David John Marley

David "Dr. Skipper" Marley, a former Disneyland Jungle Cruise Skipper, has a Ph.D. in History from George Washington University, and has taught at the History department at California State University Fullerton. Marley is the creator of the first ever class specifically on the History of Disneyland. Marley has appeared on the History Channel, published articles in scholarly journals, and other professor type things. He has also worked as a performer and comedy writer for Disneyland and is the producer of the popular Jungle Cruise based comedy show The Skipper Show. Marley's latest book "The Jungle Cruise: The Crazy History of Walt's Wildest Ride" was published in July 2020. Under the name Dr. Skipper he sells handmade tiki and Disney related art on his ETSY store.