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Pirates of the Caribbean

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/* Fun Facts and Trivia */
* In the queue line, the position of the chess pieces that the skeletons are playing with is not random. Imagineer Marc Davis specifically set up the board so that every move would result in a stalemate. Due to the pieces being moved however they may not currently be in their proper places <ref> Wright, Alex. The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World: An Imagineer's-eye Tour. New York: Disney Editions, 2005. Print </ref>.
* The [[Pirate Barker Bird ]] previously located outside of Pirates of the Caribbean was located at the World of Disney Store in Downtown Disney from 2007 until 2009<ref> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/potc-parrot.575082/ </ref>.
* From 1973-1980 there was a Pirates of the Caribbean arcade located in Caribbean Plaza<ref> http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id212.htm </ref>.
* The "waterfall" that guests drop down is 14ft high<ref> This information comes from Disney's Keys to the Kingdom tour as well as http://www.wdwradio.com/2013/01/to-tell-the-truth-the-pirate-of-the-caribbean-and-its-plunge-an-interactive-game/ </ref>.
* The popular Pirates of the Caribbean film series was based off the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
* Pirates of the Caribbean was the last Disneyland attraction created that Walt Disney himself personally supervised<ref> http://www.disunplugged.com/2009/12/18/marty-sklar-discusses-working-with-and-for-walt-disney/ </ref>.
* Musical director George Bruns composed the attractions score.
* The talking skull with cross swords that once warned guests about the attraction’s drop, was at one time featured in [[The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow]] at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]]<ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/11/inside-the-legend-of-captain-jack-sparrow-as-walt-disney-world-debuts-new-lifelike-pirates-of-the-caribbean-attraction/ </ref>
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