Experiencing the Thrills of Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is considered one of the most immersive attractions ever created for a theme park. When Walt Disney originally designed the attraction in the 1950s, he imagined it as a wax museum and a walk-through adventure. But after the success of Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, Walt Disney and his Imagineers decided that Audio-Animatronics—Walt’s latest animation technology—was the most imaginative way to tell a rousing pirate story.

Your adventure begins in a shadowy bayou, where you’ll board a weathered barge. Plunge down a waterfall in the dark and float through a Pirates Grotto. Dead men tell no tales but guard their treasure for all eternity.

Navigate cannon fire between a fort and a 12-gun galleon. Glide into port and behold brazen buccaneers drunk on pillaged plunder. Skulk past the well-armed lass who commands a colorful auction of villagers’ goods.

Sing along as sea-roving scalawags serenade you with their classic shanty, “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me).” Witness flames engulf the town and pass prisoners trapped in jail cells, doggedly trying to escape.

Keep a spry eye out for sly Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series as he schemes to get his hands on the spoils. If ye be a seekin’ adventure, ay—you’ve come to the proper place!