Pirates of the Caribbean Overhaul & Galaxy's Edge Opening Speculation

Pirates of the Caribbean Ride Updates

• 🏴‍☠️ The Pirates of the Caribbean auction scene has been updated to replace the implication of women being sold with the auctioning of poultry.
• 💡 This change follows previous modifications, including a late 90s/early 2000s update where women chased men after stealing jewels and food.
• 🎬 The film franchise, starting with "Curse of the Black Pearl," led to the integration of characters like Captain Jack Sparrow into the ride.
• 🤔 There's a sentiment that Imagineers are over-updating popular attractions like Pirates and Haunted Mansion, neglecting other rides needing attention.
• 🌟 A proposed but unexecuted update, "Pirates of the Scare-ibbean," would have transformed the ride at night into a skeleton pirate experience, inspired by the film's curse.
• ⚠️ The discussion also touches on the broader theme of offensiveness within the ride, questioning why only one scene was altered when other scenes depict torture, assault, theft, and arson.

Galaxy's Edge Opening and D23 Expo

• 🗓️ The D23 Expo's August 23-25, 2019 dates are analyzed for clues about Galaxy's Edge opening timelines.
• 🚀 The later August date suggests Disney aims to maximize the reveal of this new land, potentially pushing soft openings and previews as late as possible.
• 📅 Soft openings for annual passholders are anticipated to begin in late winter/early spring 2019, potentially starting mid-May, with invitation-only previews lasting up to six weeks.
• 🎢 It's noted that the Millennium Falcon ride might open before the "Escape from the Rebellion" attraction.
• 🗺️ Guest flow and park access to Galaxy's Edge are significant concerns, especially for Disneyland, due to its location and multiple potential entrances.
• 📚 Disney is using tie-in materials, like the Star Wars book "Thrawn Alliances," to breadcrumb information about Batu and the Galaxy's Edge land.
• 🥤 Anticipation is high for unique offerings like the "green milk" harvested from sea cows.