Originally Posted By Mr X Just a hypothetical for now, but assuming they'll toon-up the JC at some point, which characters would you like to see (answering "none" is not allowed )? Jungle Book, maybe? Or perhaps Lion King? Maybe some Finding Nemo characters popping out of the water (jumping over the hippo or something)? Thoughts?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Donald getting it in the end from the rhino at the trapped safari scene. Goofy dancing at the native village.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Thoughts?<< My thought is if this ride gets messed with they might as well rename the park Tooneriffic Fun Land and count me out as a future customer. I know that's not what you were going for, X, but I love this ride. At the VERY LEAST, IASW had a setting more apropos for toons. I can't think of anything more out of place in Jungle Cruise than Baloo poking his head around the corner or Dumbo flopping around in the water. And you know what? They'd be so unwelcome that why even bother staying on theme. Might as well have Gaston shooting Bambi while Belle and the Beast dance the night away on the shore. It'd make about as much sense.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Donald getting it in the end from the rhino at the trapped safari scene. Goofy dancing at the native village.*** Sweet! Nice Dumbo idea too, EC.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Instead of toons in the jungle, characters should pilot the boats. Fab 5 in jungle gear, Mowgli, Jasmine, etc. Tigger, too.
Originally Posted By ophellia oh I hope they dont really do that...but I guess Jungle Book would sort of fit...I hope they dont throw George of the Jungle in there...
Originally Posted By Mr X **which characters would you like to see (answering "none" is not allowed )** "Uh, hmmm, let me think- NONE!!!!" Way to follow the rules of the thread. I like that piloting idea with the Jungle Gear and all that. And I'm still imagining Dumbo sitting under that elephant that sits under the waterfall. That'd be so cute!
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Eh, I would just do the jungle-themed toons: the casts of Jungle Book and Lion King...Tarzan's out since he already his own attraction. The Bengal tiger could be replaced by Shere Khan, King Louie could supervise the apes...Mufasa & company will be the new lion company, with young Nala and Simba playing with the zebra tail.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Just a hypothetical for now, but assuming they'll toon-up the JC at some point, which characters would you like to see (answering "none" is not allowed )? << I'm changing the rules! NONE!
Originally Posted By oc_dean As with 'it's a small world' ... There's the "cute" factor .. with all the "AWWWE" ... and "OHHHHH" at first. But there's more "depth" to the more realistic setting of Jungle Cruise .. and as far as I'm concerned .. toons make it more "shallow". It would ruin it. NOW .. when toons are properly dressed in an appropriate attraction setting made from scratch for them (ALA - the Fantasyland 5 dark rides, then it's another matter.) It's this trying to force these 2 dimensional beings .. into a very "3D" world I fine jarring.
Originally Posted By oc_dean But to try to answer your question ... I would not mind to see Simba, Baloo, Kaa, King Louie for starters in an attraction made from scratch for them .. in Fantasyland .. or the Hollywood Backlot in DCA. I will always contend .. the toons belong ONLY in Fantasyland & Toontown, and Critter Country.. as far as the "magic kingdom" parks go. That's a lot, already. Tomorrrowland, Adventureland, Frontierland, New Orleans Square, Liberty Square ..... all these lands - keep those d*mn toons out, please!
Originally Posted By danyoung Believe it or not, I'm with dean on this one. Not that the ride would be ruined, as there's no way to tell till actually seeing it. But I don't think toons are in any way needed or appropriate. With all the talk about how the toons have changed the message of iasw, I do think toons in the JC would change the theme from one of realism (with a few cartonny elements thrown in like the safari climbing up the pole) to a toon jungle. And I don't think I'd like to see that.
Originally Posted By Mr X Realism? <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1069/532586595_5401bebebd.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm2.static.flickr.com...bebd.jpg</a> Really? Perhaps he toons aren't "needed", but appropriate is certainly subjective! I say...bring on the JC toons!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Instead of toons in the jungle, characters should pilot the boats. Fab 5 in jungle gear, Mowgli, Jasmine, etc. Tigger, too.<< Never work. The line of guys waiting for Jasmine's boat would be ridiculous. Have WALL-E do the narration so we don't have to hire any more boat captains. Replace Trader Sam with the guy from the beginning of Aladdin, the snake hissing in a tree with Sir Hiss, the piranha with Cleo, and the Village People with the Seven Dwarfs. An all new scene will feature the princesses cleaning up a campsite with their jungle animal friends.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Although I would hate to see the Tiki Room messed with, I find myself surprisingly receptive to some of the ideas mentioned here. After all, the ride has already had one major re-design since it was built. It is not original. If it were done, the additions should be kept somewhat in the background rather than front and center, or make it even more discreet with the emphasis placed on spotting the semi hidden toons, like Shere Khan looking ominously through the Bamboo. The Dumbo idea is really not bad.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The semi-recent addition of the piranhas was a great plussing without deviating from the "realistic" jungle theming.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Realism? <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com...bebd.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm2.static.flickr.com...bebd.jpg</a> Really?< Yes, Mr. X, really. I already admitted that there are toon-ish elements, like the elephant in the shower. But it's still a "real" elephant, and the lions are "real" and the giraffes are "real", etc. Plop in a toon Baloo and you really do completely change the vibe of the attraction. I'm not saying that Disney couldn't do this well. But up front, without seeing any plans at all, I would vote no.
