The HIDDEN Stories of Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean and I go way back. Waaay waaaaaay back. And by that I mean 1998. This ride has thrilled and mystified myself and countless others for over 50 years. Funny thing is, there's a lot about the ride that isn't explained. Today, I'm going to try to explain at least SOME of it. At least. We'll see.
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[@spidermaninky]

Ignoring all of the more recent Jack Sparrow additions, I've always assumed that the curse was specifically that they were frozen in their current activity forever, unable to move. The curse didn't kill them, directly, but being unable to move, they eventually starved to death and turned to skeletons, still bound together by the curse. This would explain why, for example, a pirate appears to have died while holding a bottle upright and drinking from it, and would even explain why the bottle continues to pour rum - it, too, was cursed and is frozen in its current activity (draining) forever. Anyway, that's the best I could come up with from the available pieces of information.

[@thewantingmoon3656]

the curse is them being stuck in the sea of the damned, bound by their lust for treasure reliving their memories for all eternity

[@jimcampbell]

I don’t know that (before the movies) the “curse” was literal. It just means it’s bad. As in the pirates commuted evil to get it. “You know where it be hidden, proceed at your own risk”.. in other words if you get caught up in doing what these pirates did you may not live to return to where this treasure is. Pirates end up dead because of their own evil, their own drunkenness etc. treasure means nothing to a dead man. So don’t be like them.

[@kristenhanisch8508]

Ooh, I like that idea!

[@jrios29]

Do I ever get tired of videos from Offhand about anything related to New Orleans Square? Nope! I love these videos, especially when you have Walt Disney talking about the attractions!

[@NinthShinigami]

New Orleans Square is easily the best Disney land

[@DestinationsChronicles]

I know, right? Gotta love these vids!

[@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA]

I Don't get tired of these Films either we are here to have fun and we are here to learn, and this is a good way to start my morning with Offhand Disney if he stops I will be Broken Hearted

[@waypastcoolkid]

Plus Jean LaFeet

[@SteveCarras]

Not me, and also, like me, Dallin/Offhand can't get enough of those guest meets./interviews with Walt, "ambassador" Julie R., and some of the legendary Legends. ™

[@simpcat4415]

There’s just something so intriguing about the cave scene. I like to think of it as the harsh reality of being a pirate, as most pirates will end up dead with either nothing or a treasure they can’t even use. While the rest of the ride is the “fantasy” that we like to imagine pirates were really like, the cave scene is about people throwing they’re lives away for greed. It’s so spooky and almost saddening, which is why I think it’s the highlight of the ride for me personally.

[@sassk3227]

This is what I always thought as well

[@TrickyTricky914]

Well a new, horrifying interpretation of the ride has just unlocked for me. I really like this way of thinking about it. It's a very harsh and grim look at the reality of it all.

[@brianfurderer2685]

The “You do believe in pirates?” question from Walt is in reference to an earlier part of the show when they were talking to Marc Davis about The Haunted Mansion. Julie said the she didn’t believe in ghosts. The question is Walt joking with her a little.

[@cypher4999]

offhand talking about pirates of the caribbean and haunted mansion will never not be the highlight of my day

[@elliottpartridge5542]

The Walt intros are such a time capsule.

[@jays8076]

One of the remaining crowning jewels of the Disney Parks. Current Disney could never dream of pulling this off.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Current ANYONE could never dream of pulling it off. It really feels like a ride that couldn't have been made today

[@drew_xviii330]

I gotta say, the cave scene has always been my favorite part since I was very little and visiting Disneyland through my childhood, the smell of the water, the cool air, the calming almost haunting music, and the slow relaxing journey through a room of skeletons really felt fun for my macabre loving little brain. Of course, all back when Disneyland wasn’t as expensive, currently 20 years old and that location even recently when I went gave me waves of nostalgia, even if the new Star Wars land is my absolute favorite land, Pirates and Haunted Mansion will always be nostalgic and relaxing rides that captured my imagination

[@kaytlinjustis5643]

Same! I also liked the bats in the caves (the little green eyes that MAY have actually been rats), and would force my parents to go on the same ride at least three times for that reason! Big fan of Peter Pan mostly due to the pirates and such! Such fun times... still incredibly expensive though, which is why it felt so different when we got to go again!

