Originally Posted By dagobert From the Disney Parks Blog. >>>The Jungle Cruise, one of Magic Kingdom Park’s most popular attractions, has delighted guests for years. And as it was just announced at the D23 Expo moments ago, Jungle Cruise fans will have even more to look forward to later this year when the brand-new Jungle Navigation Co., Ltd. Skipper Canteen restaurant opens in Adventureland. At the Jungle Skipper Canteen, guests will be able to experience “World Famous Jungle Cuisine” in one of several unique dining rooms – including a crew mess hall and a once-hidden secret meeting room of the famed Society of Explorers and Adventurers. The restaurant will also be staffed by Jungle Cruise Skippers.<<< <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/08/jungle-navigation-co-ltd-skipper-canteen-to-open-at-magic-kingdom-park/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...om-park/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert According to a blueprint posted on WDWMagic.com, it has a connection to SEA. I love that. How great it would be, if they would serve cocktails there. I guess that's not happening given the alcoholfree policy.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros From what I've heard, this is going to be a table service restaurant on par with Be Our Guest, so I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they had alcohol of some sort. I suppose there's a fairly big jump between a restaurant that only does beer and wine at dinner, and one with a full bar, but it would be a lot of fun if the Kungaloosh were to make a return here I also hope that they have some fun with the food they serve here. There's a joke that's frequently used on DL's Jungle Cruise (I haven't heard it in WDW yet) while waiting to return to the dock, about the Cannibal Café: always looking for new and exciting ways to serve *you*. They could have baby back ribs, open face sandwiches, and lady fingers for dessert. Just don't show up late or you'll get the cold shoulder. I think it would be a lot of fun if they used those ideas for menu inspiration, and it could lend itself to a style of food that's not already represented in the park But in general, I'm really excited that this location is finally being reopened to guests. The original Adventureland Veranda closed in the early 90's, and has made the entrance to AL really awkward and unwelcoming, since there's nothing on the left side (maybe a small merchandise cart?) other than landscaping, and the right side is the long and elaborate façade of the shuttered restaurant. Hopefully this brings some new life into that area
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt As someone who enjoys unique dining experiences at the parks this sounds awesome. "According to a blueprint posted on WDWMagic.com, it has a connection to SEA." SEA?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros SEA is the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, the secret society that is the basis of the backstory for Tokyo DisneySEA. It includes members like Captain Nemo, Leonardo da Vinci, Mr. Whitmore (Atlantis: The Lost Empire), Harrison Hightower (TDS's TOT), and Henry Mystic (HKDL's Mystic Manor), and had ties to the old Adventurer's Club at WDW's Pleasure Island. It's sort of like the Illuminati of backstories, and links seemingly-unrelated stories together Part of what's been really cool about it is how little is actually "known" about SEA, yet there are plenty of references hiding in plain sight. It seems like Disney has really been pushing the SEA storyline (possibly too much) in recent years, tying it into MK's Big Thunder, the new Hangar Bar at WDW's Downtown Disney (soon to be Disney Springs), and now in the Skipper's Cantina (where it actually seems like a fairly logical fit). I really like how there's just enough information about SEA to form a really fascinating conspiracy theory-style backstory. I just hope that tossing SEA references all over the place doesn't take away from the mystique and allure of the elusive group We had some discussion about it when they announced earlier this week that the Hangar Bar would tie into the story <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-131209-P-12.asp">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...P-12.asp</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert >>> I just hope that tossing SEA references all over the place doesn't take away from the mystique and allure of the elusive group<<< For someone like you how knows about SEA for such a long time, I can imagine that it's a bit too much. I just found out about SEA recently, and I just find it still amazing.
Originally Posted By dagobert Skipper Canteen has opened. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://wdwnt.com/blog/2015/12/photos-video-review-jungle-cruise-skipper-canteen-restaurant-opens-at-magic-kingdom/">http://wdwnt.com/blog/2015/12/...kingdom/</a>
Originally Posted By monorailblue The menu described on the Disney Parks blog has some intriguing things, but also photos showing that they don't seem to know the difference between tostones (aka patacones to colombianos costeños) and yuca frita. Ah, well. Disneyland needs more exotic food options.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA < tostones (aka patacones to colombianos costeños) and yuca frita> Gesunheit! I don't know twhat any of those things are.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks good! I've always found MK's food to be underwhelming, so I'm excited to see this added to the park. Sounds like some really interesting food options! Hopefully I'll be able to get in during my trip in January (if they can ever decide when they're going to begin taking reservations)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA You know what would make this restaurant even more cool? Streetmosphere characters walking around and interacting with guests. Like 'The Adventurer's Club' only differenter.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although they're not fully into character, I've read that the servers use tons of Jungle Cruise style jokes, which really helps to liven things up For example, on the day the restaurant opened they were asking everybody if they'd ever eaten there before
