I don't understand the complaining either. The bulk of the ride basically stays the same with just a little modification. It is nice to add a little something new and incorporating aspects from movies that people see gives them something to look for and relate to. Can't please everybody though. Someone always has to complain.
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Here come the mermaids
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flynnibus
Premium Member
Posts like this call for a photoshop of something just thrown into a classic movie.. to illustrate the concept of FOCUS.. and that lack of it... detracts from the project.
Omegadiz
Active Member
While i'm not as die-hard about the attraction, i can say that in my opinion, the mermaids dont belong there as most of the ride is grounded in reality. I dont even believe Davy Jones should be there because the fealing of realism is gone. I however do belive that Jack Sparrow and a few other movie elements are fine. Jack adds (or should add) a subplot to the ride that is recognizable. Black Beard....well he's Black Beard (though not as stereotypical as he should be) So he should have a spot in the attraction that doenst take away from the main story. The mermaids, i dont believe would take away...however, i just dont think it adds the rouge pirates atmosphere. I'd rather Angelica make a cameo or two involving the Jack Sparrow subplot.
Timekeeper
Well-Known Member
Strange that the term "nextgen" would be used to describe something that Universal incorporated into the E.T. Adventure ride 22 years ago...
disney fan 13
Well-Known Member
Most likely,though adding the lighthouse seems completely random, but whatever...
muteki
Well-Known Member
Lee
Adventurer
Yep.I am guessing that is one in the lower left?
There will be at least two, maybe three. Some friendly...some not.
raven
Well-Known Member
I am guessing that is one in the lower left?
Yes. But remember that "concepts" are just that: concept. They often change.
JungleTrekFan
Active Member
Its the lighthouse from that scene of the movie where the mermaids attacked. It ties in quite well and would actually give that room more of a storyline instead of just being a creepy cave with dead pirates. Looking at the art, all they have to do is take out a mast that covers some of that plain flat wall that they’re going to use to show the lighthouse and then add the little broken dock section and mermaids.
MagicMike
Well-Known Member
It recalls the lighthouse scene from On Stranger Tides.
[Edit] Sorry, they beat me to it.
But that's the point. The intro is ominous and foreboding. It sets the tone for the ride and builds atmosphere for riders. It was part of a greater story. This change further segments the ride into "scenes" and the story gets fragmented once again.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
I was a fan of the idea, but the whole thing was botched. It could have been done without altering the basic story.
disney fan 13
Well-Known Member
Oh, sorry I never bothered to see the 4th movie (The 3rd movie was the end of that series for me) but I agree with you on your second point.
FigmentJedi
Well-Known Member
I see they're throwing coherency out of the window here. At least with the earlier movie changes, you could surmise that the "evacuate the fort while it's being attacked by pirates only for your route to take you through creepy skeleton caves" notion could still exist.
But a quick detour to Murmaider Island before heading back to the plot on Isla Tesoro?
But a quick detour to Murmaider Island before heading back to the plot on Isla Tesoro?
disney fan 13
Well-Known Member
A bit blurry but this is one concept picture.
Ok, For visual purposes, here is were the addition will most likely go...
(2:00-2:50)
HMF
Well-Known Member
Already been done.
*Original Marquee
*Barker Bird
*Original Queue music
*Talking Skull
*Captain of the Wicked Wench
*Well Scene Dialogue making any sense
*Treasure Room Scene
You're right, there was a greater story...that got left behind in Anaheim when POTC made the journey to Florida in '73.
The abbreviated cave sequence in WDW never made any sense (not that the DL original is very logical, either). You board a boat, immediately enter a cave, and then immediately encounter skeletons that had been digging up a treasure chest?? (Why didn't the Spanish soldiers get the treasure when they built the tunnel? Their fort is just a few feet away! And why are the skeletons even there? Didn't the soldiers notice the stink?)
Clearly the WDW cave was shoehorned in to resemble DL, but without the elaborate basement cave system out west. And while that cave does set the mood and create atmosphere, the same can hardly be said of WDW.
Sure, it doesn't necessarily make sense either to enter a cave with a ghost talking on a waterfall, then see mermaids on a beach (although the drawing suggests there is now a reason for the skeletons to be there).
But adding this new scene is certainly not vandalizing some great work of art.
The Duck
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I recall reading (don't remember the source) that Marc Davis wasn't particularly fond of the skeleton cavern at Disneyland. He felt that it was just filler for the real show that began when the ship was firing on the fort. This was supposedly one of the factors that led to WDW's shorter skeleton cavern (besides budget and the need to build quickly).
If this is true, perhaps Marc would have approved of a little plussing in this area. Whether or not he would have liked man-eating mermaids is debatable but I'm OK with the idea.
If this is true, perhaps Marc would have approved of a little plussing in this area. Whether or not he would have liked man-eating mermaids is debatable but I'm OK with the idea.