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To Kill Opening Day Nostalgia: The Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen

Disneyland is almost an entirely different park than it was on Opening Day. Everything in Disneyland has been replaced, refurbished, or removed since its opening. You can see Walt’s original vision for the park, but only in small, scattered pockets. Main Street U.S.A. looks nearly the same, and maybe the castle, but they have changed. And if we’re being honest, that may be for the better.

The Disneyland of 1955 was astonishingly bare-bones. Any photo from that time will prove it. It was flat and muddy. None of the foliage looks, well, natural. Most of the park’s monuments– the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, what have you– aren’t even there yet.

That said, the Disneyland of 1955 had numerous attractions that didn’t last long before being replaced, refurbished, or removed (rest in peace, The Aluminum Hall of Fame). One of these attractions slightly outlived the others, a ride that few remember, and for good reason.

The Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen

The Motor Boat Cruise, originally the Phantom Boats, was an unthemed leisure ride between Autopia and Fantasyland. It traveled around a river traversing the forgotten “Fantasyland Hills,” a series of unfinished mud mounds that eventually filled in with bushes and trees. It closed without fanfare in 1993, but not without an awful 1980s retheme.

The rethemed Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen opened in 1991 alongside the Disney Afternoon Avenue. The ride took inspiration from the Gummi Bears television program that kept their cartoons relevant before the Disney Renaissance. While the “avenue” occupied the walkway between Fantasyland and it’s a small world, the Motor Boat Cruise served an appropriate purpose despite its off-to-the-side placement.

Between 1991 and 1993, the Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen lured unsuspecting guests into a ride, somehow even worse than the original Phantom Boats. It was the absolute essence of Disneyland at its worst. Worse than Rocket Rods. Worse than the Superstar Limo.

What changed in the retheme? They added plywood cutouts of the Gummi Bears characters. Plywood. Not outdoor animatronics, not even plaster statues. Plywood. Maybe an effort like that could pass inside a Fantasyland dark ride, but Gummi Glen looked unmistakably cheap under the open sun.

Thank heavens the Motor Boat Cruise closed in 1993. It was wise to take that poor ride off life support and repurpose its funds for building Toon Town. The closure was surprising to none, but the fact that the Motor Boat Cruise lasted thirty-eight years is astonishing. Its longevity prompts the question– why does Disneyland hold onto outdated, uninteresting attractions like the Motor Boat Cruise for so long?

Nostalgia Over Innovation in Disney Parks

The farther the current Disneyland iteration reaches from its time under Walt Disney’s eye, the more executives may concern themselves with living up to his wishes. Disney’s “brand status” has stifled innovations in the name of nostalgia. For example, the Adventureland Treehouse might be a generic backpedal after shuttering the Tarzan theme. Disney has concerned itself with keeping Walt’s legacy that certain attractions that opened under his eye remain in operation where cutting-edge attractions could go…

For example, Autopia takes up a massive chunk of Tomorrowland’s real estate. The ride consumes a land plot of practically equal square footage as everything else in Tomorrowland. Other Disney parks have already removed their Autopia-like rides. Its versions in Tokyo and Hong Kong Disneyland are now E-Ticket attractions.

It’s not exactly pant-poopingly intense to ride, and its “Tomorrowland” status arose when interstate freeways were a fantastic idea, not yet a reality. Little did Walt know, freeways made driving around Los Angeles about as fun as filling out job applications.

Other midcentury attractions that operate today follow the same principle– boring, outdated, but Walt-approved. Almost nobody rides the Davy Crockett Canoes (oh boy, manual labor). Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln is always nearly empty– Cast Members should just set up air mattresses and pump up the AC instead of making us nap awkwardly in those godawful plastic theater chairs.

Disney, Nostalgia, and Victims of Good Marketing

Here’s the kicker: How many of us were really there when Walt was in charge? What are we supposed to be nostalgic about with leftover attractions? Disneyland designates millions to invent nostalgia. Sure, many of us grew up riding Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. However, it’s doubtful that guests attending Disneyland After Dark: Throwback Nite would be nostalgic for “treats that are inspired by the park’s early days, made once again just for this event!”

In such cases, we might be victims of good marketing, nothing more. Because Walt’s version of Disneyland is nearly invisible, a skeleton of a skeleton, the Walt Disney Company can create a legend around its origins. Uninteresting attractions like the Motor Boat Cruise (and its mediocre Gummi Bears overlay) carry reverence amongst Disneyland diehards primarily because they either rode it as a child or did not get to ride it at all. 

