Jungle Cruise Snoozles™
Today's Jungle Cruise Snoozles are a cut above the usual hippos and elephants - I almost feel guilty relegating them to a Sunday! Almost. This first one is dated "March 1961", and is a charming portrait of some Muppety-looking lions chowing down on a nice juicy zebra (because of my clipped British accent, when I say "zebra", it rhymes with "Debra". Classy, right?). The lion to the left thinks it tastes pretty gross, and would prefer a Double-Double from In-and-Out (with grilled onions). The vultures overhead serenade the lions with their beautiful song. "Gra-a-a-a-a-ak!".
As a kid, and even now, the original gorillas that could be seen bobbing up and down in a threatening manner were my favorites. "Really? You like gorillas, Major? Prove it!". You'll just have to take my word for it. This photo is from May, 1960; I believe that there were two gorillas seen during the Cruise, but there should have been at least 50. As I've mentioned in the past, these fellows were eventually redressed as the Yetis in the Matterhorn. Just thinking about them makes me remember their fierce roars, which sounded like an old guy growling into an empty mayonnaise jar.
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Your mention of "Muppety" got me thinking... This pic, and the Muppety aminals (sic) remind me of an early scene from The Dark Crystal. The setting and lighting look similar. I have the Vultures vinyl LP. Actually, I have both of them! "Let's Gra-a-a-a-a-ak!", and "Let's Gra-a-a-a-a-ak! Again!"
This is a pretty good photo of the JC gorilla. Most of the time all you see is a dark blurry head in a dark blurry jungle. The gorilla's pose is not the best, but this is 1960, and things were a little 'experimental' in the early days of the Park. I recognize the "growling into an empty mayonnaise jar" as a real thing that they did, but I can't remember for what...bear growls, maybe?
Thanks for the Jungle Croozles, Major.
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