Being a Disney parks fanatic can be frustrating. They don’t care about the fans, only their numbers, which is why they often times destroy history by tearing down some of their best attractions (R.I.P. “Journey into Imagination”). On the other hand, there are those rare occasions where they amplify their existing rides, while also keeping history intact (i.e. “Haunted Mansion”).
The latest dark ride to get a touchup is the famed “Pirates of the Caribbean”, which has been poked and prodded a few times over the years (I can’t stand the addition of Johnny Depp into the attraction). The latest change was an announced gender swap that put a different spin on the “auction scene”. As explained by Disney:
The scene features a pirate auctioneer overseeing a sale of the townspeople’s most prized possessions and goods. The familiar redhead figure, known as Redd, has also switched sides to become a pirate who’s just pillaged the town’s rum supply.
This is a welcomed change that brings the ride up to 2018 without desecrating its place in history. But this wasn’t the only change the Imagineers made. In fact, a new blog reveals that they’ve tweaked the “transition” between the first act of the ride and the second. Here’s the big reveal: