Originally Posted By juicer I remember him smoking his corncob pipe. Has smoke ever come out of that pipe?
Originally Posted By CommentCaVa >>The other day while riding POTC<< There's a pirates of the caribbean ride?
Originally Posted By topdisneymom I always thought he had a dog sleeping at his feet, but there never was a dog there. Maybe that is at WDW.
Originally Posted By smd4 This is a PERFECT example of folks "filling in the blanks" and creating their own narratives, instead of Disney force-feeding stories to us like they do on newer attractions.
Originally Posted By Shiva >>The banjo plays "Oh Susanna" and "Camptown Races",<< It also plays a few chords of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)"
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost If some of you have been to the American Adventure in Epcot...that guy on the porch has a banjo, I think, I mean I'm sure, I think that maybe he does. No, I'm sure...I think!
Originally Posted By Elderp Come to think of it wasn't a skunk tap dancing on his head. Oh wait, wrong attraction... Never mind. I don't remember ever seeing a banjo.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>It also plays a few chords of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)"<< After the refurb, it'll also contain a few subtle phrases from "A Whole New World." Don't worry - it'll blend seamlessly.
Originally Posted By DLTheo I think they're going to work some "It's a Small World After All..." into it, too. It's part of their Disney attraction exchange program, in conjunction with adding Captain Jack Sparrow to IASW.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Come to think of it wasn't a skunk tap dancing on his head. Oh wait, wrong attraction.<<< Or a raccoon even!
Originally Posted By PirateGirl121 I have never noticed a banjo...I have heard the banjo I have just never seen it. I was at the part about 2 weeks ago and even then no banjo.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Yes, memory can play tricks. I visited Disneyland ONCE in my childhood-- in the Summer of 1972. A vivid memory I hold is of the dinosaurs' battle, as seen from the steam train. Only problem is, my vivid memory places them on the wrong side of the train! I can still picture them to the left of the train, with the "lava" rollers coming in from the left, and the two dinosaurs lit in lurid red light. Even after all the trips I have taken to see them correctly, I cannot give up this image. An interesting note about the unseen banjo player in PotC. A few years ago I heard a presentation from Glenn Barker, who has been working WDI audio since 1969. He mentioned that the banjo player was originally on a long continuous loop of audio tape. When the first cassettes were developed, PotC's audio was converted to a series of players. That particular track was too long, so the selection was truncated, making the loop much shorter. In recent years there was a conversion to digital audio. Glenn was pleased to track down the original session tapes and restore the complete banjo soundtrack to this portion of the attraction. So some of you may remember slightly different music coming from that banjo that is INSIDE THE SHACK...!
