About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and the introduction of new animatronic technology.

Big Thunder Topic from Trammin' Episode 307 Imagineering just showed off its treasured new animatronic. A pirate with a changing face and a recursive curse! It's a cool technology for sure, but what does this mean for Pirates of the Caribbean? It's changed so much throughout the years. Much has been added, some has been taken away. Sparrows, and barrels, and red-haired girls... it's hard to keep track of it all! So join Captain Kirk & Long John Silver as they search for buried treasure on...

People in this episode

Hosts: Christian Rainwater, Kirk Bagdasarian

Topics covered

• Disneyland attractions
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Imagineering
• animatronics
• theme park evolution
• Disney history

Keywords

• Disneyland
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• animatronic
• Imagineering
• theme park
• attraction changes
• Disney history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: animatronic

Books & works: Pirates of the Caribbean

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