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''"Venture deep into the mysterious and danger-filled jungle and experience the perils of the wild!"'' - ''from the original Tokyo Disneyland English guidebook, 1983''

The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the Disneyland , Magic Kingdom , Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland (under the name Jungle River Cruise) theme parks around the world. It was one of the twenty two attractions that opened with Disneyland on July 17 , 1955 and one of the boats on the cruise was painted gold for the Fiftieth Celebration in 2005 .

It is a humourous boat ride, hosted by a 'skipper' who takes guests on a journey through the jungles of Asia , Africa and South America . The skipper's memorised Spiel is legendary among Disney fans, and many fans hold competitions in which they compete to say the seven-minute spiel the fastest. However, individual skippers now often vary their recitations so greatly with seemingly ad-libbed comments that each ride on the Jungle Cruise can be a substantially different experience.

The only ''Magic Kingdom''-style Disney theme park that doesn't have the Jungle Cruise in its attraction roster is Disneyland Paris , for the reason that it was thought European audiences did not think of a boat ride as unique.

The Jungle Cruises around the world vary in different ways. In 2005, Disneyland's version got a new Piranha attack scene as well as some explosion effects in a scene where gorillas are wrecking a camp and throwing dynamite into the river. Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland's version have a different Trader Sam animatronic figure as well as an indoor temple scene. Tokyo Disneyland and Walt Disney World have the two most similar versions of the ride - except Tokyo Disneyland operates clock-wise and Walt Disney World operates counter clock-wise. Hong Kong Disneyland has a different shaped route compared to the others, acting almost like their version of the Rivers Of America found in the Frontierland area of the other parks as well as some scenes involving angry Tiki gods.

, Pirates Of The Caribbean , The Haunted Mansion , and Country Bear Jamboree that had been adapted for the big screen. There was a tribute to the ride in 2005 on an episode of the podcast The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd .


ATTRACTION FACTS


Disneyland attraction facts

  • Grand Opening: July 17 , 1955 (Opened with Disneyland park)

  • Designer: WED Enterprises

  • Size: 5 acres

  • Major Refurbs: 4

  • --- 1962 - Indian Elephant pool

  • --- 1964 - African Veldt and Lost Safari scenes

  • --- 1993 - Additions to the attraction

  • --- 1994 - Boathouse queue

  • --- 2005 - Rebuilding of areas of the attraction and addition of Piranhas

  • Boats: 12

  • ---Amazon Belle

  • ---Congo Queen

  • ---Ganges Gal

  • ---Hondo Hattie

  • ---Irrawaddy Woman

  • ---Kissimmee Kate

  • ---Nile Princess

  • ---Orinoco Adventuress

  • ---Swannee Lady

  • ---Ucayali Una

  • ---Yangtze Lotus

  • ---Zambezi Miss

  • Boat Names Decomissioned in 1999: 2

  • ---Magdalena Maiden

  • ---Mekong Maiden

  • Required Ticket:

  • --- "C" (1955-1956)

  • --- "D" (1956-1959)

  • --- "E" (1959-1982)

  • Ride System: Boat Ride



Magic Kingdom attraction facts

  • Grand Opening: October 1 , 1971 (Opened with Magic Kingdom park)

  • Designer: WED Enterprises

  • River Capacity: 1,750,000 gallons of water

  • Boats: 16

  • Average Speed: 2.18 mph

  • --- Amazon Annie

  • --- Bomokandi Bertha

  • --- Congo Connie

  • --- Ganges Gertie

  • --- Irrawaddy Irma

  • --- Kwango Kate

  • --- Mongala Millie

  • --- Nile Nelly

  • --- Orinoco Ida

  • --- Rutshuru Ruby

  • --- Sankuru Sadie

  • --- Senegal Sal

  • --- Ucyali Lolly

  • --- Volta Val

  • --- Wamba Wanda

  • --- Zambesi Zelda

  • Show length: 9:05

  • Ride System: Boat Ride




Tokyo Disneyland attraction facts

  • Grand Opening: April 15 , 1983 (Opened with Tokyo Disneyland park)

  • Designer: WED Enterprises

  • Size: 5 acres

  • Major Refurbs: 2

  • Boats: 13 (12 Max in operation)

  • --- Amazon Annie

  • --- Congo Connie

  • --- Ganges Gertie

  • --- Irrawaddy Irma

  • --- Kwango Kate

  • --- Nile Nelly

  • --- Orinoco Ida

  • --- Rutshuru Ruby

  • --- Sankuru Sadie

  • --- Senegal Sal

  • --- Volta Val

  • --- Wamba Wanda

  • --- Zambezi Zelda


  • Required Ticket:

  • --- "E" (1984-c.2000)

  • --- "Passports" accepted from Opening day until used exclusively in c. 2000

  • Show length: 9:50

  • Ride System: Boat Ride

  • Boat Capacity: 32 + Skipper



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