Skipper Dan is a character referenced in the Jungle Cruise.
History[]
Biography[]
Original[]
Skipper Dan was a failed actor and comedian who wound up having to work as a skipper on the Jungle Cruise in Disneyland. Dan hated this job due to the repeated dated jokes and lack of success the occupation brought.
Disney version[]
Dan was a skipper for the Jungle Navigation Company during the 1930s.
Development history[]
Skipper Dan is a tribute to the "Weird Al" Yankovic song Skipper Dan, a song about a failed actor who finds himself stuck working at the Jungle Cruise.
Appearances[]
Jungle Cruise[]
A canteen labeled, "Skipper Dan" is located in the boathouse of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise.[1]
Skipper Canteen[]
Skipper Dan is the namesake of "Skipper Dan's Dan Dan Noodles".[2]
Trivia[]
- In the Jingle Cruise, the name, "Dan" appears on the, "Nice list".[3]
References[]
- ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2021/07/photos-video-new-jungle-cruise-with-cultural-sensitivity-changes-soft-opens-at-disneyland/
- ↑ https://blogmickey.com/2022/07/skipper-canteen-review-new-skipper-dans-dan-dan-noodles-and-baa-baa-lamb-chop/
- ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2020/11/10/jingle-cruise-photos-and-video-2020-at-magic-kingdom/