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Dragon Blood Trees

**Dragon Blood Trees** (***Dracaena cinnabari***) are a species of dragon tree which has been featured in the Jungle Cruise.

## Description

The Dragon Blood Trees have been known to grow along the Irrawaddy river of Burma. They are described as actually bleeding red when cut.

## History

### Development history

Before the Jungle Cruise's shift to camp comedy, the Dragon Blood Tree was a noted part of the Jungle Cruise tour in Disneyland.
Fan lizards

**Fan lizards** or ***Fanisaurus pennatus*** (Na'vi name: ***kenten***) are alien animals from the film *Avatar*.

## Description

Fan lizards are small animals resembling reptiles on the exo-moon *Pandora*. They have camouflaged bodies resembling leaves and large bioluminescent, "Fans" which can spread out and let them hover.

## Appearances

### Avatar Flight of Passage

The fan lizards are on an ecological chart, explaining how their population was harmed by the *Resources Development Administration*. There are screens in the laboratory, showing how the *Pandora Conservation Initiative* is attempting to repopulate them.

### Na'vi River Journey

Fan lizards hover over guests of ACE in this attraction.

## References

1. ↑ https://orlandoinformer.com/disney/avatar-flight-of-passage/
2. ↑ https://www.cnet.com/pictures/pandora-the-world-of-avatar-disney-photos/32/
Amazon Belle

**The Amazon Belle‏‎** is one of the boats in the *Jungle Cruise*.

## History

#### Jungle Cruise

The Amazon Belle is a boat in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. There are framed blueprints for the boat in the boathouse. Also in the boathouse is a board listing the belle as being in the Nile river.

#### Jingle Cruise

During this refurbishment, the Amazon Belle was renamed to **the Jingle Belle**.

#### Magic of Disney Animation

The Belle is mentioned in the credits for the fictional, "Jungle Cruise" film alongside the Congo Queen, and Ganges Gal.

#### Trader Sam's Grog Grotto

There is a burlap sack from the Amazon Belle in this bar.

### Printed materials

#### Jungle Cruise (Disney Classic)

In this book, the boat is piloted by Frank Wolff and Lily Houghton from the Jungle Cruise film to give children a tour of the jungle.

## Trivia

* In the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland, the Amazon Belle is replaced by the Amazon Annie.

## References

1. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2021/07/photos-video-new-jungle-cruise-with-cultural-sensitivity-changes-soft-opens-at-disneyland/
2. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2013/09/27/new-minnie-mouse-meet-greet-at-disney-s-hollywood-studios-exudes-old-world-glamour-detailed-queue-a-delight-for-disney-fans/
3. ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2015/03/29/trader-sam-s-grog-grotto-lives-up-to-west-coast-version-with-unique-experiences-drinks-and-decor-150-photos-video/2/
Amelia

**Amelia** is a character referenced in the *Jungle Cruise*.

## History

Amelia was a bird employee of the Jungle Air Mail Service in the Lost Delta of India in the 1930s. In 1935 she was kept by one, Skipper Miquel of the Jungle Navigation Company. By 1938, she was kept alongside birds *Wiley* and *Flash*.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Amelia's name is on the Jungle Air Mail Service building. In the Amazon River Base is a photograph of Amelia in 1935 with one Skipper Miquel.

## Trivia

* Amelia's name is a likely tribute to historic aviatrix, Amelia Earhart (1897-unknown).
Baobab trees

An artificial baobab in Kilimanjaro Safaris

**Baobab trees**, scientifically known as **adansonia** are a genus of tree.

## Description

Baobab trees are a genus of deciduous tree native to mainland Africa and Madagascar. The trees are sometimes nicknamed the, "**Upside down trees**" due to them having branches which can resemble upturned roots. The trees are long-lived and have short sessions of reproduction which lasts for a maximum of 15 hours.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Africa (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

#### Kilimanjaro Safaris

Baobob trees appear in the Harambe Wildlife Reserve. These trees are actually artificial and sometimes equipped with security technology.

#### Tusker House

A live baobab is located outside this restaurant.

### Jungle Cruise

A removed map for the Rivers of Adventure showed the trees on the African veldt.

## In other media

### Film

#### The Lion King

In this film, Rafiki lived in an ancient baobab located in the Pride Lands.

### Video-Games

#### Disney Magic Kingdoms

A baobab appears in the Jungle Cruise attraction with the python resting on it.

## Trivia

* In the 2003 DVD release of the Lion King, Rafiki's ancient baobab tree was given the name, "The Tree of Life" due to its resemblance to the icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom.

## Gallery

Rafiki's baobabWilson Matua near a baobab
Bengal Barbecue

*This article is on the real-world restaurant in Disneyland. For the fictional location, see Bengal Barbecue (location).*

**Bengal Barbecue** is a restaurant in Disneyland's Adventureland.

## History

### Backstory

Bengal Barbecue is a 1930s restaurant located within one of the exotic regions composing, "The Wilds of Adventureland". The shop is known for selling dishes made from the meats of exotic (and sometimes endangered) animals such as rhinos, tigers and cobras.

