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Following the release of The Haunted Mansion Little Golden Book at Walt Disney World, the Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean Little Golden Books are also available at the parks.
Both Little Golden Books are available at Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar (the Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop) in Adventureland.
Jungle Cruise Little Golden Book – $5.99
The Jungle Cruise Little Golden Book was first released in 2021, around the same time as the film based on the attraction. While the book follows the story of the ride, not the film, the two adults characters resemble Dwayne Johnson as Frank Wolff and Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton.
The book is by Brooke Vitale. It’s illustrated by Paul Conrad and the Disney Storybook Art Team. It was designed by Winnie Ho.
The book follows three guests — a mom and two kids — sailing on the Jungle Cruise. It’s told from the point of view of one of the kids. They board the Amazon Belle, one of the Jungle Cruise boats from Disneyland.
The voyage is led by Skipper Albert. The tour begins in the Amazon, with Albert saying, “If you wonder how many birds can fit on one branch, it appears tou-can.”
The book goes through famous scenes from the ride, including a giant python wrapped around a tree.
Two piranhas jump in front of the boat. Albert assures the women and children they’ll be fine as the fish are only “man-eating.”
As they encounter a gorilla reaching for bananas, Albert warns guests wearing yellow to not make any noises like a banana.
They come across the trashed camp scene. Albert shouts to the gorillas, “Guys! I told you to break camp, not everything I own!”
The book also features the giant African bull elephant, giraffes, monkeys, and a warthog.
Of course, they pass by the lost safari, featuring explorers hanging onto a tree with a rhino below. Albert notes, “Rule number one of the jungle: you can’t outrun a rhino! Don’t worry. Those guys will get the point.”
The tour takes guests through a river of hippos. Albert says they overturned six boats — and only five of them were his.
Albert steers the boat past the Eighth Wonder of the World — the Backside of Water! They then enter ancient temple ruins, where some more snakes lurk.
Some monkeys are rummaging through the temple and a tiger appears in the broken wall.
They emerge from the temple in the elephant bathing pool. The mom shouts “Duck!” as an elephant sprays water. Albert replies, “No, ma’am. Elephants, not ducks.”
The book ends when the family returns to the dock and disembarks.
Pirates of the Caribbean Little Golden Book – $5.99
On the cover of the Pirates of the Caribbean book are a handful of pirates on a ship shooting cannonballs. Though the ride has received updates inspired by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, the Little Golden Book sticks to just those elements original to the attraction.
It’s written by Nicole Johnson with illustrations by Kenneth Anderson. It was designed by Winnie Ho.
Unlike the Jungle Cruise book, this one depicts the young main characters actually boarding the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at a Disney park. A Cast Member invites them aboard.
The book is mostly inspired by the Disneyland version of Pirates of the Caribbean, with the boats sailing through the New Orleans bayou.
The young guests (one of whom wears a Mickey ear hat) pass under the talking skull. It asks them, “Ye come seekin’ adventure and salty old pirates, eh?” They go plunging down over a waterfall.
They then arrive in the cavern full of skeletal pirates. These include the pirates on the beach and the skeleton still steering a shipwreck.
The narrator notes the skeletons are “posed as if they have just sat down, but that can’t be — they look at least a hundred years old!” They come across a pirate skeleton sitting atop a pile of treasure.
The boat then enters the scene from the book’s cover, with pirates attacking a town. Cannonballs fly overhead.
The guests sail past the pirates dunking the mayor into a well. The narrator assures us that “he’ll never tell” them where the treasure is.
They arrive at the auction held by the “infamous pirate Redd!” One of the guests in the boat is dressed similarly to Redd, complete with red hair and skull earrings.
They come across the pirate with a key and a treasure map. Jack Sparrow usually appears in this scene but is missing from the book.
The town is then aflame with pirates everywhere as the ride nears its end.
They pass the pirates famously trying to bribe the dog holding a key. The guests sail out of the jail and then up a waterfall.
As they disembark, the young guest dressed like Redd sees a Cast Member who looks familiar…
Other Little Golden Books, including Disney stories, are pictured on the back of both books.
You can get these two Little Golden Books along with those for The Haunted Mansion, it’s a small world, Space Mountain, and Orange Bird in one set online from the Disney Store. The full set is $29.95.
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