Jean Baudrillard’s The Consumer Society; Myths and Structures notes that nostalgia consumption involves unimpressive reinventions of the past rather than accurate recreations of them, much like Disney’s reason to keep outdated attractions; “Children aren’t children anymore? Childhood is turned into something sacred.” 

Outdated attractions remain because Walt Disney is a legendary figure, a loving specter that haunts everything his company does following his 1966 death. Forget his omnipresent anger with his employees and his McCarthy-era claims of communist opponents– his death marked his deification and cast his legacy in gold. 

So what’s left of the Motor Boat Cruise? If you’ve sat and had a pretzel on the trellis across from the Matterhorn, you’ve sat in its former loading area. While a small pool of water remains, its waterways are dried out and turned into a large patch of grass and weeds.

Besides housing the Monorail track before it docks in Tomorrowland, the area is possibly the greatest waste of space in the Disneyland Resort. If you’re in the park one of these days, check it out and imagine how unimportant this ride might have been.

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Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise takes you through the adventurous history of this classic opening day attraction. Combining adventure and humor, your tour guide takes you through the Jungle where you may see lions, tigers, and elephants! Oh my!

Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is one of the attractions that I love to ride each trip! Being that it is one of the 12 opening day attractions that still exist, it has definitely stood the test of time (and corny jokes) to be one of the busiest attractions at the park. Today I would like to share some secrets and history of this attraction.

What is Jungle Cruise?

First up, for Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is to explain what the Jungle Cruise is. The Jungle Cruise is a motorboat cruise ride in Adventureland. A Skipper takes you on a guided pun-filled tour through four different areas. The Mekong River, The African Congo, The Nile River, and The Amazon in South America. Along the way, you see crocodiles, elephants, hippos, lions, and more during your comical excursion. 

The Jungle Cruise is Based on Documentary Films and a Movie

Second on the list of Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is that when Disneyland opened in 1955, the Jungle Cruise was originally themed after the film series called “True Life Adventure” that Walt Disney produced. Most specifically the one that is about lions titled, The African Lion. In addition to the documentary film being an inspiration, the ride’s boats were themed after the 1951 movie The African Queen. The African Queen stared Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, which had steamer boats, from this novel-based film. 

Real Animals Were Considered Before Audioanimatronic Animals 

Next for Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is that REAL animals were considered by Walt Disney before he decided to use Audioanimationic Animals. Live animals would be exciting and fun to see. Especially back in 1955, however, Walt Disney realized that the animals would most likely be sleeping during the day. As a result, Walt decided to use the Audioanimationic animals for the attraction.

Creative Imagineer Creates a Jungle On A Budget

Another on the list of Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is that the jungle was made on a tight budget. The funds for Disneyland were running low. Therefore, the Imagineer that was tasked with Landscaping, Bill Evans, had to be very creative when designing the jungle plant life. While some plants were imported, the creative part of the landscaping came when Bill Evans took orange trees and replanted them upside down. He then added vines to the roots to make it look exotic. 

Bill did such a wonderful job on the design and development over the years that the Jungle Cruise is considered a “real” and self-sustaining ecosystem. 

There Are Twelve Boats and They All Have Names

Next on the list of Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is that there are twelve boats. Although there are twelve boats in existence at Disneyland, only eight are operated at a time. Also, each of the twelve boats is named. They are:

• Congo Queen
• Amazon Belle
• Nile Princess
• Kissimmee Kate
• Orinoco Adventures
• Suwannee Lady
• Zambezi Miss
• Ucayali Una
• Hondo Hattie
• Yangtze Lotus
• Irrawaddy Woman

The Boat Designs Changed Over the Years

Another secret is that The Jungle Cruise boats were originally light-colored with striped canopies that varied in colors. For example, some were red and white stripes, green and white stripes, and yellow and white stripes. There have been many color variations over the years.

In 1994 the boats were all changed to look weathered and worn. As well as cargo colored canopy’s to match the theming of Indiana Jones. The attraction for Indiana Jones was being added next door (and took over part of the Jungle Cruise). As a result, the Disney Imagineers wanted to combine the look of the new theme being added to Adventureland. 

Tour Changed From Educational to Comical

When The Jungle Cruise opened in 1955, the tour guides spiel was more of an educational tone. Teaching about the Jungle and the animals. Later in 1962, The Jungle Cruise was changed to have more comedy happening. Not only with the Tour Guides puns, but also with the addition of four new scenes that were funny. 

