Originally Posted By mousermerf Up ahead we have what's known as a dry dock and a wet dock, or what some folks would call a paradox. Feel free to use the dry dock, but if you choose the wet dock please allow us a few moments to point and laugh before we throw you a life preserver.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper As you exit the boat watch your head and step. If you don't watch your step, watch your language...this is a family park. As we wait for the dock to clear I'd like to take a moment to share my passion for the environment by pointing out some of the more prominent species of plant life here in the jungle. There is THAT one....oh, and THIS one over here...oh, and one of my favorite...that big green spiney thing back THERE.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<Reminds me of a CP we had at the Land boat ride when there was still a live person spieling. This guy was from Korea and his English was very rough around the edges. It was priceless to see the looks on guests' faces after they'd waited an hour in line only to get a captain they couldn't understand. Hilariously awful, indeed>>> We had the same thing on the land boat. But my kids still talk about it. We had a great time and my kids were trying to imitate her for the rest of the day. Good times.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros We had a skipper from Europe (Belgium, I think) who didn't speak English, so most of his jokes weren't the standard puns that we're used to. It was an interesting take on the ride, since we were all pretty used to the standard jokes by that point. However, there was a huge back up at the end by Trader Sam (is his name Sam in WDW too?), and he quickly ran out of material to kill time with. It got so bad that at one point he ended up giving us the play-by-play of what the skipper in the boat ahead of us was saying. While most of the ride was still pretty fun, the end was just painful.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<is his name Sam in WDW too?>> He was originally, and then they had a contest during the 90s during the big refurb to rename him for the skippers. The winning entree was Name(pronounced Namee). They changed it back last year when instead of writing a brand new script for WDW they got lazy and copied Disneyland's. I was not happy.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The changed Chief Namee's name? Blasphemy! What's next? They put women skippers on the attraction? Oh....wait. Please grab your cameras, purses, and other belongings such as children. If you forget your children we will take them over to Small World, bolt their feet to the floor and make them sing for the next 50 years.
Originally Posted By CMDad I was wondering about that when I was hearing Trader Sam instead of Chief Namee. "And the animals you see here have been in the attraction since it opened. Yes, that is a 1971 Impala!"
Originally Posted By MPierce I can't help but laugh even if it's just seeing it in print. I love the JC, and just think a trip to WDW is incomplete without at least one trip down the river.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The changed Chief Namee's name? Blasphemy!>> Trust me, most were not happy about it. "I told those guys that a rhino could run as fast as a race horse. They didn't believe me. Looks like they'll get the point in the end, though."
Originally Posted By MPierce Going into the temple.... This could lead us to more danger. This could lead to a dead end. Or it might be like everything else, and lead us to another gift shop!
