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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"/>. 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"/>.
[[Image:Davispirates.jpg|thumb|350px|Marc Davis concept art for Pirates of the Caribbean.]]
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.
===Walt Disney World===
