Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)

Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean entrance at Walt Disney World
Disneyland
AreaNew Orleans Square
Coordinates33°48′40.46″N 117°55′14.97″W / 33.8112389°N 117.9208250°W / 33.8112389; -117.9208250
StatusOperating
Opening dateMarch 18, 1967
Lightning Lane available
Magic Kingdom
AreaAdventureland
Coordinates28°25′4.87″N 81°35′3.19″W / 28.4180194°N 81.5842194°W / 28.4180194; -81.5842194
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateDecember 15, 1973; 50 years ago (December 15, 1973)
Lightning Lane available
Tokyo Disneyland
AreaAdventureland
Coordinates35°38′3.31″N 139°52′50.6″E / 35.6342528°N 139.880722°E / 35.6342528; 139.880722
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 15, 1983
Disneyland Park (Paris)
AreaAdventureland
Coordinates48°52′24.59″N 2°46′24.22″E / 48.8734972°N 2.7733944°E / 48.8734972; 2.7733944
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 12, 1992
Ride statistics
Attraction typeDark ride
DesignerWED Enterprises
ThemePirates of the Caribbean, Pirates in the 17th–18th century
Music"A Pirate's Life for Me" by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio
Vehicle typeBateaux
Vehicles50 Boats
Riders per vehicle23–24
DurationDisneyland
15:30 minutes
Magic Kingdom
8:30 minutes
Tokyo Disneyland
9:30 minutes
Disneyland Paris
10:30 minutes
Number of dropsDisneyland and Disneyland Paris
2
Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland
1
Audio-animatronics119
VoicesPaul Frees
June Foray
Thurl Ravenscroft
J. Pat O'Malley
Dallas McKennon
Xavier Atencio
Corey Burton (1997–present)
Dee Bradley Baker (2005–present)
Johnny Depp (2006–present)
Geoffrey Rush (2006–present)
Bill Nighy (2006–present)
Ian McShane (2011–present)
Grey DeLisle (2018–present)
ManufacturerArrow Development (Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland)
Intamin (Disneyland Paris)
SponsorKirin Company (Tokyo)
Must transfer from wheelchair
Assistive listening available

Pirates of the Caribbean is a dark ride at Disneyland, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris.

The ride tells the story of a band of pirates in the West Indies islands around the Caribbean Sea in the 17th and 18th centuries with the saga of their voyages, troubles, and exploits. The original version of the ride opened at the Disneyland in Anaheim, California, near Los Angeles, in 1967, and was the last ride whose construction was envisioned and personally overseen by Walt Disney, who died three months before it opened. After immense popularity, the ride was replicated six years later at the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World, near Orlando, Florida in 1973. Versions followed at Tokyo Disneyland in 1983, and at Disneyland Paris in 1992. Each of the initial four versions of the ride has a different façade but a similar ride experience.

The Pirates of the Caribbean ride gave rise to the song "A Pirate's Life for Me" written by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio. The ride became the basis for the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, which debuted in 2003. Since 2006, Disney has incorporated characters from the film series into the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris versions of the rides. A different ride influenced by visitors' familiarity with the worldwide success of the feature film series, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure, opened at the Shanghai Disneyland Park in 2016.