The jokes continued flying from the skipper of a stranded Jungle Cruise tramp steamer as a rescue boat arrived to tow the castaways to safety after the Disneyland attraction broke down and left riders stuck along the tropical rivers of the world.
A video posted by the Disney Food Blog to social media on Tuesday, Oct. 31 shows a Disneyland cast member lashing a rope to the bow of the marooned Jungle Cruise boat and tugging it along the winding river course as the skipper continued with his comedic spiel.
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The shipwrecked skipper cracked jokes about checking the service engine light and saving on gasoline throughout the ordeal.
Trouble over on the Jungle Cruise in Disneyland as one of the boats broke down and had to be towed through the rest of the attraction!
Thanks to DFB reader Barb Close for sharing with us! pic.twitter.com/h4lD842UZc
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) October 31, 2023
The Jungle Cruise ride — an opening day Disneyland attraction in 1955 — takes riders on a tongue-in-cheek cruise along the Mekong, Nile and Amazon rivers helmed by a comedic skipper.
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The Adventureland ride served as an inspiration for the 2021 “Jungle Cruise” movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt with a sequel in the works.
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