On our last trip were were riding the Jungle Cruise and enjoying all the classic lines - but then we started wonder if the ride had always included these jokes? I know Walt's original vision for this ride was to include live animals, so I'm guessing he wanted it to be a more realistic experience. It made me wonder if the jokes were always a part of the ride - even after they made the decision to use slightly "less alive" animals - or if the original ride was more "realistic"?
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No, the Jungle Cruise was not always so punny. In fact, in the early years, at least one skipper was fired for telling jokes. Originally, Jungle was meant to be a realistic, suspenseful journey, rather like the Kilimanjaro Safari in Animal Kingdom. The story goes that sometime in the early 60's, Walt happened to overhear a guest tell her friend, "Let's not go on this ride. We've already seen it." That got him thinking that Jungle needed a makeover, so he got animator Marc Davis to create some new scenes. Davis was known for his broad, slapstick gags, so his new scenes were much more comedic than the old ones. (For example, the Trapped Safari was a Davis creation.) To go along with the new approach, Walt then had his show writers create the bad jokes we all know and love today. The original Jungle Cruise was filmed and is available on DVD. There's also audio of voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft performing the original spiel. |
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If you have the DVD that comes in the silver tin about Disneyland, you can watch the segment called Disneyland, USA People and Places. During this show, you are taken on a Jungle Cruise, and this cruise makes no mention about the backside of water or any jokes. I also have a copy of a script from 1963, and this script (from MouseSurplus) does have some laughs and the beginning of what has become today's tongue and cheek cruise. |
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