[@KassMcCormack]

As a redhead who is also descended from Anne Bonny herself, the auction scene will always be my favorite because in the original I got a nice little ego boost and in the new version I get to see a character that drew inspiration from my family's past which is actually really freaking cool!

[@NinthShinigami]

Dallin as a Disney KZbinr does two things best: Videos on Haunted Mansion and videos on Pirates

[@abbysc417]

I worked at Pirates on my DCP in 2019, but watching this I realize that the WDW version is so much more truncated than Disneyland’s. I would love to see the original!

[@madyalvarez428]

As a historian, pirates sometimes traveled in fleets. It’s possible Red is the captain of her own ship but not the fleet. :-)

[@gr33ngirlsea]

I'd join her crew. She seems great!

[@amandacopeland6831]

In the video when Walt asks the woman if she believes in Pirates it is a continuation of another conversation earlier in the video. Before showing her models of Pirates, he had shown her early models of the Haunted Mansion. He had asked her if she believed in ghosts, and she said no. So it was a joke. Sorry to be all, "Well, actually" about this, but I just wanted you know. Plus, the video had a lot of Haunted Mansion content before, which I think you might like.

[@Baysidemom2]

I might be incorrect but I'm 90% certain the woman in the video is Mary Blair who designed much of the scenery and dolls for It's A Small World

[@SteveCarras]

@@Baysidemom2 It’s Disneyland ambassador Julie Riehm.

[@cmaden78]

Lol I've seen that episode and yup the haunted mansion stuff was/is sooo cool

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@Baysidemom2 No. Mary was much older and was already getting ready to retire by now

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Ah, okay! I was like, what a weird question!

[@FindingTheForce]

You said it best … “it’s mostly just world building with some beads of story.”

[@thewantingmoon3656]

Sea of Thieves also added a lot of lore to the pirates of the caribbean ride through the pirates life tall tales, where the fort is part of jacks memory in the sea of the damned which is how these dead pirates also come back to life, i would definitely dive into that side too as the story has been said to be canonical by disney itself, and considering a major story chapter is the events of the ride, that really supports it further too

[@TheGreatBooster]

The caves are easily my favorite part of the ride. The atmosphere, the visual storytelling, the sheer amount of detail and the music all come together to create this realm of adventure and mystery. It helps give this pirate attraction a bit of a ghost story angle, especially with the travel through time your boat takes not once, but twice. The caves also serve the purpose of being a narrative linchpin: prior to the movie additions kinda throwing a lot of the narrative cohesion into question (and I could go on about how so many of those changes don't make sense with the beats, but I digress), what you're seeing is the ultimate fate of the pirates we will later see ransacking the town, and what that ill-gotten loot did to them. I still remember a time when they had pirates in the arsenal scene trying to haul a bag of treasure up the lift hill, and then seeing skeletons along the sides of the lift while "Dead men tell no tales" echoed around again; it's a reminder, a bookend, a callback to those caves. Made a lot more sense then having Jack get the treasure first...

[@officialmonarchmusic]

I agree. The movie changes really contradict the whole thesis of the ride. Meaningless death with meaningless treasure is the ultimate end of piracy... unless you're Jack Sparrow and then you're all good. Get as much treasure as you like!

[@Tokyozillaaaa]

The scenic caves are always my favorite, they really immerse you before the exciting parts happen. A lot of passion goes into these videos so i'm happy to see another take of POTC/HM by offhand.

[@Tryingtohaveityall]

The best rides ever - you nailed it - Pirates and Mansion. I still miss the Redhead.

[@NinthShinigami]

Easily the top 2

[@LL-bl8hd]

My favorite scene is the battle at sea! As a kid it always felt so real to me! It really felt like I was looking up at a dark sky and I could have sworn I saw cannonballs whizzing past our boat!

