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The Jingle Cruise | Walt Disney World | Magic Kingdom | Christmas | 2015

The Jingle Cruise | Walt Disney World | Magic Kingdom | Christmas | 2015

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A merry voyage awaits on the Jingle Cruise, the holiday overlay at the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise in Adventureland. // Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Adventureland, Jungle Cruise, Jingle Cruise, 2021 [Source: Steve Tanner. Used by permission.]

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I want to add to this as well - I went on the PeopleMover on the first night of the Christmas Party and because it goes through Space Mountain and you can see it all, well… I had a headache for hours - not what you really want on a long night at the Magic Kingdom. They definitely don’t warn for any of that on the PeopleMover either.

I’m not particularly photosensitive, but that one definitely got to me.

So yeah. If you’re going to be avoiding Space Mountain, avoid the PeopleMover too.

Though the overlay is only for the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, which is only on some nights, which is probably why they didn’t warn for it. Well, they half warn for it on the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party webpage:

[Image description: a zoomed in screenshot from the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party website reading: Space Mountain - Holiday Run!! launches you on an adventure through the cosmos filled with interstellar lighting and high-energy holiday tunes. End description]

That said, unlike the Jingle Cruise (the Jungle Cruise holiday overlay), the Space Mountain overlay is not on during the daytime or on nights the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party isn’t taking place. But if you’re going to the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, you’ll find Space Mountain’s name has changed to “Space Mountain - Holiday Run!!” if you want to avoid it. And yeah, avoid the PeopleMover too.

Happy Holidays to all of our readers! Admin Brandon here with something surprising to which I’d like to draw some attention.

I love theme parks, particularly the ones run by Disney and Universal. I was just watching a video of Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom in Florida, with its brand-new holiday lighting and soundtrack. Since Disney does not include warnings for their attractions, I’ll provide the warnings they should be giving.

The holiday overlay of Space Mountain is all non-stop, extreme strobe lights. Flashes between red and green, laser patterns in the same colors, and an absolute nightmare for anyone with health issues related to photosensitivity. While the strobe lights on Space Mountain are usually exclusive to the tunnel at the beginning and the on-ride photo at the end, they continue through the entire ride in the holiday version.

I don’t have any professional credentials to back this up, but I strongly recommend that even those suffering from mild health issues related to photosensitivity avoid Space Mountain in Florida until the holiday season is over.

Included in this post is a screengrab of the current accessibility and safety warnings about Space Mountain, directly from the Walt Disney World official website, specifically to note that there is no photosensitivity warning. No Disney Parks attractions include photosensitivity warnings. It is worth noting that all Universal Studios attractions do have these warnings wherever they are relevant.

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The Happiest Place (in Our Apartment)

Ships: Platonic logince

Genre: Fluff

Warnings: mentions of quarantine, some suggestive humor, food, joking death threats, and Roman getting jumpscared.

If you like this fic, please reblog ! and maybe, buy me a ko-fi?

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Logan stabilized the camera and double-checked that everything was in order before pressing record. It was quarantine which really didn’t help when you make your living from vlogs. He took a deep breath. “Hello, faithful viewers, I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve noticed a trend on Twitter where pass holders have recreated- in a sense- their favorite rides from the parks.” He sneakily grabbed a pen from his desk, just to have something to fiddle with. Intros were always the worst part of recording, in his humble opinion, there was nothing to do other than state facts that viewers would already know from the title! “Now as I happen to live with an actual cast member, Disney never fully leaves my house.” He made a mental note to show off Roman’s many displays while editing. “So, I’ve decided to take this challenge to the next step and have my roommate rate these rides.”

Roman waited an appropriate amount of time before coughing into his arm, “Nerd.”

Logan turned off the camera and threw him a mock glare. “This was half your idea.”

“I sent one video to you and Virgil, I hardly think that counts as an idea.”

“Yeah, well, you agreed to help, which makes this your fault,” Logan teased. “Now, obviously I can’t use your assistance in making these homages, but I will need every fake bird you own.”

—-

Logan shouldn’t have been surprised at how many cheap leis they owned. They kept them all in a box and Roman refused to get rid of any (in addition to the ones they got from their other friends). Nonetheless, he at least found use for them.

He could hear Roman from outside the door, “Logan told me to record some stuff. I’ve never been much of a vlogger, but it’s always fun to help. Plus, I want to see if I can get any hints to what he’s doing through the door.”

“Not a chance!” Logan yelled, accidentally knocking over his step stool in the process.

“Carousel of Progress!"

“No!”

