Jungle Cruise reopened over the weekend at Disneyland Park after being closed for a $600,000 refurbishment in August.
Jungle Cruise Refurbishment
While much of the ride looks unchanged, framework for a new structure is now hidden behind scrim at the tiger scene.
The Orange County Register reported that Disneyland had filed permits valued at $600,000 to replace the Jungle Cruise tiger scene inside the crumbling ruins section. Jungle Cruise was closed from September 16 through October 3.
Last November, walls suddenly went up around the ruins, with the audio-animatronic tiger still visible at the scene’s center. Some theming was added to the walls soon after.
Now, what appears to be two levels of steel framework tower over the top of the former makeshift Tiger shrine sequence, covered by green scrim. We can only assume that while the ride has reopened from refurbishment, work will continue until the new tiger scene is complete.
The fake ruins reportedly crumbled. The permits were for new electrical, footings, a steel frame, and cement plaster rockwork. During our visit, we could only see the steel frame. The tiger was moving but still surrounded by the previously erected construction walls.
When we rode Jungle Cruise, we expected to see the walls down and any scrim removed, but both are still there for now. We also noted that the piranha effect is still broken as of October 6, 2024.
Here’s a look at what the Tiger scene looked like before the walls and scrim.
Jungle Cruise at Walt Disney World just closed for a two-month refurbishment. Both domestic versions of the attraction were significantly updated in 2021 with cultural sensitivity changes and a refreshed story.
Take a look at the reopened Jungle Cruise in Disneyland below.
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