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The concept for what would eventually become Pirates of the Caribbean began in the late 1950s, as an idea for Disneyland. Walt Disney himself began to toss around the idea of a pirate attraction for the new area, and he tasked Marc Davis with creating concepts for the attraction <ref> http://davelandweb.com/potc/ </ref>. Initially, Disney had planned on the pirate attraction being a walkthrough wax museum <ref> https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/pirates-of-the-caribbean/ </ref>, which showcased various pirates from throughout history. Blackbeard, Captain Morgan and Captain Kidd were all to be included in the new museum <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/search?q=Pirates+of+the+Caribbean </ref>. As development on the attraction continued however, the idea of focusing on real life pirates was discarded. Instead, the attraction took its cue from pirates that were designed by Marc Davis. These characters were more “cartoony” then the historical pirates that were initially planned on <ref> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2013/01/03/title.aspx </ref>.
During the development of Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney decided to completely change the format of the attraction. Following the success of [[it’s a small world]] at the 1964 World’s Fair, the pirate attraction was reimagined as a boat ride. The driving force behind the change was capacity. By changing the ride format, Pirates of the Caribbean would be able to hold 3,000 people (the capacity of it’s a small world) as opposed to the 500 people that wax museum could have held <ref name= “DisneyInterview”"DisneyInterview"> http://www.waltdisney.org/blog/marty-sklar-x-atencio-and-bob-gurr-talk-pirates </ref>. Furthermore, by making the attraction a boat ride, Disney would be able in ensure that guests were experiencing the scenes in the same way, at the same time <ref name= “DisneyInterview”/>. As for Pirates of the Caribbean’s storyline, Claude Coats and Marc Davis worked together to create most of the characters and scenes. Walt then brought X Atencio in to write a narration, as well as the attraction's theme song "DisneyInterview"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me" (with George Bruns) <ref name= “DisneyInterview”/>. Furthermore, Bob Gurr was called upon to create the attractions ride vehicles (as well as work on other technical aspects of the attraction) and Yale Gracey (along with Claude Coats) created many of the special effects used within the ride <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2008/02/two-by-yale-gracey.html </ref>. Also of note, is the fact that Blaine Gibson sculpted the characters in the attraction, which were then clothed by Alice Davis. Pirates of the Caribbean opened on March 18 1967, and quickly became one of the most popular attractions in the park.
As for Pirates of the Caribbean’s storyline, Claude Coats and Marc Davis worked together to create most of the characters and scenes. Walt then brought X Atencio in to write a narration, as well as the attraction's theme song ""Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me" (with George Bruns) <ref name= "DisneyInterview"/>. Furthermore, Bob Gurr was called upon to create the attractions ride vehicles (as well as work on other technical aspects of the attraction) and Yale Gracey (along with Claude Coats) created many of the special effects used within the ride <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2008/02/two-by-yale-gracey.html </ref>. Also of note, is the fact that Blaine Gibson sculpted the characters in the attraction, which were then clothed by Alice Davis. Pirates of the Caribbean opened on March 18 1967, and quickly became one of the most popular attractions in the park.
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