On the beach, look IN the boat (towards the right hand side, next to the standing skeleton). The skeleton laying down is actually a mermaid... It's got a tail!
You can see it in this shot:
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You can see it in this shot:
ddrongowski
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I see what your talking about, but I was asking "when did they add the boat and mermaid bones" as I do not remember seeing them during my October 2012 visit to WDW.
On the beach, look IN the boat (towards the right hand side, next to the standing skeleton). The skeleton laying down is actually a mermaid... It's got a tail!
You can see it in this shot:
I see what your talking about, but I was asking "when did they add the boat and mermaid bones" as I do not remember seeing them during my October 2012 visit to WDW.
Oh, oh! I'm sorry. Umm... You know, I'm not totally sure exactly when. It was definitely there last year. It may go back as far as the "Jack Sparrow refurb" of 2006... But the "Jolly Sailor Bold" song is much more recent.
ddrongowski
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Guess I need to stop paying so much attention to the wife (NOT!) and look at the details of the ride a little more.
RandomPrincess
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You must have just missed it. The were installed the end of October 2012.
ddrongowski
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Good to know. Thanks!
I had a feeling some of it, at least, was very recent... The giveaway was the song. Were all mermaid-related things in this area added then? I was there at the end of November and all current elements were definitely there (which you can see in the tenth picture, taken during this partcular trip).
RandomPrincess
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I'm not sure about the song but the skeleton mermaid and the mermaid in the water were added at the same time in October2012
You'll have to go to Ariel's Grotto for that.So when do we get mermaid characters to get our pics made with
ddrongowski
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So when do we get mermaid characters to get our pics made with
HMHMMHMM Paging Ariel to the board for tnmowgli, Paging Ariel to the board for tnmowgli. Please come to the general forum for a picture.....
The Empress Lilly
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
PotC is beggining to feel like giving a pizza to an eight year old with a selection of toppings. He'll just continue to pile toppings on and on and on until the whole is just one big squishy tasteless mess.
The beginning of Pirates was already spooky and eerie. The mermaid song and skeleton don't make it any more scary, in fact, they blur the story. The way adding singing country bears to Splash wouldn't make SM more cute, or richer in story, but less.
momof1princess
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I kind of want this to be two separate rides- the original one, and another for the movies. But I'll try to reserve real judgement until I get the chance to ride it again.
The Empress Lilly
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I so wish they would've done this! I like the movies, but they feel like a different universe to me. Wish they would've been turned into a ride in DHS.
(Which I don't mean as a sarcastic reference to the new Captain Sparrow attraction)
Oh, I totally agree - the original is much, much better. No Jack Sparrow, the original song (which was much more prominent), the pirates chasing the women...
Here's another fun fact. The "fire" burning up in the windows? Fans, blowing sheets and a red light.
Here's another fun fact. The "fire" burning up in the windows? Fans, blowing sheets and a red light.
AllyInWonderland
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I'm pretty sure the song came in Oct. 2012. The Jolly Sailor Bold song?
FigmentJedi
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It's a nice effect, but it distracts from the ride's story that the boat is going through escape tunnels that happen to be full of pirate bones to leave the fortress and get to safety because the pirates are attacking. If it was chucked into Disneyland's version, which is more of a journey through time and space, it'd be a little more okay.
Yep, I agree (and yes, that song).
DManRightHere
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Are there really underwater mermaids at Disney world? We were there last week and all I could see were bubbles.
Black Pearl
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Yup and when it works it is creepy as all get out