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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[]

References[]

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