-POTC was originally conceived as a walk-through attraction.
-One working name for the attraction in the early stages was "Pirates of the Spanish Main."
-The only scene in POTC that was created as full mock-up was the auction scene.
-The "Take a Wench for a Bride" sign was created to justify the auctioning of women in the auction scene.
-Actual skeletons were used in the original grotto scenes because Imagineers were not satisfied with the quality of the faux skeletons. These were later
replaced with plastic "bucky" skeletons.
-The "firewater" liquid "pouring" down the throat of the skeleton in the bar scene was achieved using a twisting piece of plastic.
-The portrait of the redheaded woman is a portrait of the redheaded woman being auctioned later in the ride after she has acclimated to a lifestyle with
pirates many years later.
-The coat of arms in the treasure room at WDW reads "Marci Daviso", a tribute to Marc Davis.
-The painting protruding from the sack of treasure along the upramp is a reproduction of Peter Ustinov as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach in the Disney
film Blackbeard's Ghost.
-POTC was never intended to be a part of Walt Disney World until guests complained about the missing attraction.
-Marc Davis originally conceived of a queue scene at Walt Disney World's POTC that included a pirate that would transform into a skeleton using the
Pepper's Ghost effect.
-The captain's quarters was omitted from the haunted caverns in Tokyo Disneyland.