See What Happens When a Disney Jungle Cruise Boat Just STOPS WORKING

It’s not too often that a ride completely breaks down while you’re on it.

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Yes, sometimes a ride can shut down temporarily while guests are on it, but generally, it starts moving again shortly. If it doesn’t keep moving, you may end up getting walked off. But what if you’re on a boat in the middle of the Nile River when all of a sudden the boat no longer works? Well, one reader recently found out!

If you’re in Disneyland and Rise of the Resistance shuts down, you just get walked off the ride. But what if you’re on a Jungle Cruise boat and it just decides it’s done for the day and won’t turn on once you’ve already left the dock?

Barb Close, one of our readers, filled us in on what does happen if one of these boats no longer works.

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Barb was recently on a trip to Disneyland when the Jungle Cruise boat she was on stopped working shortly after beginning their trek down the river. She said the boat started kinda sputtering and slowed down. It appeared that the boat had its check engine light come on. This is nearly as unlucky as a sleeping zebra being looked after by hungry lions!

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Barb sent us a video during which you can hear the skippers saying that the engine wouldn’t turn over (not unlike a jeep we’ve all seen).

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It made sounds like it was trying, but there was no luck getting it on. So a second boat had to come out to tug to them back to shore, dodging crocodiles and hippos the whole way!

Photo from Barb Close

Don’t worry, Skipper Darren took very good care of them, ensuring them that they were all going to die. You know, normal consoling things you say to people stranded on a wild river.

Photo from Barb Close

Check out the video here!

Trouble over on the Jungle Cruise in Disneyland as one of the boats broke down and had to be towed through the rest of the attraction!

Thanks to DFB reader Barb Close for sharing with us! pic.twitter.com/h4lD842UZc

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What we really want to know is, did they still get to see the back side of water?

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She did say that it was a very fun ride and the skipper was genuinely fantastic! This is definitely not something you see every day and goes to show that this ride really does leave your life in the hands of a punny skipper (we’re not sure how we feel about that anymore).

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