Disney Imagineer, Marc Davis, who worked on Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion, added two of the new scenes in The Jungle Cruise. The Elephant Bathing Pool and the Rhinoceros Chasing Explorers Up the Pole. I have thoroughly enjoyed these scenes over the years. 

Length of the Track Was Shortened

Another on the list of Secrets of Disneyland Jungle Cruise is that the track was shortened from what it was when it first opened. In 1955 when Disneyland opened, The Jungle Cruise Track was 1,920 feet long. When Indiana Jones Temple of the Forbidden Eye attraction was being added to Adventureland in 1994, the track for the Jungle Cruise was altered by shortening it as well as rerouting part of it. 

Details About the Water in the Jungle

Next up for Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is about the water. Disney controls the color of the water in the Disney Parks. Originally the water was dyed a brown color. After a few years, it was then changed to a green color. Fairly recently, Disney has changed the color again to a blue-green color. Although I had noticed during my last trip it was looking a bit brown. 

You may be wondering why does Disney dye the water? Well, that is so they can hide the rides track system that is in the water, in addition to other mechanical parts that are in the river. This helps to keep with the Disney magic that creates the illusion that you are on a real boat tour! I have to admit, I tend to forget that the attraction runs on a track.

The Water Connection

The water in the Jungle Cruise is connected to other waterways in Disneyland. This is a really fun fact. The water in Frontierland for Rivers of America connects to the moat around Sleeping Beauty Castle. Next, it continues to the water at the entrance of Frontierland and it goes under the entrance to Adventureland. It then flows next to the Tiki Room and then flows into The Jungle Cruise. Which then goes into the Rivers of America. The circle of water life. hehe

Day vs. Night

Finally for Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise is that the day tour is different from the night tour! I love riding The Jungle Cruise both during the day and at night. It is different to ride it at night and while each tour is different depending on your guide, the nighttime Jungle Cruise can be very different and a lot of fun!

For example, when you ride at night, your Guide has to shine a spotlight on things so that you can see what is out there in the jungle. Another example is that they can do completely different jokes that will only work at night. Like our guide did during our last trip. He went on and on after we saw the huge African Bull Elephant that it was so rare and he guaranteed that it was the ONLY one we would ever see. Then he shined the light over to another African Bull Elephant. After a few seconds, he turned the light off and said “that was a giraffe.”  I love it!

If you can go on The Jungle Cruise closer to closing time, that is one of the BEST times to ride. The Cast Members really get into it and they seem to be a lot more fun/funny. I recommend it if you are able to do that. It is so much fun!

In Conclusion

The Jungle Cruise is one of the twelve opening day attractions at Disneyland. Thereby withstanding the test of time and is still going strong today! There are so many fun secrets of this attraction. I hope that I was able to share something that you didn’t know about before in this post 10 Secrets of Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise.

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Disneyland is full of classic attractions and is the only Disney Park where you can ride attractions that Walt Disney himself actually had a hand in designing and was able to see, walkthrough, and actually ride.

If a ride has survived since opening day at the park it is practically untouchable at this point, having become an iconic part of the park that contributes to the unique charm that Disneyland exudes through every step in the park.

Some longstanding rides in the park however have closed over the years, and some have left remnants in the park that are still visible years later.

The Motor Boat Cruise was a classic boat ride in the Disney Parks that dated back to the days of Walt, opening just two years after the park initially opened. It would remain in the park until the 1990s and served as a kind of water version of Autopia, which it bordered.

It would close in 1993 following an attempted Disney Afternoon retheme based on Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.

It was an expensive ride to run, and operations chose to close it to make room in the budget for the upcoming Mickey's Toontown.

The ride would be removed, but the station remains in the park to this day, holding a collection of tables and benches underneath the covering that was formerly used for portions of the queue line, load, and unload.

This became a nice secluded area in the park, with views of the Disneyland Monorail and It's a Small World across a repurposed pond.

This was a small area that really couldn't have been utilized for anything else. It was stuck between the parade route, Autopia, and the Submarine Voyage, which also had the Disneyland Railroad traveling above creating a height limit. It couldn't really be used for any attraction, so at least they found a creative new use for the space.

It is nice to see a piece of Disney history, and be sure and see if you can spot any other remnants of the classic Motor Boat Cruise on your next visit to Disneyland.