He finally got all the leis on the birds and connected the speaker. He turned off the lights and prepared the press play on his phone. The camera was recording, he opened the door a tiny crack and whispered, “Are you ready, big boy?”

Roman rolled his eyes. He stepped inside and froze as the lights came on. “Oh no.”

“Welcome to Disney World,” Logan teased, as he pressed play on his phone and “In the Tiki Room” blasted from multiple speakers.

“You are insufferable!” he yelled. “Zero out of ten stars!”

—-

“You officially owe me one,” Roman said, digging into a homemade dole whip.

“You live in my house, I think we’re about even.”

Roman ate another bite of dole whip. “Right.”

“But I might be inclined to let you play pretend work,” he added.

Roman smiled. “I’m turning you into a Disney princess.”

“I assume nothing less. Do I at least get a choice of which princess?”

He smirked through another scoop of ice cream. “Depends on how the rest of your vlog goes.”

—-

“Logan, do I want to know what this next attraction is?”

“Nope, it’ll ruin the surprise.”

“Can you at least tell me why I’m blindfolded?”

“Also no,” Logan said, glancing back at the camera. He held Roman tightly in his arms. “But do you remember when Jungle Cruise sank earlier this year?”

“Logan...”

“Yeah, Roman?” Logan asked.

“What the fuck are you- DON’T YOU DARE-“ There was a large splash as Roman was dropped into the tub. He ripped off his blindfold and glared.

Logan put a Santa hat on his head. “Now it’s Jingle Cruise.”

“I hate you, you’re the worst roommate in the world, and I never want to see your face ever again,” Roman said. He couldn’t continue to hold back his laughter as he faced the camera. “Six out of ten stars.”

“Is that so?”

“Plus a bonus for holiday overlay. Seven out of ten.”

“Thank you, Roman.”

—-

“Now, this last attraction has cost me, to say the least,” Logan said, holding the camera in one hand and gesturing to the door behind him with the other. “The others were fairly simple- and if you enjoyed them please do consider leaving a like and a comment, as well as clicking ‘subscribe’ if you’re so inclined- I hope to do another one of these videos with, perhaps, a different park. I hear Universal shall be reopening soon, perhaps I will take some inspiration from them.” He glanced up at the clock. “I sent Roman out while I set this up, but he should be back any minute now. Depending on the wait, I may have to edit this later, though I’d hate to shut off the camera.”

He later found himself editing nearly five minutes of rambling to himself out of the video before Roman arrived, tired and sweaty.

“It’s really hot out there,” was all Roman could justify before taking a massive gulp of water.

“Well, we are recreating outdoor ride queues in central Florida,” Logan teased. “It wouldn’t be accurate if you weren’t dying a little.”

“I hate you.”

“This ride has a gift shop at the end of it! And by that I do mean a box of all your things I had to borrow for the Tiki Room.”

“I’m going to kill you.”

“Oh, a wonderful start by Roman at guessing what this last attraction is,” Logan said to the camera.

“I can’t believe it,” Roman deadpanned. “You’re the little dead girl from Tower of Terror.”

Logan rolled his eyes. “Oh, be smart, Roman. I’ve been consistent with my park for this long, would I give up now?”

“What?”

He pushed open the door, revealing the room to be lit only by flickering (fake) candles. Virgil’s voice could be heard through a speaker. “When hinges creak in doorless chambers...”

Roman let out a tiny gasp as projections started around him of familiar paintings (though he knew he was only seeing parts of them). He smiled as Virgil’s recording continued, “When candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still- that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight.”

“How much did you have to pay him for this?” Roman asked.

“Not much, just five bucks,” Logan said. He mumbled under his breath, “multiplied by ten.”

The projections began to move, revealing more of the paintings at a speed that felt far too slow to be noticeable. “Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host, your ghost host....”

“You know, these shouldn’t be moving yet,” Roman teased.

Logan groaned. “I know, it’s killing me.”

“Here you see paintings of some of our guests as they appeared in their corruptible, mortal state. Kindly step all the way in, please, and make room for everyone.” Virgil’s voice lowered, “There’s no turning back now.”

Roman froze. “Is it just me or did he sound... very in character on that line?”

“You are aware that Virgil will likely see this video, yes?”

“If Disney doesn’t sue your ass over using their monologue in this video, let me know.”

“I’d honestly be surprised if they shut me down but continued to let ride through- oh you’re... you’re joking. That was a joke. I see.”

Roman gave Logan a gentle nudge and they both shared a smile.

