Jungle Cruise presented by Walt E. Disney [Virtual Tour]

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A virtual ride-through of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise sometime around 1964. This was created using Thurl Ravenscroft's narration from the Enchanted Tiki Room soundtrack and footage from various TV Episodes featuring Disneyland from Disney's anthology series. The tone of this is much more serious than the Jungle Cruise of today. Hope you enjoy!

[@Meeee253]

Walt Disney was made to keep the world happy thank the lord for this glorious gift of a man

[@longtail4711]

*cuddles Thurl's voice* We miss you so much Thurl. I love being able to go Disney and still hear him.

[@StoryMemories86]

It was a little odd to hear his voice though in this context. But I love the music!

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

Truth be told, the lack of tall trees for the Africa scenes makes it more believable since, aside from the Congo Jungle, everything else in Africa is either bushy plains or a desert.

[@jetsons101]

Disney, one great man. Looks like everybody just got out of Church, even the kids !!!

[@josephbingham1255]

Excellent film segment. I had the unusual experience of seeing Bob Crane from Hogan's Heroes talking in an agitated fashion to an employee of the Jungle Cruise ride. He was dressed in a white suit and wanting his wife and children who had gone on the ride. The employee tried to tell him it was an automated ride and he would just have to wait for it to return to the dock. When it did he was animated and annoyed with the wife who was a blond (Sigrid Valdis?) with two children. As I recall a boy and a girl. My thoughts were that they had something important to participate in perhaps a Disney Parade? and while waiting for it to start went on the ride.

[@jimbodeek]

R.I.P. Headhunters. You will be missed.

[@TargetSniper365]

Yep….thanks snowflakes you ruined another one

[@jimbodeek]

@@TargetSniper365 Unless you're in Tokyo Disneyland. I hear they're still there.

[@jimbodeek]

@@TargetSniper365 Still, Chimps can be dangerous when provoked, so...

[@StoryMemories86]

Along with everything else

[@StoryMemories86]

@@jimbodeek as usual Tokyo does it better

[@StoryMemories86]

If you love vintage tiki, you might enjoy some of this Disney related trivia fact… By June of 1959, Exotica was the number one album on the charts and it stayed there for over four consecutive weeks. Soon it was used as background music by choreographers for aquacades, ice shows and became a frequent favorite of Chinese and Polynesian restaurants. Even Disneyland started using it for the entrance to its Jungle River Boat ride (The jungle Cruise). But, perhaps the most unusual place Exotica was heard was on the U.S.S. Nautilus where it became the crew's favorite record during their historic journey as the first submarine to go beneath the North Pole.

[@s3usarmy]

Nicely done, i just like watching the old ride videos from Disneyland.

[@janedoe5229]

I LOVED this when I was a kid! :)

[@ryanward652]

What if Tony the Tiger guided the Jungle Cruise

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

It's kinda sad how many things Disney has changed

[@cfr8us]

Ahh...Thurl Ravenscroft....the deepest voice in all of voice actors! Never got his film credit for The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

[@chuckcookus]

He's grrrrrrrrrreat

[@kellyweingart3692]

🎵Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize🎵

[@hunterolaughlin]

Good one. 👍

[@markjenkins4520]

Absolutely the best times! I grew up at Disneyland, the first ride was always the Jungle Cruise. Political correctness was non-existent back then, all races of people got along fine with no problems. It was JUST A RIDE! Sure wish it was like back then...

[@betelman]

I still have the LP with this narration. Side 1 is the Tiki Room.

[@StoryMemories86]

And the music is from the Walt Disney takes you on a tour of Disneyland correct? It’s fun to see images with the audio

[@koolbeans3572]

9:16 it sounds like he’s making a Star Wars reference but this was made way before A New Hope came out lmao.

[@LextheRobot]

This is AMAZINGLY well done. Thank you so much for editing this together.

[@fallspeed]

I think this is an old promo video originally aired on the Disney TV show. It looks a little funny in widescreen instead of the old standard aspect ratio.

[@kevinallentoole1538]

Much Respect..........

[@jetsons101]

wait WAIT I just got it........ "A hand out"

[@Thomas__Blue]

Why was so much removed?

[@EntertainmentFan11]

The Indiana Jones ride queue, for one.

[@SpenceDude]

Why have so many things been removed?

[@jojo-fu4xh]

Ruined by spineless snowflake liberals.

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

+Benjamin Wilson Those changes to the Jungle Cruise were made way before the snowflake liberals.

[@laughtrack686]

Martin D. Nope! 1 the gun is still in and the reason some is missing because the indiana jones ride line queue

[@laughtrack686]

Benjamin Wilson the liberals ruined pirates instead.

[@laughtrack686]

Raphael Marquez read above comment.

[@zozopanda2554]

The puns just really ruin the ride, idk when they started those or if they've had them forever. It's hard to be immersed if you feel no "real" risk. I liked hearing the narrator's dramatic and dynamic voice!

[@kaptainkpop6750]

For some reason Disney world have the guns except they don't shoot and Disneyland don't even have guns

[@Dylan-et2uz]

KaptainKpop I just rode it last week, they shot at the hippos

[@laughtrack686]

Dylan502123 the only diff is they are fake guns now, they used to be real with blanks

[@knightofarkronia8652]

I’ve heard it is a code. They fire off a certain amount of shots to relay different messages. Most commonly, they’ll fire off two shots, meaning ‘all clear.’

[@Meeee253]

The natives are celebrating the kill of a lion!me:poor baby😢

[@jeanettegarcia2884]

I am glad they dont shoot the hipos anymore how disturbing

[@TargetSniper365]

I mean that’s pretty sensitive imo

[@markjenkins4520]

They never shot the hippos, they PRETENDED to shoot the hippos, you ninny. It's all make believe, it's Disneyland! Enjoy the fantasy!