Jungle Skipper Canteen

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The Jungle Skipper Canteen is a table service restaurant located in Adventureland.

Jungle Skipper Canteen
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Concept art for the Jungle Skipper Canteen
Magic Kingdom
Land Adventureland
Opening date December 16, 2015
Restaurant Type Table Service
Menu Type TBA (expected to feature items influenced by the cuisine of Asia, Africa, and South America)
Based on Jungle Cruise

History

The "Jungle Navigation Co., Ltd. Skipper Canteen" (as it is officially called) was announced on August 15, 2015 at the D23 expo’s 60 years of the Jungle Cruise presentation. The new restaurant is located in the space previously occupied by the Adventureland Veranda from 1971 until 1994 (near the Adventureland Bridge). The Jungle Skipper Canteen has a Jungle Cruise theme and is staffed by Jungle Cruise Skippers, as it is run by the same company that operates the Jungle Cruise- the Jungle Navigation Company.

The Jungle Skipper Canteen officially opened on December 16, 2015.

Restaurant Description

Open for both lunch and dinner, the Jungle Skipper Canteen features numerous unique dining rooms including the once secret meeting room of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, the skipper's mess hall, and the living room.

Backstory

The following note appears inside the Jungle Skipper Canteen. It gives the history of the restaurant was well as the broader history of the Jungle Navigation Company

Welcome to the Jungle Skipper Canteen!

My name is Alberta and I’ll be your owner, manager, bookkeeper, interior decorator, and sous chef for the next 3 courses (or as far as you get). My grandfather, Dr. Albert Falls, established the Jungle Navigation Company in 1971. His goal was to improve the way in which cargo moved up and down the jungle rivers for his fellow explorers and adventures. When I was eight years old my parents sent me here to live with my grandfather and the jungle boat skippers I call the jungle m home and the crew members are my family.
That’s why I turned to them when business began to decline soon after I inherited the company. Fewer and fewer full-fledged expeditions were seen in the jungle and Adventureland became more of a destination for greenhorn globetrotters. Simply put, our cargo shipping business was dry docked. Then one of the skippers came to me with an idea. He suggested we use our vessels to offer guided tours to the visitors.
The rest is history! We have been offering Jungle Cruises for several years now and business has never been better. We’ve been so successful that I decided to open up our home offices to hungry travelers. The crew’s mess hall, our old family room and even my grandfather’s old meeting room are now open to our diners!
We enjoy having you and we hope you enjoy being had. Please relax and enjoy your meal, then get out.

Yours truly,
-Alberta Falls
P.S. I’m sorry, that was rude…Please get out.

Menu

Although the specifics of the menu are not currently known, Disney has stated that it will take inspiration from Africa, South America and Asia.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • There is a tribute to the Swan Boat attraction that was once found in the Magic Kingdom inside the Jungle Skipper Canteen. A note on the wall in the Jungle Skipper Canteen reads:
    Boat for Sale
    - Gently Used
    -All White
    -Carved Swan on Boat
    Contact Merry Time Tracers for more information

References

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/08/jungle-navigation-co-ltd-skipper-canteen-to-open-at-magic-kingdom-park/

http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/adventureland-verandah/news/11feb2015-construction-permits-filed-for-new-adventureland-verandah-restaurant.htm