Talk:Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)/Archive 1

Archive 1

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was no consensus. -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 14:02, 2 August 2006 (UTC) Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride) → Pirates of the Caribbean – {* Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride) → Pirates of the Caribbean … Rationale: With little or no discussion on the talk page, a Wikipedian by the name of ContagiousTruth decided to move the article and then make "Pirates of the Caribbean" a disambiguation page. However, all this user did was move the page, then redirect "Pirates of the Caribbean" to "Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation)." The "Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)" article should be moved back because the user that moved it did not take the time to discuss this with other users to give them a chance to decide. This move requires the move of an administrator because it cannot be moved back to a title that still exists. —Lyght 02:01, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Survey

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~

• Support, as explained above. --Lyght 02:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
• Support. Crumbsucker 14:04, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. Move Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation) to Pirates of the Caribbean. Vegaswikian 05:18, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose per Vegaswikian. After thinking about this a day I think that the movie franchise has become so successful the generic name should be a portal, perhaps beefed up into an article on the order of "History of...". If the movie had been just another brand extension, yeah, but it's become a major money-earner and the ride is now incorporating stuff from the movies, a tail wagging the dog situation. Due respect to Mouseheads or whatever Disneyophiles are called, but I think this is more logical and useful for the general public. --Dhartung | Talk 08:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
• Personally, I feel that the ideal solution would be to turn the article Pirates of the Caribbean into an article describing the franchise in general, similar to the article Harry Potter, which is on the entire franchise, including the books and movies. The article would discuss both the ride (which would stay at its current location) and movies and link to them, as well as having a disambiguation notice to Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). However, if people feel otherwise, I will be more than happy to delete and move any pages if necessary. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 18:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose. – Axman (☏) 10:53, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
• Support Deror 09:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Discussion

Add any additional comments

• Maybe this is the time to discuss what should be at Pirates of the Caribbean? Given the number of uses, once could be justified in saying that moving Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride) back to the main name would cause too many people to wind up at the wrong article. So now might be a good time to consider moving the dab to the main name space. I'd like to hear why that would not be the better move? Being bold does not make an action wrong. Vegaswikian 17:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Neutrality

Whoa, this artical is so un-neutral. Somebody needs to fix it. SuperCooper

Indeed! Could there BE more weasel words?!

Politically Correct

[[]]I've heard some say the ride was rewritten to make it politically correct in the past few decades (e.g. fleeing women now carry food, to make it possible that the pirates are chasing them out of hunger).

Can anyone confirm?

Yes - I confirm

Definitely the case. It's pretty pathetic, in my opinion. —Morven 23:57, 8 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Wow, Disney has become way too politically correct! I've been to Disney World twice and this was easily my favorite attraction. NEVER did the thought of rape ever cross my mind when seeing the pirate chasing the woman. I always assumed he was just harassing her or trying to rob her. Disney makes me sick. Buzda 03:22, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Now the scene is the women chasing the pirates for stealing the treasure! Actually, the changes in the 2006 version greatly lessen the politically incorrect scenes impact. First, the appearance of Captain Jack Sparrow hiding behind dresses from a shop while watching the dunk scene tends to draw the attention of the riders for far longer than before. This kind of lessons the "Buy a Wench for a Bride" scene. In the chase scene, the women are chasing the men for stealing treasure, and the attention is on the pirate with the treasure map and key, with Captain Jack Sparrow observing it from his barrel hideout. Finally, the scene of pirates trying to take the treasure out of the ride was removed to the scene of Jack enjoying the treasure he presumably stole. Combined with the portrait of Captain Jack Sparrow in the entry queue (along with other pirates) and he shows up four times in the attraction.

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ISTR an earlier version of one scene (in Anaheim, this would have been on your left side as you passed through the ride) where a pirate was being chased around a room by an older woman. Anyone concur? - knoodelhed 00:48, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

• More or less. ISTR that it was a nearly exact recreation of an earlier scene of a pirate chasing a comely young wench around a barrel; in the latter scene the pirate was being chased around a barrel by a rather rotund woman, perhaps in a bridal gown? - Nunh-huh 00:52, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
  • Yes! The lattter. - knoodelhed 00:53, 1 May 2004 (UTC)

What the helk...

