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Concept:With all the sights and sounds of an outrageous island street party, Disney characters have come to town on expedition with a wild, whimsical, larger-than-life tribute to their animal friends.
Parade Length:
15 min. (approximately)
Performed:
Daily at 3 p.m.
Location:
Starts at the Tusker House Gate at Harambe Village. It winds
through Disney’s Animal Kingdom and returns to the Tusker
House Gate.
Design Elements:
The procession consists of individually designed elements that
bring a variety of heights, colors and abstract animal visuals
to create a fun, theatrical showcase for the Disney
characters. The elements include five character-based safari
vehicles, four drum sculptures, three rickshaw taxis, eight
animal puppets, 16 Disney characters, 10 Party Animal
stiltwalkers and 10 Party Patrols. The eight abstract animal
puppets were designed by Michael Curry Designs in Portland,
Ore., which created the puppets for “The Lion King” on
Broadway.
Music:
The main musical score was written by Disney Show Director
Reed Jones and Music Director Dan Stamper, who was nominated
for an Emmy Award for his work on Super Bowl 2000 in Atlanta.
All musical arrangements were orchestrated by Gordon Goodwin
and recorded in Los Angeles.
Costumes:
“Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle” parade costumes were designed by
Matt Davidson. The prototypes for the puppeteer costumes were
crafted in Africa by native artisans. Parade costumes were
created at Walt Disney World Creative Costuming, Parsons Mears
in New York, Costume Armor in New York and Vegas Costumes in
Las Vegas.
Performers:
Features 60 cast members including performers, drivers and
coordinators.
Highlights:
- As “Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle” winds
through the park, a menagerie of abstract animal images
comes to life in fun, theatrical designs handcrafted from an
eclectic mix of natural materials and fabrics. Soaring
animated puppets and towering percussive drum sculptures
create bursts of living color against Disney’s Animal
Kingdom’s dense jungle greenery. Elaborate rickshaw taxis
put selected guests in the middle of the parade, accompanied
by Disney characters in customized musical safari vehicles.
A troupe of 8-foot-tall Party Animals and energetic Party
Patrols interact with guests and direct them in the creation
of the live call-and-response sing-along music fest. Up to
25 special guests will be selected daily to ride in the
opening unit, three guest rickshaws and the finale unit.
Guests will be given Kodak disposable cameras so they can
capture the special moment aboard the parade.
- Adventure Rover
-- This opening rover is a brightly colored red, orange and
yellow safari vehicle. It carries the beloved Disney
character Rafiki, from the Disney animated film “The Lion
King.” Rafiki rides with a guest family, which is selected
daily to participate in the parade.
- Character Jeeps
-- These three jeeps carry several of the most famous of all
Disney characters including Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and
Goofy. The vehicles and floats are themed to the
personalities of each character. Donald’s jeep pulls a float
painted in various hues of blue with a sports and nautical
theme. Minnie’s jeep and float are painted with her
signature red and white polka dots adorned with a big red
and white, polka dot bow. Goofy’s jeep and float feature a
hodgepodge of items, ranging from oversized snowshoes to a
pair of pajamas.
- Bon Voyage Caravan
-- The Bon Voyage Caravan features a brightly colored jeep
carrying Mickey Mouse. This jeep pulls a float consisting of
several different safari-themed segments. The float carries
Mickey Mouse and a guest family, which is selected daily to
participate in the parade.
- In addition to the myriad of characters participating in “Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle” parade at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, guests can see Disney characters including Pluto, Baloo, Louie, Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, Timon, Terk and Chip 'n' Dale.