“And consider this dismaying observation: this chamber has no windows and no doors, which offers you this chilling challenge: to find a way out!” He let out a laugh and Logan tried not to draw attention to Roman’s slight blush. “Of course,” his voice dipped low again, “there’s always my way.” Logan quickly pulled at a string and a plastic skeleton fell- hanging from a noose- to the air in front of them Roman fell back with a scream.

“That is not part of it!”

“You and I seem to have different ideas of the ride then,” Logan teased.

“Oh, I didn’t mean to frighten you pre-maturely . The real chills come later. Now, as they say, ‘look alive,’ and Logan will continue your little tour.” There was a clicking noise as the audio ended.

Roman gave him a quizzical glance but Logan only smirked and led him into the next room. Logan’s bookshelf- which was usually organized perfectly- was now messy with fake cobwebs and books falling diagonally and laying on their sides. “Our library is well stocked with priceless first editions- only ghost stories of course,” Logan said, straining his voice in an attempt to lower it like Virgil had done.

“Your Paul Frees impression is awful.”

Logan responded with a gesture off camera. “And marble busts-” he gestured to various Funko POP!s as he spoke “-of the greatest ghost writers the literary world has ever known. They have all retired here, to the Haunted Mansion.” He pointed a laser at a picture taped to the wall of the mansion in question. He then picked up a purple book- one Roman had seen in the shelves of gift stores around the properties- and continued, “We actually have nine hundred and ninety nine happy haunts here. But there’s room for a thousand. Any volunteers?” He laughed loudly, tossing his head back as he did so. Roman pushed back an uncomfortable feeling.

“Maybe your impression isn’t terrible.”

Logan winked. “If you should decide to join us, final arrangements may be made at the end of the tour.”

Roman blinked back to reality and continued looking around the room. Desks were lined with paper coffins and bats. Logan continued the monologue, but Roman found it easy to tune out something he had heard so often before. Logan’s ipad sat on his desk, showing a video of the famous clock just before the seance.

Logan opened a closet door to reveal a black table with playing cards (apparently tarot cards were unavailable) and one of those kids’ hairstyling dolls with a blue wig. Logan turned on another speaker and a blue light. Leota’s speech came playing and Roman could see Logan rubbing at his throat. He made a note to make sure he drank water after the video. Maybe even tea with honey. He started to wonder why Logan had committed so much. Sure, YouTube was his job, but he wasn’t so desperate for views as to trash his own apartment. However, Roman was not granted much more time to wonder due to the looping speech being very short and extremely annoying to hear more than twice in a row.

They walked silently across the living room towards the bathroom. “Forgetting something, Logan?” Roman teased.

“This is my own personal alternative universe headcanon where the ghost host doesn’t fuck off after the seance.”

“Do you know what half those words mean?” he asked. “Specifically in the order and context that you’ve said them in?”

“Of course, I learned them from the tumblr and the interwebs.”

“You’re worse than Patton.”

“Agree to disagree, my fanatic friend.”

“You stopped,” Roman said.

“Yes, I have. Go on, open the door, Roman. You’re a big boy.”

“Logan.”

“The ghost host isn't even supposed to be here.”

“Fine, but I still don’t trust-” Roman let out a loud scream. Logan focused the camera in on the sight- a cardboard cutout of a nun from a horror movie with a printed out picture of a hatchet taped to her. She stood in the shower next to the opened and “bloodied” (it was a mix of dyed water and cornstarch) curtains.

“Don’t have a heart attack, sixer. You’re not ninety three yet.”

“LOGAN, YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE FOUND DEAD IN MIAMI.”

Logan laughed- nothing like his previous evil cackle- he laughed with bubbles and snorted as he clutched his stomach. Roman considered his roommate to be the biggest nerd in Florida.

“I’m going to kill you,” he warned.

“I’ll make it up to you, don’t worry.”

He grabbed Roman’s hand and helped pull him off of the floor, leading him to the kitchen where a tiny graveyard had been glued to cardboard. It was a perfect (though still) match of the ending to the ride, as if someone had taken a screenshot and printed out life.

“And there’s one thing I forgot to mention,” Logan said. He switched back to his (not great) impression, “Beware of Hitchhiking Ghosts.” He pulled a box out from under the counter and put it in front of Roman. He had stopped recording.

“Logan, what is this?”

“That, Roman, is the fiftieth anniversary edition metallic Target exclusive Hitchhiking Ghost Funko POP! set.”

“I can see that.”

“I told you this ride had a gift store.”

“No way-”

“Surprise.”

“Thank you, Logan, really, but... you didn’t have to do this.”

“I’m aware, that’s what makes it a gift.”

