"Back in My Day"

[stratman50th]

I find it amazing that people who weren't born, know little of how things were , but can argue for days, saying "this is the way it is.." well boys and girls, that may have been how it is today or for the past 2, 3, 5, 10, years. but not the way it was when the park opened.

I was born then, and almost as old as you.

I have never seen pirates at disney land, but My father said it was far superior to the Disney world ride.

I too saw Pirates in California before Florida and in that case, I agree that it was a better ride. Longer, more drops, and the trip through the bayou in the beginning really set the stage for the ride.

when I ride a ride I am extremely observant.. plus there was a time were we were stuck for a minute in the cannon area.. I could take the time to be ultra observant. . to see these balls in flight. now its not like that today.. but years ago it was as I stated.

I too rode it when it first opened, and i disagree about the cannon balls in Pirates, nope, I don't think so. If you could answer a few logistics questions, it would go a long way in supporting your argument about "live ammunition".
How did they keep the canon loaded continuously? Where did the cannonballs go after they were fired? The water would look like a moon bounce with all those balls floating around. Or, if they sunk, why didn't they jam the track? they would be constantly moved around by the artificial current causing all kinds of cleanup or functionality problems for the boats. Finally, what was to keep a short round from injuring guests? Heck even if people didn't get hurt nobody ever mentioned getting bonked by a canon fired superball.

so take your shots at me, but I have been going to Orlando before the park opened. 1971 I was 14 years old. I wasn't 4, or 6, or 9.. I was 14 going on 15. I remember a ton of stuff. sorry if you were there.. I was.

I was 11 when the park opened, not 4 or 5 either.
In addition, I had a book I got as a gift detailing all the special effects of Pirates and how they did it.

I think what MKCP_1985 is trying to tell you is that he AGREES with you and posted a picture for you to prove your point that...yes...the boat did come further out of the hole.

I remember that, too btw.

So we have a +1 with the boat in Norway coming farther out.
We have a +1 with the Pirates in Disneyland being a superior ride than WDW.
We have a -1 with the pirate canons firing real projectiles.
I'd offer you might want to quit while you're even. Just because you're old doesn't make you more knowledgeable than someone on here that lives and breathes this stuff. I'm near as old as you are and I find people on here a lot younger than me know so much Disney trivia it's scary!

 

[pintraderpayee]

Back in my day.......

there was a frozen caveman at Epcot
an abominable creature took a swipe at me at AK
Tarzan & friends rocked, skated, jumped, swung, and sang at AK
I heard real beat-boxers pre-show at Beauty and the Beast at MGM
DH could get an ice cream full of trans fats:lol:

 

[Edeyore]

Well bud.. I could see, the 'cannon" balls.. black.. round.. a touch smaller then a "super ball".. if you can see them.. I would assume rubber.



and as for Norway.. go and ride the ride.. sit near the end and look at the tracks.. trust me a whole lot of boat was in sunlight.. and more then very obvious when you were standing in line..

and even last year, when I addressed this with the Pirates Cm, he told , yes, every one keeps asking the SAME QUESTION.. he didn't know.. he was TOO YOUNG..

Sorry, obviously you had spots in your eyes from staring at the sun. There were no cannon balls, rubber or otherwise.

As for Norway, I confirmed that yes, the ride did come out of the building before. Read carefully before you flame.

 

[roadtripper]

Came back to this thread after letting a few more observations post over two days and it became a fight...again. Why? Thanks for ruining a cool thread just so someone can feel better about themselves.

 

[pintraderpayee]

Came back to this thread after letting a few more observations post over two days and it became a fight...again. Why? Thanks for ruining a cool thread just so someone can feel better about themselves.

Amen. I find myself shying away from this site more and more because of so much negativity. I wonder where the magic is in wdwmagic sometimes

 

[Lucky]

Came back to this thread after letting a few more observations post over two days and it became a fight...again. Why? Thanks for ruining a cool thread just so someone can feel better about themselves.

