IMPRESSIVE Pirates Boat Dark Ride | Best Version of Pirates of the Caribbean Ride Out There!

Out of all the Pirates of the Caribbean boat dark rides, Shanghai Disneyland has the BEST one yet! Do you agree? If not, which Disney park has the best Pirates boat ride: Disneyland in California? Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World? Tokyo Disneyland? or Disneyland Paris?
Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure Full RideThrough 2024.
"Ahoy! Join Captain Jack’s swashbuckling band of buccaneers for a monster-meeting, treasure-seeking, high-seas adventure!" - www.shanghaidisneyresort.com/...
Ride filmed January 2024 at Shanghai Disneyland.

[@StrangeDepthsAP]

Some of the transitions between projected backgrounds and practical sets are crazy good.

[@kurtn4819]

Yes, the morphing from skeleton to Jack Sparrow was extraordinary. Know how it was done??

[@graemehunter4395]

​@@kurtn4819peppers ghost, used all over the parks. Jack Sparrow animatronic stands still, and the image of the skeleton (a physical object that's illuminated) is projected onto a screen infront of Sparrow. The same effect is used to create the ghosts in the ballroom in the Haunted mansion.

[@senquezbradley5092]

peppers ghost effect. @@kurtn4819

[@rollingslothmachine3431]

@@kurtn4819 The skeleton was projected onto the animatronic puppet, that was completely in the dark besides the skeleton projection.

[@gissneric]

Why are the best versions of Disney and Universal rides are in their international parks? The Jurassic World ride in Universal Beijing is also the best version.

[@pakasack]

Well with Disney Shanghai, it’s their newest global park, so all the rides are going to be fully modern and with the best technology, no retrofitting of older stuff is required like at the rides at their older legacy parks in the U.S. etc

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

Because they love China that much apparently…

[@NeedleInTheHay1990]

The first commenter here is spot on. Another piece is the desire to preserve the history of the theme park. Yes, there are efforts to update some rides but it has not been without nonsense pushback (e.g., Splash Mountain will become Tiana's Bayou; tiki bird changes).

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Honestly, this is the only version that's superior in Shanghai. A lot of it comes from the fact that it was made later, and they could tweak LITTLE things about their classic rides to improve them. That's my reasoning for Shanghai and Paris. Tokyo, the reasoning there is because of the Oriental Land Company

[@viperinvestor325]

In fairness to disney, other than this, everything is better at walt disney world then anywhere else

[@lchidan2782]

I wish this ride was in orlando its so good it makes you feel you're actually under water

[@alky1229]

I love Pirates of the Caribbean, and I have to say this is the best version of it that I’ve been on. I rode it, got off, and literally went right back on again. So good

[@dorkultra]

Such a great dark ride, my only critique is how bright the screens are on the battling boat scene but i figure it looks a little more realistic in person. Would love to visit some day

[@I.YanaCeee]

I think the camera is also nightmode so the screens might appear brighter

[@chaoscat1499]

Screens generally look worse in videos like these than they do irl

[@remconet]

The screens aren't that bright, it's just them insistintg on filming everyting way too bright. It's annoying. The ride looks different in real life.

[@alky1229]

It does look better in person, but they could bring the contrast down on them a bit in real life.

[@graffiti.777]

My critique is that I wish they would add smoke blasting out of Davy Jones' organ as he's playing it. Kinda like in the movie.

[@rickrizzo-gfilmproducer1310]

Nice, but will never beat the original ride. The original is nostalgic; pure Americana where creativity was an absolute must. These new rides just slap big screens here and there and call it "new" and "exciting".....😲

[@daveconsumesmedia]

This is an incredible ride, but it has about as much in common with the other Pirates rides as Mystic Manor does with the other Haunted Mansions - it's doing something totally different. Shanghai Pirates has essentially taken a tightly-paced modern (post-Indy) dark ride and disguised it as a traditional boat ride, and adapted the movies instead of the existing ride. This may be way more impressive, but I don't think any attraction will ever touch Disneyland's original in terms of sheer atmosphere.

[@fd3]

…you wanted them to just rehash a same ride that already exists at 3 parks already? This comment is too nitpicky. I think this looks amazing. It would have been boring to just see a rehash of the original ride which already exists at literally three amusement parks already.

