Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Not sure this mermaid addition adds up to much. It's minimal. I was thinking they might install an AA in or near the shipwreck scene, or maybe have one sitting by the side of the boats. The underwater movement is hard to see in the video. I certainly hope it's better in person, because it looks like a blurry mess. It's not a negative to me, but not really something to get excited about either.
Originally Posted By Manfried I like the small changes. It keeps things fresh and usually they're done by staff people around their regular duties.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I still can't fathom why valuable resources keeping being committed to these pointless changes to the attraction. It does nothing to attract guests to the park and certainly does nothing to the overall storyline of the attraction." If the change was at Disneyland POTC i bet passholders would come to see it.
Originally Posted By Bellella I so hope this change doesn't come to D-land's Pirates. Totally pointless and DUMB.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I think the mermaids are an intresting addition to Pirates. I still think one Capt Jack Sparrow is enough for Pirates. 3 is way too obsessive. I have thought if they wanted to add additional new characters to Pirates then fine, add some of the other memorable characters not more Sparrows. I guess anything they add to the WDW version of Pirates is greatly appreciated since we got half a ride in the first place.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'll bet you all ten churros that within ten years all references to the films will be removed from the rides and there'll be a return to the "original" versions.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Or worse, in ten years they have lead characters from Disney's Latest "new" movie. Air bud XX and the Pirates! Actually, I would probably enjoy that more than the overdone Johnny Depp stuff currently occupying Pirates. Maybe I should rephrase that.... or worse the Johnny Depp Pirates stuff is still sitting in Pirates.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I'll bet you all ten churros that within ten years all references to the films will be removed from the rides and there'll be a return to the "original" versions. >> I was having this conversation with someone on another site, who swore up and down that Jack Sparrow will be a character for the ages and that he'll never be removed from the ride. Personally, I don't see his popularity lasting all that much longer, and in a decade, people will be asking "Why is this Jack Sparrow character all over the place?"
Originally Posted By leemac <<Personally, I don't see his popularity lasting all that much longer, and in a decade, people will be asking "Why is this Jack Sparrow character all over the place?">> The sole design brief was to ensure that the JS AAs didn't interfere with the existing storyline and that they could be removed easily. All 3 accomplished that.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The sole design brief was to ensure that the JS AAs didn't interfere with the existing storyline and that they could be removed easily. All 3 accomplished that.>> I agree with the "can be removed easily" part.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I think any of the recent changes to Pirates can be removed without any impact to the storyline. I don't think the mermaids take away from the storyline. I do think the continued use of 3 Jack Sparrow AAs does however take away from the overall impact of the ride. It is redundant and totally unnecessary. It is a blantantly, overt attempt to cash in on the movies. I would have thought that one Jack Sparrow AA is enough. If you want additional AAs, then simply add other memorable characters from the PoC movies. Personally, I think the MK's PoC is stuck with Jack Sparrow AAs for forever and a day.
Originally Posted By Manfried What would be cool is if the mermaids added were live people...not AA figures.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros <<The sole design brief was to ensure that the JS AAs didn't interfere with the existing storyline and that they could be removed easily. All 3 accomplished that.>> I don't know about the figures themselves, but it seems to me that (at DL at least, maybe not as much in WDW) they revised the script of the entire attraction so that every single pirate says "Captain Jack Sparrow" on an endless loop. Almost all of the dialogue has been changed to reference him throughout the ride("Whar be Captain Jack Sparrow"..."Don't tell him Carlos, don't be cheekin!"). While I assume they have the original audio and AA programing on file somwhere, I find the ride's rewrite much more intrusive than the figures themselves. The nice thing about the mermaids is that they seem to be a one-off effect, like the Davy Jones/Blackbeard waterfall. It shows up in a certain scene, but when you're not in that area of the ride, you're not constantly reminded of it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper It's the same thing at WDW, Ferret. And it really, really sticks out after riding DLP's POTC. Pinnacle of design, right there.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I like the minor addition and disagree that the time taken away from other things is hurting the future. What future right now ? Is there a budget to create anything but the stupid Avatar land in AK ? If this delays that until people come to their senses then it is well worth it. AS far as not bringing any more people in- that is absolutely true- but what ever happened to liking more detail added to anything. We already have a 'short' potc ride- why not plus it with the most interesting addition from the last movie installment ? I hope it's better in person, but I like it
