While Pirates of the Caribbean may be synonymous with Magic Kingdom now, it wasn’t always that way. In fact, Pirates of the Caribbean wasn’t originally supposed to come to Disney World at all.
But, if you ask me — that would have been a huge mistake. I may be slightly biased considering that this swashbuckling adventure is quite possibly my favorite ride in Magic Kingdom (though it’s often a toss-up between Pirates and Haunted Mansion 👻), but can you even imagine what Adventureland would look like today if Pirates of the Caribbean wasn’t there? I shudder at the thought.