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| duration=9:05
| Maximum Speed= 2.18 mph
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===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:
[[Image:JungleCruiseBoats.jpg|400px500px|thumb|A Jungle Cruise boat as they looked prior to 2000]]
*In 1971, the bullfrogs that were located in the Congo scene were removed <ref name= "widen"/>.
*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.
===2021 Attraction Overhaul===
In January 2021, Disney announced that the Jungle Cruise would be updated to give the attraction "more humor, wildlife, and skipper heart" while also "reflecting the valuing the diversity of the world around us". In March 2021, Imagineer expanded on the upcoming changes, noting the for the first time the attraction would have a unifying storyline:
And you may ask yourself, Wait, what happened to their boat? And we find out that the front of the boat has been beached upon these rocks. We wanted to put something here that feels like Marc Davis had a hand in it, that has a bit of humor in it. And we wanted the animals to have the last laugh. So you’ll see that the family of chimpanzees has moved in. And we don’t currently have chimps on this attraction—all of these amazing animals have been brought to life through the years on the Jungle Cruise and yet we’ve never had chimpanzees. The family of chimpanzees jumps on the wreckage of the boat and they are almost making fun of us. One is wearing the skipper’s hat and is on the microphone. The mother chimp has opened up all the maps and it looks like she’s reading them. A little chimp has gotten into the wildlife painter’s supplies and has made a mess with paint everywhere. It’s the animals really getting the last laugh in this cute scene—these silly explorers really came in and invaded their world <ref> https://d23.com/enhancements-coming-to-the-jungle-cruise/ </ref>.}}
[[Image:JungleCruiseMonkeyBoat.jpg|thumb|500px|A family of chimpanzees aboard a wrecked Jungle Cruise boat. Photo: Disney|alt= Jungle Cruise monkey]]
Subsequent to the announcement, the first major change came to the Jungle Cruise on April 5, 2021, when the Trader Sam figure was removed from the ride <ref> https://wdwnt.com/2021/04/photos-trader-sam-removed-from-jungle-cruise-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>. Although still unfinished, a new scene depicting Trader Sam's Gift Shop is expected to debut in 2021. Concept art for the upcoming scene shows that Trader Sam has turned the Jungle Navigation Company's Lost and Found into his own gift shop <ref> https://attractionsmagazine.com/trader-sam-animatronic-jungle-cruise-replaced-with-trader-sams-gift-shop/ </ref>. Unfortunately for Sam, while he is out in the jungle looking for inventory a group of monkeys appears to have raided his shop.
The second Jungle Cruise scene to be reworked was the "trapped safari" scene, where a hunter and his porters had been run up a pole by a rhinoceros <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/jungle-cruise/news/07jun2021-skipper-felix-gets-animated-as-the-trapped-skipper-scene-is-completed-at-the-jungle-cruise.htm </ref>. The original safari figures (which had already been altered in 1996) were replaced by new characters- Skipper Felix Penchman XIII and his crew. As part of the attraction's new backstory, Felix Pechman XIII is introduced as a Jungle Cruises skipper from Silver Springs Florida <ref> https://attractionsmagazine.com/trader-sam-animatronic-jungle-cruise-replaced-with-trader-sams-gift-shop/ </ref>. After signing on with the Jungle Navigation Co., Pechman was tasked with piloting a group of Alberta Falls' VIP guests aboard the Kwango Kate (a boat that had previously been in the Jungle Cruise fleet until being retired in 2000). Members of the VIP party include:
Siobhan "Puffin" Murphy- A birdwatcher from Dingle, Ireland, Siobhan grew up in the seaside town studying the puffins that nested nearby. She is also a distant cousin of Alberta Falls.
Dr. Leonard Moss- An acclaimed Canadian botanist who is known for photographing and cataloging every plant in the Novia Scotia peninsula.
