speakers in the cue queue line.
==Trivia==
*The temple scene is not found on the Disneyland version of the Jungle Cruise.
*Harper Goff, an Imagineer suggested that the ride be based on the African Queen, a 1951 film staring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.
*The Jungle Cruise is known as having one of the most well-themed attractions in Walt Disney World.
*Each ship has a name: