Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise changes are underway and the ride opened Monday morning with a notable absence: Trader Sam is gone. Here’s what Disney told us.

It was recently announced that the world-famous Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom would be getting some updates. It’s sometimes hard for guests to hear that their favorite attractions are getting changed in any way — especially if it’s a day-one attraction that Walt Disney was involved with. But did you know that there were many changes made to Jungle Cruise through the years, even during Walt’s lifetime? Let’s take a look at some of them.

An opening-day attraction at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, the “World Famous” Jungle Cruise has been beloved by fans since Disneyland opened in 1955 and Walt Disney World in 1971.

You’ve probably heard by now that Jungle Cruise, the iconic opening-day attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, is getting an overhaul this year. For our new Spring issue, we talked to Walt Disney Imagineers Susana Tubert and Kevin Lively about the planned changes to the ride and got the inside scoop on the new characters (including a new S.E.A. member!), a deeper storyline connecting the Florida and California parks, plans for Trader Sam’s, and much more.

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Disney has announced that story enhancements and updates are coming to the Jungle Cruise attraction at both Disneyland park at Disneyland Resort and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort.

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One of Disney’s most iconic attractions, Jungle Cruise, has received a new merchandise collection that’s made its way to Walt Disney World.