Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I'm loving all the pro-Medusa comments Since she's usually ignored in Villain merchandise, this would be a nice addition to the attractions
Originally Posted By danyoung >Oh, for pete's sake. They already wrecked the Pirates with Jack Sparrow and company.< I couldn't disagree more, Bellella. They not only incorporated the characters from the movie seamlessly, but they didn't even a little bit change the feel of the attraction, and they way upped its rideability and popularity. I think they did a fantastic job with the new characters in Pirates!
Originally Posted By Bellella The new animatronic figures are great. But the soundtrack from the movie playing in the background all but drowns out what the animatronic figures are saying. They should at least take that out. That's what I meant when they said they wrecked the ride. "Where be the treasure?" "Don't tell him, Carlos! Don't be cheeckeen!" I mean, you can hardly hear any of that anymore.
Originally Posted By danyoung >But the soundtrack from the movie playing in the background all but drowns out what the animatronic figures are saying.< I haven't heard even a little bit of any new sound track. And I can hear Carlos's wife perfectly, every time.
Originally Posted By Bellella Oh, yes. There's plenty I like there. Why else would I go there every chance I get?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I thought that the Carlos-pirate no longer asks for treasure since Sparrow was put in...
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm pretty sure he asks where's Cap'n Jack. So the "Don't tell him, Carlos" cry would still be accurate.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I have to admit I'm not a big fan of the changes to Pirates. The AA figures are fine but I miss the voice in the tunnel that says, "No fear of evil curses says you....arr.....properly warned ye be says I." The mist curtain of Davey Jones doesn't really excite me much. And the movie soundtrack is quite loud at times so I agree with Bellella on that. Plus I actually preferred the old end to the ride - the skeletons at various stages of escaping with the treasure. Jack on his rocking chair in his log cabin seems awkward to me. It's still a great attraction, but I don't think all of the changes were positive.
Originally Posted By danyoung >... I miss the voice in the tunnel that says, "No fear of evil curses says you....arr.....properly warned ye be says I." The mist curtain of Davey Jones doesn't really excite me much.< I like the Davey Jones, but I wish they could have put it in another spot, and leave the voices in the tunnel alone. This was always one of my favorite spots in PoTC, and I really miss it.
Originally Posted By crazycroc I liked the depraved voice, too. He always reminded me of a wispy, gollum type freak. Davy Jones kinda sucks. Don't worry, though, in 5 years, they will have a big marketing push that they are bringing back the original, with all new merchandise !!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I like the spots where they added the music from the movie (the Wicked Wench battle and the initial cave just after the drop). I think they really add a lot of depth to those scenes and put in a lot of emotion without adding any dialogue or set pieces. I don't like the changes of the dialogue nearly as much, since it seems like every other thing you hear is something about Jack Sparrow. It gets old really quickly. I understand that they want to bring the focus to the new hip and edgy pirates, but it seemed to pull the soul out of the attraction in the process. I don't entirely hate him being there, but the scene at the end just doesn't work for me. Also, the AA's are very clearly recently done, as the movements are much more realistic than the older ones. It makes the Jack Sparrows stand out, in the wrong sort of way. I alos think that Davy Jones is kind of cool, but I don't like him there. I really liked the creepy old man in the cave, and I was sad to lose him, but I don't know where else they could do the fog screen effect. It is neat to see, but doesn't really fit in with the style of the rest of the attraction very well. Maybe they could do it on the lift at the end, to reinforce the idea that you're going up a waterfall, since I'm pretty sure most people don't understand that.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Don't worry, though, in 5 years, they will have a big marketing push that they are bringing back the original, with all new merchandise !!!< crazycroc, you're a weird dude, but every once in a while you get it just right. Very funny, and probably true!
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle I like the Davy Jones effect a lot. It adds something to what was a very boring part of the ride. And it is a very cool effect...especially being that you basically pass right through it. But I'm one of those "crazy people" who actually thought the pirates enhancements were much needed, and done very well. *runs and hides*
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<danyoung: I'm pretty sure he asks where's Cap'n Jack. So the "Don't tell him, Carlos" cry would still be accurate.>> He does, but I was commenting on Bellella's post #123 that because of the addition of Jack Sparrow, I thought he no longer says "Where be the treasure?"
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf <<I like the Davy Jones effect a lot. It adds something to what was a very boring part of the ride. And it is a very cool effect...especially being that you basically pass right through it.>> I agree that it's a cool effect. Like others, I wish it had been incorporated elsewhere though. I liked the creepy voices in the dark tunnel and then emerging stealthily into the pirate ship scene. The effect, to me, was like magically slipping into another world.
Originally Posted By Bellella Davy Jones is kind of frightening. It certainly startled me the first time I saw it. The Jack Sparrow figures blend in pretty well. Still, I don't see why they had to put them in in the first place. What I can't figure out, is why the ride can't be separate from the movie it inspired.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Still, I don't see why they had to put them in in the first place.< Well, there's a simple answer to that - money! It didn't cost all that much to make the changes to Pirates, and it drove attendance at the park for at least a year. Smart move on Disney's part. >...why the ride can't be separate from the movie it inspired.< Well, they put little easter eggs in the movies that tied back into the attraction. It's only natural that they then extend the movie back into the attraction that inspired it. With all the popularity of the movies, having a Pirates attraction in the Disney parks that DIDN'T refer to Jack Sparrow would be kinda odd.
