The attraction's name comes from the jellyfish-themed parachute ride vehicles, the bubble and , kelp-themed towers. Jumpin' Jellyfish has a sister-themed attraction that opened in September 2001 at Tokyo DisneySea. This attraction is similar to that of the Maliboomer, but scaled down to more child-sized proportions and rethemed. The Maliboomer requires riders to be at least tall, whereas Jumpin' Jellyfish only requires riders to be at least .
Although it had originally been planned, this attraction will not be removed during the expansion of Disney California Adventure.