Jungle Cruise

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What It Is
Outdoor safari-themed boat-ride adventure
Our Rating

Current Wait Time
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Lightning Lane	3:10pm

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Appeal By Age
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Touring Info
Loading speed	Moderate
Wait per 100 people ahead	3.5 minutes
Assumes	10 boats operating
When to go Before 10 a.m. or 2 hours before closing.

General Info
Location	Adventureland
Opening Date	October 1, 1971
Duration	8 minutes
Scope and Scale	Major Attraction
Closures / Refurbishments

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Description And Comments

Jungle Cruise is an outdoor group boat ride through some of the world’s best-known simulated tropical waterways. You’ll pass through forest and jungle populated entirely by animatronic animals.

Jungle Cruise was the park’s signature ride when it opened at Disneyland. With the advent of modern, highly themed, real zoo environments such as Animal Kingdom, the Magic Kingdom’s version would surely have faded into obscurity were it not for one thing: The skippers tell jokes. OK, jokes is a stretch—the skippers do the cheesiest, most groan-inducing stand-up you’ve ever heard. If you dig that sort of thing, it’s glorious.

Disney has announced a Jungle Cruise update coming in 2021 that includes new scenes, stories, and jokes.

The best Jungle Cruise experience we’ve ever had began with all the passengers agreeing beforehand to laugh enthusiastically at whatever jokes we heard. It took about two puns for the skipper to catch on and play along. The ride ended with us chanting the skipper’s name during thunderous applause, to which the skipper said, “Is this what unconditional love feels like? Take that, Mom and Dad!”

Touring Tips

This attraction offers Lightning Lane via Genie+.

We think the ride is better at night.

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Jungle Cruise Wait Times

This chart shows you roughly how long you'll wait for Jungle Cruise when you visit on a day with a given Magic Kingdom Crowd Level. The blue bars represent the average "peak" wait time (that is, how long the line will be at its busiest). The bottom and top black lines represent the range of peak wait times to expect (for you fellow nerds out there: it's the 5th percentile and 95th percentile of peak wait times). Please note that these are estimates, and for a better forecast for your travel dates, see Jungle Cruise Wait Times.