Why is there a toy truck in Pirates of the Caribbean?

[October82]

How far does the thematic integrity need to be to be authentic for you? I mean its not like they used materials only from the 1600s, they used plastic and other materials to create the attraction that were clearly invented after the 1900s, so is that thematic integrity or carelessness? We can go down this rabbit hole very quickly.

Its a fun Easter Egg for those that care, and something easily ignore for those that don't. There are plenty of things to shake your fist at regarding the Parks, this isn't one of them.

It's not much of a slippery slope to suggest that maybe Disney shouldn't put toy trucks in a pirate's cave for a brand synergy driven tie-in brainstormed by a marketing MBA.

 

[Disney Irish]

It's not much of a slippery slope to suggest that maybe Disney shouldn't put toy trucks in a pirate's cave for a brand synergy driven tie-in brainstormed by a marketing MBA.

Or maybe some Disney fans need to not take every thing so seriously, especially something fun that is meant for fans. As I mentioned there are plenty of other things to shake your fist at, this isn’t one of them.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

It's not much of a slippery slope to suggest that maybe Disney shouldn't put toy trucks in a pirate's cave for a brand synergy driven tie-in brainstormed by a marketing MBA.

If you are one of those people who appreciates little details, Disney is for you.

If you are one of those people who obsesses over details, especially to the point of ruining others’ fun - you are not Disney’s target audience.

 

[mysto]

In the treasure cave scene, just before the ship and fort battle, there is a toy truck sitting on the pile of gold.

I’ve never seen it before but im wondering why it’s there..?

When I realized the lady in red was no longer for sale, I threw my son's truck in a fit of rage. Couldn't get out of the boat to retrieve it. My apologies for the confusion.

 

[October82]

Or maybe some Disney fans need to not take every thing so seriously, especially something fun that is meant for fans. As I mentioned there are plenty of other things to shake your fist at, this isn’t one of them.

Or maybe it's fine actually to take things you're a fan of seriously. And it's actually kind of weird that Disney fans posting on a Disney fan forum tell other people not to take these things seriously at the level of discussing them on a forum.

 

[October82]

If you are one of those people who appreciates little details, Disney is for you.

If you are one of those people who obsesses over details, especially to the point of ruining others’ fun - you are not Disney’s target audience.

It's not ruining anyone's fun to say, hey, maybe this doesn't belong and is a cheap marketing gimmick (at best).

Disney has always marketed themselves as obsessed over details that no one should care about. But of course, the reality is that people who care about the things Disney markets themselves as caring about are no longer their target audience. It's weird to suggest people shouldn't be pointing that out.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

It's not ruining anyone's fun to say, hey, maybe this doesn't belong and is a cheap marketing gimmick (at best).

Disney has always marketed themselves as obsessed over details that no one should care about. But of course, the reality is that people who care about the things Disney markets themselves as caring about are no longer their target audience. It's weird to suggest people shouldn't be pointing that out.

It’s weird to second-guess a company doing a non-controversial and temporary promotion.

As for Disney touting their details - yes: cleanliness, hidden Mickeys, murals, forced perspective, absolutely.

Should an attraction be excluded from a promotion because of the timeframe in which it is set? That’s obsessive.

If that truck is in all the Pixar movies, maybe it can time travel. Maybe there will be a movie or a series about that one day.

A little imagination can explain a lot.

Sticklers harsh my buzz.

 

[Disney Irish]

Or maybe it's fine actually to take things you're a fan of seriously. And it's actually kind of weird that Disney fans posting on a Disney fan forum tell other people not to take these things seriously at the level of discussing them on a forum.

The fact that anyone is here discussing said topic for multiple pages I think indicates we ALL take the fandom fairly seriously. But to say Disney shouldn't do a temporary promotion specifically designed for the fans where they hide a themed Easter egg from one of their movies into an attraction because maybe it might be anachronistic is next level gatekeeping.

And mind you this Easter egg is themed specifically for the area they are place, and is an Easter egg that is beloved by many Pixar fans. So this isn't something that is some quick cheap thing thought up by an MBA, as you said. Its something Disney thought about, took money and time to create, and designed specially for fans. Its really this type of touch that many fans used to praise Disney for because it showed they care about the fans. And one that I'm sure if Disney did for "classic Disney", say hid a specially themed plush Mickey in every attraction for Mickey's birthday, no one here would bat an eye at and would get universal praise.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Or maybe some Disney fans need to not take every thing so seriously, especially something fun that is meant for fans. As I mentioned there are plenty of other things to shake your fist at, this isn’t one of them.

