the Amazon River Magic Kingdom. The Walt Disney World Jungle Cruise is set as a depression-era British outpost on the Amazon River, operated by the fictional company, The Jungle Navigation Co., whose advertisement poster is painted on the wall near the exit of the attraction.

Set in 1916, Jungle Cruise follows British botanist Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) as she enlists Frank's help to explore the jungle to find the Tree of Life, which is fabled to have healing powers and which she hopes will revolutionize the field of medicine.

220.9 million USDJungle Cruise / Box office Box office Jungle Cruise grossed $117 million in the United States and Canada and $104 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $221 million. With an estimated combined production and promotional cost of $362 million, the film needed to gross around $500 million worldwide in order to break-even.

Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a supernatural element.

The Jungle, novel by Upton Sinclair, published serially in 1905 and as a single-volume book in 1906. The most famous, influential, and enduring of all muckraking novels, The Jungle was an exposé of conditions in the Chicago stockyards.

Canaima, Venezuela For the jungle setting, the film's producers selected a remote area near Canaima, Venezuela, experiencing all sorts of problems trying to make a film in a rain forest.

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal -- a discovery that will change the future of medicine.Jungle Cruise / Film synopsis

Disney's Jungle Cruise is based on the theme park attraction of the same name, but the movie also takes from real-life historical figures and concepts.

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal -- a discovery that will change the future of medicine.Jungle Cruise / Film synopsis

Despite its popularity with audiences, Jungle Cruise was met with a mixed critical reception. Its plot may seem derivative of countless other adventure movies, but the film was still enough of a success for Disney that a sequel, Jungle Cruise 2, is already underway.

The Jungle Book (1967): A Disney Hand-Drawn Animation Masterpiece. The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present its newest special exhibition, Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece, in celebration of the beloved animated classic's 55th anniversary.

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works, this film is a live-action/CGI remake of Walt Disney's 1967 animated feature film of the same title.