Latest: Video: How To Remove a Jungle Cruise Elephant

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    Originally Posted By AutoPost

    This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-77866.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Video: How To Remove a Jungle Cruise Elephant</b></a>
    <p>Every 7-10 years the elephants from the Jungle Cruise have to be removed for 7 weeks of maintenance. But how do you get an African Bull elephant - even an AA one - out of the Jungle Cruise? By helicopter, of course, with a Disney video crew documenting it all...</p>
    <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="450" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LiVxKci9Uto?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    I guess this kind of expensive maintenance helps explain why ticket prices continue to rise. In this clip I counted at least three workers, including the helicopter operator, in addition to the crew responsible for the rehab of the figure. All for ONE AA prop in a vintage DL ride.
     
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    Originally Posted By Pollyana

    So that's what happened. We missed the elephant right away. Glad to hear the elephant is getting a "lift".........
     
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    Originally Posted By crapshoot

    << All for ONE AA prop in a vintage DL ride.>>

    Now,now Hans, don't start value-imagineering maintenance rehabs. :)
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    Q: How do you remove a Jungle Cruise elephant?

    A: By elecopter.
     
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    Originally Posted By crapshoot

    <<By elecopter.>>

    I just love a good pun.







    . . . . and that was nothing like a good pun. Just kidding, it was elephuny.
     
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    Originally Posted By Scutr

    It was an elePUNt
     
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    Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

    They should have done that during the fireworks and made it part of the act.
     
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    Originally Posted By FerretAfros

    Haha! That would be great! Instead of getting Dumbo to fly during Magical, they could have Mrs Jumbo! : )
     
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    Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

    :)
     
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    Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

    That made me think of heffalumps and woozles
     
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    Originally Posted By Pollyana

    Hope she had her trunk packed....
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    Oh, Pollyanna. Tusk, tusk.
     
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    Originally Posted By fkurucz

    Look Mom! Its Tinker... oops, nevermind!
     
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    Originally Posted By davewasbaloo

    That's ok hans, maybe they were working for peanuts?
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    LOL.

    Wasn't there a Disney movie called Operation Dumbo Drop?
     
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    Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

    >>Wasn't there a Disney movie called Operation Dumbo Drop?<<

    Yes, there was. But that's really irrelephant to this topic.
     
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    Originally Posted By crapshoot

    << But that's really irrelephant to this topic.>>

    It was a Pacaderm Production.
     
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    Originally Posted By Pollyana

    lovin it....gotta think up more stuff
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    Bahahahaha!!
     

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