The Jungle Cruise boat ride that debuted in 1955 at Disneyland has seen the script used by the skippers change and evolve over the decades to introduce jokes about angry hippos, leaping tigers and the backside of water as the attraction has been updated and refreshed.

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Jungle Cruise skippers memorize hundreds of “corny dad jokes” for use in the Disneyland attraction spiel, according to “The Happiest Story on Earth” special on ABC’s “20/20” newsmagazine TV show.

“When we hand our brand new skippers that spiel, it can be intimidating because there are 600 jokes,” Disneyland Jungle Cruise Skipper Kristi Newsander said on “20/20.”

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The Jungle Cruise ride that debuted on July 17, 1955 with

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