SINCE 1967,the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim has immersed visitors in the world of swashbuckling buccaneers. After boarding small boats in a landing lit by the glow of fireflies, riders float past Dead Mans Cove, or where the skeletons of unlucky marauders sit guarding their booty even in death. They watch as cannonballs whistle through the air and behold as rambunctious (unruly) pirates loot villages and set things aflame.
After next month,one 50-year-used scene will be updated to reflect more sensitive times. Disney will temporarily close the Pirates of the Caribbean ride to tweak the Wench Auction” scene, where a full-busted animatronic woman with flame-red hair, and a red corset and a lacy petticoat stands on an auction block to be sold. “We wants the redhead,” riders can hear the pirates shout as they glide by. Behind her stand other wenches, their eyes downcast and pleading, and their waists tied to one another with a leather strap. Standing guard over them is a rotund pirate with a lewd grin and a pistol tucked in...
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Source: economist.com