[@JowlOfFruit]

I envy Shanghai for their pirates ride but I hope Disneyland’s stays the same!! I don’t want it to change as this ride is so good, alongside Haunted Mansion!! They’re so incredibly built, and iconic!!

[@michaelb4439]

When people mention the old man playing a banjo, they’re probably thinking of the flume ride at Knott’s.

[@WitchHazelRose]

FUN fact, when I was a kid, at the beginning of the ride there was a dog that sat outside with the old man in the chair. I do not remember banjo playing during that time. And now there is no dog and a banjo playing. ITS THE DOG.

[@celo7carvalho]

I died at Dalin saying AYLA for Isla 🤣🤣🤣 great video as usual!

[@DestinationsChronicles]

Wonderful, as usual, Dallin! Pirates was closed, when our family went to DL in June, so you just gave me my Pirates fix!

[@keiseyku]

if you're wondering what those dots are after 3:31 it's probably sensor damage from the camera being exposed to something like lasers.

[@NostalgiaMountain]

Dang TSA

[@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA]

This was Fantastic! I can't remember the last time I have seen an Offhand Disney with The Pirates of the Caribbean I could never get tired of watching Offhand Disney when you wanna review the Adventure and Education no matter how new or old they are this bring the Legend Walt Disney back in Disneyland, I never saw the tour of Walt Disney before this is Awesome, thank you Dallin

[@DreamQueenScream]

As if I needed more reasons to love this ride ❤️ thanks for another amazing video!

[@TBustah]

Roman numerals are actually pretty easy. Even if you don’t know all of the symbols off the top of your head (I always forget the symbol for 500), you can usually figure out what number it’s supposed to be if you remember a few basic rules. 1. The Symbols I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000 2. Symbols never repeat more than three times in a row. For example, rather than being IIII, the way you’d write the number four is actually IV. Why? Because of the next rule. 3. For digits that are one unit below the next five or round, use subtraction, and stick the number you’re subtracting in front of the number you’re subtracting it from. When you see IV, think “5-1”, which gives you four. In terms of years, this is done for decades, centuries, millennia, and their halfway points. The year 1900 would be MCM. The leading M gives you 1000, and then CM is 900. 1944 would be MCMXLIV. Take a look at the tablet on the Statue of Liberty, which reads “July IV MDCCLXXVI”, or July 4th, 1776. This year is easy: MMXXII. What about the year that brought up this conversation, MDCXLIII? M = 1000 D = 500 C = 100 XL = 40 (remember, it’d be 50-10) III = 3 Add them up from left to right, and you’ve got 1643.

[@SteveCarras]

So said our poster, in MMXXIII But I like to call this year MCMCXXIII

[@abby_dandy]

I went to Disneyland the other day and a cast member told me it was confirmed cannon that Constance Hatchaway owns the HM!

[@vine1313]

I was on the Pirates in Orlando one time when it broke down. We were removed from the ride, and taken into the Back lot. It was a very interesting experience. The hall I went through was even themed like the ride. I would have thought it would be a black hallway, but it wasnt.

[@JeffA_]

The first few peaceful minutes floating by the blue bayou, on the first day at DL after a long time since a prior visit is the most magical of all.

[@peterzimmer9801]

I love haunted mansion and pirates of the Caribbean history! These are the stories I crave! Thank you so much!😊

[@We_Like_Disney]

You are by far one of my top 5 youtubers. Thanks for all you do and keep it up!

[@hazeldavis3176]

I love your videos so much. Thank you for making them!

[@waltbackaert8578]

Oooh excited to see your lego video! I got mine yesterday and I can't wait to build it!

[@michaeltaylor1603]

I love the way Walt said "And Things" When he said THAT, you KNEW there was gonna be some GREAT THINGS! Walt knew HOW to tell a story, what made it "drag" and where to put the "business" in. If something didn't "advance" the story, it was taken out. I rode DL Pirates when I was 6 yrs. old. It actually opened the year I was born. Yo Ho was what I remembered. But, the whole THING is immersive. Every time you ride it you see something new. The swirling clouds up above near the auction scene. The smell of the smoldering timbers. Yes! Claude IS da MAN! There were a lot of fine scallywags that worked to bring about them thar pirates.

