Jungle Cruise reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Jungle Cruise, a tour in Adventureland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Written by Robert Niles The Jungle Cruise is as good as your skipper makes it. Several comics and Disney executives (including Steve Martin and John Lasseter) got their start at Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. A great skipper, with fun jokes and the right delivery, can make a return visit to the Jungle Cruise as much fun as a revisit to a hot comedy club. A weak skipper, though, can have you noticing just how robotic some of those animals look.
Readers' rating:
I really enjoyed this hilarious - Andrew Dougherty Honestly, it depends on the skipper. Most of the time they suck, but I've only encountered 2 good skippers. Maybe new scenes can be added with the upcoming movie starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen? See if it's short, and not worth going out of your way to fastpass it. 6/10 - Eric Cartman While not exactly Disney's best ride, this ride is still worth a look if there's no line. While most of the animatronics need to be upgraded, the true highlight of the ride is the enthusiasm of the guide. Definetly not a ride to take too seriously. 6/10 - Christopher Sturniolo this ride is not the back side of the water it is the front side of the water a awesome ride lush jungle setting a ride to ride every time you go to MK - Manny Rodriguez A long-yet satisying and relaxing cruise through a very life-like jungle. It has loads of very great looking animatronic animals, and its good for the kids too! However, the fun depends on the skippers, they can be funny or unfunny. - Brendan Harrison In October 2011 we rode three times, and never got a good skipper. They sounded rushed, missed a lot of the old jokes, and couldn't raise a laugh. Also the sound assn't that good, and if English isn't your first language, you'll struggle. It's great if the skipper does his job well, perhaps we were just unlucky. - Martin Rees Wicked fun if you have a good humorous skipper. Little ones love it - Arianna Griffel The Walt Disney World Jungle Cruise is (hands down) the quintessential Walt Disney the park experience. It is perhaps the greatest attraction in the history of themed entertainment. - TH Creative Even though this ride is pretty terrible, it holds a massive place in my heart as its the first ride I ever went on, on my first visit to Orlando when I was 8 and the skipper let me "drive" the boat. Now that I am 23, I can see that the animatronics are terrible, jokes are awful and the skippers sound miserable. But all this is what makes Jungle Cruise a must ride as Disney know the ride is awful. Who said the Americans can't laugh at themselves? - James McGee Still great, and still an unquantifiable part of the Magic Kingdom fabric, but in need of some animatronic help. Perhaps put the unused Marc Davis 'gorilla-thumping-crocodile' setpiece in if you are desperate for some 'plussing'. - Man-Eating Sharks Do not go on this! It's awful, old animitronics and bad jokes. 1/10 - D H The enjoyment of your ride depends on your skipper! - Sarah Durden The thing about this ride is not its technology or its suspension of reality. This is a wonderful tongue-in-cheek travelogue that pays honor to the great era of exploration at the turn of the 20th century. If people would participate in the event rather than expecting the event to wash over them they would understand the perfection that is this ride. - Tom Rigg Its a good ride, but it depends on your skipper. I always get good skippers, unlike JAWS. It really feels like your in a jungle though. I would wait more than 30 minutes. 7/10 - Dominick D only fun if you have a good captain. better for younger children, always a wait. - Arianna Griffel 5/10 - The boats are loud, the fumes obnoxious, the animatronics are old, the jokes are bad, the wait is always longer than you had hoped for. I know it's a classic but I just can't rate it any higher than a 5. :( - Don Neal The ride is solid and simple. The technology is outdated, but its still fun to see. If you have to wait more than 20 minutes try back later. Good for kids and adults. 7/10 - Bob Liebe Heavily depends on your 'skipper' as to how your ride is going to go. On the whole, they have been funny and lively. You'll only want to ride it once as it can be slightly repetitive. Better than Jaws at universal studios however. - Dan Jones Great ride. Even if it is a bit outdated now that they have Kiliminjaro Safaris, it's still lots of fun. As others have noted, though, the skipper completely makes or breaks the ride. A good skipper will have you rolling on the floor laughing, whereas a bad skipper will have you yawning and vowing never to ride again. - Abagail Bloodworth 6/10. This ride is forever legendary due to Walt Disney's hands on the creation of it. I just can't justify a wait, nor even get on the ride while I can ride a different attraction. But, I've ridden this a bunch of times. If your a first time visitor, definitely check it out, just for it's nostalgic factor. As said in here, the skipper makes or breaks the attraction. Also, their making a movie with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen based on The Jungle Cruise. - Nick Dakuginow More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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