[@Lucargia1]

@@fd3 I mean there's plenty of ways they could've kept the original concept of the ride and make new scenes without leaning entirely into the Pirates franchise (not just including references). I obviously think this is great, but it's fair to say that this is an entirely different take on it. It would've been cool to see a new and modern take on the town scene from the other ones.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@fd3 This isn't bad, Dave is just saying he doesn't prefer it over the OG and ALSO thinks it's so far removed from the original ride that it's practically a whole different one, and the original pirates may not even be its closest relative, aside from some occasional Easter Eggs during the beginning. He doesn't say it's bad, or anything he thinks they SHOULD have done

[@salmoncakesremix]

@daveconsumesmedia I agree. This is a fantastic ride, but it’s completely different than the original Pirates at Disneyland and WDW. Most of this ride is very well done projection mapping, but the fact that the original Pirates rides are still achieving just as immersive experiences with mostly older technology definitely says something about the brilliance of those attractions as well. But even then, the stories and experiences are very different. It’s like trying to compare a wooden coaster to a steel launch. Things to appreciate about both.

[@alky1229]

I’ve ridden the OG in Anaheim as well as Floridas version and I love them. And I understand and get what you’re saying, but in terms of atmosphere, they pale in comparison to this. And yes I understand the technology now is better, but this literally makes you feel as though you’re under the water and in a new realm. I rode it twice in 2018, it’s so amazing

[@sbk123411]

It looks like an amazing attraction. I may be in the minority, but my only thing is I’m not crazy about such a reliance on screens. Perhaps it looks so good in person that it doesn’t matter. It’s such a different experience that it’s hard to call it Pirates of the Caribbean. It deserves its own name.

[@AllanNightingale]

Actually, I'll take the ride at Disneyland in Anaheim that inspired the movie over the ride that was inspired by the movie. Along with the animatronics instead of a screen. I don't get the underwater part either, although it was cool looking. This looked fun, but it's the original for me 😀💯

[@danieldietrich9969]

There are actually two endings to this attraction. One is shown here with the treasure Jack gets being cursed, the other is where it's not cursed and he sings the Pirates theme song from the original version of the ride. From my experince they appear to be done somewhat randomly.

[@Mike__B]

I don't know if I'd call this the "Best version", it's definitely a different version, different story and all that. A bit too much reliance on screens though.while some of the large screen effects look fantastic, they seem to fall flat with the effects like the ships all coming to the surface here's the big splash of waves from Davy Jone's ship.... on the screen, meanwhile the boat is in calm water.

[@michaeljabronis7271]

Look, I love the version in orlando and cali, but my god this version is freakin epic. Reminds of the Rise of the Resistance Immersion feel. Disney may be gouging people, but some of their new rides are epic.

[@fd3]

One of the most INCREDIBLE rides I’ve ever seen 🙂 It would be a DREAM of mine to experience this in real life! I’ve been hoping to for years! I absolutely can’t state how fabulous this ride looks!

[@user-to8gl7ez8f]

日本にも作ってほしい〜😂映像でも迫力ヤバいんだから、実際に乗ったらほんとに大迫力で感動するだろうな。上海だと絶対に行けないので映像で見るだけで満足です❤😂

[@splb2706]

日本のカリブも大好きだけど海賊たちが街を焼いて女達を追いかけ回すシーンとか少し過激だからそろそろ時代錯誤かもですよね😣ジャック要素も少しだけだし ここまで完璧にパイレーツの世界観を表現してて且つ飽きさせないストーリー性とスリルが凄い！ライド時間も長くて大満足しそう

[@schneetiger9249]

Am I the only person that actually sees what Disney has really imagineered here? A ride practically without AUDIOANIMATRONICS (1!) , without KINETICS, without a lot of SETS and MOSTLY SCREENS. This ride looks at first sight very impressive, but it's actually far less elaborate than the Disneyland or WDW rides.

[@e.l.norton]

There's actually MUCH more here than screens compared to Disney's new US rides. They're virtually nothing but screens.

[@schneetiger9249]

@@e.l.norton I am not comparing this with the truly terrible mediocre or worse attractions of the dreadful Iger era who actually killed imagineering. I am comparing it with the real thing, PotC in Disneyland and the slightly shorter WDW version. It is still much better than the Iger crap, that’s true, but compare with the old Walt Disney era rides. Practically no kinectics, no movement, a minimum of sets and props.

[@e.l.norton]

@@schneetiger9249 The new crop of so-called imagineers are being told no animatronics. They want cheap. It's disgusting. They don't want maintenance costs, etc. There's no point with that mindset.