## Jungle Cruise connections

### Adventure Trading Company

The snake juju was earned by drinking, "Venomade" at the Bengal Barbecue. There were advertisements for Bengal Barbecue within the Daily Gnus newspaper and the *Jungle Handbook for River Navigation*. A board of Jungle Navigation Company deliveries mentioned the company delivering snake eggs from, "Safari Sue" to Bengal Barbecue. Skipper X had a review for the restaurant in the Daily Gnus.

### The African Queen

The characters of Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer appear on a photo and originate from the 1951 adventure film *The African Queen*, a film which influenced imagineer Harper Goff in his development of the Jungle Cruise.

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

To tie-in with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Bengal Barbecue served four Indiana Jones themed meal items. One was the *Forbidden Turnover*, modelled after the Eye of Mara.

### Jungle Cruise

One of the photographs in Bengal Barbecue depicts the characters of Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer aboard the *Zambezi Miss*. The boat is in-front of the African veldt with the original lost safari in the background. The two have a 1911 portrait of Dr. Albert Falls aboard their boat. There is another photo in the restaurant of Schweitzer Falls.

### Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats

The character of Shrunken Ned originates from this attraction.

### Other connections

#### Mystic Manor

The satchel of character Professor R. Blauerhimmel originating from this attraction appears on one of the shelves. Within his possession is a photo of himself and small portrait of the *Society of Explorers and Adventurers* meeting in 1899 at the *Hotel Hightower*, the headquarters of the evil Harrison Hightower III. Rose Sayer is shown holding a stuffed Albert the monkey, the protagonist of Mystic Manor.

## References

1. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2014/08/adventureland-trading-company-adds-fun-scavenger-hunts-to-disneyland-unearthing-prizes-for-finishing-puzzles/
2. ↑ https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/06/the-forbidden-turnover-and-more-indiana-jones-food-coming-to-disneyland/
3. ↑ https://www.ocregister.com/2016/01/04/bengal-barbecue/
Edward Osborne Wilson

## E. O. Wilson

**Edward Osborne Wilson** often referred to as **E.O. Wilson** is a real-world conservationist, myrmecology, biologist and author. He is best known for his influential work in the fields of ecology and conservation.

## Jungle Cruise tributes

* The Kilimanjaro Safaris character of Wilson Matua is thought to be named in tribute for E.O. Wilson.
* In the Skipper Canteen's library is a book titled, "The Harambe Chronicles" by **Wilson**.
Disney's Animal Kingdom

**Disney's Animal Kingdom** is a theme-park in Walt Disney World.

* **Asia**: This land is set within the Asian kingdom of Anandapur, namely in the municipality of Anandapur and village of Serka Zong.
* **DinoLand, U.S.A.**: DinoLand, U.S.A. is a fictional tourist-trap town set in Diggs County, Florida.
* **Discovery Island**: Discovery Island is a fictional island of unknown setting. It holds the massive Tree of Life.
* **The Oasis/Safari Village**: This is the Animal Kingdom's, "Main Street" which is an effective extension of Discovery Island.
* **Pandora: The World of Avatar**: Pandora: The World of Avatar is set in the Valley of Mo'ara on the alien exo-moon of Pandora. The land is based on the 2009 film *Avatar*.

#### Former/unused

* **Beastly Kingdom**:
* **Camp Minnie-Mickey**:

## Jungle Cruise attractions

### Other connections

#### Jungle Cruise (film)

The film macguffin of the *Tree of Life* shares its name with the icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom.

#### The Lion King

Disney's Animal Kingdom has various elements of theming to the Lion King, predominately centralized in the Africa area.

#### Skipper Canteen

The library of the Skipper Canteen contains several allusions to Disney's Animal Kingdom. There are two books titled *Treasures of the Animal Kingdom* and *Everest Expedition: Search for the Yeti* written by the evil S.E.A. member Harrison Hightower III from *Tower of Terror*. This is a tribute to how Hightower's actor was Joe Rohde who largely developed the Animal Kingdom and Expedition Everest. Another book connecting to the Animal Kingdom is *The Harambe Chronicles* by Wilson.

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

This bar contains a yeti mask from the Serka Zong Bazaar and photograph of Trader Sam on an elephant-back safari in Harambe with the Kilimanjaro Safaris company.
Alice Estes Davis

**Alice Estes Davis** (1929-time of writing) is a historic costume-designer and Disney Legend, best remembered for her work with Disney for film and the parks. She was also married to Marc Davis, an imagineer who created character-designs for the Jungle Cruise. Alice herself is best known in the parks for having worked on *It's a Small World*, *Pirates of the Caribbean*, *Flight to the Moon* and *Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress*.

## Jungle Cruise tributes

* In the queue for *Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions* is a letter from the couple, "Marc" and, "**Alice**", identified as, "Friends of the Jungle". The letter explains that they went on a Jungle Cruise tour with one Skipper Bob who convinced them to stop using crocodile products.
* In the Skipper Canteen is a book titled *A Small World of Traditional Wardrobe* by **A. Davis**.

## Trivia

* On Main Street, U.S.A, Alice has a shared window tribute with Marc Davis. Marc's window seemingly references his work in Adventureland by reading, “Far East Imports – Exotic Art – Marc Davis – Proprietor” while Alice's references It's a Small World, reading, " Small World Costume Co. – Alice Davis – Seamstress to the Stars".

