Disneyland Takes Wives Off Auction Block For 'Pirates' Ride
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com/AP) — Yo ho, yo ho, no pirate's wife for me.
Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride is losing a scene where a bound and tearful woman is on the auction block for pirates to buy as a wife.
A banner that now says "Auction, take a wench for a bride" currently hangs over a scene showing women tied by ropes around their waists as a pot-bellied pirate grins at the audience.
When the ride reopens, the banner will say "Auction, Surrender yer loot," and the red-haired woman at the center of the scene will be a pirate herself. A drawing of released by Disneyland shows men and women carrying food and valuables to surrender.
Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown tells the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times on Thursday that the changes will be made at the Paris park in July and at the Anaheim park next year.
The change is the most recent of several updates to the ride to match modern sensibilities, including one where a scene was altered to have pirates chasing a woman's food instead of the woman herself.
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