No Manscaping For Him

Known as "The Hairy Legged Pirate," this gent is precariously perched on a bridge that guests float under during their Pirates of the Caribbean journey in Disneyland's New Orleans Square. The accompanying publicity blurb from 1967 reads as follows:

RUM MAKES A PIRATE SAUCE — This merry buccaneer has been nipping at his jug of rum in Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland near Anaheim, California. The pirate gives a winking salute to visitors as they pass by on their journey through the Spanish Main.

Here's an early color publicity shot:



Pulling back a bit, you can see the entire scene, with the drunk pirate below, wallowing in the mud with a few cheerful Marc Davis pigs.



The first time I got a decent shot of him was in 2006:



Have you ever seen a happier drunk? That's some damned good rum.



See more vintage and current Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean photos on my POTC photo web pages.

Tell-No-Tales Thursdays: A Blurry Trip, November 1978

I try to steer clear of the blurry shots, but some shots, due to their historic nature or rarity, just deserve to be shown. So, I am sharing some of these less-than-perfect shots from November 1978, with a November 1970 exterior shot to begin with.











I’ll try to “sharpen” things up a bit more for my next post! See more Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean photos at my main website.

Tell-No-Tales Thursdays: Hairy Legged Pirate

From a vintage publicity shot comes today’s view of the (sometimes) hairylegged pirate and the drunken pirate with piggies, just before you go under the bridge into the scene of fire and pillaging.

Here’s a vintage Viewmaster view of the Hairy Legged Pirate.



In shot #3, maybe he has taken up cycling; or swimming; or plans to compete in a bodybuilding tournament. Who knows. All we know is that the formerly hairy-legged pirate has now gone smooth. Maybe it’s shorts season.





In DVD/Blu-ray news, the next “Tinker Bell” movie is about to be released on October 27. Before you scoff (as I did), you should really check this out.



I was blown away by not only the fun story and excellent characterization, but also by the visual artistry of this movie. Just amazing. You really must see it to believe it. I would even go see it in a theater on the big screen. It’s that cool. I am sure the new character, Blaze, the firefly, will be popping up soon in parades and merchandise. He’s pretty dang adorable.

See more Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean photos at my website.