|
It is hard to believe that these pirates have been yo-hoing for over 40 years now. This ride is essentially an extremely elaborate dark ride, riding on a boat rather than a track (though the boat is of course guided by rails on both sides). The initial scenes in the swamp along the Blue Bayou restaurant and the drops into the cave are very relaxing. The next scenes with the skeletons among their treasures are neat, but then riders travel back in time through a time tunnel to see how all of this came about, and get to the real meat of the ride. The whole pirate attack on the Spanish town is carried out in great narrative detail, going from the initial attack on the fort to the drunken pirates getting what is coming to them by the end. Most of the new updated additions to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride occur during these scenes as well. Jack Sparrow shows up three times, with the Animatronic looking remarkably like Johnny Depp. Captain Barbossa is also present, though the resemblance to Geoffrey Rush is not quite as good. There is a great effect also with Davy Jones inside of the time tunnel. His face gets projected onto a mist waterfall under which the boats travel. Very cool. I noticed some of the music from the movie got added as well. In spite of these additions, the original classic storyline of the ride remains, so I think everyone will be pleased. It goes without saying that Pirates of the Caribbean is a must-ride experience at Disneyland.
|