The sequel to Forgotten Disney
A tribute to all deleted and forgotten Disney/Pixar characters and Abandoned Walt Disney World and Disneyland park attractions and Lost Disney films.
So get inspired and turn the page...
Cover made by @Kin...
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"If you must blink...do it now!"
Sorry, I saw Kubo and the Two Strings yesterday and currently obsessed right now. (Every time I watch a good movie in theaters) DON'T JUDGE ME!
*Clears throat*
How does a tuna sandwich, a tuna burger, or a hot tuna pie sound? For me, nope, I hate tuna so...ick!
For you who do, than eat at the Pirate Ship. Get your food at the counter below the deck. Then head for a table in Skull Rock Cove, right behind the ship.
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The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant was a Disneyland landmark from 1955 until 1982, although the name changed to Captain Hook's Galley when Chicken of the Sea dropped their sponsorship in 1969.
Here's the Pirate Ship's entrance through the hull.
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Shortly before opening, the fantasy of the flying ship came true(from Peter Pan), when the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship actually flew into Fantasyland... courtesy of a nearby construction crane.
Originally, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship sat in a simple pond. In 1960, the pond became an exotic, tropical setting from the movie with the addition of Skull Rock.
The Pirate Ship was supposed to move a second time. In 1981, work began on Disneyland's New Fantasyland. As part of the plan to improve pedestrian flow in the crowded land, plans called for the Pirate Ship to be relocated to the Small World Promenade.
"Ask any mermaid you happen to see... What's the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea."
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It wasn't a simple matter of digging a canal and floating the ship to the new location. In fact, the ship wasn't really a ship. It was an aging wooden building in which wood at the base had been replaced with concrete over the years to better withstand sitting in the water of a tropical lagoon. By summer 1982, the ship was sitting in a dry construction site, but the ship could not be moved. Bulldozers unceremoniously demolished the longtime landmark. Trucks hauled away the mangled timbers and chunks of concrete.
There was neither the time nor the budget to build a replacement. So when the New Fantasyland opened in 1983, the ship had "flown away" forever. A new version of the popular Dumbo attraction occupies the ship's space.
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Although Disneyland's Pirate Ship has been gone since 1982, the Imagineers didn't forget about it.
*Grabs guitar and sings While my Guitar Gently Weeps*