Amen. I find myself shying away from this site more and more because of so much negativity. I wonder where the magic is in wdwmagic sometimes

That's called the "internet." On most web sites things immediately degenerate into obscene name calling. This site is about as magical as you're gonna find. :wave:

 

[MansionGoer13z]

Back in my day, the park was not crawling with rude and ignorant people. :lookaroun

 

[loveofamouse]

I have no intentions of getting really involved in this stupid fight but I did find this online:

"Cannonballs whistle overhead and explosions throw water into the air — a fierce battle between a marauding pirate galleon and a Caribbean fortress is in full swing. Captain Barbossa leads the assault from the deck of a pirate vessel named the Wicked Wench. A musical theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean films plays. From the deck of the Wicked Wench Barbossa yells: "Strike yer colors, ye bloomin cockroachers. Or by thunder we'll burn the city to the ground. They need persuasion mates. Fire at will! Pound 'em lads! Pound em'!" When a cannon is shot, guests may feel a powerful blast of air coming from the cannon, followed by a large splash and underwater lighting effects to simulate cannon fire."

I'm not old enough to remember anything and am too young to care. *eye roll* lol

 

[fngoofy]

Back in my day...
You could stay in the tower at the Contemporary for $56 a night, with a MK view.
You could shop at the flower market on Main Street.
You could enjoy shops on both sides of the concourse at the Contemporary.
You could watch a movie in the game room theatre and see a broadway show at Top of the World.
You could ride in the front of the monorail.
You could sit on the front porch and eat a leisurely breakfast at the Town Square Cafe (Tony's).
You could eat the best breakfast buffet ever at Minnies Minnihuene.
You could eat a character meal at Empress Lilly.
You could watch hot air balloon races lift off from around the Seven Seas Lagoon.
You could get a Monte Cristo at Columbia Harbour House.
You could play skee ball or have your picture done in characature in the Contemporary gameroom.
You could swim in the lake water.
You could ride a train in Fort Wilderness.
You could eat at Tangaroa Terrace at the Poly.
You could see America in 360 degrees.
You could ride the Mike Fink Keel riverboats.

We must have started going to wdw in the same year, my first trip was in 77. You got a lot I forgot, might I add:
-You could paddle a Davy Crocket explorer canoe
-There was no tiki room, but there was a tropical serenade
-Jungle Cruise boats were pristine and there was a trellis covering the first part of the ride so that it looked like jungle (the trees weren't grown in yet.
-The MSEP ran at 9 and 11 during the summer

 

[WondersOfLife]

Remember when you hear stories from grandparents or parents about things about in their day? I thought we could have fun with this concept and make a joke thread out of it.

here are some examples:

Back in my day, the Tower of Terror had lap bars!
Back in my day, The Pirates would chase women around!
Back in my day, There was no such things as Fastpasses

obivously being 23, i could only think of recent things, but i want to see what other people can think of! :drevil:

Oh boy! I'm 13 so I get to say it like I really mean it as of today!!




-Ahem-.... Back in my day no teenagers liked WDW except girls, me, and my friends I hung out with. So they demanded thrill rides and got thrill rides. As well as a removal of many original rides at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT before I got a chance to see most of them. The end. :sohappy:

 

[bjlc57]

I have no intentions of getting really involved in this stupid fight but I did find this online:

"Cannonballs whistle overhead and explosions throw water into the air — a fierce battle between a marauding pirate galleon and a Caribbean fortress is in full swing. Captain Barbossa leads the assault from the deck of a pirate vessel named the Wicked Wench. A musical theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean films plays. From the deck of the Wicked Wench Barbossa yells: "Strike yer colors, ye bloomin cockroachers. Or by thunder we'll burn the city to the ground. They need persuasion mates. Fire at will! Pound 'em lads! Pound em'!" When a cannon is shot, guests may feel a powerful blast of air coming from the cannon, followed by a large splash and underwater lighting effects to simulate cannon fire."

I'm not old enough to remember anything and am too young to care. *eye roll* lol

when was this quote written?

