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[edit] Seperate page for Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy

I think there should be a seperate page for the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy. Like the page for the entire franchise, this new page should feature links to the three main articles about the movies, but provide quick descriptions about each one and maybe have some quick descriptions for the games based on the films with links to the main articles as well. Lordinuyasha88 20:01, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inaccurate Section

What happened? This section is wildly inaccurate:

Pirates of the Caribbean was first envisioned in the late 1950s as a walk-though wax museum, but premiered at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City as a flume boat ride that showcased Disney's new Animatronics technology.[1] At that time, Pirates of the Caribbean had been ahead of its time, employing advances in technology that allowed the pirates and other characters to appear real and seem to interact with the riders. The attraction at the World's Fair enthralled guests, who underwent an experience where pirates would sing to the tune of Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me), while cannon blasts, burning buildings, and other special effects occur. Coming off its success at the World's Fair, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride opened at Disneyland, California on March 18, 1967,

The attraction did not premiere at the World's Fair—its first incarnation was the 1967 version at Disneyland. The four pavilions Disney created for the fair (it's a small world, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, The Magic Skyway and Carousel of Progress) ushered in technological advances that later were applied to the then-in-development pirate attraction. It's also a stretch to say the attraction's pirates "interact" with riders. —Whoville 01:21, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps wildly inaccurate was an exaggeration, but I reworded the first sentence to correct it. If you feel it's still not good enough, you are free to edit it. -- tariqabjotu (joturner) 02:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Added attraction infobox

According to Wikipedia:WikiProject Disneyland this article had an attraction infobox in it. In fact, Pirate's infobox was used as the template for other attractions. However, I didn't find it in the article, so I put it in. Disneyfile 22:24, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

This article is for the franchise, not the ride, so I don't think the infobox belongs here. --blm07 23:46, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Volvo Race

Just a note - the name of the team participating in the race was The Pirates of the Caribbean. The name of their boat; however, was The Black Pearl. This has just been changed.

[edit] Academic voice anyone?

I tried editing this page so that it was in a bit more of an academic voice and more accurate than simply repeating the phrase "and others." This has since been largely reversed. This article could use a crackdown.24.8.20.66 04:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Television Series

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:NES AiTMK - Pirates.png

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BetacommandBot 09:10, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Video Game List

"Another video game..." "Another video game..." "Another video game..." That section could be reformatted or taken out entirely, especially since PotC video games have their own article.Perhaps it canbe replaced with "To date, X video games have beenreleased on Y systems, including blah blah blah." - 66.173.194.212 (talk) 02:46, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for letting us know :D BlackPearl14Pirate Lord-ess 03:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Protection

After viewing all the vandalism done to this page I am requesting semi-protection, seen here. The Vandal Warrior (talk) 22:36, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

...which has been declined. BlackPearl14Pirate Lord-ess 01:02, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hungarian game spam

Variations of the following contribution have been added under the heading Games at least seven six times in the past two days by multiple IP addresses, all presumably the same person:

Davy Jones' famous question: "Do you fear death?" This game is based upon that sentence:
http://davyjones.atw.hu/davyjones.php?user=826

My feeling is that it's spam and doesn't belong in the article, and certainly not as its second paragraph as seen here. Plus, the linked content appears to be written in Hungarian so it makes little sense to include it in the English-language Wikipedia. It appears to be a promotion related to the movie DVDs.

I've reverted the addition numerous times and while the editor has made no other contributions to Wikipedia and does not use edit summaries or talk pages, I won't be surprised if eventually I'm challenged under WP:3RR. I'd appreciate the perspectives of other editors since I expect the same material to continue to be reinserted again and again after it's removed. —Whoville (talk) 13:06, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I completely agree with you on this - doesn't seem to be properly legit, nor does it seem to be from a reliable source. And it's Hungarian. So you have one supporter :) BlackPearl14Pirate Lord-ess of the Caribbean 19:28, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

The sentence doesn't even make sense, and the site is a fan site. en.wikipedia.org is for English entries, there is no point of it being here. --blm07 21:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

So you support what we said, then? Because, as I wrote, it's a fan site, which makes it....not legitimate for a source. BlackPearl14Pirate Lord-ess of the Caribbean 01:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)