[@deshonjb]

I wish Disney showed America as much love as they do for the international parks😭😢🥺

[@lupas9938]

Why would they, it's much harder to impress people outside of America which is why they put so much more care into the parks. But don't expect that ever to be in the US, they couldn't care less about us. Take prices for example, it costs a car to go to disney. You think any of that is going to improving the parks instead of lining the pockets of stupid people?

[@deshonjb]

@@lupas9938 wishful thinking😳🤔

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

​@@lupas9938 absolute facts

[@davidnevolo4402]

This is the first time ive ever been able to appreciate the scale of this attraction through video. The pacing is nice and there is a lot of slow moments but even the transitional rooms between scenes are massive

[@justimagine2403]

If you get to ride this again, please get ULTRA close up with that super nice 4k camera to the Jack appearing from a skeleton peppers ghost effect. That alone is worth the price of admission but I never get to see this very close up.

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

It was cool but i don't like too many screens. I prefer animatronics.

[@DisneyMom3194]

The technology here is incredible. But it feels more based off the movies (absolutely nothing wrong with that) and not the true, OG, Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Anaheim. It looks like a wonderful ride in its own way but I didn’t even hear the music (yo ho a pirates life for me) I may have just missed it but the music is as nostalgic as the smell, blue bayou, the falls, battle scene etc. but I definitely think it would be a “must do” ride if I ever make it there 🙂

[@marcuscheng2507]

Would love to check this version out!

[@scottrichards3832]

This is one of the main reasons we are saving up to go to Shanghai next year. Then again, being for Oceania region it is a lot cheaper and easier to get to for us as well :D

[@djandyt2009]

I gotta say this looks AMAZING!!!!!! and so well done 👏 ❤.

[@victorpaini6391]

Wow! That looks fantastic!

[@CLIFFLIX]

Best dark ride EVER made......ever!

[@donnamcduffie8457]

Impressive use of screens, but... Disneyland's is still best.

[@efaciler2462]

No way Disney world is better

[@Neitherenough]

Nah Disneyland on top

[@bemiatto67]

​@efaciler2462 Disney World is a straight up downgraded version of Disneyland's 😂 It was rushed cause people complained there wasn't a Pirates over in Magic Kingdom and as a result is missing a lot of scenes and atmosphere from the New Orleans aesthetic

[@libbygarcia6354]

Holy crap!! I’m blown away by this!!

[@be2657]

Please don my cuss there’s kids in the comments

[@camderb8761]

@@be2657 as a religious person if your putting "crap" on the same level of cussing your kids are going to have a very awaking experience at school

[@be2657]

@@camderb8761 what’s your religion good sir

[@graffiti.777]

​@@be2657bruh it's a comment section. People are gonna say whatever.

[@be2657]

@@graffiti.777 this isn’t instagram, this is KZbin where we are nice and polite. So please don’t call me “bruh” it’s sexist and misogynistic

[@catbravo994]

WOW! I need to learn the language so I can go visit here. I really need to experience this in person. Thank you for uploading this.

[@CWIllustration]

WOW! Excellent incorporation of the movie franchise into a classic ride!

[@gregg5958]

This is epic. But I still like the original better with the double drops, the skull before the first drop, the burning town, the theme music, and the jail scene near the end not beginning. I just think it flows better even if the technology is outdated.

[@storietellermusic]

How tall is the biggest drop btw? And is it the first or second?

[@Mbeck250]

Man, that looked pretty gnarly. I like the original, but this is something else.

[@aseanheng]

Two of the best dark rides in the world: 1. POTC Sunken Treasure 2. Jurassic World Adventure

[@graffiti.777]

And The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

[@DrGreg007]

I've only been to Anaheim and Orlando, but Anaheim is more than twice as long and much more enjoyable because of the lights, sounds, music, and views

[@imfire24]

The ride that inspired the movie that inspired this ride

[@dstarwarsfan4824]

So sad that the animatronics are slowly losing their movements if you compare it to a few years back. But still a great ride

[@rizz917]

Holy cow, this was absolutely amazing. We need this in Florida.

[@eldritch4470]

original Disneyland pirates will always be my favorite but after the changes to original design this version is stiff competition

[@MegaMerlin2011]

LOL! I went there! MANY times! Was there one night in 2021 and the park was nearly empty because there was a case of covid in the community north of the park, so people were paranoid about going to Disney. I rode this ride at least 4 if not 5 times. Back to back because, as I said, there was nobody else in line. It was getting late and figured by the time I get to any other ride everything will be closed, so I just rode Pirates over and over again.

