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August 02, 2006

To Parrot Ebola, Whence He Sent This Unto Me

"What the freakity hell?!"
Pirates of the Carribean Disneyland Ride Revamp
The classic ride gets a film-related update.

*A congregation of pirates talks about "Captain Jack Sparrow" while a likeness of the Johnny Depp character crouches behind a barrel nearby.

*In another stretch, the dreaded Sparrow pokes his bearded head out of a barrel.

*As the ride moves to the section where the ship battle is taking place, the boat goes through a waterfall (the illusion is made by fog) bearing the likeness of the CG Davy Jones. He delivers a message of dread that concludes just as the boat passes through the faux falls.

*At the end of the ride, as the boat begins its climb to the end, Johnny Depp's Sparrow sits in a room full of booty singing his pirate song.

*A likeness of the Captain Jack from the movie has been added to the Rogue's Gallery.


Shiver me FREAKIN' TIMBERS!!!

Argh.

Posted by tree hugging sister at August 2, 2006 10:04 AM

Comments

Hey, it's not as bad as a few years back when some uppity broad in Disney management made them change the part where the fat chick is chasing the guy. Apparently, it offended her feminist sensibilities. (BTW, they changed that part but kept the bride auction.)

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 2, 2006 10:32 AM

Not the fat chick??!!! Next thing they'll take out the swiggin' from rum bottles. Damn. That darn thing has ALWAYS been my favorite ride ~ F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 2, 2006 10:39 AM

Why not just go all the way and imitate Futurama?

Ohhhh, we're whalers on the moon
And we carry a harpoon
But there ain't no whales
So we tell tall tales
And sing our whaling tune!

Posted by: Nightfly at August 2, 2006 11:19 AM

There's a reason why I don't go to Disneyland any more, even though I live ten minutes from the place. THe one that put it over the tope for me was when the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House became the Tarzan Tree House.

Now this stuff with the Pirates... I mean I like the movies, but c'mon.

Oh and 'Fly, I hear that was Plan B on revamping Space Mountain.

Posted by: KG at August 2, 2006 11:53 AM

Envy me, Sis. I went on PotC the year it opened.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 2, 2006 12:11 PM

Oh, I do, I DO!! Positively puce with envy.

I LOVE that ride.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 2, 2006 12:14 PM

Heheh, KG. I've never been, for all I know the whole ride is played to "Night on Disco Mountain."

Posted by: Nightfly at August 2, 2006 01:31 PM

Older sister and her icky boyfriend just came back from there and loved the facelift they gave the ride. But she has a thing for pirates whcih may explain the boyfriend who looks like he's been at sea for a while.

Posted by: Kcruella at August 2, 2006 05:48 PM

A salty dawg, eh?

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 2, 2006 07:07 PM

Unwashed and hung over from the rum.

Posted by: Kcruella at August 3, 2006 09:14 PM