## References

1. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/windows-on-main-street-u-s-a-at-disneyland-park-marc-and-alice-davis/
Dr. David Marley

## Dr. David John Marley‏‎

**Dr. David John Marley‏‎** also known as, "**Doctor Skipper**" is a former, "Skipper" cast-member for the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland and later a historian of Disneyland for California State University.

## Jungle Cruise tributes

* The name, "**Prof. Marley**" is on a barrel in the mess hall of the Skipper Canteen. This barrel is labelled as containing, "The Backside of Water" and is to be shipped at his offices in Marshall College, a location from *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981).
* In the library of the skipper canteen is a book titled, "Culture of the River Guide" by **Dr. D. Marley**.

## References

1. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2016/04/growing-disneyland-botany-presentation-with-dr-david-john-marley-brings-jungle-cruise-history-to-fullerton-arboretum/
2. ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/skipper-canteen
E ticket

An **E ticket** or officially **E Coupon** was a ticket used in the Disney Parks for admission to the parks most popular attractions, including to the Jungle Cruise and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. The tickets were discontinued in 1982 though the term is still used to refer to high-production theme-park attractions.

## History

The tickets were introduced to Disneyland in the June of 1959 as an alternative to their A-D tier attraction ranking system, used since Disneyland's opening in 1955. Due to competition from *Six Flags Magic Mountain*, Disney progressively phased out the use of the ranked tickets as Six Flags did not have admission ticket systems. In the late 1970s, Disney introduced unlimited use tickets until the June of 1982 when the tickets were phased out.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Outside of the exit of the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise is a faux ticket booth for the colonial Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon River Base. The sign on the building mentions no-longer accepting, "E coupons".

## Gallery

A reference to E-Tickets in Walt Disney World
Dick Powel

**Dick Powel** (1904-1963) is a historic actor, private pilot, comedian and musician.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Jungle Cruise

In the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise, Albert Awol plays Powel's 1936 recording of *With Plenty of Money and You*. This song is identified as coming from the *Library of Lost American Melodies* in Manaus, Amazonas.

### Other connections

#### The Great Movie Ride

Powel starred in the film *Footlight Parade* (1933) as the character Scotty Blair. This film was subject to a scene in the Great Movie Ride, albeit without Dick's character.

## Trivia

* Powel was the first actor to portray detective Philip Marlowe on film with said role having also been performed by Humphrey Boggart, actor of Charlie Allnut in *The African Queen* and Rick Blaine in *Casablanca*.
Circle of Life

**Circle of Life** is a song from the 1994 Disney feature-film, *The Lion King*.

## Lyrics

*Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba*

*Sithi uhm ingonyama eyi yewu*

*Ingonyama*

*Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba*

*Sithi uhhmm ingonyama*

*Hayibaba (Ingonyama)*

*Siyonqoba (Ingonyama)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (repeats throughout verse)*

*From the day we arrive on the planet*

*And blinking, step into the sun*

*There's more to see than can ever be seen*

*More to do than can ever be done*

*There's far too much to take in here*

*More to find than can ever be found*

*But the sun rolling high*

*Through the sapphire sky*

*Keeps great and small on the endless round*

*It's the Circle of Life*

*And it moves us all*

*Through despair and hope*

*Through faith and love*

*Till we find our place*

*On the path unwinding*

*In the Circle*

*The Circle of Life*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Se to kwa)*

*Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Asana)*

*It's the Circle of Life*

*And it moves us all*

*Through despair and hope*

*Through faith and love*

*Till we find our place*

*On the path unwinding*

*In the Circle*

*The Circle of Life!*

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions

The song plays in this attraction while passing the African veldt.

### Other connections

#### Kilimanjaro Safaris

The Circle of Life is sung as part of Festival of the Lion King, a show set in the village of Harambe. The song is most prominently sung by the performer *Zawadi.*
Goofy

**Goofy** originally named **Dippy Dawg** and often given the name of **George G. Geef** or **G. G. "Goofy" Goof** is a *Mickey Mouse Universe* character who first appeared in the 1932 short *Mickey's Revue*.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Attractions

#### Jungle Cruise

A removed pygmy war-canoe from the pygmy camp had an antelope war-head made to resemble Goofy.

##### Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions

A book with Mickey and Goofy on the cover is in the boathouse for this version of the attraction.

### Television

#### Mickey Mouse

Goofy is amongst the characters riding a Jungle Cruise boat in the short, "Mickey Monkey". In the episode, "Wish Upon a Coin", he briefly appears dressed as Chief Nah-mee while holding a shrunken-head.

### Other connections

#### The Great Movie Ride

Goofy's hand-prints are outside the Chinese Theatre with the words, "Gawrsh I'm stuck".

## Gallery

Goofy imitating Chief Nah-meeImitating a guide of the Lost Safari
## References

1. ↑ https://momotraveljourney.wordpress.com/day-2-tokyo-disneyland/
2. ↑ https://disneydiary.com/2017/08/photos-15-of-our-favorite-handprints/
Eye on the Globe

**Eye on the Globe** is a fictional newsreel service from *Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye*.

## Description

Eye on the Globe was an American international newsreel service active in the mid-1930s.