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BACKSTORY (1955—1993): On July 20, 1955, Disneyland debuted the Tomorrowland Boats in the lagoon that would eventually be home to the Submarines. This attraction was a snoozer; only 542 guests rode them at opening. Compared to the other unique and fun attractions, the slow-moving and unexceptional Boats just couldn’t compete. On August 16, 1955, they were rechristened The Phantom Boats and redesigned with tailfins that were apparently a mechanical nightmare. They quickly got a bad reputation for stranding guests in the lagoon.

There were a total of 14 gas-powered fiberglass marvels painted in bright colors, designed by Bruce Bushman. Poor mechanical design caused the  motors to constantly overheat; every night the boats had to be rescued and repaired. “Pilots” for the boats were added to help the situation, but despite all their efforts, the Phantom Boats received the dubious distinction of being the first permanent Disneyland attraction to be closed. By the end of 1955, they were taken out of commission. There was a brief attempt to change the attraction to a Florida Everglades type “Airboat” (guests could even see signage proclaiming their June 2, 1956 opening). The new boat was built and even tested, but ultimately vetoed, so as a last resort, the Phantom Boats came back for one more chug around the lagoon in the summer of 1956.

1957 marked the debut of “The Motor Boat Cruise” in a nearby lagoon. This very sedate “B” Ticket attraction took away any control that guests had over the boats by putting them on a track. No steering or acceleration. Guests leisurely road around the Fantasyland/Tomorrowland lagoon while the Viewliner, Autopia, Monorail, and PeopleMover “sped” by (depending upon what year you were riding the boats of course!). Cast members operating the attraction wore cute sailor outfits. The next transformation occurred in 1991 when it was rethemed “The Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen.” Plywood characters from Disney’s animated “Gummi Bears” TV show made Gummi Berry juice along the waterway. Mercifully, this snoozer of an attraction was finally removed for good in January 1993 when Mickey’s Toontown was constructed. The pencil sharpeners  had to choose between one or the other, and the Motor Boat Cruise lost. Today, this area is now known as the Fantasia Gardens.

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JOHN WAITE REMEMBERS…

John Waite, Disneyland Resort Alumni, recently contacted me and was kind enough to share his memories of The Motor Boat Cruise attraction. John came to California in October 1955 and worked at the Disney Studio from January 1956 until Van France got him a job working for Milt Albright at the opening of Holidayland. Here is his story:

The Motor Boat Cruise – what memories!  Back in 1957 I was a ride operator on the original Motor Boat Cruise.  If you refer to old photos of Tomorrowland you will see the Motor Boat Cruise with the Viewliner train running along one side with the Midget Autopia across the way.  At that time the ride had a curved covered (for the guests) loading area.  The ride operators wore white sailor pants, white and blue stripped tee shirt and white captain’s cap.  It was summer and very hot.  There were two courses for the boats as in the later version that narrowed down to one channel through the loading area.  The track system was different in that it consisted of two pipe rails for each channel except, as noted before, in the loading area.  Under the boats there were three rollers – one at the bow and the other two at the back corners.  These rollers when making contact with the pipe rails, kept the boats on track – sort of, as you will read later.  The boats could actually be steered as there was enough space between the rails to allow a driver to turn the boat slightly.  There was a large open water area at the back of the ride where the boats made a large circular turnaround,  then they came back through the rock and rapids area as the later version did.  Ride operators did not enjoy the luxury of the air controlled gates at each load position as the later version used.  Instead, the ride operators had long aluminum poles with a wire cable loop at the end of it.  The boat engines were always going and the operator would hook the loop over the cleat at the bow of the boat as it came into the station, follow it to the first open space, and through shear strength, stop the boat until the guests disembarked and the next riders were safely seated before unhooking the loop and letting the boat go on its way.  As I recall there were underwater gates at the start and finish that would direct the boats alternately to Channel 1 or Channel 2.  The loaders lined up on the dock to catch their boats and bring them to a stop.  It took some strength to hold the boats during the load/unload process and new operators ended up with blistered hands until their hands toughened up.  We felt in good shape with all the physical labor it took to run the ride.  Now the plot thickens—what we found early on was that the guests had no idea how the boats were controlled under the murky water.  Since there was a little steering between the rails, one guest would try to bump their buddy in the next lane.  Of course he couldn’t do it, but steering against the rail slowed the boat down and if it was slowed long enough the next boat caught up to it and jammed the two boats together.  If it was the outside channel we could usually reach it with the poles and pull the boats apart.  However, if it was the inside channel or at the turnaround area, one of us would hand our wallet to another operator and jump into the water and wade out to the boats to separate them.  This was fine on a hot summer day, and of course we would then have to go to Wardrobe to get a dry costume.  This problem became quite common and we got permission to wear our wet costume until it dried out.  If this problem happened back in the turnaround area, it presented another problem.  This area was the deepest part of the ride.  On me the water came up to my armpits.  Now imagine a child in a boat that has suddenly stopped back there and then see a man jump into the water and approach them with only his head and shoulders visible.  Usually our first job was to reassure the children that everything was all right and then go about separating the boats..  This problem seemed to get worse as the summer progressed.  One of the operators was also a life guard.  He asked if he could wear his swim trunks and stay in the water in that back area.  He did that for several days until one day a water maintenance worker poured a water treatment chemical into the water and the life guard broke out with a rash.  That ended us having an operator in the water all the time.  Needless to say, the W.E.D. designers went to work to redesign the ride with a guide system similar to the one used in “It’s A Small World” attraction.  At that point the guests could no longer steer their boats.  Also the loading area was changed to two separate channels with air operated gates that held the boats during load/unload.  This was much better for the ride operators, although the guests had enjoyed the ability to steer the boats in a limited way.  The loading area and part of the channel layout is still visible across from the Matterhorn Bobsleds.

