If you like vintage politically incorrect Disneyland, then this treasure trove should be right up your alley! Take a journey back to April 1974 and enjoy these sequentially presented images that give are probably as close as you're going to get to seeing what the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction looked like in its original incarnation. Shall we begin at Lafitte's Landing?
I had to zoom in for a closeup on this figure:
Join us in the belly of the grotto.
The Captain's Bar:
A closeup of the Marc Davis painting, back when it was probably the real thing.
Captain's Quarters:
There is so much clutter in the scene today; I had never noticed these two small paintings before:
I don't believe they are there anymore.
A dark shot of the treasure room:
The Wicked Wench, back when it was still commandeered by Blackbeard!
Poor Carlos - the eternal dunk.
The Wench Auction scene; the latest piece of Disneyland to come under fire for being offensive.
A closeup of the beloved Red-headed wench:
She doesn't seem to bother the onlookers!
Here is what I believe to be the first part of Pirates that came under fire: The Gluttonous Pirate. I had never noticed that he also held the lady's slipper besides her slip.
Today, you get a treasure map, a key, and Jack Sparrow.
The looting pirates and the hat thief:
The last one of the bunch shows the pistol duel:
I have to say that I am very impressed not only with the quality of these shots, but with the choice of scenes that the photographer chose to document. I doubt I could have done a better job back then with my Polaroid One-Step!
More Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean attraction photos at my
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