 

[MKCP 1985]

when was this quote written?

Back in my day, Captain Barbossa wasn't a part of the cast of pirates at Walt Disney World's Pirates of the Caribbean. :lol:

 

[Lucky]

Back in my day, you could walk 50 feet without tripping over a Princess.

 

[PeoplemoverTTA]

Cinderella's Castle was a huge, pink birthday cake and we though it rocked! We loved the original castle but yet we knew it wouldn't stay like that and still it made a huge impact.

I've always felt like I'm the only person who liked the castle as a cake :lol: I was 16, and went to WDW every 3-4 years at that point in my life, and I thought it was so cool. I knew the castle that I knew and loved would be back soon...totally thought the cake was awesome!

 

[Vernonpush]

I've always felt like I'm the only person who liked the castle as a cake :lol: I was 16, and went to WDW every 3-4 years at that point in my life, and I thought it was so cool. I knew the castle that I knew and loved would be back soon...totally thought the cake was awesome!

I HATED the cake! My first time to WDW was 1971 with my parents and I remember sitting looking at that castle for an hour or more when my tickets for rides ran out, the next time was 1997 with my S.O. (and the cake was still there)and feeling like someone had "vandalized" the whole thing. I wanted to see that castle in all it's glory, but no. The only thing to do was come back later (which put back the love in my heart), and again, and again...

 

[Sarabell]

I HATED the cake! My first time to WDW was 1971 with my parents and I remember sitting looking at that castle for an hour or more when my tickets for rides ran out, the next time was 1997 with my S.O. (and the cake was still there)and feeling like someone had "vandalized" the whole thing. I wanted to see that castle in all it's glory, but no. The only thing to do was come back later (which put back the love in my heart), and again, and again...

I get where you come from, and I bet it was a huge dissapointment waiting so long to see the castle and then walking into a pink cake. But also keep in mind that it was the 25th aniversary celebration, and that castle totally made the point!! the cake itself was a celebrationm,a huge one! and then again if you think about it, you turned that dissapointment into a reason to come back, and that can't be too bad. :animwink:

 

[Sarabell]

I've always felt like I'm the only person who liked the castle as a cake :lol: I was 16, and went to WDW every 3-4 years at that point in my life, and I thought it was so cool. I knew the castle that I knew and loved would be back soon...totally thought the cake was awesome!

Hey! welcome to the club! I was 12 and LOVED the castle!! I was with my family, we were a group of 20 people between the ages of 3 and 45 and we all loved it! the cake is what makes a birthday celebration and that was the perfect cake!

 

[Krack]

As far as I'm concerned, the Cake falls right behind the Wand and the BAH (and probably right ahead of the Epcot War Memorial) as WDW facepalm moments.

 

[loveofamouse]

I loved the cake. I wish I could have seen it in person. I also would have loved to see when Stitch trashed the castle. I thought that that was funny....until I saw the ride :l

 

[Edeyore]

I have no intentions of getting really involved in this stupid fight but I did find this online:

"Cannonballs whistle overhead and explosions throw water into the air — a fierce battle between a marauding pirate galleon and a Caribbean fortress is in full swing. Captain Barbossa leads the assault from the deck of a pirate vessel named the Wicked Wench. A musical theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean films plays. From the deck of the Wicked Wench Barbossa yells: "Strike yer colors, ye bloomin cockroachers. Or by thunder we'll burn the city to the ground. They need persuasion mates. Fire at will! Pound 'em lads! Pound em'!" When a cannon is shot, guests may feel a powerful blast of air coming from the cannon, followed by a large splash and underwater lighting effects to simulate cannon fire."

I'm not old enough to remember anything and am too young to care. *eye roll* lol

Yet, involved you did get. This is propaganda. It enhances the smoke and mirror effects used. There are not and never have been actual cannonballs being fired, rubber or otherwise. Think of this from a logical standpoint. What do you think would be the liability to WDW if a cannon misfired and hit a customer with a rubber ball? The cannons make a sound, the water splashes, that is it.