Disneyland’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ attraction reopens, with a familiar face

Disneyland’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction said “Hello, doll” to eager parkgoers on Friday.

The ride, which has been in the California park since 1967, reopened to fans after being closed for maintenance since March 4.

Fans were happy to see Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow character remain on the ride since his relationship with the mouse house turned ugly. in the midst of his legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

“Keep an eye out for cunning Captain Jack Sparrow from the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film series as he schemes to get his hands on the loot,” said the description of the attraction on the park website.

However, the day of the attraction’s reopening was plagued with some temporary closures. It opened an hour later than expected due to park officials apparently trying to control the flow of crowds. informed deadline. “Pirates” also closed and reopened twice before 2 p.m., the outlet reported, while fans on social media claimed there was four temporary closures in that time period.

Australian gossip site Poptopic recently said Depp was in talks return to the franchise and negotiate a $301 million contract with Disney, but his reps squashed that rumor in a statement to Fox News.

During the trial, Depp had indicated that he would never return to the franchise.

“If Disney came to you with $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing in this world would make you go back and work with Disney on a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie, right?” Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn, asked during cross-examination.

“That’s true,” Depp replied.