“So... why did you?” he asked, holding the box close to his chest.

“I wanted to do something nice for you.”

“You’ve done plenty of nice things for me and-”

“Roman,” he said sternly. “You’re my friend. I must be honest in saying that I had a motivation, I had noticed a slight decline in your mental health and believed this would be beneficial towards you.”

“This?”

“The- uh- the figurines, I mean.”

Roman gave him a soft smile. “Thanks, Logan.”

“We both know how much I’ve done for you, but I don’t think you know why.”

“What a cryptic thing to say,” he joked.

“Roman.”

He let his gaze fall to the ground. “I know.”

“You don’t.” Logan gently lifted up his chin and they locked eyes. “But that’s okay. Now help me clean up before we film the outro.”

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“Thank you for watching,” Logan said, giving a signature smile. Not too wide, no teeth, keeping a professional aura. Roman wondered how much time he spent in the bathroom just practicing it. “Please do leave a comment or contact me on Twitter if you have any requests for video ideas. We are all going through a lot right now, please remember to take care of your mental health and seek resources if and when you need them.”

Roman kept watching him on the monitor. He still had that professional aura to him, but something soft and understanding in his eyes. No matter who you were or where you were, he seemed to be talking to you. He seemed to care about you. Roman smiled at the monitor, knowing first hand what that meant.

“Roman, would you like to comment?” Logan asked, snapping him back into reality.

“Oh, uh, gay rights!” he said to the camera, trying to shake off any distractions. The last thing he needed was Logan’s fans questioning him on Twitter . Again.

“Well said, Roman. Gay rights, dear viewers. I’ll be returning next week.” He turned off the camera. And smiled.

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Saddest Pod Xmas offerings Recap

- What are these various other projects besides watcher u r working on Ryan 👀👀

- What is winter without Disney Xmas this is correct Californians DONT know what winter is without that fake soap snow

- It took 10 minutes to get to the actual topic at hand oh my godddsbjajsjsksks

- OKAY YES IMMA RANT ABT THIS I HAVE V STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE FACT HAUNTED MANSION HOLIDAY IS THERE FOR TOO DAMN LONG LIKE ITS A GREAT OVERLAY BUT THE WAY IT MAKES IT SO THAT THE NORMAL MANSION IS ONLY THERE FOR 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR IS RIDICULOUS HM IS MY FAV RIDE AND ITS A LIL ANNOYING I CANT RIDE IT HALF THE YEAR BC HM HOLIDAY IS JUST NOT AS GOOD SORRY AND RYAN IS SO RIGHT HM IS BETTER FOR HAUNTING SPOOKY SEASON

- Ryan back again with insulting cars but appreciating cars land ahsjsndjdndkdmsk a fucking mood mdude right there with u

Top 5 Xmas Offerings

1. Believe in holiday magic fireworks show

2. Haunted Mansion Holiday (yeah valid)

3. Small world (YES ITS SO SUPERIOR TO THE NORMAL VERSION BC ITS DIFFERENT SONGS AND NOT THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER)

4. The castle (HOW IS IT NOT ON RYAN AND BYRONS LIST WTF THE NIGHTIME TWINKLE ICICLE LIGHTSSS PRETTYYYYY)

5. Christmas Fantasy Parade (I’m with Amanda it’s not on my list it’s just okay)

Honorable mentions:

Byron- gingerbread house in grand Californian hotel

Amanda- frozen abuelita hot chocolate with horchata

Ryan- churro (peppermint) sundae

Dishonorable Mentions:

Byron- jingle cruise (.... even tho he hasn’t ridden it)/ world of color xmas show (hard agree the reg is SO MUCH BETTER)

Amanda- a lot of Xmas offerings- churros, macaroons, etc

Ryan- also hates world of color holiday version lmao

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The Jungle Cruise has undergone a few major changes since it opened in 1955. The changes are as follows

1962- Addition of the Indian Elephants

1964- Addition of African Veldt and Lost Safari scenes

1976- Addition of the Cambodian Temple and the gorilla camp

1994- Addition of the boathouse queue

2005- Update of the gorilla camp and addition of piranhas 

2013- Introduction of the holiday overlay, Jingle Cruise!

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Disneyland/Disney World asks: 6, 15, 17, 18

Yay! I got another ask!

6.  A ride I’m glad is gone

Oh geez. I’m not so sure that I would say I’m glad that any ride is really “gone” as passionate as I am about the park history, especially in Magic Kingdom, but if I HAD to chose one, I would have to say... probably the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. The idea of a downright horror attraction at the family-friendly Magic Kingdom always struck me as a little weird. Still, I would have liked to experience it, just once.

