The Lost Safari guides are four characters from the original trapped safari of the Jungle Cruise.
Description[]
These were four men who worked as guides for a white colonial safari leader in the early half of the 20th century. Their safari went missing along the African veldt along the Nile river of North Africa for a long period of time.
History[]
Background[]
The Lost Safari was a group lead by one white explorer and four of his African affiliates through the African veldt at some point between 1911 and 1936. The party came under attack by an angered rhinoceros which chased them up a tree in the veldt. This safari was sought after by a JNC boat called the Zambezi Miss which included the likes of riverboat captain Charlie Allnut and his wife Rose Sayer. The safari's further fate is unknown.
Development history[]
The lost safari guides were stereotypes created for the Jungle Cruise by animator Marc Davis. They were not integrated in the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction though a man in a fez did appear. In 2021, both of these versions of the attraction were removed for racism in Disneyland's Jungle Cruise. Both safaris were replaced with the marooned crew of the Kwango Kate.
Appearances[]
Bengal Barbecue[]
A photograph of Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer from The African Queen features the original trapped safari in the background.[1]
Jungle Cruise[]
The Lost Safari used to appear in the African veldt scene. In Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, Nigel Greenwater made reference to the safari being the longest active lost safari in human history. Albert Awol alludes to the party in the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise with the line, "-and now for today's Survival Tip: when confronted by a charging rhino, head for the nearest tree and climb fast. Failure to follow these instructions may result in pointed conversations". Two of the porters also previously appeared on a construction sign for the attraction, talking with apes in hard hats.[2]
Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries[]
In this overlay, Henry Jones, Sr.'s umbrella was left in the veldt, apparently an accident from one of Indy's adventures.[3]
Jingle Cruise[]
In this overlay, the tree was decorated like a Christmas tree.
Jungle River Cruise[]
The men appear in this version of the ride.
Trader Sam's Grog Grotto[]
A photo of the safari can be found in this bar.[4]
Other connections[]
The African Queen[]
Bengal Barbecue shows this film's protagonists Rose Sayer and Charlie Allnut looking for the safari. The film The African Queen (1951) was an inspiration for imagineer Harper Goff's development of the Jungle Cruise.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://jungleskipper.com/sea/attractions/bengal-bbq
- ↑ http://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/adventureland-construction-signs.html
- ↑ http://disneylanddiva.blogspot.com/2008/09/indiana-jones-and-summer-of-hidden.html
- ↑ http://www.dressingfordisney.com/2015/03/dressing-for-trader-sams-grog-grotto.html