Disneyland - Pirates of the Caribbean

Look for a pair of skeletons playing a “deadlocked” game of chess at crew’s quarters. Chess pieces were intentionally arranged so that neither one can win the game.

chess game

When it opened in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean used real human skeletons as props. Because the Imagineers felt that the faux skeletons of the period were just too unconvincing, the grotto sequence originally featured real human remains obtained from the UCLA Medical Center. The skeletons were later returned and given a proper burial.

The ship attacking the fort is known as the Wicked Wench and the fort & town are called El Tesoro.

The pirate ship now has cannon blast that shoots water out of a hole that is smaller than the diamater of a hair at 1000 psi, causing the water to condense like fog, called the MeeFog effect.

Amount of water used throughout the attraction: 750,000 gallons

In 1968 you could purchase this souvenir guide book in the park.

Click on the cover and it will open a PDF document of the full book to read and enjoy.

As Life Magazine has reported, the Pirates of the Caribbean is the costliest and most technologically sophisticated" adventure ever concieved as a permanent entertainment attraction, within or beyond the gates of Disneyland.

This is its story, from the "golden age" of piracy centuries ago, to a present day journey in pictures with "the wildest crew that ever sacked the Spanish Main".

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