 
Photo, left by Brett 'DaddyB' Garrett
This seven
minute cruise includes hippos (whose
ears wiggle just before they attack), the "backside" of water, headhunters, (who
will give you a deal today, two heads, for just one of yours) and numerous other
corny jokes. The queue area has been themed to fit in with the
Indiana
Jones Adventure, however. There are several new additions to The Jungle
Cruise, but we don't want to spoil it for you... (But you can see them
featured in the video below!)
The Jungle Cruise opened along with the park in 1955 and has changed very
little since then. When Walt Disney was originally planning the Jungle Cruise,
he had wanted live animals. Experts explained to Walt
that the animals would most likely be sleeping during park hours, so mechanical
animals were employed. These mechanical
creations would be the forerunners to the modern audio-animatronics Disney would
eventually develop. Hippos, tigers, elephants, monkeys and even some
human a figures are used throughout the ride. Additions such as the overturned
jeep and the rerouting of the river when the Indiana Jones
attraction was built are among the small changes to the ride over the years.
When Imagineers originally began the planning for the Indiana Jones Adventure
attraction, there was a idea that the ride would begin with the Jungle
Cruise, and guests would disembark from the boats and board the troop
transports for the Indiana Jones ride, but because the Jungle Cruise is unable
to load and unload quickly, as well as other complications, the idea was
scrapped. The ride was re-themed to fit the 1936 stylings of the Indiana Jones
attraction next door.
There is nothing really "scary" on
the Jungle Cruise, but you may want to avoid the attraction at night. Children
may become upset because a lot of the attraction is very dark. The entire
updated attraction is featured below.
Hi Resolution Photos - Click to see larger images
Photos courtesy of Brett "DaddyB" Garrett
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