Film's own Peter Sciretta rolled his eyes this change.īut I'll just be honest: I have a hard time taking issue with this alteration. Others will note that a change like this, with its empowered female pirate, is a move toward modern political correctness and a step away from the attraction's original mission statement of plunging riders into the middle of a horrible event. After all, Pirates of the Caribbean was the final attraction that Walt Disney himself had a personal hand in before his death in 1966, which makes it sacred ground. Still, expect Disney theme park fans to have heated debates over this change. You can see concept art for the new scene in the gallery below. And in a modern twist, the redheaded woman, previously up for auction in the original scene, will be re-dressed as the female pirate running the new auction. The news was buried at the bottom of a Disney Parks Blog news post (via Mashable) that is mostly focused on the extensive refurbishment of the Pirates attraction at Disneyland Paris, but here's the gist: the Disneyland and Walt Disney World versions of the ride will now feature a "loot" auction, with various pirates buying and selling stolen goods.
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Via those lifelike audio animatronic characters, we watch a pirate sell off women at auction, with the crowd chanting "We want the redhead!" It's a weird and shocking thing to see in a Disney theme park in the year 2017, especially since this ride has inspired an entire series of blockbuster movies.Īnd now it's undergoing a makeover. It's a politically incorrect ride from a different era, which is certainly part of its charm, but one scene has been raising eyebrows for some time now: the wench auction.
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