Someone please revert theses changes....the entire section has been deleted!

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I understand that some of the changes were reverted back in the latest version (i.e., the pirates are again chasing the women). Also, I believe the first drop was shortened in the 80s.

2006-07-05

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Do we really need the "Haunted Ride" section? It seems a little vacuous. (Not to mention difficult to confirm)

• Why not? It is one of the more well known 'hauntings' at the park and an interesting fact. If you talk to anyone who operates the ride they will confirm this. --Napnet 16:14, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

New Website

There's a new website for the Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction. http://destinations.disney.go.com/parksandresorts/pirates/index Jonyyeh 19:51, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

edits needed to the page re; movie II

"A sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, is planned for release in 2006"

this should be updated.

Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise proposal

I was wondering whether of not an article on the film series/theme ride would be in order? --SGCommand (talk • contribs) 18:26, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the current arrangement works, but if a change is required, a more ideal solution would be to let this page (Pirates of the Caribbean) describing the franchise, with links to the ride and movies. In other words, the current page would be moved to Pirates of the Caribbean (ride) or similar, and the current page location be used to describe the franchise. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 02:07, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Old topic, but I still think this would be a good idea. It would also enable the removal of the games and movies from the article. Tiggerjay 19:33, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Unnecessary move

I think the move was highly unnecessary, especially because there has been very little discussion on moving the article. We can't move it back now, because the Wikipedian who moved it re-created the article Pirates of the Caribbean as a simple redirect page to the disambiguation. Unless there is a way to move it back to the page titled "Pirates of the Caribbean" without going through the deletion process (because I know there are probably techniques of editing on Wikipedia of which I am unaware), this just makes it more complicated. I highly object to this move. --Lyght 02:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

me too. Deror 14:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, I think specifying this entry as the "theme park ride" negates any attempt to establish the attraction as the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Since Wikipedia is a leading source of information on the internet, and most people today are unaware that a "theme park ride" (though in Disney terms it should be referred to as an "attraction") or Pirates even exists, let alone that it predates the film by 35 years, this entry should enforce that concept. Justin The Claw 16:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Ride "Lore"

Would some "lore" about the ride be appropriate? While I have never worked on this ride (or been a Magic Kingdom cast member for that matter), I have heard from several friends (some who have worked attractions at Disney World) about a Ghost (George), and I actually surfed by here looking for some more info on it. How would one document something like that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.202.46.218 (talk • contribs) .

I worked at the Disneyland version and never really heard any lore about it. The more interesting and fun stories are some of the behind-the-scenes stories that, while fascinating and "juicy" are probably not appropriate for an encyclopedic entry. --PirateJohn (talk) 03:32, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I've heard lore about this attraction, having temporarily worked on the one in France. (ie I heard ghost lore about the one in Florida). Most interesting fact is that the cm toilet is behind the big ship, so we had to crawl on our hands and knees to get there when the ride was in progress TimothyJacobson (talk) 17:56, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Changes to Tokyo or Paris?

I know both the disneyland and world rides were updated with stuff from the movie but does anyone know if the Paris or Tokyo versions were modified?

At the time of this writing, nope. 71.231.56.40 23:07, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

The Tokyo version has just been updated to include Jack Sparrow. As of yet, the Paris version has not. Also worthy of note is that the Paris version reverses the order of the village and grotto scenes. --PkerUNO 09:13, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I think the only major change that happened in the history of the ride in France is the gates becoming hydroulic, and the launch positions. Occasionally the cat on the barrel disappears or moves. Paris is the only POTC ride to happen in chronological order, although it is sometimes said that the "lift" section is the guests going back in time. TimothyJacobson (talk) 17:56, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Development

Anyone who has been to the version at disneyland california knows that it has a pretty impressive scale and is well concealed. I would be interested to see more information about its construction if anyone has some. Thanks. 71.142.176.101 05:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC) Sandy 03-24-07

