PAID RESORTS PRSRT STD PARKS AND PARKS U.S. POSTAGE U.S. POSTAGE WALT DISNEY WALT Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Walt PO Box 10045 • Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0045 AARRRHHH!!! PPiratesirates ooff tthehe CCarribeanarribean ©Disney C6544279 Pirates of the Caribbean 2 mickey monitor The original attraction story will now be appended with the addition of Audio Animatronics® versions What’s of Captain Jack in several scenes, plus an appearance by Barbossa from the fi rst fi lm. You’ll Inside also catch a ghostly glimpse of Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In our new added story overlay, Barbossa Disney Pirates 3 unleashes his pirate crew on a seaport town, Early concept by W Imagineerin alt Disney looking for Captain Jack Sparrow and the g for attract DisneyQuest 4 ion exterior treasure they’re sure he can locate. Everest Passholder Preview 7 Of course, every pillaging, plundering, and fi re-blazing moment will still be there, including the signature “Yo Ho New Passholder Pin 13 (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” song. Monitor Calendar 14 We think of Pirates of the Caribbean as one of the crown jewels — Capt. Jack Sparrow hits the deck pun intended—of Disney attractions. Whenever Imagineers consider new The pirate scoundrel & other surprises come to Theme Park adventures, Pirates is always held up as the gold standard Register Pirates of the Caribbean against which we measure everything else. Your Email Pirates of the Caribbean will continue on as the classic experience that our for some exciting news! By Jason Surrell Walt Disney Imagineering Show Writer and Author of Pirates guests have enjoyed for decades, but now it will also resound with our new- of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies Do we have your email address? est guests. After all, it’s as much a treasure to us as it is to you. If not, take a second and register Beginning July 7, when you visit Pirates of the For more information, go to DisneyParkPirates.com it online today. It’s the best way Caribbean at the Magic Kingdom® Park, you’ll be PLEASE NOTE: Now through July 6, the Pirates of the Caribbean to keep up with the very latest experiencing history: the fi rst time a Disney Theme attraction is closed while this new excitement is being added. news and offers between issues Park attraction has made the journey from the Magic of the Mickey Monitor. So go to disneyworld.com/passholder Kingdom Park to the movies – and back again! My and register your email address fellow Imagineers are adding Captain Jack Sparrow to today. Or if your email has the Disney Theme Park experience. LET CAPTAIN JACK SHOW ’EM THE ROPES changed, be sure to update it. Ever wonder how swashbucklers buckle It’s a fi tting addition, considering that Walt Disney and their swashes? Little pirates-in-training look for the his original team of Imagineers drew inspiration from may fi nd out when Captain Jack Learn Hollywood’s Golden Age pirate epics when they were ˚ secret facts Sparrow divulges his own whimsical about our developing their early pirate attraction concepts. Walt’s pirate “how-to” pointers. So hoist your attractions. own big-screen Treasure Island helped defi ne the mainsails for Caribbean Plaza in popular pirate persona with its depiction of Long Adventureland® from July 7 to the end John Silver. Over 50 years later, Pirates of the of August. You won’t need a Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl made treasure map, but you may the swashbuckler movie “cool” again, with the want to pick up a Magic character Captain Jack Sparrow setting a new Kingdom Times and standard for movie pirates. Entertainment schedule for We were eager to fi nd ways to include some specific appearances. of the fi lm characters in the Disney Theme Park Entertainment subject to change without notice. attraction—as eager as the new generation of kids who, as we quickly discovered, were also Look for the name “Marco Daviso” on the hoping to see Captain Jack in the attraction. wall in the treasure scene; SECRET it’s a tribute to legendary Disney artist Marc Davis, who was chief designer of the attraction. mickey monitor Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Pirates of the Sunshine State The Pirates Public demand is bringing Captain Jack Sparrow to the Pirates of the go downtown Caribbean attraction—but then, public demand brought the ride to the Can’t get enough of Walt Disney World® Resort in the fi rst place. Disney pirates? Sail down to the Downtown Disney® area, Though the original attraction had been a huge Disneyland® favorite where there’s plenty of other since its 1967 opening, a Florida version was not originally part of the fun to plunder. Walt Disney World plans. One reason was that it was felt that these Plunge into new guests, living so close to the real Caribbean and its pirate lore, wouldn’t World of Disney adventures be as interested in the attraction! But after the Magic Kingdom® Park DisneyQues t Indoor I The most rip-roaring excite- opening, guests kept visiting City Hall to ask, ‘Where are the pirates?’ nteractive Theme Park ment to be had among the Within weeks, Walt Disney World Cast Members sported buttons 10,000 feet of new World of ® reading, “The Pirates Are Coming, December 1973.” The resulting Disney store experiences is the new Adventure Room. But Pirates of the Caribbean, while somewhat condensed, boasts these watch out for Stitch at the creative touches that made their debut in the Florida version: entrance. He’s determined to Become a bold spit at everyone who passes by! N Caribbean Plaza. This Adventureland® area was created to put you in the pirate DisneyQuest pirate And there’s a bonafi de pirate there to greet you—Rusty Blade, mood before even entering the attraction. Inspired by the classic attraction, Pirates of an Audio-Animatronics A little gem for little pirates N Fortress queue line. You travel through the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold character created especially for the Adventure Room, adding his Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa offers a a cavernous maze of catacombs, gives you an active part in the action. It’s one of the crusty comments to the goings- fun-fi lled Pirate Cruise for boys and girls ages 4–10 dungeons, and weaponry before you most popular attractions at DisneyQuest® Indoor on. As you explore this goldmine to various Disney Resort “ports of call” along reach the oceanfront bluff where a ship of action toys and gifts, you never Seven Seas Lagoon. Interactive Theme Park, and with good reason— gleams in the distance as seagulls cry know what this stout fellow will As the grownups head away from the marina it’s a blast for everyone! through the misty air. And the ride hasn’t say next. for two hours of “boring” relaxation, the kids wear even started yet! exclusive Mickey Mouse pirate bandanas, board Up to fi ve players don 3-D glasses and step No pirate worth his salt would a fl oat boat fl ying a Jolly Roger fl ag, and shout N The ship in the distance. As you aboard a ship’s deck, the sea’s dangers waiting pass up a chance to Create “ARGGH!” to passing watercraft. Three Disney approach the embarking area, you before them. One player becomes the captain, Your Own Pirate Skull. You Cast Member pirates set the stage for clues, just take a skull and stuff it full of missing map pieces and lots of laughter. Each come to a beachfront area where a steering the ship and giving orders to the others as gooey eyeballs, rubber snakes cruise is a little different each time. mysterious ship floats on a distant shore. they aim cannons at enemy ships and other hazards and other delightfully icky stuff. The two-hour Pirate “The ship in the distance was one of created in state-of-the-art CG animation and special You can also Create Your Own Cruise, including light Pirate Hat, using a variety of the details that impressed me when I effects. A mysterious voice guides the crew, but he lunch and a little treasure was much younger,” said Jason Surrell. headgear and everything from for the kids to keep, has his own secrets to keep—and may not be what feathers to bandanas and pirate “It’s the tiniest little details that make sets sail every Monday, he seems! patches, and Fill Your Own Wednesday, Thursday, the difference. There’s something about Treasure Chest with “precious” and Saturday at 9:30 am. seeing that ship bobbing out there and It’s part interactive game, part scary movie, gems, polished stones and other pirate plunder. For reservations, call hearing the lonely cries of seagulls that part shooting gallery—and all fun! 407-560-PASS (7277) make that area extremely atmospheric. It up to 90 days in puts you right in the mood for the pirate advance. adventure you’re about to have.” Whether you’re enjoying the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction on the East or the West Coast, there’s always plenty of rollicking fun to experience over and over again! mickey monitor news 6 the BUZZ “It’s a wonderland. that we are able to beI justthere!” feel blessed — Davy Jones Music legends spring up at the Festival In addition to all the magical topiaries, hands-on demonstrations, and kids’ fun at the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival, expert Passholders attend as many Flower Power Concerts as possible.