PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
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MAIN STREET U.S.A. | ADVENTURELAND | FRONTIERLAND | NEW ORLEANS SQUARE | CRITTER COUNTRY | FANTASYLAND | TOONTOWN | TOMORROWLAND | DCA | WDW |
) (March 18, 1967 —Present) BACKSTORY: Envisioned in the late 1950’s as a walk-through wax museum, it evolved into a boat ride through complex show scenes with Audio-Animatronics characters (possible due to advances in technologies from the 1964 NY World’s Fair). Real historic pirates were replaced with Imagineer Marc Davis’ humorous fictional ones. Upon its debut, POTC was Disneyland’s largest AA project and the last attraction Walt Disney worked on. The painting of the female pirate above the Captain’s Quarters’ bar is by Davis. The Auctioneer was a test AA; many innovations were tried on him first, making him the most realistic.The lusty pirates chasing shapely females in circles (figures on hidden turntables) and the comic reversal of an overweight woman chasing a pirate offended some, so Disney gave the hefty woman a rolling pin. The scene changed again in 1997: pirates chased women with pies and the large woman chased a pirate with a stolen ham. Another pirate was once shown exhausted from his pursuit of an unwilling female, holding her petticoat and uttering suggestive lines like “It’s sore I be to hoist me colors upon the likes of that shy little wench,” and “I be willing to share I be.” The woman popped her head out from a barrel behind him. The “Pooped Pirate” was renamed the Gluttonous Pirate and recast in 1997 as a hungry rogue. His dialogue included “Me belly be feeling like galleon with a load of treasure” and “I be looking for a fine pork loin I be.” A cat replaced the woman in the barrel. In 2006, Imagineers made changes inspired by the “POTC” films to coincide with the sequel’s release. This time the turntables feature pirates chased by women with a broom, rolling pin, and a pitchfork. The “Pooped Pirate” character now holds a treasure map & vault key while Capt. Jack Sparrow observes from the barrel. The refab also included other AA figures of Capt. Jack and one of Hector Barbossa (who replaces Blackbeard on the Wicked Wench), along with new special effects, improved lighting & audio, and a ghostly appearance by Davy Jones, all voiced by the original actors. The final Jack Sparrow in the Treasure Room was supposed to roll a coin on the back of his hand, but the Imagineers were unable to get the effect to work properly, thus causing this Sparrow’s hand to be dubbed “The Million Dollar Hand.” The skeleton beach and hurricane scenes are now accompanied by an instrumental version of "Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” written by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio. As the boats are lifted back to ground level, guests see Capt. Jack with his new treasure. |
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CONSTRUCTION/EXTERIOR |
FROM “VACATIONLAND MAGAZINE, SUMMER 1967” |
)  Picture, if you will, the eerie and cavernous headquarters of the infamous Blackbeard, or the swampy bayous on the treasure-laden island of John Laffite. Take a page out of history when pirates sacked the Spanish Main, looted cities, set them ablaze, auctioned off the fair ladies and conquered fortress after fortress. Combine all of this with the most hilarious blackhearted buccaneers the world has ever seen, and you have a small idea of the excitement you’ll experience during a visit to Disneyland’s New Orleans Square this summer for the Park’s newest adventure, the Pirates of the Caribbean.Using the most advanced techniques of the space age, Disney designers and “Imagineers” (the company’s word for imaginative engineering) have assembled an adventure not only unlike any other in the world, but unequaled entertainment-wise too. In the best Disney tradition, not a moment is wasted. As the adventure begins, the action begins, and boat-borne guests literally “plunge” into the adventure with a thrilling splash down a 52-foot waterfall. From there on it’s action and hilarity every league of the way —right up to the exciting climax and grand finale, when an entire port city is set ablaze, right down to the town arsenal full of powder kegs. How do you escape the raging holocaust —only at Disneyland could you “fall up” a waterfall. |
LINE QUEUE |
LAFFITE’S LANDING |
) Laffite’s Landing Sign |
) Dec. 2009 |
) Dec. 2010 |
) Dec. 2010 |
) March 2012 |
) May 2012 |
) May 2012 |
BLUE BAYOU |
JOLLY ROGER |
) Oct. 1995 |
) July 2006 |
) July 2006 |
) June 2008 |
) May 2009 |
) Sept. 2009 |
) Nov. 2009 |
) Oct. 2010 |
) May 2011 |
) Dec. 2011 |
) Jan. 2012 |
) Jan. 2012 |
) May 2012 |
GROTTO |
SKELETON SAILING A SHIP |
) 1993 |
) May 2007 |
) May 2007 |
) July 2008 |
) Sept. 2008 |
) Feb. 2009 |
) Dec. 2009 |
) Sept. 2010 |
) Oct. 2010 |
) Jan. 2011 |
) Feb. 2011 |
CAPTAIN’S BAR |
THE AMBIGUOUS CONFABULATION COLLECTIONEver wanted to see Pirates of the Caribbean with the lights on? Ever wanted to go play inside the attraction and get real close to all the audio-animatronics? If scene-spoilers and "how’d they do that" photos don’t distress you, click here to see some amazing behind the scenes photos. But I warn you...if you don’t want to ruin the magic, don’t go to this page. |
CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS |
TREASURE ROOM |
DAVY JONES/BLACKBEARD MIST EFFECT |
ATTACK ON A SPANISH TOWN |
DUNKING CARLOS, THE MAYOR |
JACK SPARROW AT THE COSTURERA |
WENCH AUCTION |
WENCH AUCTION: THE AUCTIONEER |
WENCH AUCTION: ONLOOKERS |
PIRATE & MAIDEN CHASE • SPARROW IN A BARREL |
>CLICK FOR DAVELAND’S POTC PHOTO PAGE 2< |
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