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Anti-semitism

Should we mention a burning menorah in a burning house as possible anti-sentismMarioman12 (talk) 03:58, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah sure why not? As soon as you show some kind of hard evidence. Has the UFO finished its testing for tonight? --blm07 06:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I was just there, and there is indeed a Menorah arranged in the corner of a window, on its side (as if it were part of a broke window pane) in a burning building.

ever considered it might just be a candlestick? just because its at disneyland doesnt automatically mean anti-semitism 69.108.92.233 (talk) 05:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Ride Capacity

The ride capacity of the Disneyland version seems very high. When I worked on the attraction in 2005, the optimum ride capacity was about 3100, and on a good day we'd average about 2900, but it says 3400 in this article. Did the changes made to the attraction in 2005-6 affect the ride capacity? I don't see how it would have. --PirateJohn (talk) 03:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Best Version

“ Pirates at Paris is considered the best version at times ”

You've got to be serious, isn't this WP:AWW??? How long ago was this added? Tiggerjay (talk) 05:17, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Lengths

In the section with details on the Disneyland version, lengths of the various chutes, etc., are given. But the U.S. lengths (ft.) don't match up to the metric lengths (m) that are given in parenthesis. Does anyone know where this information was found, and which lengths--if any--are correct? For one thing, the second drop cannot be just 8 feet long. 11.3 m (37.07 ft.) seems more likely. JBFrenchhorn (talk) 20:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

User:Mttbme corrected the lengths of the drops. A look at the current information suggests that the length of the lift back to the landing might not be correct though. JBFrenchhorn (talk) 07:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

in popular culture?

there've been dozens of references to the ride in popular culture. if a sizeable list can be attained, what do you all think of an "in popular culture" section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.92.233 (talk) 05:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

I think only significant (as established via third-party sourcing) references should be included, if any. Doniago (talk) 13:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Unsourced Material

The below material has been unsourced for several months. Please feel free to reincorporate into the article with appropriate sourcing. Thanks! Doniago (talk) 13:02, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Development

==Development== [[:Image:Walt10thanniv.jpg|thumb|200px|Walt Disney uses a maquette to demonstrate the planned action of an Audio-Animatronics pirate, as seen in this screen shot from the "Disneyland 10th Anniversary" episode of the Walt Disney anthology series.]] Originally envisioned in the late 1950s as a walk-through wax museum featuring historical pirates, the attraction concept evolved into a boat ride through complex show scenes filled with Audio-Animatronics characters after the 1964 New York World's Fair brought about several advances in Disney's theme park technologies. Ultimately, humorous sketches of fictional pirates by Imagineer Marc Davis inspired the animatronic dioramas seen throughout the final attraction. Opening on March 18, 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean represented Disneyland's largest Audio-Animatronic project to date. The portrait of the female pirate above the bar in the Crew's Quarters scene is an original work by Davis. The pirate captain in the scene where captured women are auctioned as brides is a test figure for updated developments in Audio-Animatronic technology; many innovations are tried on him first. Consequently, his movements are far more lifelike and expressive than any other Audio-Animatronics figure at Disneyland. The ride never was intended to be part of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort because of concerns that it would not be exotic enough due to Florida's geographic proximity to the Caribbean and New Orleans, the settings of the Disneyland attraction. Instead, Imagineers developed plans for a similar attraction called the Western River Expedition, which would have featured cowboys and Indians instead as well as banditos, coyotes, miners, and a climactic boat descent bigger than those featured in the Pirate attractions. After many Walt Disney World guests complained about the lack of Disney's celebrated pirate attraction, an abbreviated version opened in Florida on December 15, 1973. The attraction was part of the opening day of Tokyo Disneyland (April 15, 1983) and of Disneyland Paris (April 12, 1992). There is no Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland; plans to add a Pirate themed land -- "Pirate Coast" were proposed to the Hong Kong government; it would have featured a Pirates of the Caribbean attraction with some Splash Mountain-style elements along with Fantasmic! and some C-ticket attractions but the Hong Kong government have thus far been refused.

