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We Take What We Fancy: How Disneyland Pirates the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance—A Talk!
What do Theodor de Bry’s map of the Caribbean, the Lindau Gospels, a Moche ear ornament, and Titian’s Venus of Urbino have in common? All find new life in the dimly lit, glittering caverns of the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, where global medieval and early modern objects have been reimagined and recontextualized for 20th- and 21st-century edutainment. This talk explores how the attraction’s visual culture pirates the past to create an immersive fantasy of the Golde
Jun 242 min read
5 Surprising Facts About Disneyland’s Art You Didn’t Know
Five intriguing art-history facts about Disneyland that may surprise even the most devoted Disney fan
Apr 92 min read
The Real-Life Pirates Who Inspired Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean and the Character Redd
The female pirate Redd in Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland traces back to Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two legendary pirates.
Mar 65 min read
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