Changes to the story of Kilimanjaro Safaris have arrived
WDWMagic.com is reporting on the changes to the storyline at Kilimanjaro Safaris reportedly in use this past weekend. There appears to be many, but also a bit less sweeping then I would have liked.
Apparently Ms. Jobson is gone completely, and thankfully the banter between her and Wilson the warden. Also, there is no more mention of Big Red and Little Red, another bit of welcome news. However, it seems the basic plot is mostly intact. Here are some important bullet points from the report…
The story of helping to force the poachers towards Wilson’s plane is still in place.
The truck with the baby elephant has been repositioned, making it much more obvious that the elephant is in the back.
From this information, it is hard to see exactly what has been accomplished here. Some of the silliness may have been removed, but the story, which was the root of the problem, is still there. The report does not offer an opinion or any sort of detail as to how the change has affected the experience. After reporting this rumor for ages, I was personally hoping to hear of something more exciting and different.
If anyone has information on this, and has experienced it first hand, please post a comment or send an email to info@mouseextra.com.
Matt said,
May 22, 2007 @ 1:23 pm
There has to be the poacher angle or the last part of the ride is going to be pretty boring seeing as there are no animals to be seen after you leave the Savannah. It sounds like the new version is less campy but I’ll be interested to see how it is when I go down there soon.
Mike said,
May 22, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
I agree with Matt. You need to keep the paocher deal or do something completely different. There needs to be something going on as you leave the animal areas and head back to “camp.”
David said,
May 22, 2007 @ 3:30 pm
So why not add some animals to that area? Isn’t that better than some cheesey story that only distracts?
I think this should keep a thrilling angle with the creeky bridge and all that. Perhaps here we can be chased by an angry rhino.
Jeff Pepper said,
May 22, 2007 @ 6:06 pm
I saw it over the weekend. Miss Johnson being gone is the only real noticeable thing. Getting a better view of the baby elephant is not really a good thing–so obviously fake after a safari filled with real animals.