Changes
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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:
===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".
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===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.
