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{{Infobox Disney ride
| image=PiratesOfTheCaribbeanExteriorNightPiratesOfTheCaribbeanExterior2.jpg| caption='''The exterior of the Pirates of the Caribbean at night.'''
| land=Adventureland
| opened= 1973
| vehicle_names=Boat
| park= Magic Kingdom
| guests_per_vehicle=1523-1824
| audio-animatronics=125
| duration=8:30
| type=Interior Boat Ride
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= Yes
}}
Pirates of the Caribbean is an attraction located in [[Adventureland]]
===Walt Disney World===
[[Image:PiratesoftheCaribbean1973.jpg|thumb|400px|The future sight of Pirates of the Caribbean prior to its 1973 opening.|alt= Pirates of the Caribbean Construction 1973]]
When Walt Disney World’s [[Adventureland]] opened on October 1 1971, there was no Pirates of the Caribbean attraction to be found. Instead, Disney had planned on building the Western River Expedition in [[Frontierland]]. Designed by Marc Davis, the Western River Expedition would have featured a boat ride (using the same ride design as Pirates) that would have taken guests through scenes in the Old West <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/wre.htm </ref>. Disney initially planned on creating the Western River Expedition as opposed to Pirates of the Caribbean, because they believed that people on the East Coast would not be as interested in the subject (due to the fact that pirates were a part of Florida’s history and thus part of the local lore) <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/wre.htm </ref>. When the Magic Kingdom opened however, one of the most frequent questions that guests asked was “where are the pirates?” Heavily promoted on the Disneyland TV series, Disney quickly realized that there was a high demand for an East Coast version of Pirates of the Caribbean <ref> http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/articles/rides-never-were-walt-disney-world-western-river-expedition </ref>. Due to this demand, Disney quickly authorized the construction of Pirates of the Caribbean Ride inside the Magic Kingdom. To do this, Disney scrapped its plans for the Western River Expedition and instead focused its resources on Pirates <ref> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2015/01/all-about-western-river-expedition-part.html </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==
===Ride Beginning===
[[Image:Skeletonspirates2.jpg|thumb|400px|Two pirate skeletons play chess in an eternal stalemate.| alt= pirates of the Caribbean chess queue]]In order to board Pirates of the Caribbean begins as , guests wind their way through a Spanish fort. After reaching the loading area, guests board their boats boat and begin to sail into darkness. As the boat floats forward, guests are given two different warnings. First, that “there be rough waters ahead” and secondly , (and famously) that “dead man tell no tales”. After hearing the second warning, guests approach a waterfall which depicts Blackbeard (formally or Davy Jones) who answers the second warning by saying, “But they do. So say's says I, Blackbeard”Blackbeard!”. After passing under the waterfall (which is actually just mist), guests find themselves in the middle of a hurricane. As In the water next to the boat, guests can see mermaids menacingly swimming by, as “Jolly Sailor Bold” plays in the background. With the wind howls howling around them, the boat passes guests then pass by a beach that holds a mermaid skeleton, as well as pirate skeletons, which lay next to a dug up treasure chest. Based on their skeletons, it appears that pirates were killed while searching for treasure. On the other side of the water guests pass a skeleton pirate steering a pirate ship. With “dead man tell no tales” still echoing in the background, the boats then plunge down a small drop, before entering the next scene. [[Image:Davyjones.jpg|thumb|200px|The Davy Jones waterfall.]]
===the Pirate FightShip Battle===
As guests enter the next room they quickly find themselves in the middle of a pirate ship battle. On the left side Captain Barbossa steers his ship the “Wicked Wench”, as his crew fires cannons over guests’ boat, at an opposing ship. While he gives the orders to attack, Barbossa yells at the opposing crew, demanding to know where Jack Sparrow is.
===Port Royale===
After surviving the pirate battle, the rider's boats riders sail into Port Royale. The port is under attack by pirates who have taken the people citizens hostage and are plundering as they plunder the town. On guests’ guest’s right, pirates dunk the mayor of the town in a well, trying to get the obtain whereabouts of Captain Jack Sparrow. A large women yells to the mayor (who's name is Carlos) “Don't be a chicken” , and they mayor seemingly gives up no information. In an ironic twist, Jack Sparrow is actually hiding behind a group of mannequins, right behind the pirates. As the boat continues to sail through town, on the left hand side guests see a sign which reads, “Take a wench for a bride”an auction. The pirates have evidently taken Here, the women hostage auctioneer and a female pirate named Redd are auctioning them off to pirates who are sitting across the rivertownspeople's plundered goods. While Although the auctioneer tries to sell a larger ladyhens and other good, it becomes evident that the other pirates chant, “We really just want the red-head”, referring who is a small women who is also being held hostagerum.
