Alberta Falls is the free spirited adventuress and descendant of world explorers from India and England who will serve as the fictional heroine of the renovated Jungle Cruise attractions at the Anaheim and Florida theme parks. Imagineering has made a woman of color the central character of the revamped Jungle Cruise rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Lively, a former Disneyland Jungle Cruise skipper turned Imagineer, worked on the Jingle Cruise holiday ride overlay, Disneyland’s Tropical Hideaway eatery and the Magic Kingdom’s Jungle Navigation Co. In fact, the expedition will be up a tree (literally!) after their sunken boat splits apart and chimps board the wreckage, with monkey business ensuing.” “That’s right, for the first time ever, the skipper role will not only be that of a live, experienced and witty guide, but also represented by a show figure within the attraction itself.
“As part of this story update, we’ll get to follow a skipper and his passengers as their journey goes awry,” Imagineer story editor Kevin Lively said in a statement in January. Some of the new figures will feature animatronic movements. One chimp with a parasol sits on the roof of the boat while another has taken over the helm and the skipper’s microphone. Nearby, five chimps have taken over a half-sunken boat - splattering paint on the rooftop canopy of the tramp steamer and releasing butterflies from a cage. “The skippers of the Jungle Cruise bring irreverent humor to guests of all ages, and we’re excited to be adding to that legacy - along with a new animated skipper figure - by celebrating their adventures and influence.”Ĭoncept art shows a culturally diverse group of boat passengers stuck up a tree - including a photographer, painter, bird watcher and butterfly collector. “When we consider making changes to a classic attraction, we focus on ways to ‘plus’ the experience,” Imagineering creative executive Chris Beatty said in a statement in January.
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