PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pirates of the Caribbean is a wildly popular theme park attraction at four Disney theme parks. The success of the attraction, which sends guests on a boat ride though a Spanish town sacked by pirates, spawned a trilogy of films, all of which are now available on DVD.
PIRATES AT THE PARKS
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Pirates of the Caribbean
The original Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland park which opened in 1967, is widely regarded as one of the best attractions at Disneyland and is the last attraction Walt Disney personally worked on before his death in December 1966. Located in New Orleans Square in Disneyland, Pirates of the Caribbean is an exciting audio-animatronics extravaganza taking guests through ghostly grottos, a ransacked Caribbean port, and Pirate battles. The unique attraction also houses an equally unique dining experience, The Blue Bayou Restaurant which can be seen from the bataeux carrying guests through the sleepy southern Bayou at the beginning of the attraction.
In 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean was extensively enhanced and welcomed Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and Davey Jones from the hit motion pictures to the classic attraction. Along with the new character additions, the attraction recieved major upgrades to its sound system and show lighting, and numerous additional props and special effects were added.
Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island
In May 2007, Disneyland's iconic Tom Sawyer Island was transformed into Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island! Taking its inspiration from Tom and Huck’s pirate games in the classic Mark Twain story, as well as from the renewed interest in pirates generated by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction and motion pictures, Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island built upon the hands-on play and exploration that made the island a popular experience for children and adults for the past 50 years.
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When Walt Disney World opened in 1971, Magic Kingdom park guests were disappointed to find none of the pirates that had become such a hit in California. Because of Florida's close proximity to the real Caribbean, the Imagineers originally had planned on creating an all-new attraction called "Western River Expedition," showcasing adventures in the wild west instead of pirates. Yet, after the overwhelming public demand, Pirates of the Caribbean opened in the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland in December 1973.
In 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean was enhanced and welcomed Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and Davey Jones from the hit motion pictures to the classic attraction. |  | Tokyo Disney Resort
Imagineers faced a problem when the iconic "Dead Men Tell No Tales" theme from the previous two incarnations of Pirates of the Caribbean was lost in translation when the pirates moved to Japan. Literally translated, "dead men tell no tales" became "no mouth on a dead person," which certainly would have confused the Japanese audiences. Eventually the Imagineers overcame the language barrier and Pirates of the Caribbean opened in a New Orleans-themed subset of Adventureland in Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. The New Orleans setting also allowed the Tokyo version of the attraction to house the Blue Bayou Restaurant, which had not been included in the Flordia attraction. |  | Disneyland Resort Paris
Pirates of the Caribbean opened with Disneyland Paris in 1992, but the latest version of Pirates of the Caribbean had a few surprises in its cannon. Imagineers took a different angle with the new attraction and essentially flipped the storyline, placing the treasure caves sequence at the end of the ride, making a somewhat altered storyline where you follow the pirates until thier death instead of going back in time to see how they met their demise.
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PIRATES AT THE MOVIES
 | The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the wildly successful feature film inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attraction. Johnny Depp stars as the oddly intriguing Captain Jack Sparrow, who is in search of his ship, The Black Pearl, which was stolen from him by a band of cursed pirates who need one last piece of stolen Aztec treasure to break their curse which reveals them to be grisly skeletons in the moonlight. But when they crew of the Black Pearl discover that the lovely Elizabeth Swann is the bearer of the last peice of treasure, Jack must come to the rescue aided by her love interest, Will Turner.
|  | Dead Man's Chest
Soon after the immense success of The Curse of the Black Pearl Disney announced two additional Pirates of the Caribbean films would be released. The second film in the trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest takes Captain Jack Sparrow on a quest to save his life as the mythical and terrifying Davey Jones seeks to take Jack's soul in a long-forgtten unpaid debt.
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NOW AVAILABLE ON DISNEY DVD AND BLU-RAY DISC!
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with their old nemesis, Captain Barbossa, to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow and Bootstrap Bill Turner and defeat the alliance between Davy Jones, Cutler Beckett, and a new enemy, Sao Feng. |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN BOOKSHELF
 | Pirates of the Caribbean:
From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies
Set sail with the wildest crew that ever sacked the Spanish Main in Walt Disney Imagineer Jason Surrell's fascinating book detailing the rich history of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attractions and films. |  | Bring Me That Horizon:
The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean
Take a look behind the scenes and disccover the magic behind the making of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy. |  | The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean
Explore the Pirates of the Caribbean films through the eyes of the artists that dreamed them in this oversized art book that gives an in-depth illustrated look at the creation of the Pirates of the Caribbean film world. |
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