Mist Screen in MK’s POTC??

[Elias1901]

Hey all,

I haven’t ridden Pirates of the Caribbean in Florida in a couple years and I’m just wondering if the mist screen “waterfall” effect where Davy Jones appears is still in the Magic Kingdom version or not? I know it was removed in Disneyland as that’s the version I’ve ridden most recently... can anybody confirm if this effect still exists in Florida??

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Ross Kratter]

Hey all,

I haven’t ridden Pirates of the Caribbean in Florida in a couple years and I’m just wondering if the mist screen “waterfall” effect where Davy Jones appears is still in the Magic Kingdom version or not? I know it was removed in Disneyland as that’s the version I’ve ridden most recently... can anybody confirm if this effect still exists in Florida??

Thanks in advance!!

It's been removed; I believe that was done when they changed the auction scene.

 

[ChrisFL]

yep, it's been removed along with the mermaid references. The mist screen was also removed from the DL version...basically just a minor change in direction for the attraction's scenes

 

[Elias1901]

Aww... that’s a shame... I kind of liked that effect. At least in Disneyland they re-worked some classic dialogue and that octopus/cursed pirate diorama where all that used to be. Did WDW get anything put in place of that or is it just a blank void of cave now?? I was hoping to show the first-timer guest in my party the Davy Jones thing, but I guess it’s all a thing of the past now. Ah, how times they change.

 

[KingLlama]

Aww... that’s a shame... I kind of liked that effect. At least in Disneyland they re-worked some classic dialogue and that octopus/cursed pirate diorama where all that used to be. Did WDW get anything put in place of that or is it just a blank void of cave now?? I was hoping to show the first-timer guest in my party the Davy Jones thing, but I guess it’s all a thing of the past now. Ah, how times they change.

A pop-up merchandise kiosk.

 

[Tonyz]

We wants the mist screen!

 

[Quicklabs]

I liked the mist screen and missed it on our recent visit. Mostly, I miss the mermaids (and the Sailor Bold song they sang). They weren't there for very long. I guess they they couldn't get them to work properly on a consistent basis, so they eliminated them entirely.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Why remove things?? I actually don’t think I’ve ever seen the mermaids.

 

[ELLH]

We wants the mist screen!

You forgot the hashtag. No movement can gain traction without a hashtag.

#WeWantsTheMistScreen


There.

 

[disneysteve]

Why remove things?? I actually don’t think I’ve ever seen the mermaids.

It was put in to promote the movie at the time. That doesn't mean they couldn't have kept it, but the timeliness of having it there has past.

 

[Catvondita]

I liked the mist screen and missed it on our recent visit. Mostly, I miss the mermaids (and the Sailor Bold song they sang). They weren't there for very long. I guess they they couldn't get them to work properly on a consistent basis, so they eliminated them entirely.

I never even got to see the mermaids when I went. What was the effect? Lights or something under water that splashed water around?

 

[ChrisFL]

I never even got to see the mermaids when I went. What was the effect? Lights or something under water that splashed water around?

Basically yes, both...WHEN they were working correctly which isn't very often apparently. There was also some mermaid singing in the background, plus a mermaid skeleton in a boat near the other skeletons (which I think didn't really fit the rest of the scene well)

I have a feeling some of the current Imagineers are trying to push this and EPCOT back to a more classic approach in some ways.

 

[chefpapi34]

I never even got to see the mermaids when I went. What was the effect? Lights or something under water that splashed water around?
The Mermaids were cool, they were like hologram type images that "came up" from the bottom and you would see their tails and a splash of water as they went by. I cant remember what year it was but it was a year my Daughter was obsessed with mermaids, not like she still isn't, and we must have road it at least 10 times that year just because of them.