lazyboy97o
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The Auctioneer at Disneyland has a long history of being the latest and greatest. Even with upgrades, Jack a Sparrow would still be off because he is not stylized the same way as the other pirates.
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Major 2015 Pirates of the Caribbean Refurbishment Watch/Rumor.
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WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
To they average park guest, the old AAs look odd. To the WDW park enthusiast, Jack Sparrow looks odd. It can't work out both ways.. It should really either be one or the other. But, it's not a major issue. I just personally wish it was one or the other.. Not classic AAs blending with one character that's lifelike.
MerlinTheGoat
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The designs of the pirates should remain the same. Jack is an intrusion to the style, the entire ride should not have to change to cater towards HIS intrusive design. Just upgrade the AA technology but maintain the original goofy style.
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RSoxNo1
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I'm usually taking flash pictures and sticking my hand outside of the boat to notice. Although I'm sure if you dig through these forms from 5-10 years ago, I probably asked the same question.
Captain Neo
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Wonder if they will improve the Mermaid scene and make it like they originally wanted to
G00fyDad
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How did they originally intend for it to be?
Animatronic. And darker.
lazyboy97o
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Working.
note2001
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I think animatronics swimming next to the boat would spook many folks, not just kids.
When we rode Pirates last summer (only got one ride in as it was down the rest of the trip) the projections in the water were quite bright, Although it was hard to tell what they were exactly, if you knew what they were it was clear enough.
Not swimming. Appearing to be coming out of the water.
RayTheFirefly
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Were the pirates intended to be goofy/cartoony? I was always under the impression that they were going for realism, but the technology of the time only allowed for what they ended up looking like. The amount of detail seems like they tried to be sort of realistic, at least. The dirty foot/hair leg at the end comes to mind. I'm no expert though haha.
JasonDeyoung
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One of my favorites and I'll be sad to see it down for so long but let's all be honest, it needs some major TLC right now so hopefully it's true it's getting a good refurb to get it back on track
hokielutz
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What ever happened to personal responsibility??
Isn't there a notice at most attractions to keep your hands and arms inside the ride at all times? This was a case of stupidity on the part of the rider.
Also if you extend the back end... then the front will also have to have enough buffer so you can't touch the font edge. Then extend the sides of the boat, so stupid people can't touch the sides or reach down into the water.
And while we are at it.... be sure to put in extremely large padded lap bars, so that only people who are less than 150 lbs and 5'4" can comfortably ride.
Boat occupancy will effectively be reduce to a single column of 4 people.
Progress.City
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Do you know why TDA cares and TDO doesn't? There once was a time when TDA didn't care and attendence took a nose dive until they got there act together. Well, TDO doesn't care because people are dumb here in Florida and keep coming back.
How to fix it
Stop going! Let attencence drop until they decide to do something about it like TDA did! This is the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind!
How to fix it
Stop going! Let attencence drop until they decide to do something about it like TDA did! This is the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind!
MerlinTheGoat
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Absolutely intentional, the pirates were most certainly designed to look cartoonish. Marc Davis' original concept art showed very comical facial features and expressions that aren't remotely realistic, and the figures were designed after his designs. Here are some samples, all the others are similar in nature (even the redhead beauty looks fresh out of a Disney animated movie)-
It had nothing to do with technology limitations, creating more realistic human figures was well within Disney's capability by that time. The Carousel of Progress and Lincoln exhibits at the Worlds Fair both predated POTC by three years. But the human animatronic figures in those two attractions were designed specifically to look more realistic compared to Marc Davis' pirate designs (Lincoln in particular is reported at the time as actually fooling a good number of people into thinking it was an actor instead of an animatronic).
Similarly, the far newer World of Motion ride at EPCOT was also deliberately designed with somewhat comical human animatronic figures similar to those in POTC (I believe Marc Davis also designed the characters in Motion). And it, like POTC, had a more comical side to it. Whereas American Adventure, Spaceship Earth and Horizons (two of which were designed, built and opened at the same time Motion was) all utilized realistic human exterior features.
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pumpkin7
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Absolutely intentional, the pirates were most certainly designed to look cartoonish. Marc Davis' original concept art showed very comical facial features and expressions that aren't remotely realistic, and the figures were designed after his designs. Here are some samples, all the others are similar in nature (even the redhead beauty looks fresh out of a Disney animated movie)-
It had nothing to do with technology limitations, creating more realistic human figures was well within Disney's capability by that time. The Carousel of Progress and Lincoln exhibits at the Worlds Fair both predated POTC by three years. But the human animatronic figures in those two attractions were designed specifically to look more realistic compared to Marc Davis' pirate designs (Lincoln in particular is reported at the time as actually fooling a good number of people into thinking it was an actor instead of an animatronic).
Similarly, the far newer World of Motion ride at EPCOT was also deliberately designed with somewhat comical human animatronic figures similar to those in POTC (I believe Marc Davis also designed the characters in Motion). And it, like POTC, had a more comical side to it. Whereas American Adventure, Spaceship Earth and Horizons (two of which were designed, built and opened at the same time Motion was) all utilized realistic human exterior features.
I miss the original Blackbeard.
My first time in Disney World was the year after it opened. I have only been there 3 times since then, the last time 16 years ago. At that time, my kids were introduced to POTC and it has always been one of my favorite rides. I will be going back in June, with my kids and now their kids, and am very disappointed in some of the comments in this thread about closing POC....very cavalier. There are many that are very fortunate in that they get to visit DW many times....others are not so lucky. If the ride is closed for six months leading up to Christmas, no problem as they will just hit it next time. This may be my last trip, and I want to see my grandkids enjoy it! If the ride needs repairs, then they should start in January when crowds are lower as not too many people take vacations then....at least not as many that vacation during the prime spring/summer months. To me, even a "bad worn down" POC ride beats not having one to enjoy at all. So please be a little more sensitive for us who can't visit several times year, or even every couple of years.
ford91exploder
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Not to mention people getting killed on BTMRR
MotherOfBirds
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I still have issues with the AA dinos on Jurassic Park coming up out of the water in broad daylight. As much as I want AA mermaids, they'd need to install on-board difibrillators
bhg469
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The typical audience still thinks things are great. You wouldn't believe how many people looked at me like I was nuts when I said that Disney world was much worse now than it was 10 years ago.