## History

### Background

Eye on the Globe was a newsreel service from America, active in the mid 1930s. In 1936, they covered the story of the *Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition* in the Lost Delta of India. This excavation headed by Indiana Jones and Sallah Mohammed Faisel el-Kahir uncovered the Temple of the Forbidden Eye which contained the goddess Mara who granted gifts of wealth, youth and knowledge. This attracted tourism from across the world, encouraged by the greedy *British Colonial Affairs* section of the British Empire. Around the early July of 1936, they also covered the story of a group of tourists who went missing in the temple and were presumably killed by Mara, leading to Indiana Jones seeking them out on July 6 only to be deemed missing himself a week later.

## Appearances

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

Two newsreel's of Eye on the Globe play in the pre-show, explaining the background of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, the missing tourists, and Indiana Jones.

## Jungle Cruise connections

### Jungle Cruise

The newsreel's tourism montage shows tourists travelling to the Lost Delta via boats of the Jungle Navigation Company.

## Trivia

* The name, "Eye on the Globe" connects to Indiana Jones Adventure's eye motif.
* The newsreel's tourism montage shows tourists travelling to the Lost Delta on elephant-back safaris. This might be connected to the fictional *Elephant Safari Company* from the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise.
Ducks

**The ducks** are animals in the Jungle Cruise.

## Description

The ducks are American mallards which are an invasive species in the jungles composing, "Adventureland". Due to this, the mallards became dispersed in the Amazon rainforest, Congo Basin, Burma, Cambodia, African veldt, certain islands in Polynesia and in the Lost Delta of India.

## History

The mallards spread throughout the world's jungles around 1935/1936 through passage along the mystical Rivers of Adventure used by the Jungle Navigation Company. While scientists were perplexed by their migration and concerned with the potential harm they could do to the ecosystems, they were put up with due to how cute they were.

## Appearances

### Attractions

#### Adventure Trading Company

In the Daily Gnus newspaper was an article titled, "Scientists Cry Fowl" by Abigail Samson. It mentioned the North-American waterfowl as an invasive species travelling throughout the world's jungles via the Rivers of Adventure. In the Bird Juju mission, one of the birds which guests needed to find for Tiki Kiki Serbano was a, "Water Fowl". This could be achieved by photographing mallards or characters like Donald and Daisy Duck.

#### Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

To promote the Jungle Cruise film, this bar served the duck-based meal-item"Everyone DUCK!" flatbread. The name of this item was an allusion to what skippers would announce when attacked by the Umbala Tribe in the attraction.

#### Jungle Cruise

The ducks appear as live animals throughout the Jungle Cruise. In Disneyland, there is a tribal mask depicting a duck (Donald Duck) overtop of the boathouse's entrance. Removed duck artwork includes a headhunter's mask, the figurehead of one of the Pygmy tribe's war-canoe, and the boathouse's duck mask on a map for the Rivers of Adventure. These tribal depictions of ducks are in real-life modelled after the cartoon character Donald Duck.

### Film

#### Jungle Cruise

One duck makes a minor appearance in Porto Velho during a chase scene on the river.

## In other media

### Paraphernalia

#### Jungle Cruise Adventure Game

The ducks are one of the chance encounters in this game. They have no effect as opposed to other encounters which are obstacles.

## Trivia

* Similar to the ducks in Kilimanjaro Safaris are the black vultures, not acknowledged due to being native to Florida.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=871439103077&set=oa.1903682069948046
Cousin Stu

*This article has been marked by* The Jungle Cruise Wiki *as containing offensive or otherwise sensitive subject matter. Reader discretion is advised.*

## Cousin Stu

### Attractions

Jungle Cruise (attraction)
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

## Biographical information

### Relatives

Family
Trader Sam (cousin)

## Physical description

### Gender

Man

**Cousin Stu** is a relative of Trader Sam.

## History

### Background

Cousin Stu was member of a family of Indigenous South Americans. He may have also been connected to the business *Boats and Baits AND Bites!*. Cousin Stu was invited to a family dinner along with his cousin, "Trader Sam" and five others who murdered Stu and then cannibalized him as a meat-stew. A photo was taken of the six eating Stu which was later framed and hung up in Sam's bar.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Jokes about someone named **Stu** being in a pot are made by skippers while passing *Boats and Baits AND Bites!*. It is possible that Stu was inspired by jokes of Trader Sam and Chief Nah-mee cannibalizing their family-members.

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a photograph of Sam and the family eating Stu's remains captioned, "The day we invited cousin Stu (not visible) to family dinner".

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAyzx4AiN2/
Dominguez Palm

**The Dominguez Palm** is a tree at Disneyland's Jungle Cruise.

## Description

The Dominguez palm-tree is a large palm-tree located in the Lost Delta region of India. The tree grows adjacent to a river boathouse from the 19th century which by the 1930s was used by the Jungle Navigation Company.

## History

### Background

The Dominguez palm is a palm-tree located in the Lost Delta of India. The tree grows adjacent to the western side of a river boathouse from the 19th century which by the 1930s was used by the Jungle Navigation Company.

### Development history

The palm-tree was planted in 1896 by the orange grove owning Dominguez family. Their grandson Ron Dominguez later sold his property to Walt Disney to build Disneyland but they left the palm up as a tribute, hidden in plain sight.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

The tree appears along the boathouse of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. An illustration of the palm-tree is shown beside the boathouse on a map of the *Rivers of Adventure* in the queue for Disneyland's Jungle Cruise.