15. My Favorite holiday/special attraction versions

In the Magic Kingdom, that I can think of, there’s really only one holiday overlay that I can think of, which is Jingle Cruise, the Christmas overlay of the Jungle Cruise. So I’m gonna go with that.

That being said, I would LOVE to experience the Haunted Mansion Holiday in Disneyland. I know a lot of people hate it, but as a giant Nightmare Before Christmas fan, it’s my dream to go see it.

17. A ride I like that nobody else likes

Hmm. Gonna be honest here - I did/do enjoy the Stitch’s Great Escape attraction. I’m a bit sad it seems like it’s gone now. 

18. A ride I dislike that everyone else likes

I don’t know if it counts as “everyone” but my father absolutely loves the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor, and I have no idea why. Maybe it’s the fact that Dad commonly gets chosen to be “that guy” in the show (he’s just got one of those grouchy faces that makes that joke so much funnier.) But I don’t get it.

Feel free to send more asks! I really enjoy answering them! 

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11, 15, 19 for the Disneyland asks?

11: already answered!

15. my favorite holiday/special attraction versions

well i don’t love haunted mansion holiday. potc’s halloween overlay is very underwhelming. haven’t been on jingle cruise, ghost galaxy, or the teacups w the overlay. i guess that leaves...deep space mountain. which actually was really fun. but haunted mansion holiday is the best in technical terms

19. a “hidden gem” of disney

CITIZENS!! that’s all i can think of

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kodotrainer replied to your post: Quick, someone talk me into or out of driving to...

I love Disneyland so much but thinking of going for only one day and doing only one park is stressing me out

Me too, but I don’t know when I can take my next actual vacation. We can’t take them during any holiday, and a lot of the other times are already booked.

And while there’s stuff in California Adventure I want to see (the Twilight Zone Guardians of the Galaxy Tower of Terror, which I haven’t seen since the change, and the Frozen stage show), none of that holds a candle to the thought of reliving a lifetime of memories in the park I grew up with. At least on such a short trip.

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I just read this full list and how dare you for having differing opinions than mine about holiday overlays, OP

Hey, that’s fair. I know I’m in the minority on the Haunted Mansion one.

And I should be honest...it’s a GOOD overlay. But I can’t stand the idea of robbing first-time visitors of the ACTUAL Haunted Mansion for 1/3 of the year.

(Or maybe you’re talking about me actually liking the Small World overlay, but...that’s more to do with the lights on the outside than the changes on the inside, but I can handle those).

Can we at least agree that the Jingle Cruise was a great idea the first year, when it was subtle, but jumped the jingle jungle shark when they made it more in-your-face to the point where they decorated the elephants? The holiday jokes were groovy, the decorations in the queue worked...but decorating jungle animals? That was too far. I just hope the jungle animals aren’t decked out in Halloween costumes when I get there.

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i’ve never been, this is what we were talking about! i’ve watched a truly ridiculous number of youtube videos about land vs. world discourse, ride povs, IP discourse etc. i’ve literally been on theme park discourse forums where heated arguments about the enchanted tiki room go down on the daily so i can assure you i’ve seen every hot take known to man on this topic, i just…have never actually been so i don’t think it’s fair for me to say! 

i’m very protective of wdw because it’s the resort i grew up with and it’s where i’ve worked, and i’m attached to aspects of wdw disneyland doesn’t really have any mirrors for, like……no country bears. no epcot. no pandora. they murdered their peoplemover which is sick enough all on its own! if i were to work there, i do think there would be a huge adjustment period. like…there isn’t even a utilidor there, which is literally just no fun at all. 

anyway i love to know nothing and form opinions anyway, so i lied, i will do this! and you’re going to regret having asked once i’m done. 

good things, probably:  

better fantasmic (tentatively – it used to be peter pan which easily tops wdw fantasmic’s uncomfortably racist pocahontas, but it’s apparently switched to pirates now so i’m withholding judgment) 

paint the night…wdw won’t get a nighttime parade until the 50th which is awful, and even before it had nothing it had MSEP which is old enough to be my mother. i would literally give anything to see paint the night, it’s 99% of the reason i want to go.

remember dreams come true (which isn’t even running right now, but once pixar fest finally bites the dust it should be again) is a wishes ripoff with parks music and tributes in place of movies which is incredibly woke and i think happily ever after is mediocre so…the nighttime shows in general seem incredible and wdw is lacking in that department right now…rivers of light tanks, galactic spectacular is hideous, happily is overrated and soulless etc. 