[@brandontrue813]

Of the other versions, Paris > CA > Tokyo > WDW. But this is the king, for sure.

[@pablogameplayerhunter259]

MUCHAS GRACIAS

[@scenesplus]

That was wild.

[@madnay5860]

AMAZING!!!

[@arielperez3613]

My favorite part is the ship battle scene. It’s really impressive

[@CookArtMiami]

This is obviously awesome; however, I find it nostalgic and just as thrilling to ride the OG rides at Disneyland and Disneyworld. Don't mind seeing new IP using the new technology. But I'm glad Disney is not "updating" rides for the sake of technology.

[@Mike__B]

I agree, although they did update the rides for the sake of IP, Jack Sparrow was never on the original ride (obviously). And as with every real person, they're just one crazy lawsuit away from Disney removing them from the ride all together, luckily that can be done fairly easily with PotC.

[@christopherstefin1218]

geez the show building must be huge for this lol

[@purplehearts3287]

Although the screen version was impressive, I'll still take the American version of the animatronics anyday! Also, I'm shocked Disney didn't use the original voices of all the characters, they have the technology to change the language.

[@isabelnegron658]

Awesome ride!!!!

[@iSukor]

amazing

[@Stopstaring101]

SO IMPRESSIVE in fact that I watched it a few times ! SO much to see… you find different things each time 🏆 VERY professionally done! Bravo 👏🏼 Thank YOU attractions 360° !! Thank you for bringing this to us… 🥇 It was excellent indeed !

[@_m_361]

Best dark ride I’ve ever been to! It’s so immersive and well made

[@daniellemusella1594]

The biggest difference is that, while most other versions have incorporated elements from the movies into the original ride's format, some doing it better than others, this one focuses solely on the films. Though I do wish they would've brought in more characters than just Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones, I am 100% amazed and in love with how immersive it is. Even just watching through my laptop screen, I felt like I was bobbing on the waves with those massive ships. INCREDIBLE! (2/23/2024)

[@christinablanton9032]

This is the best ride I've ever seen

[@hellraiser338]

The first two minutes I thought it was pretty lame but suddenly at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="136">2:16</a> it became absolutely amazing

[@stephaniecruz6518]

I wish this was in CA 😭 this is just too amazing

[@ABodyInProgress]

The moment digital screens enter in, "Best" becomes impossible.

[@derekedwardleong2312]

Capt Jack firing a cannon that funny

[@1997Ghost]

That's pretty epic. Very centered around the movies though.

[@eamonshields2754]

Awesome

[@sachikatsutano]

A rare occasion of screens being absolutely amazing bit of tech for a ride!

[@gabrielschroll3824]

I went to Shanghai Disneyland on its opening day, and this attraction absolutely blew my mind! People tell me how great Rise of the Resistance is on a regular basis. They have no clue! None at all. Rise doesn't hold a candle to Shanghai's Pirates, and you'll just have to go and check it out yourself one day. It's worth it.

[@TUBESPECIFIC1]

Are the video screens movie theater projection or actual electronic screens? It looks really nice.

[@nostalgicviibes]

They still need to improve some of the screen technology to be less 'screeny'

[@Sharkhunt947]

Phenomenal

[@cloudzundersky]

The end is like Indiana Jones, interesting

[@justimagine2403]

Ultra high capacity... ultra large scale... water against an OmniMax screen... sorry... this is THE best made Disney ride in the world... on scale alone. But, you have to love the ultra high capacity... at least everyone who enters the gate that day will have a chance to get to ride it. Unlike Rise... And new effects and stunning Davy Jones and going between two battling ships. Sigh - this is the best. I doubt I will ever get to China.

[@chocoholic1x1]

I wish I had known Mandarin when we went. We rode so many times (no lines when we went) that the rest of my family said this has ruined the regular PotC attraction for them b/c regular one now feels so slow and “boring” afterwards, lol.

[@camderb8761]

I will say there was a lack of use of animatronics here though it was crazy how the screen followed the boats movement to make it look like there was depth to it

[@darinfisher989]

I grew up by the California one and then I went to Orlando. I was so disappointed that the Orlando one and I found out all the other ones don't have a waterfall. California definitely the best one. Only one with waterfall. Really invigorates you right at the beginning

[@vega2024-pc3yp]

乗ってみたいなぁ〜

[@hxdravfx]

WOW

[@davidhalcon5594]

The best? No. Different? Yes. Give me old school all day!

