Captain Hook's Pirate Ship - 2011 refurbishment

clems · July 20, 2010, 02:17:11 PM

The captain hook ship has moisture problem !!! So they must destroy and rebuild it in its entirety but it is not planned yet !!!

Columbiad · July 20, 2010, 04:44:14 PM

Quote from: "clems"The captain hook ship has moisture problem !!! So they must destroy and rebuild it in its entirety but it is not planned yet !!!

Really?

Disneyland Paris Treasures · July 20, 2010, 05:29:46 PM

I think what he was trying to say is that that would be the best solution (in his opinion), not that this is actually considered.

tubbsy · July 24, 2010, 07:45:53 AM

TimmytimmyTimmy-agree with you there, I havent been for ages but the photos of the park in such a state is so sad.
It is great news the ship is going to get its mych needed makeover!
I wouldnt be surprised if the ship needed replacing in places because of damp, but to replace the whole thing would be one big job. But sometimes replacing the complete thing can be the cheaper alternative

clems · July 24, 2010, 01:58:27 PM

oficially, they wanted to destroy it! nobody can go up in the ship because of the moisture problem and there are no ways of fixig the problem !! so yhey have to build another ship

SM:M3 · July 24, 2010, 02:30:30 PM

Quote from: "clems"oficially, they wanted to destroy it! nobody can go up in the ship because of the moisture problem and there are no ways of fixig the problem !! so yhey have to build another ship

And how do you know, you've given no source, this is just a rumour that you have :evil:

MattyD24 · July 24, 2010, 03:27:55 PM

I remember when i first went back in 1996, i was only 4 years old, but Captain Hook's Ship was one of my favourite parts of the park, so i find it a shame you can no longer go on the deck anymore.

jwagner · July 24, 2010, 05:30:15 PM

not only the pirate sh needs a refurb...
the whole adventure island needs to be reinted
the paint on the stones near water falls is going down

MattyD24 · July 24, 2010, 06:01:06 PM

this is Skull Rock and Captain Hook's Pirate Ship as they appeared in 1996

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as you can see they looked fantastic back then, seeing as the park had been open for the previos 4 years

more pics can be viewed here
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Anthony · July 24, 2010, 08:46:30 PM

I really hope they return the colour scheme to how it is in those 1996 photos - more red at the top, a brighter beige wood colour all over, a white coat on the masts. It looks far more like something out of Peter Pan, giving a better bridge with Fantasyland. The mermaid also stands out much more in old photos.

When did the colours change?

TimmyTimmyTimmy · July 26, 2010, 04:04:51 PM

Adventureland in Paris is the best looking Adventureland of all. But Disney has to understand that building such a place means keeping it. Disneyland should never be just a themepark. It should always be that speacial place that everybody can like. A rotting ship belongs on the bottom of the ocean.
When they refurb it I hope they add something to the area to make it feel more new:)

claire2281 · July 30, 2010, 12:12:21 AM

I honestly think it has deteriorated VERY quickly. I really don't remember it being that bad last summer but when I saw it yesterday I was very surprised by the state of the paintwork. Has the winter in France been as harsh as it was in the UK? Perhaps that contributed to it somehow?

Disneyland Paris Treasures · July 30, 2010, 04:30:48 PM

The last two winters were both -10°C and even lower for long periods of times. I know because I was there both years

PetiteSirene · July 30, 2010, 05:07:32 PM

Quote from: "Anthony"I really hope they return the colour scheme to how it is in those 1996 photos - more red at the top, a brighter beige wood colour all over, a white coat on the masts. It looks far more like something out of Peter Pan, giving a better bridge with Fantasyland. The mermaid also stands out much more in old photos.

When did the colours change?

Well I have a photo from my very first trip in 2001 and it was the new colours already:

claire2281 · July 30, 2010, 05:46:04 PM

Quote from: "Nicolai"The last two winters were both -10°C and even lower for long periods of times. I know because I was there both years

And I thought it was bad enough in March

I checked my photos from last year - it needed a paint job but it was no where near as bad as it is now. Definitely got really bad, really quick. Presumably some harsh weather has taken its toll.