The entire section on the lines at POTC at Disneyland is unsourced. I added this "Then the line was redesigned to snake back along the side of the ride building, solving the problem of the line blocking traffic in New Oreleans Square, but causing guest complaints that the new queue was so out of view that it hid the true length of the line." in late June to make the article more accurate. I worked on POTC and the Jungle Cruise among other rised at Disneyland 1975 to 1985. The queue area of which I speak still exists between JC and POTC. The decision to make lines more visible also effected Space Mountain in the same time. They stopped queuing guests on top in the open area and let the line spill into Tomorrowland so guests could see how long the line really was. This was all before the redesign using the ramps, previously the ride was entered using the moving sidewalk. But back to POTC. Either remove the entire unsourced section on lines, or add mine that adds to what really happened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.107.77.123 (talk) 12:42, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Just as a note, I restored the Paris section. While some material could be trimmed as unsourced, completely removing it is a severe mistake, as it implies there's no such thing as a Paris version. Other facts about the ride, such as what part of the park it is in and its exterior appearance are the sort that fall under WP:BLUE, considering that Disneyland Paris is the most visited theme park in Europe. oknazevad (talk) 00:38, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Just curious - if you're re-adding material that was removed due to lacking sources...why not provide some sources? It's Disneyland Paris; I don't think they should be too hard to come by. Doniago (talk) 12:52, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Disneyland

