Poor Jungle Cruise

[BrianL]

The rhino chasing the guys up the pole was recently refurbished and added back to the scene, so at least that was done.

 

[cigar95]

Actually on our trip last month, I heard a joke I hadn't heard before, and it was hilarious.
SPOILER ALERT!



this one might only work for the female skippers.
"Let me scare off this hippo the same way I scared off my last boyfriend."
(leans out of the boat toward the hippo)
"I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!"

Given how cute she was, that wouldn't have scared me off at all.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

I love this ride and would be sad if it went away.

 

[BrianL]

Actually on our trip last month, I heard a joke I hadn't heard before, and it was hilarious.
SPOILER ALERT!



this one might only work for the female skippers.
"Let me scare off this hippo the same way I scared off my last boyfriend."
(leans out of the boat toward the hippo)
"I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!"

Given how cute she was, that wouldn't have scared me off at all.

I've heard that one.

I liked the one where they would take the gun and say let me scare them off, and then just motioned with the gun, "Shoo! Go away!"

 

[hllb]

My kids absolutely LOVED this ride. We had to go on it twice. The first time, there were one or two things not working (they made jokes out of it) but the next day, they were working again. I didn't notice the broken ear at all. We were there at the end of January. My boys absolutely LOVED our first skipper "Joe-nathan" and he even let my youngest drive the boat. I gave him a cast appreciation tweet. They were looking for him the next day.

 

[mamasha]

The appeal (or not) is 99.44% on the Skipper.

Years ago my 5 year old son laughed at every corny joke which made the rest of the boat laugh at how much my little guy was enjoying it.
Skipper asked if my son could stay onboard the rest of the day.

 

[JennyMP03]

This is one of those rides that I'm not certain I actually enjoy, but still feel obligated to do it. Maybe I'll try it at night this time since I've only ever done it during the day.

 

[Robo]

The rhino chasing the guys up the pole was recently refurbished and added back to the scene, so at least that was done.

Don't you think mentioning the rhino scene is a little too "on-the-nose" for this thread.

 

[BaymaxForever]

I just kind of like the kitschy-ness of it. I love the corny jokes as well. It does take a good skipper, though. It also takes some talent to re-tell them boat after boat and day after day and still be funny.
Now, IASW makes me feel like I’m trapped in a twilight zone episode...!

 

[Robo]

I just kind of like the kitschy-ness of it. I love the corny jokes as well. It does take a good skipper, though. It also takes some talent to re-tell them boat after boat and day after day and still be funny...

SKIPPER: Well, did everyone enjoy this trip on the world famous Disney Jungle Cruise?"

CREW: Yeah! Yes! (etc.)

SKIPPER: Well, I know I sure did. I enjoyed it so much that I think I'll go around again!

And, again!

And, again.

And, again...

Every ten minutes.


For the rest of my life...



(Stay in school, kids.)



.

 

[teller80]

I thought I read that Walt wanted this to be more of an educational experience, not full of corny jokes. If that's true, I'm glad they went the corny jokes route.

 

[BrianL]

Don't you think mentioning the rhino scene is a little too "on-the-nose" for this thread.

It gets the POINT across.

 

[DisneyFive]

I thought I read that Walt wanted this to be more of an educational experience, not full of corny jokes. If that's true, I'm glad they went the corny jokes route.

I saw in a documentary or two that he actually wanted real animals and they had to tell him no.

Dan

 

[Robo]

I saw in a documentary or two that he actually wanted real animals and they had to tell him no.

Yup.
Of course, it didn't take much to convince him that real animals would be a bit impractical.
After all, Walt was a Missouri farm boy earlier in life.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Reading this thread, I realized how much I have taken this ride for granite lately.

 

[Robo]

Reading this thread, I have realized how much I have taken this ride for granite lately.

Rock on!

 

[teller80]

I saw in a documentary or two that he actually wanted real animals and they had to tell him no.

Dan

I think I remember that too. Maybe we saw the same documentary or were on the same Keys to the Kingdom Tour lol

 

[Robo]

As we round this next bend we come to...

UH-OH!

It looks like a plane has crashed into the jungle.

(Oh, the humanity!)

I hesitate to report that when you see something as powerful as an airplane
ripped right out of the sky like that with such ferocity,
it can only mean one thing...

That's right...


Hippos!


.

 

[Polydweller]

I thought I read that Walt wanted this to be more of an educational experience, not full of corny jokes. If that's true, I'm glad they went the corny jokes route.

Don't think so. I first rode it at DL in 1957 as a very young child and they were doing corny jokes then. My parents kept telling them afterwards.

 

[bumbershoot]

The appeal (or not) is 99.44% on the Skipper.

So true.

If I was a Skipper, everyone in my boat would be regailed with the legend of why some hippos are famous in these treacherous waters for their missing ears.

If only you were a skipper!!

Actually on our trip last month, I heard a joke I hadn't heard before, and it was hilarious.
SPOILER ALERT!



this one might only work for the female skippers.
"Let me scare off this hippo the same way I scared off my last boyfriend."
(leans out of the boat toward the hippo)
"I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!"

Given how cute she was, that wouldn't have scared me off at all.

That's hilarious. I would have laughed so hard if I heard that.