Summary of the changes so far at Disney World's Jungle Cruise

Apr 30, 2021 in "Jungle Cruise"

Posted: Friday April 30, 2021 8:39am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The updates to the Jungle Cruise are well underway at the Magic Kingdom, with several show scenes now already in the process of being updated.


Here is a quick look at what is happening so far at the Walt Disney World Jungle Cruise.

One of the first visible changes earlier this month was the removal of Trader Sam from the final bend on the cruise.

In its place now is a cleared area, which will become home to a new scene - Trader Sam's Gift Shop.

Another area that was modified early on was the Rhino scene, with the tree being removed.

This will be replaced with a new scene featuring the skippers climbing the tree trunk.

Over at the Pygmy beach, the skulls on spears have been removed.

Elsewhere smaller details have been removed from the walls in the queue area. All of this work is being done in overnight shifts, leaving the ride to operate during regular park hours. The skippers are largely avoiding the missing items, and keeping the jokes flowing to minimize any impact to the show.

Disney announced back in January 2021 that it plans to update the Jungle Cruise with new additions to add "more humor, wildlife and skipper heart – and also reflect and value the diversity of the world around us."

We still don't have a completion timeframe for the Walt Disney World Jungle Cruise, although we do know that the Disneyland version will be complete this summer, although the Disneyland ride has the benefit of remaining closed during the work.

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ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰNov 03, 2021

This Skipper was great with the Christmas puns. Although some didn't land. Just need to change up the delivery a little. Still don't like the canoe rental scene.

MisterPenguinNov 02, 2021

DragonmanNov 02, 2021

So does anyone know where the frogs exactly are this time? Even though there’s buzz around them (pun intended), I’ve yet to see any videos actually showcasing them, just announcements.

ToTBellHopNov 02, 2021

Yeah…it’s supposedly been updated since the whole ride was updated.

Dear PrudenceNov 02, 2021

Secular? That's why they started putting out the Xmas crap halfway through October. (only a light exaggeration, there was Xmas stuff out ON Halloween)

celluloidNov 02, 2021

You are the first then. Are there supposed to be anything different enough to note?

GimpYancIentNov 02, 2021

Secular? Disney? Nah it's about "more money!" as in $ $ $. Grease the squeaky wheel and bring in more $ $ $ $. Pretty simple actually.

ToTBellHopNov 02, 2021

I was being serious. Jingle Cruise is open. Shocked there are no comments.

celluloidNov 02, 2021

They are working on making it more secular, more "disney", more money!

Dear PrudenceNov 02, 2021

Jungle Cruise at Disneyland also loads and off loads pretty quickly

UNCgolfNov 01, 2021

Mansion, Splash, Pirates (my favorite ride as a kid, so partially nostalgia although it's still quite good), CoP... and I'm not sure what would go in the 5th spot. Maybe Big Thunder. Pan and Small World would be in the running too.

ToTBellHopNov 01, 2021

No comments on Jingle Cruise being updated?

JoeCamelNov 01, 2021

Pan Small World Mansion Splash amirite?

UNCgolfNov 01, 2021

Definitely can't agree there -- CoP is one of the only attractions I can't miss at WDW. It's the best attraction in Tomorrowland and one of the top 5 at the whole Magic Kingdom for me.