[@megaunderflow4076]

I love this channel and the innocent little corner of a KZbin it resides in.

[@kerutlj]

By far my favorite two rides! Thanks for the video!

[@willinthegrey9768]

I have a theory that the person inside the cabin playing the banjo is the red head. we see a painting of her in the cave. I think her and the man in the beginning are the only pirates left and keeping some of the treasure. I also think the ride are their memories.

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Ooh, that's a fun theory!

[@ChrisandToryTVandYoshiitoo]

I love the pirates ride and this is off topic but do you remember the concept of pirates they were going to add in hong kong? If so, I honestly think they should have kept the idea but just updated a pirates ride in another park . Idk just wanted to talk about that

[@officialmonarchmusic]

What was it?

[@sixfootfive6556]

Offhand Disney is my favorite Disney channel. I just rode the haunted mansion at the Magic Kingdom. And I did pirates twice. The Haunted Mansion is my favorite, but the pirates are growing on me as well. Current Disney could never pull the rides off the way they are.

[@SteveCarras]

One of mine too but among theme park channels provost park pass and park ride history as well Ps I THINK but I think Walt liked to flirt ❤

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Pirates in Disney World? Oh wow, you are really missing out. The California version is the greatest

[@laotasurfs1110]

Hank Venture: "Brock, if pirates really exist, that means Santa Claus and the tooth fairy can even be real, right? It’s like all bets are off!" Brock Samson: "Hank, nobody ever said pirates don’t exist." Hank: "So you agree with me that this is impossible?!" All kidding aside, Walt was asking because earlier in the episode, when they were talking to Rolly Crump, Julie insisted that she didn't believe in ghosts.

[@SilentChaosBby]

Hey man, that looks pretty cool! Reminds me of a ride in California. Ever been to Disneyland yet?

[@ChloeLouiseTheRonnieRepublic]

I do get it..... You're doing a good job. Watched Walt forever on Sunday night talking about Disneyland and Pirates and going there and actually seeing it is magic.....always has and always will be. Love eating at the Blue Bayou and then going on the ride...the smell of the water, one is finally there. Walt let us experience the ride as if we were a character in the movie. He was authentic and it strikes me that you are able to capture that. Remember riding People Mover and seeing all of the rides in Tomorrowland all moving at the same time--it was so beautiful and fun and unbelievable. Walt controlled the magic and the story--or what do you think? Asking my age old question. Who was Walt Disney, what is his genius and what is Disneyland, more than just an amusement park?

[@purplefern6010]

I love the ship fight. I first went on Pirates when I was about 10, and that scene blew my mind. It felt exactly like we were suddenly outside in this big ocean scene and the ship was so big and impressive, I loved it. It helps that I've always loved boats and the ocean, so that just made me love the scene even more.

[@saged1513]

My favorite part is the peaceful grotto area. It's just so beautiful and surreal. But the entire ride is just perfect

[@mr.diznoid1955]

I never can get tired of pirates! This is my favorite ride next to buzz lightuear and haunted mansion

[@NinthShinigami]

Same bro Haunted is my #1 and then Pirates #2

[@1983horizons1]

9:18 There's only one waterfall at Magic Kingdom because the first waterfall is the temporal waterfall. 4:25 🧐

[@starwarslover7711]

I really miss these videos! I love all ur vids but I’m happy to see offhand do another video different from Disney news or speculation! Not saying there bad I just miss these og style vids ! Plz do soarin !!!

[@LosAngelesCatfish]

Thank you for mentioning the dialogue on the way out of the ride with Blackbeard. Why is it still there

[@gezz5904]

More ride lore please, more ride lore!!!

[@davidmassey1516]

“We wants the redhead, we wants the redhead”. Yes, the scene needed to be modified but whose idea was it replace the redhead with a chicken???

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Idk, but it's kinda funnier.