Rosa Soto Dominguez- A Mexican artist who is close friends with Alberta Falls. Known to the art world as "La Rosa", Tubert stopped to visit Falls on her way back to Mexico city. She had hoped to paint exotic animals, espcially especially rhinos, while visiting. [[Image:BoatsBaitsBites.jpg|thumb|500px|The Boats Baits and BITES scene. Photo: Disney|alt= Jungle Cruise Boats Baits Bites]]
Dr. Kon Chonusuke- A Member of the Society of Explorers and Adventures (S.E.A.), and Japan's preeminent Entomologist. Chonusuke joined the Jungle Cruise party in hopes of adding to his famed collection of insects.
===Queue===
The queue for the Jungle Cruse takes place in the office of the fictional Jungle Navigation Co. According to a sign in the queue, the company takes guests on riverboats which depart from the Adventureland Dock and take guests to the Zambezi River, Irrawaddy River, Schweitzer Falls and the Congo River. According to the backstory, the Adventureland Dock is itself located on the Amazon River. The company appears to be run by British colonialists.
[[Image:Felix.jpg|thumb|400px500px|Skipper Felix Pechman XII in the trapped skipper scene]]
====Queue Radio====
While waiting in the queue, guests hear Albert AWOL "the voice of the jungle".
<flashmp3>JungleCruise.mp3</flashmp3>
===Main Ride===
[[Image:pythonpython2.jpg|thumb|400px500px|A python on the Congo River. Photo: Disney|alt= Jungle Cruise Python Magic Kingdom]]
The Jungle Cruise features a live skipper and thus the script for the attraction is often unique. The description below does not give the skipper's dialogue; it instead focuses on the sights that guests see while on the attraction. For a list of jokes that the skippers on the Jungle Cruise often use see: [[List of Jungle Cruise Jokes]]
The Jungle Cruise begins with guests exiting the loading dock and entering the Amazon River. Here, they see giant butterflies, remnants of a safari, and Inspiration Falls. After traveling down the Amazon, guests transition to the Congo River. Here, the first thing guests see is the sight of pygmy war canoes on a nearby beach. Although the boats are empty, the sound of tribal drums beating in the distance can be heard as the boat continues on. After turning a corner, guests come face to face with a yellow and brown python, before the skipper decides to swing by camp to pick up supplies. When guests arrive at the camp however, it seems gorillas have overrun it. Near the bank of the water, a jeep is flipped over and cans and boxes are scattered all along the beach. Inside the tent, a group of gorillas are seen "playing" with various belongings. The father ape tries to put on a small helmet, as the mother ape sits nearby holding a baby. Also in the tent, two young gorillas are shown holding guns, which they are “innocently” pointing towards the boat.
As the boat travels on pass the camp, guests enter the Nile River. Here, they pass by African elephants who "trumpet" as the boat passes by. Further on, guests see gnus, giraffes, zebras, impala, and vultures in the distance. The boat also passes by lion’s den, where a pack of lions are shown eating a zebra.
After taking a sharp turn past the lion’s den, guests see the "trapped skipper scene". Here, Skipper Felix Penchman XIII and his passangers Dr. Lenoard Moss, Rosa Soto Dominguez, and Dr. Kon Chonsuke appear to have left their boat and been run up a pole by a wild rhinoceros. Past the trapped group, guests come across a beach which features two large crocodiles (named Old Smiley and Ginger) who hiss as guests pass by. [[Image:JungleHippo.jpg|thumb|500px|A hipppatamous on the Jungle Cruise. Photo: Disney.| alt= Jungle Cruise hippo]] Past the crocodiles and straight ahead, guests see the beautiful Scenic Falls. Passing the falls, the boat then takes another sharp turn, before it enters the hippo pool. Here (with the sound of crickets in the background) guests navigate past some hippopotamuses, which pop out of the water on either side of the boat. Although the hippo’s initially pose a threat to guests, the skipper fires a warning shot which keeps the hippos at bay. In the hippo pool scene, guests can also see the back half of an airplane (the front half of the plane was formally used in the [[Great Movie Ride]]).
Just past the hippo pool, guests come upon the headhunter village. Here, the sound of the native drums can once again be heard in the distance. Along a nearby beach, a canoe full of skulls can be seen in front a small hut, which houses three warriors jumping around with their spears. Nearby, a smaller hut houses three drummers who have seemingly been making the beats that guests have heard in the background.