### Main Street, U.S.A.

On Main Street, there is a window for Ron Dominguez's, "Orange Grove Property Mgt.".

## In other media

### Printed materials

#### Skipper Survival Guide

The palm-tree is mentioned in this retconned backstory as being used like a support-beam by skippers repairing the Mekong boathouse.

#### Tales from Adventureland

In these books, the palm is reimagined as the, "**Eternal Tree**". It is located in Polynesia and is home to fae such as Patrick Begorra.

## Trivia

* The character of Rosa Soto Dominguez is likely a reference to the Dominguez family.

## References

1. ↑ https://dizbuff.com/dominguez-palm-disneyland/
2. ↑ https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/new-map-sits-at-the-entrance-to-the-queue-on-jungle-cruise-news-photo/1327854113
Bamboo

**Bamboo** is a real-world group of flowering plant in the grass family which can be found throughout the *Jungle Cruise* attraction.

## Description

Bamboo is a kind of giant grass which can grow to the proportion of trees. While traditionally only found in Asian countries, bamboo seems to be distributed throughout the Wilds of Adventureland causing them to grow in the Amazon rainforest, North Africa, the Congo, Cambodia, Burma and the Lost Delta of India.

## History

### Development history

Bamboo was one of the plants selected by Bill Evans to create the Jungle Cruise's jungle.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Live bamboo can found throughout the many jungles of the Rivers of Adventure. Skippers are known to make jokes about bamboo such as, " This bamboo is said to grow six feet tall. Some say it's seven but that’s another story". In the removed Albert Awol audio loop, Awol mentioned that the winning meal from that month's cooking competition was bamboo stew with shredded vine stems which Skipper Doug described as tasting like chicken. Various buildings and other structures are also visibly constructed with bamboo such as the shack in the Lost Delta, Trader Sam's outpost, and the Jungle Navigation Company's Ticket Booth.

#### Jingle Cruise

Queue audio said, "To all passengers preparing for the excursion into the bamboo forest, please be advised you’ll be walking in a splinter wonderland". The Adventureland Christmas Tree is visibly made with bamboo poles.

#### Jungle River Cruise

Skulls and the clothing of victims are impaled on bamboo by the Umbala tribe.

### Skipper Canteen

Bamboo chop-sticks are served with, "Bang Bang Shrimp".

## Trivia

* In Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise, bamboo across from Inspiration Falls hides the show-building for Pirates of the Caribbean.
"Jungle" Jorge Jump

**"Jungle" Jorge Jump** is a character from the *Adventure Trading Company*.

## History

Jorge Jump was an inhabitant of one of the exotic regions of, "Adventureland" during the mid-late 1930s where he was known by the nickname of, "Jungle". Here, Jorge worked as a journalist for the colonial newspaper, *The Daily Gnus* which was distributed throughout Adventureland's regions. He was a correspondent with one, "Skipper Dave", an employee of the colonial *Jungle Navigation Company* which was prominent in the wilds of Adventureland.

## Appearances

### Adventure Trading Company

Jorge was the journalist behind the article, "*FUN WITH PUNS!*" in the Daily Gnus, where he covered a story of JNC skippers competing to find, "*Adventureland’s Funniest Joke"*.
God with a Rod

**God with a Rod** also known as **Zeus Goes Fishing** is the name of a statue from the Adventurers Club.

## Description

"God with a Rod" was a bronze statue depicting the Hellenistic king of the Olympian gods, "Zeus". The statue shared a likeness (or was possibly pseudodymous with) the historic ***Artemision Bronze***. The statue's nickname came from a wooden fishing-rod, placed in the god's hand. The statue was most notably located in the headquarters of the Adventurers Club in Pleasure Island, Florida during the 1930s.

## History

### Background

Vy 1937, this statue was part of the collection of the Adventurers Club, a guild of globetrotters founded by colonial business-tycoon Merriweather Adam Pleasure. At some point following the New Year's Eve of 1937, Zeus' fishing-rod was removed and sent by club president Pamelia Perkins to contact, "Trader Sam" in his Polynesian bar. The statue's later history is unknown and it is unclear if it was present during the hurricane which destroyed Pleasure Island or not.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

Zeus' fishing-rod appears in Trader Sam's collection. The rod is identified as having been given to Sam by Pamelia Perkins. A miniature of the statue appears in a crate left in Sam's posession by the club, complete with a small fishing-rod.

## Trivia

* In real-life, the Artemisian Bronze is sometimes attributed to being a statue of Poseidon, the Hellenic God of the Sea.
* The name, "God with a Rod" might double as a sexual innuendo given the figure of Zeus' infamous libido throughout Greek Mythology.

## References

1. ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2016/07/five-years-of-adventuring-at-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar/
Cap'n Kevin

**Cap'n Kevin** also known as **Skipper Kevin** is a character from the *Jungle Cruise* and *Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar*. He is a fictionalized depiction of artist **Kevin Kidney**.

## History

### Biography

Cap'n Kevin was a skipper for the *Jungle Navigation Company* in the early half of the 20th century. Kevin lived in a hut somewhere in the jungle and was fond of a drink called the *Miehana*. In 1928, Kevin was awarded with the, "Dr. Albert Falls Memorial Award for Jungle Excellence".