Two things can be true at once. We can wave our fists at other changes, whilst also not appreciating a synergetic marketing tool that’s completely out of place given the time period

 

[Disney Irish]

Two things can be true at once. We can wave our fists at other changes, whilst also not appreciating a synergetic marketing tool that’s completely out of place given the time period

Well if you want to get REAL technical the Treasure Cave scene as we see it isn't from any specific time period. Its us in modern times looking at something that happened long ago, we don't know when or how much of that treasure was from the scenes we see ahead where we go back into the heights of piracy.

Now if the truck was in the middle of the town, say near the dunking well, then you might have more of a point. I think personally it would still be silly to care about, but you'd have more of a point about it being out of place given the time period of the scene. Which is probably why it wasn't put there or any other place in the town and put in the Treasure Cave instead.

All of this is to say, that if you think really hard you can find fault in anything and everything around the Disney Parks, especially things that are anachronistic and thematically inconsistent. But yet we forgive almost all of it because its a Disney Park, not a history museum.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Can someone explain to me what is the obsession over ‘Pizza Planet’ and the truck?
Is it a generational thing?
Call me a cranky old imaginative dragon, but I don’t ’get it’.

‘Toy Story’ did nothing for me when it was first released, and still invokes negative feelings as in reality its release helped kill off traditional animation.
Your view may be different. And that’s okay.

Later on in the years that followed the films release, it’s maker went crazy and overly-overused the IP everywhere in the Parks…to the point of over-overload saturation.
Which makes this dragon doubly cranky.
Not to mention the insane pile of tie in merchandise glutting up the shelves ….a synergy dream for today’s Disney.


Yeah, I’m not a ‘Toy Story’ fan at all…so I may be heavily bias, but I can see how it can appeal to folks.
It’s a movie they grew up with and all…and that’s great.
It has a fan following for sure, but the Pizza Planet truck…..?

Is the obsession just because it involves nostalgic memories of ‘Toy Story’?
Or does ‘Pizza Planet’ hold its own fan base now?
Seems a bit nutty to be shoving 52 versions of this truck into established Attractions and other locations …..where it doesn’t belong….even if just for a fun temporary ‘where’s the truck’ seek n’ find.

Just kinda scratching my head on the whole matter.



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There's a Pizza Planet truck in every Pixar movie so it's become fun for Pixar fans to try and find it. That's why they're hiding them around the resort for the duration of this limited time festival. That's all.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

I certainly can't.



Apparently. But what generation? I would guess maybe Gen X that grew up with Pixar? Was that Gen X? Or is that the Millenials? Anyway, whoever was 10 years old in 1995 when Toy Story came out.

And so 40 year old adults are obsessed over the Pizaa Planet delivery truck now in 2024? Why? And what does that have to do with pirates or old New Orleans?



You are not cranky, and you are not old, but you are an imaginative dragon. And you aren't the only one who doesn't get it.

Pirates of the Caribbean cycles through about 40,000 people on the average 16 hour summer day. How many of those 40,000 will know why that truck is there? This campaign doesn't seem well thought out.

The whole point is it's a scavenger hunt like the hidden trucks in the films. It's not supposed to be easy to see or seen by everyone, just as the truck in the movies isn't. It's just a fun thing for people who know to look, and it'll be gone after the fest is done.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

If you are one of those people who appreciates little details, Disney is for you.

If you are one of those people who obsesses over details, especially to the point of ruining others’ fun - you are not Disney’s target audience.

It’s weird to second-guess a company doing a non-controversial and temporary promotion.

As for Disney touting their details - yes: cleanliness, hidden Mickeys, murals, forced perspective, absolutely.

Should an attraction be excluded from a promotion because of the timeframe in which it is set? That’s obsessive.

If that truck is in all the Pixar movies, maybe it can time travel. Maybe there will be a movie or a series about that one day.

A little imagination can explain a lot.

Sticklers harsh my buzz.

It sounds to me like those of you passionately attempting to debunk my argument, are indeed the ones obsessing.

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

People not liking this one really wouldn't like where the other 49 trucks can be found either. lol

 

[chadwpalm]

Let's add some fuel to the fire!

 

[Disney Vault]

I actually think it should become a thing to hide a pizza planet trucks in every Pixar ride. But only the Pixar rides and it should remain after Pixar fest

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Let's add some fuel to the fire!

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Looks more like a bearcat with sails

 

[SuddenStorm]

I mean, if we're going to do Easter Eggs like this why not make them fun?

Have a small vignette of the toy story characters dressed as Pirates doing something quirky- perhaps something inspired by an unused concept for the attraction. Have Buzz Lightyear hidden in the queue for Space Mountain. Have Woody hidden in the village in the queue for Big Thunder.

 

[Starship824]

I love that a question about an Easter egg for a limited time event turned into a multi page discussion about thematic integrity. Never change wdwmagic forums, never change.