Q: I have a memory of riding Jungle Cruise as a kid (I’m now 35). I remember that toward the end of the cruise, a cast member dressed as a native would yell at the boat and shake his spear and shield. It could have been Walt Disney World or Disneyland. Did this really happen, or do I have an active imagination?
Jason, Tampa, Florida
A: According to a former Jungle Cruise skipper, the end of the Jungle Cruise has always featured figures of Trader Sam and attacking natives, but he is unaware of cast members ever being stationed there. Trader Sam appeared among the natives when the Jungle Cruise premiered, but he was not named and repositioned to be by himself until later years.
Dave Smith