Disney sails away from its former traditionally conservative image with 'Jungle Cruise' AFP July 29, 2021 The exchange in 'Jungle Cruise' is likely to make waves upon the film's release Friday Jungle Cruise, Disney's new nostalgia-soaked adventure film based on a 1950s theme park ride, has an unexpectedly modern twist -- one of its main characters comes out as gay. A scene in which Jack Whitehall's character discusses his sexuality with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Amazon boat captain, though far from ground-breaking by modern cinema terms, is a departure for the traditionally conservative studio. Young British fop MacGregor does not use the specific word "gay," but explains how he broke off three engagements with women because his "interests happily lay elsewhere," prompting skipper Frank to raise a toast to "elsewhere."