cars land is dlr’s pandora, like no one wanted it but i’m positive it’s excellent and i hate test track so i can’t wait to ride radiator springs racers and confirm that TT has lost all relevance forever

classic rides like mr. toad’s and snow white’s scary adventure are intact which is very deeply cool. their pirates is obviously better and they have blue bayou which is even cooler

they get a broadway-caliber show (i think it’s frozen right now, which is extra points) and we were supposed to be getting that on wdw main street but they lowkey canceled those plans even though they were announced with concept art at d23…thanks

i just get the sense that since land is precious with dlr, they keep their attractions in better condition and really try to utilize what space they do have to the best of their ability. like you never hear california passholders complaining that dlr has let its parks rot the way wdw has condemned, like, future world in epcot. wdw has virtually endless property and they waste and abuse it liberally….like you have no idea. backstage is a nightmare 

no hall of presidents so thats lit

also holiday overlays! because they get more locals whereas wdw is the world’s biggest tourist trap so we have to guarantee guests can experience the “classic” ride untouched at all times of the year…so the only ride overlays i’ve ever experienced are, like, jingle cruise…….

i know this is hard to really parse but when people say you can Feel The History at disneyland and it’s just more quaint and personal and charming and there are more vintage touches preserved out of respect for the park’s roots i really FEEL that and it excites me! 

bad things, probably: 

tiny baby…no epcot. no dak, no boardwalk, no poly/grand flo/(contemporary can eat my ass so i don’t really care). no value resorts so this wouldn’t be relevant to me as a potential local or CM but like…that sucks as a guest lmao. just less effectively insulated from the outside world in general which i’m aware is a plus for some people, ymmv. i just think this would be my biggest concern as a CM, like would it all get “older” quicker because of the comparitive lack of things to do? but then again, for locals to keep coming back day after day, they must be very good at keeping things fresh, so this is what i���d like to see for myself!

no country bears, no figment, they literally destroyed their people mover and its mangled corpse is just sitting on top of tomorrowland. no flight of passage, no everest? what am i supposed to do, ride the matterhorn like some kind of freak…also they’re building their galaxy’s edge in disneyland which is SO broke, i’m sorry i know y’all have no room but that’s so thematically incoherent. or…It’s Bad Show™ if we’re disney talking. 

again, i haven’t been but i get the feeling california adventure is a fairly weak park thematically in the same sense that hollywood studio is a weak park at this point in its history, which makes sense since CA is frankensteined together from bits of studios. if we’re doing this i also think pixar pier is a lame concept and i’m personally disappointed i’ll never get to see that area of the park as it was before. and this is more damning for dlr because if you dont like studios right now you have plenty more to do. cali adventure is dlr’s….only other park. and no, the influx of marvel is not getting me more excited for it if anything…less

haunted mansion in new england is cooler than southern plantation style haunted mansion, so wdw’s is better by default although it’s cool that their stretch room is actually an elevator even if it is for space reasons

the animatronics on their splash mountain (which are repurposed) are ugly uncanny valley bullshit and give me nightmares

no illuminations oh my goddddddddd……..pitiful. we go on…tapestry of nations…how does california sleep at night (like a baby because apparently fireworks are restricted to fridays and weekends)

again, no utilidor…i just have to assume their backstage is bizarre, it probably looks like backstage dhs with 8000 trailers which, again, is broke

no river country to snoop on….no discovery island…where’s The Lore? pretty shameful if you ask me and no the time that girl died in america sings doesnt count as Lore its just sad

this is all pointless anyway because i know without needing to go that tokyo disneysea is the best park and it could eat wdw and disneyland alive any day 

[samsdisneydiary]

The Jingle Cruise Queue Experience at Walt Disney World!

Immerse yourself in the whimsical atmosphere adorned with dazzling decorations, experience the charm of holiday-themed jokes, and unravel the subtle changes in the attraction’s storyline that add a magical twist to the classic adventure.  The Jingle Cruise Queue. 🌟 During the holiday season, Walt Disney World’s Jungle Cruise transforms into the Jingle Cruise. A holiday overlay includes festive…

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5, 6, 13?

5. Favourite table service?Blue Bayou in Disneyland is amazing. I love the atmosphere, getting to sit right by the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean, and the food is incredible. 

6. Favourite quick service?Casbah Food Court at Tokyo DisneySea. The theming is some of the best I’ve ever seen, it’s beautifully decorated, and of course the curry is delicious.13. Favourite holiday overlay?it’s a small world holiday at Disneyland. I love the music, I love the characters, and the final room actually made me cry because it was so beautiful. Jingle Cruise at WDW is a close second, but small world holiday wins for me. 

