Revolvers

Revolvers, also known as six-shooters or wheel guns, are a form of firearm weaponry featured on the Jungle Cruise.

Description[]

The Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899, the Smith & Wesson Military & Police, or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a six-shot, double-action, K-frame revolver of worldwide popularity. Over 6,000,000 of these revolvers have been produced over the years, making it the most popular handgun of the 20th century. The Model 10 and its predecessors have been available in both blued steel and nickel-plated formats, in .38 Colt, .38 Special, and .38 S&W calibers, and with 2-inch, 2.5-inch, 3-inch, 4-inch, 5-inch, and 6-inch barrel lengths.

History[]

Real-world history[]

The revolvers used on the Disneyland Resort’s Jungle Cruise attraction are nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special revolvers with four-inch barrels.

Jungle Cruise appearances[]

Attractions[]

Jungle Cruise[]

Both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruises used to feature real revolvers firing blanks. The skippers would shoot these guns at the hippos in the Hippo Pool scene. These were removed in the Magic Kingdom in 2001 due to fear of them having the potential to being modified for terrorist shootings. Due to this, Walt Disney World uses electronic prop guns in the place of blank firing revolvers.

Sometimes, firing the prop gun is opted out by skippers for yelling or making joke comments to ward off the hippos (one notable example being a skipper yelling "I LOVE YOU! I WANT A COMMITMENT!"). In the Congo base camp scene, one of the gorillas can be seen shooting a revolver.

Gun signals[]

In Disneyland, the firing of blanks is used for cast-member communication on the Jungle Cruise.

Misfire.
Normal operation (hippo pool scene).
Boat cannot move forwards (often mechanical issue).
Medical or security emergency.
Unused (to avoid confusion between four and six).
Derailed boat (this is often grounds for dismissal, but maintenance crews tend to cover for skippers by blaming a faulty guide).

If an issue occurs at the loading dock, cast members will instead call out the number of shots; for example, if a boat breaks down while loading or unloading, a cast member will call out "three shots".

Trader Sam's[]

On Trader Sam's wall is a wooden box with the outline of a gun and the words, "In case of Hippo Attack break glass!" with the glass already broken and gun gone. When the drink HippopotoMai-Tai is ordered, the skippers shout, "Two shots (of rum)!" and two gunshots go off into the ceiling with red flashes.