[@jvanamb]

First to answer your question, my favorite part of Pirates of the Caribbean is two fold. First the decent into yesteryear down the waterfall. A drop fright is always a roller coaster delight. Especially when done in the dark with water splashing. But an even better effect is when Uncle Walt sends you into the pirate world by "going down the waterfall only Walt Disney could return you to today by going UP the waterfall." On a parallel universe you should attempt an OFFHAND DISNEY episode telling YOUR version of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN tale. By re-editing the five PotC rides from "D"land, WDW, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo, and Shanghai you should discover the true treasure and offhanded secrets of Jack Sparrow vs. Capt. John LeFeete.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Thanks Dallin! That were some mighty fine spelunkin'. I purticular like the way you were be holdin' yer mic like a flaggon o' rum... Oh aye!

[@pocketsizedcg]

I love your humor ☺️

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

love that queue music...listen to it all the time!!!

[@crazybird199]

Cant get over that ship battle, definately my favorite scene

[@cdisney2054]

the GOAT of disney youtube 🐐

[@kikimouse]

Dallin another enjoyable video! What is your feeling about the P of the C overlays that have come, gone and stayed at MK?

[@PoleTooke]

HE'S BACK TO PIRATES!!! I've been longing this

[@markvonwald9428]

I just want say is this. I’m grateful that both wdw and Dl are different from each other’s because when you ride both you get some different perspectives.

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

9:20 Where you start to lose track

[@phototristan]

I always thought basically it was the old man’s dream/fantasy of adventure.

[@MandaDebbie]

My favorite part of Pirates (only DL, I’ve never been on the WDW version) is the general ambiance. I always feel so immersed in the ride. I always cross my fingers that the ride is gonna stop for an in show exit tho 😂

[@tinahooper4267]

Hi Dallin. I enjoy and appreciate your work. However, your comment on does she believe in pirates was unfounded. Prior to the tour of this pirate section they were looking at the haunted mansion ideas where she said she doesn't believe in ghosts. His asking her that question about the pirates was a jibe. Keep up the good work. Look forward to seeing more from you.

[@NathanS__]

Ha. "We love Red" when using the actress instead of the animatronic. I didn't know that was a character but now I'm happy to know about Red the Pirate.

[@zeroconsequences]

The cursed pirate narration after the captain's quarters was original, they just changed it for the POTC movie overlay with Davey Jones. Now that they brought it back I enjoy it again!

[@GH0STQUEEN]

you bringing up the smells in wdw pirates made me remember something i tried so hard to forget... they ruined my water and gunpowder smell

[@kingrallo9938]

“Also oh my god that’s Claud Coats” Offhand Disney 2022

[@austinwainscott5990]

“Babe, wake up. New Offhand just dropped.”

[@jetsons101]

Love it - - - "There's The Biggest Bargen of them all" Wish Mr. Disney was still around to run his parks.....

[@mahalkasi]

My favorite parts of the ride are the parts they took out

[@fandomcentralstation]

My dream is to one day have enough influence in Disney to reinstate the Bride Auction. Like, come on, “we wants the redhead” is iconic!

[@ajclements4627]

I wish I could have seen the *original* PotC ride before all the changes took place. 😞

[@loveemogirl4u]

I’m like that old man too every time I go to the pirates of Caribbean I think to myself I need to go to that restaurant.

[@baystated]

Pirates and Mansion are great in that they are like a relaxing vacation, where you aren't dragged around by your pals who saw the best-thing-ever on tiktok or imagine themselves as an alpha-instagrammer. In Pirates and Mansion, there are no schedules. No itineraries. No details you'd be suffered if you miss looking elsewhere. No convoluted scrips or canon. Just grab a seat. Look around. Get carried around. Relax. And forget that it is hot enough to melt iPhunes outside. And Dallin, ... nice hat!

[@coyoteartist]

I like the part where they didn't make it PC and add Johnny Depp. And the dog. Love the dog.

[@alicebanana1024]

After riding different versions of the pirates attractions, the most favorite one is still the one in Disneyland. So authentic!!

