

The films follow the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of films based on the Disney theme park ride. " Like the original Disneyland 'Pirates of the Caribbean', we've tried to make our movies an "E" ticket attraction which everyone can ride together." ― Jerry Bruckheimer

The Pirates of the Caribbean movies have grossed over $4.52 billion worldwide as of 2018, not counting additional bounty from video, theme-park rides, and other merchandise. As of August 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean attractions can be found at four Disney theme parks. The franchise originated from a theme park attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1967 as the last Disneyland project overseen by Walt Disney himself. Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Disney franchise encompassing several Disney Park attractions, a series of films, and spin-off novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. It's wonderful to come full circle like this." ― Rob Marshall If somebody told me then that I'd be directing a film of that ride someday, I'd have told them that they'd lost their mind. Walt Disney and the Imagineers were so brilliant in their creation of the attraction. " I was just blown away by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, because I felt like I was in a film.
