The Rivers of Adventure or Jungle Rivers of Adventureland is the name used to refer to the several rivers featured in the Jungle Cruise.
Description[]
1955-2021[]
The Rivers of Adventure was used to refer to the several rivers featured on the Jungle Cruise.
- Amazon River: This river passes through the Amazon rainforest and is the second largest river on Earth. It is home to particularly dangerous wildlife such as man-eating piranhas, carnivorous bacteria, and giant butterflies.
- Congo River: This river passes through Africa's Congo Basin.
- Lost Delta: The Lost Delta is an unidentified river in India located in the Lost Delta Region of India.
- Mekong River: The Mekong river is an Asian river passing through many nations. The Rivers of Adventure includes a region of Cambodia.
- Nile River: Located in North Africa, the Nile river is the longest river in the world; running on for Niles and Niles. The portion of the Nile featured on the Rivers of Adventure passed by the African Veldt and territory of the Umbala peoples, located either in the nation of Egypt or Sudan.
- Polynesian River: This is an unidentified river on an unidentified Polynesian isle. It runs adjacent to the Enchanted Tiki Room.
2021-present[]
The 2021 refurbishment retconned the rivers of adventure with the appointed name, "The Jungle Rivers of Adventureland".[1] This re-characterized the rivers as being paranormal water-bodies connecting geographic locations from across the globe.
- Amazon River: This river passes through the Amazon rainforest and is the second largest river on Earth. It is home to particularly dangerous wildlife such as man-eating piranhas, carnivorous bacteria, and giant butterflies.
- Congo River: This river passes through Africa's Congo Basin.
- Ganges River: The Ganges is a river in India.
- Irrawaddy River: The Irrawaddy River is a river in Burma with a ruined temple connected to Cambodian king Jayavarman VII located along it.
- Lost Delta: The Lost Delta is an unidentified river in India located in the Lost Delta Region.
- Mekong River: The Mekong river is an Asian river passing through many nations. The Rivers of Adventure includes a region of Cambodia.
- Nile River: Located in North Africa, the Nile river is the longest river in the world; running on for Niles and Niles. The portion of the Nile featured on the Rivers of Adventure passed by the African Veldt and territory of the Umbala peoples, located either in the nation of Egypt or Sudan.
- Zambezi River: The Zambezi was an African river found in many African nations which was connected to Schweitzer Falls.
- Uncharted tributary: This is an unidentified river on an unidentified Polynesian isle. It runs adjacent to the Enchanted Tiki Room.
History[]
Backstory[]
There are many Indigenous peoples who inhabit the regions that make up Adventureland who appear to have had relations with the rivers though said relationships are left a mystery. Dr. Albert Falls navigated the many rivers of Adventure on a 13 day journey.[2] On the April 8th of 1911, Falls founded the Jungle Navigation Company which traversed the rivers for cargo delivery and transportation. Following 1916 , another map was created of different Rivers of Adventure routes by JNC skipper Frank Wolff. Frank gifted this map to Dr. Albert Falls with the words " To Albert, Here's to many more adventures of a life-time- F.W.".
On the October 1 of 1931, Falls' granddaughter and successor as leader of the company Alberta Falls started the Jungle Cruise tourism service which traversed the rivers. On the Jungle Navigation Company's 20th anniversary in 1931, Alberta assembled her grandfather's maps and documents of the rivers into a single cohesive map. By around 1936, Alberta also modified and updated the map made by Frank Wolff for better use by her skippers.
In the December of 1935, the Jungle Navigation Company had their inaugural, "Jingle Cruise" to celebrate the Christmas season. However on either this celebration or one between it and 1938, an air-shipment of holiday decorations was accidentally dumped in the rivers of adventure causing mass pollution throughout Adventureland and amongst its wildlife. Due to the financial success of a Christmas decorated jungle, this pollution became an annual tradition for the Jungle Navigation Company.
Following a 1938 mission to find the Holy Grail, the Rivers of Adventure were trekked by world-famous archaeologist Indiana Jones. Throughout this expedition, Jones lost many of his archaeological artifacts within the jungle. Amongst these items were a crate from Hangar 51 containing the Ark of the Covenant which was lost in the Congo, and the head-dress of Mola Ram and umbrella of Henry Jones, Sr. along the Nile.
Development history[]
Appearances[]
Jungle Cruise[]
This attraction takes guests on a tour of the Rivers of Adventure.
Magic of Disney Animation[]
The title of the fictional, "The Jungle Cruise" film starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse had the tag-line, "Explore the Mysterious Rivers of Adventure".
Skipper Canteen[]
Crude maps for the rivers are located on the Birthday Cupcake plates.
Tarzan's Treehouse[]
In Hong Kong Disneyland, Tarzan's Treehouse is accessed by taking a raft across the Rivers of Adventure.
Other connections[]
Jungle Cruise (film)[]
One of the river's main maps was created by Frank Wolff, a character from this film.
Trivia[]
- It is possible that the magical waters flowing underneath of the Adventureland Treehouse are connected to the supernatural properties of the Rivers fo Adventure.
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