POTC Johnny Refurb

[innerSpaceman]

Well, they've also had Davey Crockett and Zorro, and I'm sure those were meant to reflect Disney characters. But when the characters also have a "real" counterpart - either literary or biological - I think guests' perceptions are not channeled towards specific actors.


As for ever going on Pirates again ... I'm very sad to report that - - once the spate of riding with newbies is over, it will no longer be a ride I suggest riding. I will never be a stick-in-the-mud and refuse to board if that's a group's choice. But I will never be the one to encourage it.

Likewise with Haunted Mansion.

Hmmm, the two Disneyland masterpieces off my ride-desired list. That's a crying shame. If Space Mountain really becomes unavailable at night next year, I'm going to seriously be questioning my desire to go to Disneyland at all. As most of you know, I'm not really there for the rides ... but changing my three absolute favorites into experiences I'd rather not have puts a damper on the whole Disneyland experience for me.

Bah, sad, sad, bah!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

...I'm going to seriously be questioning my desire to go to Disneyland at all. As most of you know, I'm not really there for the rides ... but changing my three absolute favorites into experiences I'd rather not have puts a damper on the whole Disneyland experience for me.

That's exactly where I find myself now. Pirates is the only attraction on my must-do list when I'm in the Park.

Was.

The space in the Park that used to be home to a magical time machine is now host to a movie set from 2006.

BTW, still haven't seen the movie, but I feel like I've seen it five times already. The overpromotion of the thing is exhausting. Is anyone else getting weary of seeing Johnny Depp's mug peering out of everything from cereal and fruit rollup boxes to film development kiosks?

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Bah, sad, sad, bah!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

BTW, still haven't seen the movie, but I feel like I've seen it five times already. The overpromotion of the thing is exhausting. Is anyone else getting weary of seeing Johnny Depp's mug peering out of everything from cereal and fruit rollup boxes to film development kiosks?

I've seen some of that, but not as much as you describe.

Depp may be stalking you.

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Yes. Yes, I did.

I knew it. I tried to find it on the pad, but was unsuccessful. Must have been a victim of thread pudding.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmm, the two Disneyland masterpieces off my ride-desired list. That's a crying shame. If Space Mountain really becomes unavailable at night next year, I'm going to seriously be questioning my desire to go to Disneyland at all. As most of you know, I'm not really there for the rides ... but changing my three absolute favorites into experiences I'd rather not have puts a damper on the whole Disneyland experience for me.

Well, I may be in the minority but there is just too much I love about Disneyland to let these changes sour my entire experience. With HM especially, the ride is still about 90% intact. I don't dig the attic like I used to, but there is more than enough of the original ride there to keep me coming back. The changes to Pirates are certainly more drastic but I'll keep riding to enjoy the parts that haven't changed or that have been enhanced to my satisfaction, such as the lightning scene. To discard the entire ride over these alterations makes as little sense to me as discarding the Jungle Cruise, which bears far less resemblance to the original than is the case with HM.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not particularly happy with many of the changes and it does diminish the magic, especially to have a human face among the other pirates. I'm just not going to let my AP lapse as a result.

Just my .02, of course.