Jungle Cruise

Adventureland, Magic Kingdom

Main Details
Park Magic Kingdom
Land Adventureland
Ride Type Boat Ride
Restraint None
Thrill Level Low
Ride Duration 9mins
Pre-Show
Post-Show
Gift Shop

Extra Magic Hours
Morning EMH
Evening EMH

Queue Details
Disney Genie+
Lightning Lane Purchase
FastPass+
FastPass+ Demand Low
Standby Line
Standby Wait Medium
Single Rider Line
Interactive
Indoor Queue
Outdoor Queue
Comfort Level Medium

Important Dates
Grand Opening Oct 1 1971

Ride System
Type Boat Ride
On-Board Audio

Restrictions
Height Req. None
Age Children under age 7 must be accompanied by person age 14+
Frightening Kids
Accessibility May remain in Wheelchair/ECV
Captioning Assistive Listening System and Sign Language

Photography
On Ride Photo

Jungle Cruise Post Refurbishment October 2024

2 months ago19 photos

Jungle Cruise entrance area details, murals and portraits

3 years ago16 photos

Second new-look Jungle Cruise marquee sign - August 2021

3 years ago7 photos

Animated figures added to Trader Sam's Gift Shop scene

A Look at Jungle Cruise After Its Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom
2 months ago

Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise Reopens After Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom
2 months ago

Walt Disney World Moves Up Jungle Cruise Reopening Date Following Refurbishment
2 months ago

Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise Now Closed for Refurbishment
4 months ago

Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment Aug 26, 2024 to Oct 15, 2024

Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment Sep 12, 2017 to Sep 17, 2017

Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment Sep 11, 2017 to Sep 19, 2017

Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment Mar 01, 2016 to Mar 03, 2016

Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment Apr 13, 2015 to May 08, 2015

New Sunken Boat added to the Jungle Cruise

3 years ago1 min

Jingle Cruise Trapped Skipper scene

3 years ago1 min

The Jingle Cruise - Holiday edition

11 years ago12 mins

The Jungle Cruise takes guests through a river cruise along the tropical rivers of the world. A friendly skipper delivers a live narration at rapid fire pace, and it's non-stop humour the whole way.

Details

Facts and Figures

Opening date: October 1 1971
Ride time: 9 minutes approx
Water volume: 1 750 000 gallons
Plant life: More than 500 different varities of plants
Boat power: The boats are powered by 4 cylinder Chevy engines
Number of animated figures: 130+

Trivia

The Jungle Cruise was based on Walt Disney's True Life Adventure seeries. The original idea for the Jungle cruise at Disneyland was for it be much more serious, and to include real living animals. Once this turned out to be impractical, the show was designed to use Animated Figures instead. The original version in Disneyland originally opened without the much loved humor that we enjoy today. The light hearted version was introduced in the early 1960s, a few years after opening. When it came for the Jungle Cruise to be built at Walt Disney World, the same jungle humor as created by legen Marc Davis was once again the basis of the attraction.