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VIDEO: Soarin’ Over California is BACK at Disneyland Resort!

VIDEO: Soarin’ Over California is BACK at Disneyland Resort!

It’s not uncommon for Disney to CHANGE rides for a limited time! Disney California Adventure Particularly during the holiday season, we’ve seen Disney World and Disneyland Resort rides get special overlays, like the Jingle Cruise or Haunted Mansion Holiday. But starting today, one Disney California Adventure ride got some changes for the Food & Wine Festival! If you’re a fan of Soarin’ Around…

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All twenty asks. XD

When is the last time you went to one of the parks and which park was it?

Saturday, and it was Epcot. 

Favourite world wide disney park?

Having only had experience with four of them I’m legally obligated to say Magic Kingdom but that being said I have a soft spot for land despite having never been.

Favourite attraction?

Big Thunder Mountain is amazing.

Least favourite attraction?

Hall of Presidents is dull and sucks. I also don’t really like Speedway. From a theming perspective ToT does not deserve this place but I’m chicken shit and can’t go on the ride because of the free fall. Also green path on Mission Space is boring.

Favourite table service?

Biergarten, followed by Garden Grill. Both at Epcot. XD

Favourite quick service?

...Casey’s Corner. I want my corn dog nuggets and plastic cheese.

If you could bring back one extinct attraction what would it be?

I’ll list four options.

The first is the ones I miss the most and that’s GMR (because all my other ones I really miss exist in land.)

The second is my biggest theme park regret and that’s Maelstrom. Far from my favorite ride but I regret not going on it one last time when it was a huge part of my childhood until I became chicken around water drops.

The third is one I never got to go on but would travel back in time for and this is very specifically Horizons.

The final is “do shows count?” and I don’t need to elaborate anymore and that’s Wishes.

Favourite animatronic?

Disco Yeti

Tie between the Three Caballeros animatronics in Mexico for their history and the Elsa one in Frozen Ever After because boy does she look good and is she fluid.

One exclusive at one park that you wish could be shared with another?

PHANTOM MANOR.

Favourite of the four disneyworld parks?

Magic Kingdom!

Least favourite of the four disneyworld parks?

I hate that after 24 years of passionate disinterest I can’t answer MGM anymore I absolutely hate this.

Anyways it’s Animal Kingdom now Perla I’m betraying you.

Ride that is still present that could use a reimagining?

My warring nostalgia makes this question difficult but aside from justice for Figment and getting him an even better ride and a tune up for Buzz Lightyear I can’t think of anything really.

Favourite holiday overlay?

Jingle Cruise!

Favourite disney memory?

This is actually a pretty hard one because of how often I go. Because my fond memories stretch back as far back as when I was a kid and my parents took me to Epcot for a thing we used to do called “fun Friday” and surprised me with it to that trip we took in sophomore year to Epcot to Ajay, Jen, and I sitting around in the holding area for Rise of the Resistance and just joking around while waiting for them to sanitize the ride vehicle.

But I think my favorite of all is probably the first time I went on Frozen Ever After. Mostly just because getting to go into Elsa’s ice palace for the first time? Incredible. I cried.

Edit: I LIED my favorite Disney memory is that time we went with the full squad to Animal Kingdom/MGM and we used our fastpasses for Kali and then immediately after we got off it started pouring because it’s Florida and y’all were huddled under an umbrella and I was just chilling in the rain laughing because once I’m drenched in the rain I don’t stop laughing.

Attraction everyone loves that you hate?

*cries in Tower of Terror*

Attraction everyone hates that you love?

If Small World does not count then I’m sure my love of the new Figment does.

Tomorrowland or Futureworld?

Future World!

Favourite Walt original?

IT’S A WORLD OF LAUGHTER~

Favourite Resort?

I need to stay in one but I like visiting Polynesian. Dole Whips. :3

Upcoming park expansion you’re most excited for?

Well this was Mary Poppins...

I can’t wait to see Epcot get the expansion and touch ups it needs but my most excited for now is probably Tron.

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The World Famous Jingle Cruise

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The World Famous Jingle Cruise

In the fall of 2013, rumors began spreading over the internet about a seasonal holiday overlay coming to Disneyland’s version of the World Famous Jungle Cruise. In mid-October, we found out it would also be coming to Walt Disney World. In its current form, the Jingle Cruise is a fun holiday tradition at Magic Kingdom, but it didn’t start out that way. I not only worked the Jingle Cruise the first year, but the very first day of the first year, and it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. 

