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Originally Posted By thenurmis That is very cool, Johnny D looks pretty stoked to be part of the classic.
Originally Posted By irishfan Cant wait to get back to Pirates at Disneyland....just have to figure out when!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA When I see the Jack Sparrow AA together with the 'Pooped Pirate' AA, it's easy to see how the two don't quite mesh -- from a design standpoint. The original AA figures from 'Pirates' have a very interesting combination of real and caricature, while the AA of Sparrow is obviously designed to be a lifelike re-cretaion of Jack Sparrow [Johnny Depp] from the movie. I'm not hating it, but Jack Sparrow looks a bit out of place. Anyone else see this?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I think with all the heavy eye makeup, etc., he fits in pretty well.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>When I see the Jack Sparrow AA together with the 'Pooped Pirate' AA, it's easy to see how the two don't quite mesh -- from a design standpoint. The original AA figures from 'Pirates' have a very interesting combination of real and caricature, while the AA of Sparrow is obviously designed to be a lifelike re-cretaion of Jack Sparrow [Johnny Depp] from the movie. I'm not hating it, but Jack Sparrow looks a bit out of place. Anyone else see this?<< Jim, your so right on with this. It's like redo'n Bambi frame for frame with only the addition of a CGI fox voice by Chris Rock. After seeing the pics and reading Westsider's report I can see the merit with a lot of the upgrade work that was done. I just don't put much value on their justification to mix two different looks with the characters. And for me the more AAs the merrier. You might not take it this far, but as mentioned on the WoM/POTC thread, I find the Jack Sparrow AAs to clash more than the WoM figures. From what I have seen it could have been much worse, but I don't think that alone makes this look any less piecemeal. Especially with the addition of a "pirate ghost" of the looks of Davy Jones.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Jack looks a little out of place to me, but I will wait to ride before I pass final judgment.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 meh..the clash cant be as bad as in Kingdom Hearts II when you have Sora, Donald, and Goofy hanging out with Jack Sparrow in the Pirates world. Even that didnt bother me that much.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros All of the original pirates are rounded and happy. Nothing against Johnny Depp, but he just has an angular look to him. It would be like trying to fit the Land pavilion from Epcot into Toontown. It might make sense, but it just doesn't blend very seamlessly. Does anybody know if the Jack Sparrows are just redressed AA's that already existed. It seems to me that the one in the barrel could very easily be the girl, just with a different face and hair. Also, with the WOM characters being removed, do you think that they could have just been turned into Jack? They easily could have turned the original captain into Barbosa as well. I know that AA's are really expensive and they try to reuse them whenever possible (Splash Mountain...), so it wouldn't be anything too new. If so, I really like how they are willing to completely redo them so they don't look similar to how they started. I just wish they looked more similar to the rest of their surroundings.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^I have a feeling they're all original. From what I've read, this re-do was in the planning stages three years ago, and POTC wasn't closed for very long to bring it all together. If those AAs were all in place until the ride closed, I don't believe they would have been able to change them to Cap'n Jack so quickly. Just my take on it. And on the "angular" thing... The original Captain on the Wicked Wench was angular, so's the Redhead... There may be others, but those definitely come to mind.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Heh heh heh heh... I bet you do! ;-) Being a redhead myself, I love that part... "We wants da red'ead! We wants da red'ead!" Just wish I had her bod!
Originally Posted By DlandJB Why isn't this feature front and center on the home page? Why does every other site have POTC up front and center and LP still has Leroy and Stitch? If someone hadn't commented on it and I found it in the DL General boards, I never would have seen it on the home page. This should be "above the flap" (as they say about newspapers). I'm still out of town and like many LP out of town readers who couldn't experience this I'm anxious to see the coverage of the ride and the premiere.
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Having ridden it, I have to say that I thought it was "Seamless". I mean, I may feel differently after a few dozen more times on it, but that won't happen for awhile with the long lines and all.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit Rode the ride yesterday with the throng. Line was back to the Emporium! The first two Sparrow figures blend in perfectly. In fact, if you weren't knowing he would be there you might even miss the first one! The one who kind of looks out of place is the last one. They were trying to add an extra scene, if you will. It looks great but it's a bit disconcerting if you think too much about it. The Davy Jones screen effect is great but too quick. You miss some if the boat is moving quickly (which they were yesterday to cover the crowd!). They cranked up the fog, too, near the Wicked Wench. Someone on our boat thought that was the first Jack figure when it was Barbosa! "- D I had had my doubts about messing with a classic but this time they did all-right.
Originally Posted By oc_dean On a closer look .. the Johnny Depp AAs do look somewhat out of place. It's the difference of having one real life celebrity, dressed up in pirate gear .. to AAs built in the mid 1960s who AREN'T reproductions of real people. All the "67" AAs have a caricaturized look to them. I'm sure if Dean Jones did a pirate movie in the mid 60s like "That Darn Pirate" .... it would be the same thing. I think it's passable. 2 of the Jack Sparrow AAs are distanced enough from other AAs to "blend" in to the OVERALL picture. Now, in the chase scene .. next to the hunched-over AA .. perhaps on my second trip ... I'll have to take another look.
Originally Posted By DlandDug There are a wide variety of figures in PotC. The new Jack Sparrow is within the range of styles present. (He is similar to the auctioneer, the "cat" pirate, or the lean pirates in the jail scene.) I do agree that some will find his familiar face a bit jarring. But I feel that this issue is addressed in the new dialogue. By calling attention to the fact that the "infamous Capt. Jack Sparrow" is loose in town, it makes his celebrity status a part of the experience. The final scene is, to me, a little icing on the cake. The final lift was always rather a let down after all the acivity that preceded it. (You may note that in the WDW version, they take the guests out of the boats before the lift.) Adding Capt. Jack, singing and toasting, is for me a good addition.
