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Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats

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Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats is an attraction located in [[Adventureland]]
 
{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=Shrunken_Ned.jpg
| caption='''Some of the obsticles obstacles guests must avoid when steering the Junior Jungle Boats.'''| park= Magic Kingdom
| land=Adventureland
| opened=1997
| closed= September 20, 2012
| theme= Jungle Cruise
| duration=5}}
Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats was an attraction located in [[Adventureland]].
==Attraction History and Summary==
Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats opened in 1997<ref> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/adventureland/shrunken-neds-junior-jungle-boats </ref>. Located next to the exit of the Jungle Cruise, Shrunken Ned's the Junior Jungle Boats allow guests to become skippers of their own miniature Jungle Cruise boats. A sign outside the area readsread, "Jungle Expedition Skipper Training School, established 1854"<ref> http://www.disneydispatch.com/content/columns/disney-pi/2011/04-shrunken-neds-junior-jungle-boats/ </ref>. Token machines which accept accepted one and five dollar bills are were located nearby. To use the boat's boats, guests enter entered two tokens into the large steering wheels which were located near the edge of the water. Guests can could then steer their boats, using the wheel (as well as a throttle ), through a small obstacle course. Obstacles located in the water includeincluded:
*Tiki God statues
*A volcano
The volcano located in the obstacle course is "active". At any time the volcano can eruptSunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats was removed on September 20, spewing flames2012 <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_jcr.htm </ref>.
==Shrunken Ned==
The attraction gets its name from Shrunken Ned, who is a fortune telling witch doctor Dr. Nedley Lostmore who is , located in the South Sea Traders store in Disneyland. Shrunken Ned’s real name is Col. Nedley Lostmore <ref> http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2015/08/11/disneyland-diamonds-part-2-beyond-main-street/ </ref>.
Ned's back story backstory states that while we he was exploring the dense jungles, he was turned into a shrunken head. Dr Col. Nedley Lostmore brags that he is “the jungle’s only self-service witch doctor”<ref> http://disney-pal.com/Disneyland/adventureland_bazaar_shrunken_ned.htm </ref>.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
*Each token coasts This is one dollar of the few attractions located in the Magic Kingdom that required an additional fee (the other being the [[Frontierland Shootin' Arcade]]).
*The skipper training school being established in 1854 could be a reference to the fact that in 1854 David Livingstone started his journey to Africa. On the trip he would name Victoria Falls and the Zambesi river. Also in 1854 Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke started their African expedition in SomaliaEach token cost one dollar.
*Each wheel corresponds with The skipper training school being established in 1854 could be a specific boat, so guests can choose which boat they want reference to steerthe fact that in 1854 David Livingstone started his journey to Africa. On the trip he would name Victoria Falls and the Zambesi River. Also in 1854, Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke started their African expedition in Somalia <ref> http://disneydispatch.com/content/columns/disney-pi/2011/04-shrunken-neds-junior-jungle-boats/ </ref>.
*This is one of the few attractions located in the Magic Kingdom that requires an additional feeEach wheel corresponded with a specific boat, so guests could choose which boat they want to steer.
==References==
http://disneydispatch.com/content/columns/disney-pi/2011/04-shrunken-neds-junior-jungle-boats/
 
http://disneydaybyday.blogspot.com/2011/08/shrunken-neds-junior-jungle-boats-worth.html
 
http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_jcr.htm
 
http://www.florida-project.com/magic-kingdom-guidebooks-guidemaps/april-1997
 
http://dismarks.com/Disneyland/Magic_Kingdom_A_Z_Ned_of_Shrunken_Neds_Junior_Jungle_Boats_The_Daily_Mickey