Behind the Attraction Jungle Cruise (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

Behind the Attraction

Jungle Cruise (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

Join a skipper for the story behind Jungle Cruise, and try to spot the backside of water. When Walt decided to create the original immersive attraction, he tasked Imagineers with building a river in the Southern California desert AND the ...See moreJoin a skipper for the story behind Jungle Cruise, and try to spot the backside of water. When Walt decided to create the original immersive attraction, he tasked Imagineers with building a river in the Southern California desert AND the mechanical animals to populate it. Lead designer Harper Goff and horticulturist Bill Evans scrambled to get it all built in time for Disneyland® Park's grand opening in 1955. Guests have been cruising its waters ever since. Dwayne Johnson also appears in this episode where he discusses his childhood memories of the attraction and his favorite joke from the skippers. Written by Disney+ See less

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Paget Brewster Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
David Caranci Self Self See fewer	V.R. Troopers (1994)
Bill Cotter Self Self See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Marc Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Walt Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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Dave Fisher Self Self See fewer	Disney Sing-Along Songs: Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999)
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Kevin Lively Self Self See fewer	Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
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