1985! That's the year I was born! It's amazing to see this kind of footage, even more amazing that the old jokes like "they've all got their trunks on" or "most feared animal: elephant's mother-in-law" have survived for so long.
I can still remember the old candy-striped boats, no piranhas, no Indy and ole Trader Sam didn't have his pet elephant yet, I think the last elephant at 2:20 became Sam's pet.
1985! That's the year I was born! It's amazing to see this kind of footage, even more amazing that the old jokes like "they've all got their trunks on" or "most feared animal: elephant's mother-in-law" have survived for so long.
I can still remember the old candy-striped boats, no piranhas, no Indy and ole Trader Sam didn't have his pet elephant yet, I think the last elephant at 2:20 became Sam's pet.
Ahh good memories...
DisneyMagicDreamer85 1 year ago
This is about how the attraction looked when I worked there in 1992. We were more animated skippers though. I also miss the smaller boats.
You can tell how shallow it is by the headhunter canoe - I remember that as being the derailing locations if you decellerate in that area.
dsquierj 3 years ago
I like the Disney parks as they are now (more or less) but it's pretty cool to see old footage of them. Nice upload :D
Dragonrider1227 3 years ago
that hornbill has since been relocated to the ride line.
clockworkfiction3 3 years ago
PIORANHANAS WHERE
sasuke4416 4 years ago
The PIRANHAS were not installed until 2005.
klpeekl2000 3 years ago
The PIRANHAS were not installed until 2005.
klpeekl2000 3 years ago
PIORANHANAS WHERE
sasuke4416 4 years ago
Tough crowd, no Indy, relocated tiger, no piranhas. The bad old days.
MANEATINGWREATH 4 years ago
Wow...I have no memory of a time when this ride DIDN'T pass by Indiana Jones.
timbabbcomedian 4 years ago
Its fun to see how the ride has changed over the past years
Jmac0wns 5 years ago
tamad90, this is a video of the jungle cruise circa 1985. the piranhas were not added until 2005 after the 50th anniversary renovation.
- skipper kacey
kaceycash 5 years ago
Were are the piranahs!?!?
Tamad90 5 years ago
Always lovely to go back in a time capsule. I can't wait to search for more.
catchfroggy 5 years ago
The ticking and popping on this video is interference from the spark plugs of the Jungle boat.
If you click the second button from the left bottom of the video screen, it really does make the picture much better, though a little smaller.
oneandatwo 5 years ago