Continuing forward (under an overpass) the boats then enter a new scene, although it is still located in Port Royale town. The pirates are all now drinking heavily and enjoying their plunder , as an instrumental version of Yo Ho (A Pirates Life for Me) playsin the background. As the boats continue boat continues on, guests see that the women of the town are now fighting back and chasing the pirates. Below, the “pooped pirate” “Pooped Pirate” tells his dog that he has both the a key and the treasure map. He also says he'd love to see the look on Jack Sparrows face. In an ironic twist Unknown to the pirate, Jack Sparrow appears is actually in a barrel behind him the buccaneer, with his eye on both the map and the treasurekey. As the boats enter boat enters the next scene, they pass by a particularly dirty pirate who is drinking next to various livestock. ===Port Royale on Fire===[[Image:piratesjail2.jpg|thumb|400px|The pirates in jail.|alt= Pirates of the Caribbean jail dog]]As guests enter the next scene, they immediately see that Port Royale is now on fire. A pirate band (clearly heavily intoxicated) sings Yo Ho (A Pirates Life for Me), as the town burns around them. Further ahead, all throughout the town the pirates continue to drink and sing in celebration. On the right, one pirate is so intoxicated that he is lying in the mud with the pigs (apparently having fun). As guests pass under a bridge, a pirate's harry leg hangs down above them as they continue onto the next scene.
===Pirates Arrested===
The next scene in the attraction shows that the pirates have been captured. On the right, jailed pirates plead with a guard dog to give them the key. The pirates try to use bones and other items to lure the dog over, but with no luck.
===The Treasure Room===
After exiting Port Royale, guests enter the final scene in the attraction, which shows Captain Jack Sparrow sitting in a treasure room. It seems that the Captain captain has found the treasure that all of the pirates had been looking for, as he is sitting seated on a throne surrounded by treasurebooty. While guests past the room Jack Sparrow sings part of “Yo Ho (A Pirates Life For Me) and makes many small comments about his treasure, before the boats arrive back . The boat then arrives at the unloading dock, and exit the attraction into a gift shop.
==Voice Cast==
'''Captain Barbosa'''- Geoffrey Rush
'''Davy Jones'''(2006-2011)- Bill Nighy
'''Auctioneer/Various Pirates'''- Paul Frees
'''Blackbeard'''- Ian McShane ==Here Hear the soundtrackSoundtrack!==To hear the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack, click play below:
<flashmp3>Pirates.mp3</flashmp3>
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* There are two In the queue lines to choose fromline, The Soldiers on the left and position of the Pirates on chess pieces that the rightskeletons 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>.
* In the queue line, the position The [[Pirate Barker Bird]] previously located outside of Pirates of the chess pieces that Caribbean was located at the skeleton pirates are playing with is not random. Imagineer Marc Davis specifically set up the board so that every move would result World of Disney Store in a stalemateDowntown Disney from 2007 until 2009 <ref> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/potc-parrot.575082/ </ref>.
*Each boat can carry up to 30 guestsFrom 1973-1980 there was a Pirates of the Caribbean arcade located in Caribbean Plaza <ref> http://waltdatedworld.com/id212.htm </ref>.
* The Barker Bird previously located outside of Pirates of the Caribbean "waterfall" that guests drop down is now located at 14ft high <ref> This information comes from Disney's Keys to the World of Disney Store in Downtown DisneyKingdom tour as well as http://www. It is right by wdwradio.com/2013/01/to-tell-the-truth-the Pirates -pirate-of -the Caribbean merchandise-caribbean-and-its-plunge-an-interactive-game/ </ref>.
*There are 125 Audio Animatronics on The popular Pirates of the Caribbean film series was based off the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction 65 humans and 60 animals.
*From 1973-1980 there was a Pirates of the Caribbean arcade located in Caribbean Plazawas 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>.
*The "waterfall" that guests drop down is 14ft highMarc Davis' coat of arms can be found in the treasure room in Pirates of the Caribbean <ref> Yee, Keven. Walt Disney World Hidden History Second Edition. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print </ref>.
*The popular Pirates of talking skull with cross swords that once warns guests about the Caribbean film series attraction’s drop, was based off the Pirates 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 Caribbean attraction. * Pirates -legend-of -captain-jack-sparrow-as-walt-disney-world-debuts-new-lifelike-pirates-of-the Caribbean was the last -caribbean-attraction created that Walt Disney himself personally supervised. * Disney Legend Yale Gracy came up with the special effect used in the scene where Port Royale is on fire. * Musical director George Bruns composed the attractions score./ </ref>
==References==