I'll never forget the summer of 1967 when I first went on the Pirate of the Caribbean ride. As an 11-year old, I was glued to the TV watching Walt Disney explain this wonderful, coming attraction with models and work-in-progress animatronics. When it finally opened, I found myself waiting several hours in a very long line in blazing heat. You could imagine the relief when we got inside with the cool, evaporative mist of the water.
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Contained within this category are some of my favorite effects. I am the most proud of the warning Jolly Roger because, a) it was my favorite part of the ride, b) I met the guy behind the voice of the talking skull (who also wrote the script for the ride), c) it ended up working and looking almost like the original!