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Grab your oar: ‘Jungle Cruise’ takes viewers on a wild ride

“Jungle Cruise,” opening July 30, is just the latest of many movies Disney has based on its theme park rides – from “Pirates of the Caribbean” to “Country Bears” to “The Haunted Mansion” to “Tomorrowland.” What’s left? If viewers end up having as much fun as the “Jungle Cruise” actors do on screen, would Disney move on to “it’s a small world”? Perish the thought.

Emily Blunt plays Lily Houghton – essentially a female Indiana Jones –

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