Did Disney actually use real skeletons?

The technology of the time wasn't sophisticated enough to make skeletons that the company felt met their standards of realism. So instead of faking it, the Imagineers went to find the real thing — straight to UCLA, where they procured real human skeletons for the ride. It didn't last forever, though.



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Today I present to you a very interesting fact about the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Disneyland. The skull that sits above the bed in the treasure room near the beginning of the ride is actually real.

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Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean Featured Real Human Skeletons. It sounds unbelievable, yes. But, hey, it was a different era. In 1967, when Pirates of the Caribbean first opened to the public at Disneyland, California, the majority of the skeletons and skulls on display were real.

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