===Disneyland=== The ride begins amid glimmering fireflies during an evening in a Louisiana bayou. Riders board their boats at Laffite's Landing and are at once afloat in the heart of bayou country, after the safety spiel given by Blackbeard. On one side is a working restaurant, The Blue Bayou, made to look like the backyard dinner party of a southern plantation. It takes three days to empty and refill the "bayou" for renovations. There are 630,000 gallons of water, 53 audio-animatronic animals and birds, and 75 audio-animatronic pirates and villagers in the attraction. Once past several rickety houseboats, the soft strumming of banjo melodies (including "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races") can be heard over the peaceful sounds of nature as guests pass by one houseboat on whose porch an old man calmly rocks back and forth in his rocking chair. Above an archway, a talking skull and crossbones voiced by songwriter Xavier Atencio provides this taunting warning: Psst! Avast there! It be too late to alter course, mateys. And there be plundering pirates lurkin' in ev'ry cove, waitin' to board. Sit closer together and keep your ruddy hands in board. That be the best way to repel boarders. And mark well me words, mateys: Dead men tell no tales! Ye come seekin' adventure with salty old pirates, eh? Sure you've come to the proper place. But keep a weather eye open, mates, and hold on tight. With both hands, if you please. Thar be squalls ahead, and Davy Jones waiting for them what don't obey. The ride uses common elements used in haunted houses and the haunted mansion ride, such as skeletons, in order to create the macabre scene. A more chilling sound becomes audible from the darkness ahead: the thundering of a waterfall. The guests' boat takes a hair-raising plunge down the waterfall into a dimly lit cavernous passage, where a high-spirited version of the theme music plays. After a second plunge further into the depths of an underground grotto known as Dead Man's Cove, guests behold the skeletal remains of an unfortunate band of pirates, guarding their loot and treasure with macabre delight. The boats glide gently past a violent thunderstorm tossing an old pirate ship about, though the ship's pilot is nothing more than a skeleton. The boats pass through the crew's quarters, complete with skeletal pirates frozen in time - playing chess, the captain examining a treasure map, an old harpsichord playing the theme song, and a huge amount of treasure being guarded by another skeleton pirate. The Aztec chest from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sits in the corner of the Treasure Room and is the last thing guests see before entering a dark tunnel. A version of the main theme on a pipe organ echoes through the dark tunnel. A curtain of mist appears in the darkness. Images of Davy Jones and Blackbeard are alternately projected onto the mist and invite guests to proceed if "they be brave or fool enough to face a pirate's curse". The riders pass beneath the mist curtain, presumably traveling back through time, and emerge into the next scene. Cannonballs whistle overhead and explosions throw water into the air — a fierce battle between a marauding pirate galleon and a Caribbean fortress is in full swing. Captain Barbossa leads the assault from the deck of a pirate vessel named the Wicked Wench. A musical theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean films plays. From the deck of the Wicked Wench, Barbossa yells: "Strike yer colors, ye bloomin cockroachers, by thunder we'll see ya to Davy Jones! They need persuasion mates. Fire at will! Pound 'em lads! Pound 'em!" When a cannon is shot, guests may feel a powerful blast of air coming from the cannon, followed by a large splash and underwater lighting effects to simulate cannon fire. The village of Puerto Dorado on Isla Tesoro is overrun with pirates in search of treasure. The first sight is the town square, where some pirates have kidnapped the mayor, Carlos, and threaten to drown him in a well if he doesn't divulge the location of the treasure. Carlos' wife tells him to be brave and not talk; she is shot at as Carlos is repeatedly dunked in the water while several other captive city officials look on. Captain Jack Sparrow is seen hiding behind some dresses. An auction scene follows, where a pirate auctions off the sobbing women of the town to other pirates. Drunken bidders hoot and holler for a redhead who is next in line, while ignoring an overweight but chipper woman currently offered for bidding. In the next scene pirates run around chasing women holding trays of food, and two foolish buccaneers who have stolen snacks are chased by an angry woman holding a rolling pin. Just beyond is the "Pooped Pirate" drunkenly waving a map and key to a treasure vault, boasting that Captain Jack Sparrow will never see it. Jack is hiding in a barrel just behind him, popping out and getting a good look at the map over the pirate's shoulder. Off to the side, a pirate by the name of "Old Bill" wants to share rum with a group of terrified alley cats. Carefree, tipsy pirates succeed in ravaging the town and setting it aflame, filling the night air with an orange glow. Riders next float past a jail where imprisoned pirates are doing their best to escape as flames draw near. A small dog just out of the prisoners' reach holds the key to their escape in his teeth; he seems all but immune to the pleas of the pirates trying to coax him closer. One of the pirates holds a noose, hoping to trap the dog. Timbers are smoldering and cracking overhead as riders sail through a storage room filled with gunpowder, cannonballs, and rum-filled, gun-shooting pirates singing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me". A shootout between the inebriated crew and captain of the pirate ship in a flaming ammunition warehouse threatens to demolish the entire village. Finally, Jack Sparrow is seen in a room full of the hidden treasure (possibly the "Treasure Vault" as mentioned by the Pooped Pirate). He is draped over a large throne-like chair and waves his new treasures around happily while chattering to himself and to passing guests. Every once in a while he sings, "Drink up, me hearties. Yo ho!". At Tokyo and Florida a small parrot talks with him. The boats proceed up a lift hill, and Davy Jones' and Blackbeard's voices are alternatively heard once more, encouraging riders to come back soon. The boats reach the top of the hill and spill back into the sleepy bayou where the journey began, passing by a parrot on a sandbar that can be seen from the queue.

I must object to removing the ride description entirely, and even to the tagging of it. Including it is no different than including a plot summary in an article about a film or novel. Just like those, the work itself, in this case the ride, serves as the only source needed for the plot; no other source for a basic plot description is needed. oknazevad (talk) 20:33, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

I don't believe it's quite the same thing. Plots of movies, etc. don't change over time. As evidenced, the ride has changed over time. DonIago (talk) 21:54, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Modifications