No “official” source has confirmed this, but the Jingle Cruise was originally intended only for Disneyland. Bringing it to Walt Disney World was a last-minute decision. How do I know this? I remember getting the phone call asking me to come in early because they had to pull the trainers from opening the attraction so they could learn the new script so they could teach it to the rest of us. The original script was written for Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise and Disneyland’s alone. The two rivers are similar, but different. Each has scenes the other doesn’t, and somehow none of the Magic Kingdom exclusive scenes had jokes. The Imagineers decorated our queue, dock and boats, but there were no decorations to be found in the jungle itself except Trader Sam. California started with light jungle decorations and got more over time. 

Photo by Chris Larsen.

So, on November 8th, 2013 I got to work to find tinsel and presents on the dock, but nothing on the ride itself. The boats were decked out, and the names had all been changed. Most noticeably, our queue music had been swapped out. Albert Awol was gone, and replaced by Nigel Greenwater, “That’s Nigel with no L!” (Say that out loud if the joke didn’t click.) Why get rid of Albert Awol? He’s exclusive to Florida. Thus, began my hatred of the song “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”. 

Photos by Chris Larsen.

The boat names were at least fun. Generally speaking, Cast Members refer to the boats by the actual name, and not the river so I’m glad they had the good sense to change the rivers to Christmas items. So, we still called Amazon Annie the “Annie”, even after she became “Eggnog Annie”. Rounding out the fleet we had “Brrrrr Bertha”, “Wassailing Wanda”, “Yule Log Lolly”, “Reindeer Ruby”, “Mistletoe Mille”, “Candy Cane Connie”, “Garland Gertie”, “Icicle Irma”, “Poinsettia Sal”, “Noel Nellie”, “Orino-cocoa Ida”, “Sleigh Ride Sadie”, “Vixen Val”, and the infamous “Fruitcake Zelda”. I cannot even begin to tell you how much that particular boat deserved that name. 

There was also a wardrobe change to go with this little festive endeavor, a burlap Santa hat. In Florida. Where even in November it is sometimes eighty degrees. Yes, it was as hot and itchy as it sounds, and wearing it wasn’t optional. (The Jungle Cruise hat is never optional, but normally it can be worn hanging from the strap instead of on your head.) 

Photo by Becky Brown-Allen.

Halloween was barely a week ago, and guests are on a ride with no decorations and a Skipper that keeps alternating between her normal material and holiday jokes. All of the references were kept in the 1930s-1950s theming, and flew over most people’s heads. 

No one laughed. Occasionally you’d get the sympathy chuckle, but for the most part no one laughed. I remember being at the Gorilla Camp, aka the “wrapping station” with the “great turnover rate”, and saying “Get it? Because the jeep’s upside down?” 

A dad sitting near the front glared at me, “We got it. It wasn’t funny.” 

Photo by Chris Larsen.

Two months of this, which I can only describe as soul crushing. Not every boat on the Jungle Cruise laughs at all the jokes, or even half of them, but I’d never had so few people enjoy themselves. It was better during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. People were in better moods then, and they were expecting the holiday jokes.  

The only video I have ever found of myself on the Jungle Cruise is actually of the Jingle Cruise, and I find it hilarious because you can tell I’m angry about something. No idea what, but I was mad. 

The second year of the Jingle Cruise got better. We had a fully fleshed out script with jokes for every scene, and we lost the awkwardness of having to switch back and forth between holiday and regular material. They fully decorated the queue and most of the ride path with an integrated storyline. This year, the skippers were homesick so they made what decorations they could and ordered the rest, but unfortunately some ended up in the jungle. So the boats would pass decorated areas, and animals who had discovered parachutes full of holiday supplies to play with. It still wasn’t as funny as the World Famous Jungle Cruise, but at least it was an improvement. 

By the third year of the Jingle Cruise, I had left for the Wizarding World. 

One of my favorite additions to the Jingle Cruise was a complete and total accident. Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise has piranhas, and in the queue music there is a reference to “Piranhakkah, Festival of the Bites”. Disappointed that this was the only Hanukkah on the rides, a few Skippers (that I am proud to know, but will not name) figured out how to “light” the Menorah with oranges on top.

Photo by Chris Larsen.

A year after these particular Skippers left, the oranges were back anyway! When Imagineering took pictures to reference the next year, they assumed it was part of the official decorations, so now it is! 

Happy Holidays! And if you don’t celebrate the holidays, Happy -insert day of week here-!

What is your favorite Walt Disney World Holiday tradition?  

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