[@larrysorenson4789]

Wow

[@anthonyvo1963]

The best boat dark ride ever made

[@ghostofthefuture]

This is very cool -- I would love for there to be "sequel" rides. I wouldn't want the original Pirates ride to be replaced with something like this, but would LOVE if we could have a ride like this NEXT DOOR to the original ride. Give me a separate Pirates Land with several unique Pirates dark rides -- maybe a Pirates coaster. This is obviously an impressive attraction, though a little too much screen work for me (though the screens are incorporated very well). The charm of the OG Pirates is that you are surrounded by such lush sets with so much to see, you can always find new details to appreciate. This ride is more of a big narrative experience.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Honestly, if you stripped Jack Sparrow from the OG Pirates ride, and stripped the references from the beginning, you could literally have these two rides next door to each other as separate rides. I honestly don't see either of them as better than each other, although from a quality perspective, probably the original, so I really CAN'T call this the best POTC ride in the world, but it doesn't mean I don't love it

[@tomkenny8635]

I’m still waiting for a spaceship earth overhaul at Epcot.

[@TMcConnaughhay]

No drops? That's half the fun!

[@ronaldcampbell17]

We need this in WDW

[@dustinwashburn1283]

I'm not usually one for rides that utilize large screens. But the folks who designed this did their due diligence. Things that are happening on the screens interact with things off the screen very well, and they are synced similarly.

[@Hy_rize]

would love to see WDW and universal take some notes for the orlando parks

[@Plethora1c]

Does anyone know how exactly they do the trick at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a>? With the skeleton becoming Jack?

[@zeconman2]

I believe it is a Pepper's ghost illusion where the skeleton is reflected on a piece of glass in front of the Jack animatronic. Once the light is turned on for Jack, the skeleton light is turned off and the glass becomes transparent.

[@Lottprein]

Here you find the answer

[@user-pp3rz2dh5j]

this is way better than the one in Orlando

[@suprememeh]

Bring this to DisneyLand/ DisneyWorld now.

[@mattdaaamon]

counting in the video those boats fit 30 people. That is insane capacity.

[@danieldietrich9969]

And yet this ride sits at 5-10 minute waits all day. When I went most of the boats where empty. Couldn't believe it. If this was stateside this ride would almost never drop below 75 minutes imo.

[@mattdaaamon]

I mean the capacity being so high could mean it just never can build a crowd. Pirates in the US at least tends to stack and run far below its real capacity.

[@ciscoduncan1490]

Too bad you have to go half way across the world to see and ride it. Thanks for the video.

[@dmac7403]

I'd love to ride the Flying Dutchman and the Black Pearl....the Hell with the East Indian trading company will pillage their ships till the king goes broke or we end up down under lol .

[@largol33t12]

My god, this is a long ride. I cannot imagine the waiting time even on a "fast" day. Maybe 75-90 minutes? Consider this: when Hagrids Magical Creatures coaster opened at Universal Orlando, most people reported wait times of up to 6-7 hours. And it stayed that way for MONTHS.

[@user-nm3gm5is8f]

いやほんと凄すぎる。海に沈むシーンあれ全面スクリーンなんだろうけど一枚いくらなんだとか、ショーダウンになって避難誘導になったらあそこからどうやって誘導するのかそんなんばっか気になるw。

[@WorldofThrills]

Holy guacamole

[@TheLilleyPad]

This was way better than the one in California

[@shynecarnival3603]

The best yeah !!!!!! I was there I had 4 times hahahahahaha❤❤❤

[@CoachAndrewV]

While it is super impressive and I would love to have the chance to experience it in person someday, it is missing the charm and atmosphere like the original and other old rides

[@jonathanbias4506]

It's absolutely great. But gotta remember the difference. The og is forever

[@monicawarfsmann4672]

for me its the best water dark ride worldwide. If they also spoke english,it would be perfect:)

[@seancoleman2276]

Would love to have this in America but, I suspect the ride would be down for a long time. Who knows?

[@Teejhay2000]

I remember I ride this I think I sit in the second row.

[@ryanbarker5217]

some things to like, some real criticisms.

[@giuseppemarchi3226]

Nice park very good

[@ibrahimsalman799]

Honestly, this ride told a better story than the actual film it’s based on.

[@SuperIndiedrummer]

Imagine this ride at Disney World with a different IP somewhere like Animal Kingdom?! 😊

[@NOSTahlgia]

lmao I wonder when disney starts taking these down and makes us pay a subscription for them