In its original form, the Disneyland attraction contained a scene in which pirates were shown chasing women in circles (achieved by simply placing figures on rotating platforms hidden below guests' view), along with a "comical" reversal in which an overweight woman was seen chasing a pirate. When guests were offended by this depiction, Disney initially changed the tableau of the woman chasing the pirate by having her try to hit him with a rolling pin. In 1997, this scene was changed so that the pirates pursued women holding pies, and the large woman is chasing a pirate with a stolen ham. However, the audio of the women's giggles while being chased remained despite complaints. Sometime after this the audio was also removed. Originally, one overweight pirate (sometimes known as the "Pooped Pirate") was shown exhausted from his pursuit of an unwilling teenaged female. He brandished a petticoat as guests floated past and uttered suggestive dialogue, including: "It's sore I be to hoist me colors upon the likes of that shy little wench", and "I be willing to share, I be". Behind him, the woman he had been pursuing would anxiously peer out from her hiding place inside a barrel. This scene was altered in the American parks, but it remains unchanged in the version at Disneyland Paris. In 2006, Walt Disney Imagineering debuted refurbishments at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean feature films to coincide with the release of the second movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. With the recent revisions of the ride to incorporate features from the movie, Disney has completely done away with the sequence of women being chased by pirates. Instead, one turntable features two pirates running in a circle, each holding one end of a treasure chest. In another, a woman is chasing a pirate who is making off with some stolen pies (taken from the aforementioned Magic Kingdom modification). In the third, a woman is chasing a pirate while menacing him with a weapon. The "Pooped Pirate" character is now brandishing a map and the key to the town's Treasure Room, while Captain Jack Sparrow stealthily observes him from inside the barrel. Despite these changes, the women's giggling sounds can still be heard. The refurbishments also included other Audio-Animatronic figures of Jack Sparrow, and one of Hector Barbossa (who replaced the original captain of the Wicked Wench ship), along with new special effects, improved lighting and audio, and an appearance by the films' supernatural character Davy Jones, all voiced by the original actors (Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Bill Nighy, respectively). The skeleton beach and hurricane scenes are now accompanied by a quiet, mysterious instrumental version of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)", and a re-recorded part of a cue from Klaus Badelt's score to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl now underscores the Battle Scene. The Disneyland version also features a new final "lift scene". When the boats are being lifted back to ground level, guests pass by an Audio-Animatronic figure of a tipsy Jack Sparrow relaxing and humming bits of the theme song amongst a collection of treasure. A similar scene replaces the Treasure Room scene at the end of the Magic Kingdom version of the ride. Smaller modifications have been made to coincide with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. In the first treasure room, in the pirate's grotto, the chest of cursed Aztec gold from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl can be seen at the far right. In the skeletal bar room, in the very back of the room, Elizabeth Swann's discarded dress from Dead Man's Chest is visible. Also, portraits of Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa have been added to the pirate portraits that line the inside walls of the lobby at the Disneyland attraction. In addition, the outdoor portion queue has been substantially changed since the Disneyland attraction's opening. The queue was originally all indoors, beginning at the doors that enter the ride's first show building. Lines of people frequently spread out into the entire walkway, creating a human barrier separating New Orleans Square, Tom Sawyer Island, and Critter Country from the remainder of Disneyland, the walkway in front of Pirates of the Caribbean being the only access to these areas except for the Disneyland Railroad. In 1987, Disney decided that the ride's popularity necessitated a reorganized, permanent collection of switchbacks outside. A hole was dug in the original walkway, forming a lower patio for the queue's switchbacks. A bridge was then built over the patio so that passersby could continue past the attraction without having to fight their way through people in line on crowded days. Today, guests in line for the attraction walk through an archway beneath the bridge, through switchbacks in the patio, and eventually continue up curved ramps that lead back up to ground level and the building entrance itself. Severe crowding can result in the queue being rerouted into the small courtyard east of the main entrance, adjacent to the jungles of Adventureland, and/or into additional temporary switchbacks along the front of the bridge on the Haunted Mansion side of the arch. During the 1997 refurbishment, a 30th anniversary plaque and decorative fountain were installed against the back wall of the courtyard. On November 24, 2011, the Disneyland version reopened after a heavy rehab which involved cleaning the props, replacing the cavern walls, repairing Dead Man's Grotto, repairing electrical systems, and cleaning mildew. The only major alteration, however, is the mist screen projection. Now it is randomized, meaning riders can see both Davy Jones and Blackbeard. In the Walt Disney World version, singing mermaids from the new movie "On Stranger Tides" have been added.