[@CarlosERamos-ey1lj]

I am a simple man. I see a new Offhand Disney video, I click

[@robertjones1729]

Dillion..great job as usual and whatever is making you ill..get well soon.. I will be in the park Sept6.7.8..maybe see you?

[@Rollermanfromspace]

I think the movies depicted the curse of the ride. The pirates pillaged towns for their treasure, stumbling across aztec gold. The concrete box from the movie that holds the gold, is also seen in the gold room on the ride

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

I dunno, but ever since I went on it 20 years ago, I've wished I ride through it again blaring 'A Pirate Looks at 40' on a portable speaker. LOL! =)

[@alexwilliams9900]

I like the red head.

[@radarplotextractor3168]

Maybe we go back in time to relive the young life of the old man as he was a cabin boy on a pirate ship.

[@calboy2]

You amped the confusion to the max

[@NostalgiaMountain]

Claude Coats 🙌

[@sokiecribbs5881]

Received my Haunted Mansion Lego set yesterday! Will put it together while playing the Haunted Mansion soundtrack 👻

[@KBHNJ]

Pirates and Haunted Mansion are two of my must do attractions every time I go to WDW. I'm determined to get to Disneyland one day 🤓

[@phrancklynbillsonmc2581]

Happy summerweek ! 🙂✌🍉🍍🌽🥥

[@zekeholloway4413]

my favorite thing aboout MK's pirates of the caribbean is the smell in the town/ auction scene!!! It smells amazing!!!!! and no it's not the water.

[@mrs.wontkins9294]

The pirates trying to Bribe the dog with the keys.

[@ann-kathrinwasle7278]

I hate to break it to you, but the best pirates ride in the world (and imo the best dark ride period) is clearly the one in Disneyland Paris. There are many reasons for this but the most obvious is the best moment, this ride (or any other) has to offer: Imagine the first big drop in the ride - but here you‘re going directly into the big battle scene. Your heart still pounding from the fall, while the cannons are roaring all around you and the majestic music is playing … There‘s nothing quite like it in the whole wide world!

[@writerpatrick]

Spirit Halloween is carrying Haunted Mansion stuff this year. I'm tempted to get one of those dome projectors.

[@josemercado1558]

I think you might have miss interpreted what Walt meant by "taking us to the past". He probably meant the ride itself is taking us to the time of pirates so the waterfall scene is just a mysterious passageway from the bayou to the grotto. You can find more info on it in the fandom page of the blue bayou

[@modernmajorgeneral4669]

I think that, in the case of the Disneyland version of POTC, the first waterfall is transporting you to the cave, but not back in time. You only go back in time once you pass the cool skeleton to person illusion, and the pirates you are seeing raid the town are the same ones that are now skeletons in the cave. This would explain not only why that one skeleton appears to come alive again, but also why we hear "Dead men tell no tales,": they tell no tales, so we have to go back in time for them to tell it. In Disneyworld, it's pretty much the same, but because we are already in Puerto Dorado, we don't need the magic waterfall. You might be asking, "But aren't we already back in time?" Yes, we are, but we are back in time a bit later than the events in POTC (maybe 25-50 years), so we still need to go back in time to let them tell their tale.

[@JamesCobalt]

The 2nd waterfall *IS* going back in time again. You see what happened to the pirates first, then you go back in time again to when they were alive and stealing the treasure you see around their bones.

[@pokeswags4986]

God bless more pirates videos😩

[@bluegold1026]

Funny thing is Castillo del Moro actually exists! It overlooks the harbor of Havana in Cuba.

[@jhmusic6523]

I think the movie is cannon within the ride. The ride came first with the established settings then as the movies happened they used said settings just focussing in one one particular pirate or group of pirates instead of the multiple groups within the ride. In the first movie there is the scene when they first arrive at tortuga, that scene has exact copies of scenes from the village before it burns down. Even though they have different names maybe the locals call it puerto durado but outsiders may refer to it as tortuga.

[@maddog6620]

Super cool 😎 video