Kevin was particularly close with JNC affiliate Trader Sam who saved his life from a stampede of giraffes. Kevin would refer to Sam as "Sammy" and the two would spend nights together in Kevin's hut, often drinking Miehanas. In the mid 1930s, Trader Sam opened a bar in the Polynesian isles and hung up a framed photograph of Kevin within it with a message from the cap'n written on it.

By 1938, Cap'n Kevin was owner of a book called, "101 Jokes about Animals and Plants". Kevin lost this book and it was found by Trader Sam, then held for safekeeping within the company's Lost & Found (which Sam had turned into a gift-shop). Kevin was notified about this by an announcement on the Global Broadcasting Service, asking him to meet with Sam at the gift-shop (which around this time was being ransacked by monkeys).

### Development history

Cap'n Kevin is a fictionalized version of Disney collaborator Kevin Kidney who previously worked as a skipper for the Jungle Cruise. Kidney's collaboration with Disney theme-parks lead to him being homaged in Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar. This photograph mentions, "Miehana", a drink made for tiki bars by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily. Kevin's reference in the Jungle Cruise is likely a tribute to ex-Imagineer Kevin Lively who created the controversial scene of Trader Sam's Gift Shop!.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Kevin Kidney used to work at the Jungle Cruise as a skipper. On the Global Broadcasting Service, Skipper Missy asks that Skipper Kevin meet Trader Sam at the lost & found for the return of his book, "101 Jokes about Animals and Plants".

### Skipper Canteen

There is a plaque in the Skipper Canteen commemorating **Skipper Kevin**'s awarding of the, "Dr. Albert Falls Memorial Award for Jungle Excellence".

### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There is a photograph of Cap'n Kevin hung up in this bar. On the photo is a message to Trader Sam reading, "*Sammy- Come by my hut later for a "Miehana". -Cap'n Kevin* ". There is also a post-card simply from Kevin which reads, "*Sam, saving my life during that giraffe stampede was an act of highest heroism, Thabks for sticking your neck out! Kevin*".

## Trivia

* The phrasing of Kevin's post-card to Sam may imply the two to have been in a relationship.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/dining/photos/skipper-canteen/interior/
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bht93FSDvDG/
Bartending bug

The, "**Bartending bug**" is a fictional animal from the *Trader Sam's* bars.

## Description

The bartending bug is a species of arthropod (most likely insect) known for biting humans and which is mistaken for mosquitos. The bug purportedly causes those bitten to desire mixology as an interest.

## Appearances

### Trader Sam's

The bug is mentioned by Skip in his intros to the Trader Sam's bars. Skip mentions Sam having been bitten by a literal bartending bug misidentified for a mosquito, leading to his interest in bar-keeping.

## Trivia

* The bug would have bitten Sam prior to or during the golden age of piracy as Sam is referenced as having run a pub attended by Jack Sparrow, his mother and other pirates. It is possible that the bug would have bitten him even earlier in history due to Sam's first brew having caused Indian elephants to first appear in the pool behind Shir Lee's Temple, an area marked by ancient Khmer statues of Genesha.
Authors of the Skipper Canteen

**The Authors of the Skipper Canteen** refers to a multitude of characters referenced in the Skipper Canteen. They are the authors of the books kept within Alberta Falls' library in the *Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen* in the year 1938. Many of these books are easter-eggs referencing Disney history, Jungle Cruise lore in addition to a variety of different characters, films and attractions.

## Disney characters

Referring to fictional characters who originate from or who are otherwise notably featured in and/or affiliated with Disney properties.

### Jungle Cruise characters

Characters from the Jungle Cruise property and/or characters created to tie-into said property, not necessarily including one-off joke author names originating from the Skipper Canteen library.

### Film characters

Characters originating from or otherwise notably featured in and/or affiliated with Disney films.

## References

1. ↑ https://d23.com/about-legends/former-imagineer-alice-davis-receives-a-window-on-disneylands-main-street-u-s-a/
Boats & Baits AND Bites!

**Boats & Baits AND Bites!**, formerly just known as **Boats & Baits** is a location from the *Jungle Cruise*.

## Description

*Boats & Baits AND Bites!* was a colonial outpost in the Amazon rainforest, located along the Amazon river. The waters surrounding the shop are noted as a, "Great fishing spot". The establishment was located South-West of the Amazon River Base used by the Jungle Navigation Company.

The business sold baits and caught fish while also renting out canoes. Amongst its fish offerings were piranhas, eels, catfish, and, "Mystery Fish" which they offered grilled, baked or fried. The used boat rentals included daily rentals, weekly rentals, half-way/half-price deals, a lack of responsibility towards certain accidents occurring to the boats, and sometimes rented our the oars for canoes separately.

## History

### Background

Boats & Baits was a canoe-rental and bait-selling service located in the Amazon rainforest. The establishment was likely visited by boatsman Frank Wolff following the year 1916 when Wolff was mapping the mystical, "Rivers of Adventure". The establishment was run by one Skipper Sully and was allied with the Jungle Navigation Company by 1936. Around 1938, Sully turned the business into a dining-service which sold fish such as eels and piranhas.

### Development history

The shop replaced the Pygmy camp scene of Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise. Skipper Sully is a tribute to Disney employee William "Sully" Sullivan, author of *From Jungle Cruise Skipper to Disney Legend*. Early in the scene's history, the canoes had figureheads depicting Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy.

