On the 47th birthday of the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride at California's Disneyland, Iger announced that Shanghai would be getting its own Pirates-themed land, Treasure Cove.
From a press release issued by Iger's office:
The attraction will feature a combination of new technology and innovation to bring guests along a pirate adventure with Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Davy Jones, providing our guests who visit the Shanghai Disneyland Park an experience unlike anything else in the world.“We are extremely proud of all the work underway to bring the Shanghai Disney Resort to life,” said Tom Staggs, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "And we’re excited to re-imagine the iconic world and characters of Pirates for the first time as an entire land that celebrates the creativity, imagination and adventure of both the fan favorite attraction and the popular film franchise.”
Disney last year filed a U.S. patent application for an Omnimover-style boat ride that insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity said would provide the "new technology" behind Shanghai's version of Pirates, which would draw its narrative from the Jerry Bruckheimer film franchise rather than simply duplicating the Anaheim original. This wouldn't be the first time that Disney has deviated from the classic Pirates script in a theme park. The Disneyland Paris version of Pirates differs substantially from the versions found in Anaheim, Orlando, and Tokyo.
Iger's office today also announced that the completion of key structural work on the Pirates attraction's show building.
Shanghai Disneyland is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
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Meanwhile, all us Walt Disney World fans get the privilege of waiting another four years before any new attractions are added to any of the parks.
Not that I'm jealous or bitter...
That said, I think this new land looks great & should be a cool addition to what is shaping up to be another state of the art park.
I’m sure many people will not like my opinion, but I think it’s time for the Jungle Cruise to bite the dust. It sets on a huge plot of land and at this point in the game we have real, wonderful animals down the street at Animal Kingdom. I could see the Volcano from Journey to the center of the earth replacing Jungle Cruise and a pirate’s land expanding into Frontier land and pushing all the way to Tom Sawyer Island. They already have the water and island. A pirate ship could easily replace the steam boat. Frontier land feels so dated to me with western type buildings.
Of course Disney has bigger problems on their plate with the Orlando Parks. Disney Studios is desperate for new/updated attractions. E.P.C.O.T needs a lot of love. Animal Kingdom appears to be getting a shot in the arm with Avatar and a new night show. I doubt we will ever get anything of this caliber in the Magic Kingdom Park, but we can always wish upon a star; or maybe the boy who shall not be named will have enough impact that TDO has no choice but to respond!
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These changes should be part of a complete redo of Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.