loriandmatt
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heard this story on the radio this AM...
Disneyland Orders Makeover for Its 50th Anniversary
Skippers on Disneyland's "Jungle Cruise" ride are once again armed -- but not dangerous.
It's part of the company plan to "restore the magic" in the California theme park.
For more than 40 years, drivers in the Adventureland attraction had fired blanks at mechanical hippos that appeared to be charging the boat in the fake Amazon River.
That stopped in 2001, a change a former skipper said was a nod to "political correctness."
But now, the skippers are getting their guns back, and are again free to open fire.
There are other changes in the works ahead of next year's 50th anniversary. For one thing, the name tags are back on horses that pull carriages down "Main Street USA."
And some gut-wrenching twists will return to the "Mad Tea Party" ride's teacups
Whoo - Hoo!!!
:thewave:
- lori
Disneyland Orders Makeover for Its 50th Anniversary
Skippers on Disneyland's "Jungle Cruise" ride are once again armed -- but not dangerous.
It's part of the company plan to "restore the magic" in the California theme park.
For more than 40 years, drivers in the Adventureland attraction had fired blanks at mechanical hippos that appeared to be charging the boat in the fake Amazon River.
That stopped in 2001, a change a former skipper said was a nod to "political correctness."
But now, the skippers are getting their guns back, and are again free to open fire.
There are other changes in the works ahead of next year's 50th anniversary. For one thing, the name tags are back on horses that pull carriages down "Main Street USA."
And some gut-wrenching twists will return to the "Mad Tea Party" ride's teacups
Whoo - Hoo!!!
:thewave: - lori