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Cox Pilot and the Motor Boat Cruise

The boats worked just like the Autopia. They were confined to a course by an underwater system that allowed the helms person to drive the boat in a limited way. The water could not be allowed to rise too high because then the boats would float over the confinement system. The main problem with the boats is that the engines were unreliable. They tended to over-rev because of the prop drive system, and over-heat because of lack of cooling.

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During the charming, 14-minute trip around Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island , spot delightful sights along the river’s edge, including: 

• The north bank of the Columbia Gorge, complete with a beautiful waterfront and 5 sparkling waterfalls 
• A rustic frontier cabin 
• An idyllic Native American village 
• A busy beaver at work chewing on the train trestle 
• Mountain lions relaxing in the sun 
• The Disneyland Railroad steaming into the wilderness 

Along the way, hear lively narration about a time gone by.

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The Mark Twain is an authentic reproduction of the historic vessels that ferried people up and down the mighty Mississippi River. A working steam engine converts the water from the Rivers of America into steam that in turn powers the large paddle that propels the boat. 

Featuring meticulously detailed wood craftsmanship, the 28-foot tall, 105-foot-long riverboat is comprised of 4 pristine decks: 

• Pilothouse , also known as the top deck, features the wheelhouse and Captain’s Quarters 
• Promenade Deck includes a salon and a collection of vintage photos and maps 
• Texas (or Sun) Deck is the perfect place to enjoy the outdoors as you float down the river 
• Main Deck includes the boiler and pistons that run the paddlewheel 

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Walt Disney named the Mark Twain after the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. The famed author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn —and Walt’s personal hero—Clemens was also a riverboat pilot as a young man. 

That experience inspired his pen name: “mark twain” is a boating term that means a vessel is at a safe depth.

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Disney Extinct Attractions: The Phantom Boat Cruise

Welcome to Disney Extinct Attractions. My name is Cole Geryak, and I’ll be your skipper on today’s journey through the waterways of Disneyland.

This past Monday marked the one year anniversary of me starting this blog and what a journey it has been. From starting out creating my own site and not knowing if it would go anywhere to writing for Laughing Place and inspiring Mouse Madness, this blog has gone places that I never expected. I’m so grateful to all of you readers for sticking by me and enjoying the blog, week in and week out. I’m also thankful for my colleagues here at Laughing Place for their flexibility and giving me plenty of opportunities to shine.

Now that we talked about my blog’s beginning, let’s jump over to Disneyland’s opening day, where today’s story begins.

Via Designing Disney

While Disneyland’s Opening Day may not have been the most successful (because of too many guests, uncompleted areas, and a myriad of other issues), the park quickly became a phenomenon during that summer of 1955. In those days, Disneyland looked very different than it does today, with only current-day Fantasyland really resembling its opening day appearance.

The land that has changed the most over the years is Tomorrowland, but that’s to be expected as a land about the future needs to be constantly upgraded to reflect the future of the present. With that in mind, I’ve always pondered about the inclusion of Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage in Tomorrowland because it always felt very grounded in the present. But when the park first opened, there was an entirely different attraction located there, originally known as the Tomorrowland Boats.