## Appearances

### Attractions

#### Jungle Cruise

This shop is passed by on the Magic Kingdom version of the Jungle Cruise. In the queue, it appears on a map of the Rivers of Adventure originally created by Frank Wolff but augmented by Alberta Falls around 1936 with the words, "Boats for rent!" while the shop is simply labelled as, "Boats & Baits".

### Video-games

#### Minecraft

The Magic Kingdom DLC for *Minecraft: Bedrock Edition* had this shop appear in the Amazon.

## Trivia

* Bill Sullivan's window on Main Street, U.S.A. reads, "SULLY’S SAFARIS & GUIDE SERVICE" which identifies Sully as, "Chief Guide" around the turn-of-the-century.
* Skippers sometimes make jokes about someone named, "Stu" being in the pot. This is a similar gag to Trader Sam's Cousin Stu whom he and his family invited to dinner, killed, and turned into a stew.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.worldofwalt.com/main-street-usa-tribute-windows-the-originals.html
Annette

*This attraction is on the chimpanzee. For the historic actress/singer, see Annette Funicello.*

## Physical description

### Gender

Female

**Annette** is the skipper-appointed name for one of the chimpanzees in the Jungle Cruise.

## History

### Background

"Annette" was a female chimpanzee who lived in the Primate Refuge during the late-1930s. After a private Jungle Cruise aboard the Kwango Kate wrecked in the nearby Hippo Pool, crates of live-butterflies belonging to entomologist Dr. Kon Chunosuke washed up along the riverside. Annette and fellow female chimp, "Maggie" then rummaged through the crates to eat his boxed butterflies, while Annette played with the doctor's butterfly-net.

### Development history

The chimpanzees were added to the Jungle Cruise in a 2021 refurbishment to replace the headhunter tribe from the same area of the attraction. The boats which they play with are based on real-life Jungle Cruise boats which were decommissioned by Disney. The gag appears to be copied from Marc Davis' gorilla raiders which the 2021 refurbishment also copied for the controversial *Trader Sam's Gift Shop!*; with the scene also being more comedy focused than an intense and threatening point in the story.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

Annette appears in the Primate Refuge, popping out of a crate while holding Dr. Kon Chunosuke's butterfly-net.

## Trivia

* Annette shares her first-name with historic actress/singer Annette Funicello who is often referenced in the Jungle Cruise franchise (often with net puns, like with the chimp).
Arrowhead of Lukarina

**The Arrowhead of Lukarina** or **the Sacred Arrowhead** is an object from the *Jungle Cruise* film.

## Description

This was an arrowhead which was in some way crucial to locating the temple containing the Tears of the Moon tree in the Amazon Rainforest. It contained writing in the Puka Michuna language, describing the tree's location and how it only bloomed the mystic Tears of the Moon during a blood moon.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

The arrowhead belonged to the Puka Michuna tribe of the Amazon rainforest. The arrowhead was kept as a pendant on the neck of the Puka Michuna's chieftain. In 1556, the mad conquistador Lope de Aguirre attempted to steal the arrowhead by having his men slaughter the chief and his tribe. The arrowhead was subsequently taken into the jungle by the chief's daughter where it was lost for centuries. Throughout this time, the arrowhead was highly sought-after by Lope's rebelled cursed conquistador Francisco Lopez de Heredia who wished to use the Tears of the Moon to break his curse of immortality to commit suicide.

#### Royal Anthropological Society

Prior to 1916, the arrowhead was taken by British colonial explorer Dr. Albert Falls on a jungle expedition for the British Empire. By 1916, Falls had the arrowhead sent to the amoral *Royal Anthropological and Diverse Adventures Society* in London, England via a lading from Liverpool. Amidst the Great War, high ranking society member Sir James Hobbs-Coddington subsequently conspired to betray England for the German Empire by selling the arrowhead to the kaiser's son Prince Joachim of Prussia in-return for a payment of gold-bars being given to the society.

During this time, botanist Dr. Lily Houghton sent a paper to the society requesting access to the arrhowhead so that she could locate the Tears of the Moon to create a universal cure. This request was rejected both for the society's plans for colluding with Germany and due to Houghton being a woman. Lily later sent in her brother MacGregor Houghton to request access to the arrowhead which when denied again, she used as a distraction as she stole the arrowhead. After this incident, she and MacGregor travelled to the Amazon rainforest to find the Tears of the Moon.

## Trivia

* Dr. Albert Falls is a character from the *Jungle Cruise* attraction where he is the namesake for Schweitzer Falls and founder of the Jungle Navigation Company.
* The arrowhead is identified as the, "Arrowhead of Lukarina" in MacGregor Houghton's scripted proposal.
Genie of the Other Lamp

**Harry** better known as the **Genie in the Other Lamp** is a character from the *Adventureland Bazaar*.

## History

### Biography

Harry was a genie inhabiting a lamp which came into the possession of famous hero Aladdin. Harry would inhabit the lamp with his wife and a home containing a television and microphone used to contact the outside world. The lamp found its way to the business of the, "Adventureland Bazaar" in the mystic *Wilds of Adventureland*. Around the 1930s, the genie worked in Adventureland's economy, becoming partnered with the restaurant Bengal Barbecue and auto-repair service Ahmed's Garage.

