It all fell apart.
The Chicken of the Sea pirate ship wasn’t supposed to become a memory when they remodeled Fantasyland in 1983.
The first plan was to move it
carefully
to the end of Storybookland Canal Boats
so it could continue to add whimsy
delight
nostalgia
but when they looked closer
they saw a problem.
Termites.
Rot.
Damage.
Unsalvageable.
And so the Fantasyland icon that had an earmarked spot for its second life
instead crumbled to pieces
as heavy machinery tore it apart.
A second, smaller ship was planned
and then later canceled, forgotten along the way
erased by lack of money, or time, or both
as good intentions often are
But a few items from the first
were salvaged from its hull
snuck away into the night
and found a home on a new pirate ship
indoors this time
where people don’t have to grow up
and wonderful thoughts can make you fly.
ropes and rigging found a purpose that wasn’t what was planned
but in that way
what fell apart
helped build something new
holding together a new dream
as the broken pieces of ourselves often do.
-kg
Note: There have been rumors for years that the lanterns and hook in the queue of Disneyland’s Peter Pan are also salvaged pieces from the Chicken of the Sea pirate ship, but I’ve never seen any evidence to confirm that. The ropes and rigging, however, were something that imagineer Tony Baxter did say in an interview were repurposed when they extended the ride and imported the Jolly Roger purate ship scene from the Walt Disney World version.
#peterpan #disneyrides #disneyhistory #peterpansflight #disney #disneyparks #imagineering #disneyland #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #vintagedisneyland #retrodisney #disneyattractions #disneyinspired #pirateship #1950s #disneyhistory #encouragement #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneynerd #disneyshorts #disneyyoutube #fantasyland
source
It all fell apart.
The Chicken of the Sea pirate ship wasn’t supposed to become a memory when they remodeled Fantasyland in 1983.
The first plan was to move it
carefully
to the end of Storybookland Canal Boats
so it could continue to add whimsy
delight
nostalgia
but when they looked closer
they saw a problem.
Termites.
Rot.
Damage.
Unsalvageable.
And so the Fantasyland icon that had an earmarked spot for its second life
instead crumbled to pieces
as heavy machinery tore it apart.
A second, smaller ship was planned
and then later canceled, forgotten along the way
erased by lack of money, or time, or both
as good intentions often are
But a few items from the first
were salvaged from its hull
snuck away into the night
and found a home on a new pirate ship
indoors this time
where people don’t have to grow up
and wonderful thoughts can make you fly.
ropes and rigging found a purpose that wasn’t what was planned
but in that way
what fell apart
helped build something new
holding together a new dream
as the broken pieces of ourselves often do.
-kg
Note: There have been rumors for years that the lanterns and hook in the queue of Disneyland’s Peter Pan are also salvaged pieces from the Chicken of the Sea pirate ship, but I’ve never seen any evidence to confirm that. The ropes and rigging, however, were something that imagineer Tony Baxter did say in an interview were repurposed when they extended the ride and imported the Jolly Roger purate ship scene from the Walt Disney World version.
I want you to think about this if walt Disney Stan Lee or Tim Burton Weren’t born What would happen think about this or just one second think what would be without them?
I do hope that Disney brings back the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship into the Peter Pan area of Disneyland Forward. It would be honoring of Disneyland's history and in a sense of coming back home.❤
I wondered what happened to that ship. Too bad it's before my time to have seen, even if only barely.
I know this is off topic, but isn’t the song in the background like one that was canceled for Alice in Wonderland?
💚👑🖤come on everybody, here we go !
Your eloquence is absolutely incredible and I love your perspective/outlook/how you see the world. This one hit me particularly hard because even though it’s about the Chicken of the Sea ship, I feel like you wrote it about my life… which is currently in shambles. I just recently discovered your channel and have quickly become a huge fan. Thank you for doing what you do!! You bring so much beauty to the world in such an amazingly unique way!
Where did you get this dress?It is so beautiful ❤!
This might sound like a bot comment but hear me out, every part of this video is so pretty! Promise i'm not a bot, just appreciative of art 😭
Holy cow that got real. That's actually beautiful.
Hearing about this has me concerned about the liberty belle, in Disney World
Nice poetry there are the end. Wow. Wish I got to see that ship in person. Looks charming. I first saw it on the park model at that museum in Presidio, SF.