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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, the Junior Jungle Boats allow guests to become skippers of their own miniature Jungle Cruise boats. A sign outside the area read, "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 accepted one and five dollar bills were located nearby. To use the boats, guests entered two tokens into the large steering wheels which were located near the edge of the water. Guests could then steer their boats using the wheel (as well as a throttle), through a small obstacle course. Obstacles located in the water included:

Sunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats was removed on September 20, 2012<ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_jcr.htm </ref>.

The attraction gets its name from Shrunken Ned who is a fortune telling witch doctor, located in the South Sea Traders store in Disneyland. Shrunken Ned’s real name is DrCol. Nedley Lostmore<ref> http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2015/08/11/disneyland-diamonds-part-2-beyond-main-street/ </ref>.

Ned's backstory states that while he was exploring the dense jungles, he was turned into a shrunken head. DrCol. 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>.