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When Pirates of the
Caribbean was being conceptualized for Disneyland,
it was originally going to be a walk through
attraction with wax figures. Partly out of concern
for crowding and traffic flow, it was
later decided to incorporate boats as the means
of
conveyance
through the attraction.
With more control at their disposal, Imagineers
were now able to create scenes that guests would
experience
much
like
a movie,
with
carefully timed narration and much greater control
over lighting, special effects and sight lines.
A similar strategy was used in the Haunted Mansion,
which
had also
originally been conceived of as a walk-through
attraction. |
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| Does the narrator
sound familiar? That's Paul Frees, who also supplies
the voice for your Ghost Host in the Haunted
Mansion. |
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| The Disneyland version
of Pirates of the Caribbean is much larger than
its Florida counterpart. Additions there
include an opening bayou sequence and a second,
longer drop. |
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| The setup on the
chess board in the queue area isn't arbitrary.
The placement of the pieces was carefully arranged
so that the only play will result in a
never ending sequence of repetitious moves. Legend
has it that during a minor rehab the pieces were
accidentally moved, and it wasn't until someone
found Marc Davis's original notes that they were
able
to accurately recreate the correct board layout! |
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| There are a total
of 125 Animatronic figures in Pirates of the
Caribbean (with more certainly to be added when
the latest
rehab is completed). |
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| Inspiration for
the fortress comes from the Castillo de San Felipe
del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, once used
by Spanish soldiers in their fight against pirates
several hundred years ago. |
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