Post #156909 by Tangaroa on Thu, May 5, 2005 5:36 PM

In the ongoing 50th celebration ceremonies, the rehab & addition/enhancement to the scenes in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise seem to have gone a little bit unnoticed!

Looks like a general clean up of things, some reshuffling of animals, and 2 new-ish experiences.

Oh yeah - and the new spiel is supposedly more serious, and less corny. If things are anything like they were when I worked there, the "skips" will most likely get back to the cornball routines soon enough!

Big change #1:
The return of (non-pc) guns to the Gorilla Camp! YES! This time, it looks like not only do they have their guns back - but active dynamite as well!

BOOM!!!!

Check out this video clip:
http://mousetimes.com/media/dlr/jc_enhancements.wmv

The other interesting change is the addition of a piranha attack in the "rapids" corridor, towards the end of the attraction (which, to be honest, was never very thrilling).

A warning ahead....

What tha......!

Sweet merciful crap!!!!!!!!!!
I've read that you actually get wet from the piranha attack...

The Native Village looks nice & clean - great rehab all around...

Strangely, Trader Sam has lost his mask! Maybe a trade that went wrong.... Also - he now has a pet elephant! Hmmmmm...

Yesterday, during park festvities, Pixar honcho John Lasseter actually piloted several trips through the Jungle...


I wish I could have been there - I would have liked to hear his spiel!

I worked there in 1990, the year before I went to college - mainly on Jungle.... I made $5.05 an hour & lived in mortal terror of the daytime "lead" - Don Chapman, an ex-cop from Alaska.

Here's me after 7 hours driving boats through the Jungle:

I can't wait to take my daughter back to Disneyland - she's finally at the point where she can interact & talk about what she is experiencing!