Avast, ye scallywags, and prepare to enter the Caribbean, a world of pirates, buried treasure, and, er, wax museums, savvy?

Since it opened way back in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean has gone on to become one of the biggest rides at all Disney parks around the world. If you're anything like me, it's the first ride you go on when arriving in the park, and the last one before your stay sadly ends.

It takes you back in time to when pirates ruled the seas, as you set sail on a swashbuckling adventure through the Caribbean. It's undoubtedly one of the best rides in the whole park (and the very best, in my opinion), and has delighted millions over the years.

Of course, the name is now far more commonly associated with the eponymous movie franchise, which is inspired by the ride itself. Since The Curse of the Black Pearl opened in 2003 it has spawned four films, with a fifth due in 2017, and taken almost $4bn at the box-office, making it one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time.

However, as anyone who has been on the ride (or just watched the sequels) will know, the park attraction is the far superior version, and these are 10 things you didn't know about it. Read up me 'earties, yo ho!



