daniel_gudman said:
Right that's the bit of canon you don't want to compromise, huh?
The whole point of Juumanji was that the game spat wild animals into the real world, where you were just playing a board game. The stampedes, insect swarms, and whatnot harassed the players and the city while they just tried to finish the game. Sucking you into some extradimensional jungle would prevent players from playing the game, and introduce an aspect of the board game that was never mentioned or hinted at in the movie.
Although I admit you're right; I AM holding Juumanji to a stricter canonical standard that I hold Rosario. See above fickleness.