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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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.
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.
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.
However, when Star Tours made its way on over to Disney World, Body Wars didn't stand a chance. They had very similar ride mechanisms, but Star Tours had a WAY better story, so the hype for Body Wars died down and it officially closed in 2007.