News Pirates of the Caribbean closing for refurbishment in February for new auction scene

[Cameron1529]

Will this occur with DL's Pirates at the same time?

At the present no it doesn't appear so

 

[Tim Lohr]

Are they adding the new Barbarossa figure from DLParis too? or just the Auction scene ...plus one of the Paris "dueling pirates" is a lady now too

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Any chance they could get rid of the picture taking skull that is parked right before the hill while they're at it?

That guy is so annoying, not to mention blinding

 

[peter11435]

Any chance they could get rid of the picture taking skull that is parked right before the hill while they're at it?

That guy is so annoying, not to mention blinding

Don't get your hopes up

 

[MotherOfBirds]

That Barbossa figure looks great. All the DLP figures move so much more smoothly. I'm guessing everything at WDW is prefabbed and then swapped in?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Don't get your hopes up

I learned my lesson thanks to wishful thinking for GMR's fate

 

[LittleJMouse]

Dang... I don't know how I missed this. We are going to be there the week before. Has anyone ever noticed if refurbishment projects ever finish early? Or do they always stand with projected dates?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I doubt they'll do anything other than change the auction scene. We'll be lucky if they get the fog working on a consistent basis

 

[smile]

ever noticed if refurbishment projects ever finish early?

Don't get your hopes up

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Are they adding the new Barbarossa figure from DLParis too? or just the Auction scene ...plus one of the Paris "dueling pirates" is a lady now too

Nope...It's just the Auction scene..

 

[Winter]

Is this the only ride that will be down for mainitance during that time period, or is there gonna be more?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Is this the only ride that will be down for mainitance during that time period, or is there gonna be more?

Your answers to that question are within here....http://www.wdwmagic.com/refurbishments.htm

 

[ChrisFL]

I'm glad they aren't adding the Barbarossa as it seems to be in the wrong place after viewing the Paris video and not the highest quality (compared to the similar effect done in Shanghai)

 

[Zeb Zoober]

I'm glad they aren't adding the Barbarossa as it seems to be in the wrong place after viewing the Paris video and not the highest quality (compared to the similar effect done in Shanghai)

Yeah it just looks like he's standing there and then he laughs and swings at you. Kind of random.

 

[Princess Leia]

Any chance they could get rid of the picture taking skull that is parked right before the hill while they're at it?

That guy is so annoying, not to mention blinding

Out of the two times I rode Pirates in November, it was working the first time, but speechless the second. It’s a terrible spot for a ride picture.

 

[draybook]

Cool. We get there on the 24th and start hitting the parks on the 25th. That's my daughter and wife's birthday, so at least they'll get to see it before they change it.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I'm glad they aren't adding the Barbarossa as it seems to be in the wrong place after viewing the Paris video and not the highest quality (compared to the similar effect done in Shanghai)

The effect in Shanghai appears to be a digitally mapped effect (projected), it obviously looks fantastic but requires the figure to be completely still to properly project the skeleton texture onto it. Jack only starts moving when the projection is switched off and lighting changes.

The Barbossa AA appears to use paint that reacts to blacklight (the kind of paint used in many classic dark rides like Peter Pan), invisible with normal lighting. It doesn't look as "good", but the AA can still move normally using this method. And for what it is, I think it works pretty well (it's a more simplistic old school sort of effect but still pretty effective). I think the figure itself is also a good AA when you ignore the poor placement.

But his figure doesn't fit the scene it was placed in. It would make even less sense continuity wise in WDW (and DL) because it would ruin his big reveal in the fort vs ship battle (which is seen seconds later in WDW). At least in Paris, the scenes are in a different order and makes for a better build up to his skeletal reveal. But even there it feels shoehorned in (same as Jack in Paris' treasure room).

 

[HMF]

But his figure doesn't fit the scene it was placed in. It would make even less sense continuity wise in WDW (and DL) because it would ruin his big reveal in the fort vs ship battle (which is seen seconds later in WDW). \.

Well.you could bring back the original ship captain,Just saying.

 

[MichRX7]

So... who is going to be the first person standing outside of the refurb screaming, "We wants the redhead!"

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Out of the two times I rode Pirates in November, it was working the first time, but speechless the second. It’s a terrible spot for a ride picture.

I know! You would never expect it. On the drop would be nice but not BEFORE the drop. It also adds insult to injury by blinding you with that flash. But the talking part is cool and it has worked every time so far. What hasn't worked as consistently on PotC is the fog behind the Wicked Wench.