Pirates of Color: Disney’s Diversity Push Extends to Audio-Animatronics

Those voyaging on Pirates of the Carribean at Magic Kingdom may notice an enhanced diversity among the characters that reside in the attraction. Recently the ride added some Audio-Animatronics that are of color. This includes both pirates and townspeople.

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While this may seem like somewhat of a surprising move, it’s important to remember that the politically incorrect attraction has seen many changes over the years in an effort to fix that reputation. Most notably, having the females chase food-stealing men as opposed to pirates chasing after the women.

Doobie Moseley
Doobie is a co-owner of LaughingPlace.com having founded the website with his wife Rebekah in 1999. He became a "hardcore" Disney fan in 1995. His favorite Disney film is Snow White and his all-time favorite attraction is the PeopleMover. Having lived near both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, he's visited them literally thousands of times. He currently lives in Nothern California with his wife and teenage son, but looks forward to living in Florida again soon. His absolutely favorite activity is going on a Disney cruise (he's done 12 as of February 2023).