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As you can see from the photo above, boat drivers had relatively free range when motoring around the lagoon. In a way, it was like Autopia on water, except with more broken down vehicles.

The Tomorrowland Boats were constantly undergoing maintenance, so a few months after their opening, they closed down for an extended period of time to figure out the issues of the boats overheating and breaking down.

Via Frontierland Station

When the boats reopened, they were renamed the Phantom Boats (the name they are most commonly known by today). To counteract the issue of youngsters going too speedy, Cast Members rode along with guests in each boat. The biggest issue with this addition was that the Phantom Boats required more Cast Members than almost any other attraction and its popularity did not justify the additional cost of hiring these employees.

Ultimately, these extra costs ended up outweighing the benefits of keeping the attraction open with the Phantom Boats closing for good in August 1956, gaining the distinction of being the first Disneyland attraction to become extinct (and making it especially fitting for today’s anniversary post). But Disneyland wasn’t quite done with boat attractions in that general area just yet.

Via Daveland

Though the Submarine Voyage took the place of the Phantom Boats, a waterway still connected the lagoon to Fantasyland’s Motor Boat Cruise, which opened in 1957.

Along with Arrow Development, who helped design many of the attraction vehicles for classic Disney attractions, these new boats functioned better than the Phantom Boats because some proper design time was put into the formation of the vehicles.

Originally, these boats had some leeway in terms of their movement, and guests could slightly wiggle the boats, kind of like how you can wiggle your car around on Autopia. But otherwise, guests were required to follow along the path of the track and waterway. However, guests could not control the speed of the boat, so if the person in front of them wiggled enough, the boat behind them would catch up and the boats could get stuck. In some areas, this problem wasn’t an issue as Cast Members could easily reach the boats, but in other areas with large amounts of water and no land, Cast would occasionally have to dive into the water and separate the boats. At one point, they even installed a Cast Member to simply stand in the water and help stuck guests because it had become such a problem.

Via Disneyland Report

Eventually, Disneyland got around to changing the system, so that guests could now control the speed, but the steering wheel no longer did anything. This method actually worked a lot better because guests could control their speed, while also having an easier time breaking out of jams due to that flexibility.

Now that you’ve gotten a little taste of the mechanisms behind the attraction, you can take a ride on it ourselves in the video found below. (You can fast forward to about minute 2 to get to the actual attraction and skip the queue.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QxAmOZy9g8

As you could see if you watched the video, there really wasn’t much going on during this attraction, but that’s what made it so interesting to me. It really was this simple concept of just riding through the waterways of a back area of Fantasyland, but it seemed super relaxing. You got to see all the beautiful landscaping, water features, and even views of attractions that you would not normally be able to experience.

In a way, it was kind of similar to a PeopleMover on water, but without a tour of Fantasyland. Still, I found myself completely engrossed by the video of this attraction because it was so basic, yet oddly awesome. I’m sure that I would have ridden it over and over again every time I was at Disneyland because it’s the type of attraction that goes way under the radar and always sparks my interest.

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Over time, the Motor Boat Cruise did begin to lose some steam because people became more interested in other more exciting attractions around the park (and understandably so). Because of this decline, Disney decided to “spruce” the attraction up in 1991 by changing the name to Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen. Trying to capitalize on the success of the Disney Afternoon show  Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears , guests could now undergo a journey through the bears’ home, Gummi Glen. Along the way, they could see the bears making juice . . . and that was about it.

Additionally, the characters added were all 2D characters made of plywood and just didn’t live up to the quality upon which Disney prides itself. Unfortunately, there aren’t many pictures of these cutouts, but the video below shows some of them. Beware though, it is a home video so there is a much bigger focus on the father’s children than the ride itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYwkfe3Dpo

Needless to say, guests were not enamored with the new version of the Motor Boat Cruise, and the entire attraction ultimately closed in January 1993 after 36 years. In the end, it wasn’t the lack of attendance that killed the Cruise. Rather, Toontown opened and Disneyland needed to transfer the operating costs of the Motor Boat Cruise over to Toontown.

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Today, most of the remnants of the Motor Boat Cruise have been filled in by dirt and landscaping, helping to add to the areas around Autopia actually. Only the small area that you see above still resembles the Motor Boat Cruise in any way.