## Jungle Cruise connections

### Bengal Barbecue

The genie advertises the, "Rhino on a stick" meal at the Bengal Barbecue and states that the restaurant pays him a percentage.

### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

One of the genie's prophecies foretold guests going on an adventure with Indiana Jones in the *Temple of the Forbidden Eye.*

### Jungle Cruise

One of the genie's prophecies foretells guests, "Cruising the rivers of the world" referencing the Jungle Cruise and Rivers of Adventure.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzpibSEa15k
Evans Exotic Plant Exporters Ltd.

The **Evans Exotic Plant Exporters Ltd.** is a fictional company from Adventureland and the Jungle Cruise.

## Description

The Evans Exotic Plant Exporters Ltd. was a company which exported exotic plants during the 1930s.

## History

### Development history

The company is a tribute to botanist Bill Evans who designed the Jungle Cruise's faux jungle.

## Appearances

### Adventureland

A crate from the company appears outside of the Jungle Cruise in Walt Disney World's Adventureland. The crate is for, "ficus nitida" and is used as a planter.

## Trivia

* Bill Evans is also tributed by Skipper Bill of the *Congo Connie*, and book "Universus Arboribus" by B.M. Evans in the Skipper Canteen.

## References

1. ↑ https://allears.net/2019/02/16/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-jungle-cruise/
Dole Whip

**Dole Whip** is a food item sold predominately at the Disney Parks which is affiliated with *Adventureland*.

## Description

Dole Whip is at its base, pineapple juice with soft-serve ice-cream created by the Dole Food Company.

## Jungle Cruise appearances

### Africa (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

The Harambe service of Tamu Tamu sells Dole Whip.

### Disney's Polynesian Village Resort

Dole Whip is served at Pineapple Lanai in this resort.

### Tropical Hideaway

In the Tropical Hideaway is a Dole Whip station called, "Dole Whip, I presume" (an homage to the words of Sir Morton Stanley to David Livingstone).

### Other connections

#### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Dole Whip is predominately affiliated with the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Albatross

The **Albatross** is an unseen boat from the *Jungle Cruise*.

## Description

The Albatross was presumably one of the tramp steamers used by the *Jungle Navigation Company* during the 1930s.

## History

### Background

The Albatross was a boat used by the Jungle Navigation Company from their boathouse in the Lost Delta during the 1930s. Around 1935/1936, for unknown reasons (likely damage) the boat was kept in the company's dry-dock until what was slated to be the end of the week. This was later extended to October and by 1938, the company seemingly stopped using the boat.

### Development history

Reference to the Albatross was removed in the 2020s refurbishments, replacing the board with one saying actual Jungle Cruise boats.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

A boat dispatch in the JNC's lost delta base listed the Albatross. During the Jingle Cruise, it was replaced by the *Ucayali Egg Nog*.

## References

1. ↑ https://medium.com/@skipperfreddy/ex-jungle-cruise-skipper-superstars-and-storytellers-life-after-dock-it-skip-165ab76554ae
Frank Wolff (Mirrorverse)

This article refers to **Frank Wolff**'s counterpart in the Mirrorverse, originating from the vide-game *Disney Mirrorverse*.

## History

Frank Wolff is the guardian of the jungles within the parallel dimension known as the Mirrorverse, where various worlds are one. Wolff's in-game description goes:

*Stellar Magic has amplified Frank's curse connection to the jungle, allowing him to act as it's warden to control the plants within the jungle. Frank uses this natural magic to help would-be adventurers find their way through the jungle, while putting on a good show.*
## Appearances

### Disney Mirrorverse

Frank is a support-class guardian in this game.

## Trivia

* Frank's vine mutations resemble the vine zombies from *Jungle River Cruise: Curse of the Emerald Trinity*.

## External links

* *Frank Wolff on the Disney Mirrorverse wiki.*
Animals of the Harambe Wildlife Reserve

Referring to the animals found within the fictional Harambe Wildlife Reserve, setting of Kilimanjaro Safaris and Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail.

## Animals

### Kilimanjaro Safaris

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Baboons

**The baboons** are animals in the Jungle Cruise.

## Description

The baboons in the Jungle Cruise are likely olive baboons, Chacma baboons or yellow baboons. They were native to the Congo basin of Africa. Skippers have given them the informal punny names of **Daniel**, **Pat**, **Debbie**, and **Vidal** after various famous Boones and hairstylist Vidal Sassoon.

## Appearances

### Jungle Cruise

The baboons appear along the Congo river, near the base camp amidst its raiding by gorillas. They previously appeared atop the termite mounds in the African Veldt.

#### Jingle Cruise

In this overlay, the baboons rip apart a Santa Claus outfit and dress in it.

### Skipper Canteen

Several books allude to the baboons such as, "The Baboon and the Banana" by A. DeBont, the Baboon Book by K. Lively, Baboons of Africa by Alfred Matthews, Banjos and Baboons by Goff, and the Savannah Rovers by Babette Boon.

## Trivia

* In the Jungle Cruise, the name Pat also applies to an asian woman whose name is carved into the boats.

## References

1. ↑ https://mickeymousepark.com/disneyland-attraction.aspx?Page=3&Ident=474#Article