Originally Posted By nemopoppins >>>nemopoppins, I love IASW too! Do you think they'll ever make a Captain Jack version?<<< They're doing a huge refurb in 2008, aren't they? Maybe that's in the plans. Now, I'm usually anxious for new experiences (I'm not one of those opposed to all Disneyland changes), but that might be a hard one to take.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer nemopoppins, you know I was just teasing. Still, if it had been like a *1* day thing to celebrate the premieres of the POTC movies it might have been cute.
Originally Posted By berol They messed with tiki room in DL, too. Some song was removed, and a verse from the final song got axed.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I knew it couldn't work, ShivaThDestroyer, there are no children in the Pirates movies. Otherwise, who knows? Hmmm, maybe Pirates, Chapter One, featuring a young Captain Jack...
Originally Posted By doombuggy For me I think they made the ride revolve around J.D. too much. ALOT of the dialog now has to do with him.
Originally Posted By Pollyana I love the Pirates, but I think that Jack Sparrow is far toooo beautiful to be a scruffy pirate. He doesn't fit in.He looks like a pirate on the Weight Watchers program...lol....
Originally Posted By Pollyana Then again, I am one of the oldies who has a hard time with change, especially the Disney Classics. I was very skepical with the makeover of TSI, but I rather enjoyed going there. But please, leave the Tiki Room alone!
Originally Posted By USCSurfer I tend to be one of those Disney purists as well. I haven't been on the ride yet so can't comment with complete knowledge on how it looks, but when you have one face standing out above all the rest because it is a famous face, it would seem a little disconcerting to me, drawing away from the overall impact of the ride. A ride that is supposed to transport you back in time, suddenly becomes contemporary because you're graced with the face of a contemporary actor. I have heard that some of those audioanimatronic figures have the likenesses of people Walt knew, or people who worked behind the scenes in imagineering. But these men would be unknown to most of the public. I know that Depp is portraying a character, but his face can't help but stand out among the rest. For that reason I would have personally just left the ride alone. It's all personal opinion though.
Originally Posted By Sweeper Another Old Timer who loves the changes. I'm ready for more. Those long scenes of nothing after the jail and before the lift room scene are in need of something in my book. Crabs feasting on corpses could be fun!
Originally Posted By tynkrbell1977 LOL That would be great Sweeper!!! =) I like the changes as well. I think the transition nicely with the originals. LOVE IT!! And I as well LOVE Captain Jack Sparrow!
Originally Posted By dresswhites i am part of the camp that like the new changes. before the changes i was starting to get a bit bored of the attraction. i generally only rode it because of a sense of obigation. i would generally only ride it once per visit, as opposed to say splash, mansion, or small world all of which i would ride multiple times. even so i was wary of the changes. it is such a classic attraction and i was worried they would mess it up. the first time i rode it with the new changes, wow. pirates went up my list of my favorite attractions. i really like the new ship battle scene. it is very dramatic and impressive.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Having had the chance to ride the attraction today, I can say that it is largely the same classic experience it has always been. With the Jack Sparrow character popping up three times throughout the ride, however, it took a little more effort to suspend disbelief than it used to, especially when the girls in the row in front of you are saying, "There's Johnny Depp." I think the problem for me is that I really like Johnny Depp as an actor, but I've read comments he's made about America that I don't find real complimentary. That might be why I'm having a little more trouble with warming up to the change on POTC. You can't get any more Americana than Disneyland, or Pirates of the Caribbean. It can be difficult for me to separate the reality of who actors are from the roles they're playing, especially when they express their beliefs in the way so many of them do. They're certainly entitled to their opinions, but unfortunately for some of them, it overshadows their craft and makes it more difficult for us audience members to suspend that disbelief when seeing them in movies, or in this case, a Disneyland attraction.