Now dubbed Fantasia Gardens, this area was the original loading area for the Motor Boat Cruise. I love how they kept this part of the attraction alive, as well as keeping the surrounding water because it really helps it feel like it’s still a part of the park.

So with that taste of the present, we have come to the close of the past, but not without a taste of the future (aka next week’s post).

• The replacement to this attraction is celebrating its tenth anniversary next Thursday.
• This attraction was an opening day attraction in its park.
• This attraction celebrates a country’s origins.

Thank you for joining me in this magical journey to reach a year of writing. It really means a lot that so many people have stuck with me during this time and helped this blog become what it is. I truly appreciate all the support and hope you stick around for all that is still to come!

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Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen | Disneyland

Last Updated on: March 26th, 2024

Posted By: Craig Smith

The Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen was a Disneyland attraction that operated from 1991 to 1993 in Fantasyland . It was an overlay of the original Motor Boat Cruise, themed around the “ Adventures of the Gummi Bears ” animated series, featuring characters and scenes from the show. This attraction was part of Disneyland’s efforts to incorporate contemporary Disney characters and themes into the park​​.

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• Disney Resort: Disneyland Resort
• Disney Park: Disneyland Park Info News and Attractions
• Park Area: Disneyland Fantasyland
• Attraction Type: Disney Rides , Extinct Disney Attractions
• Year Opened: 1991
• Year Closed: 1993
• Replaced: Motor Boat Cruise 
• Replaced By: Fantasia Gardens

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Motorboat cruise to gummi glen.

March 1991 – June 1993

Tomorrowland – The Motorboat Cruise to Gummi Glen technically sat in Tomorrowland, though its location is now considered part of Fantasyland . To find the loading dock, visitors followed the Fantasyland walkway toward It’s A Small World . They’d see the dock on the right, just after Autopia ’s track and before the Small World plaza.

Disneyland already had an existing Motorboat Cruise attraction in operation, so the Gummi Glen addition was a re-theming, not a completely new ride. The re-theme occurred as part of the “Disney Afternoon Avenue” event, which featured new overlays and character appearances across Fantasyland. The event proved to be a massive failure, closing by the end of 1991. But the Gummi Glen theming lasted until 1993, until the attraction closed for good.

Travelers aboard the Cruise to Gummi Glen ventured along a hidden track within the lagoon. The tour looped around the base of the Monorail , the edges of Autopia, and the shores of the Small World Plaza. Along the way, the boats passed plywood characters from the Gummi Bears television series.

The Motorboat Cruise to Gummi Glen never became a popular attraction in the park, but it stayed open a solid two years after the rest of the Afternoon Avenue attractions closed. Finally, Disney closed the waterway in 1993, giving full attention to the brand new Mickey’s Toontown . The original Motorboat Cruise never returned, and the dock transformed into a popular seating area in the rear of Fantasyland.

The Motorboat loading dock is still in the park; today it’s a covered seating area.

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8 Comments on Motorboat Cruise To Gummi Glen

It took me so many years to confirm that this attraction existed. I had such foggy childhood memories about this, that at one point I wasn’t sure if this was even real or just a dream. I believe a few years back I commented on your Rescue Rangers Raceway article that I was looking for evidence of both of these ride and it how I ended up finding your website.

Haha I’m so glad you found it!!! I hate when you vaguely remember something and aren’t totally sure if you’re imagining it or not 🙂

I feel like you are me, because I too thought this ride was a dream after years of explaining it to people and NO ONE knowing what I was talking about.

I just caught Gummi Glen being shown for about 2 seconds in a YouTube about the history of Toontown and was like what!??.. rewound, paused the video and freaked out!!

So happy this actually existed, life feels more real now. 🙂 Thanks for providing the details about it!

Yeah, it was a real itch in my brain for the longest time. Like you, once I found this I felt like something had finally been put to rest. You don’t often get that kind of resolution in your life.

I have a photo of us on it but I could never explain to anyone what film it was of or where the ride was!

My earliest memories are going to Disneyland during the Disney Afternoon stint, and seeing Plane Crazy, and while I know I rode this, I don’t remember it at all!

When I was a Cast Member I dined inside the Eat Ticket, one of the backstage commissaries, which has many attraction vehicles and signs, one of the Motor Boats, complete with Gummi Bear name, hangs from the ceiling!

That’s super cool to hear one of the Motor Boats survived! Thanks for sharing 🙂

Yikes. This is like worse quality overlay than six flags. Shocked it even lasted a few months.

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