Huge LEGO ‘Pirates Of the Caribbean’ Ride Has Over 120,000 Pieces – Has Water, But No Rum

Yo-ho-ho! This massive LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean ride includes thousands of pieces, lights, and water works.

Since it opened in 1967, the Pirates of the Caribbean dark ride at Disneyland has become one of the most iconic and popular theme park rides in the world. This ride, which gives a look at the lives of pirates in the 16th and 17th centuries, takes guests on an epic water journey.

The original ride has seen more than 400 million riders, and replicas have been added to three other parks. Though it has undergone some alterations, the core of the ride hasn’t really changed in 51 years.

The ride is so popular that it’s spawned its own massive movie franchise. Starting in 2003, the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series has been a major part of pop culture, making names like Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl household names around the world. Both on and off the screen, it’s a classic.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Ride

Now LEGO is no stranger to Pirates of the Caribbean. Aside from their own generic pirate theme, they’ve put out a number of licensed Pirates sets over the years. However, all of those have focused on the movies. Brothers Joel and Jonathan Nueber (you can follow Jonathan here) set out to fix this.

They’ve built a truly incredible recreation of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (mixing a few details of Disneyland and World). With over 120,000 parts stretching several feet long, this is a massive build. It’s not the size that’s most impressive here, though. It’s the fact that the ride is fully working, with a real river to take guests’ boats around it. And of course, being a dark ride, it’s got lights. One look at this build will have you singing ‘A Pirate’s Life for Me!’

The Details

This MOC is really a meticulously detailed recreation of the ride that is just… awesome. Like the actual ride, you start in a loading area, then go into a bayou region. From there, you go into the skull cave part, with lots of fun details and nods, all from the ride.

This part also takes the boats up. After this, they drop down the iconic skull slide drop that drops them into the battle between the pirates (in the Wicked Wench, the pre-burning Black Pearl) and the town. After that, you have classic scenes of the Pirates sacking the town and then a few last scenes in jails, and you are back at the start.

The details here are incredible and faithfully recreated from the ride. And most impressively, the ride really works. Thanks to some cool LEGO engineering, the whole system works as a water-based ride. While it might not use the 630,000 gallons of water that the real-life ride does, it does still use real water. The ride is also fully lighted, with some working animatronics of its own. It’s a really amazing build.

Check out this detailed look at the whole ride below. Pictures just don’t do it justice! Make sure to watch till the end, where they have some great comparisons of the real-life ride to the MOC.

Get a Closer Look At the LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean Ride

Here are a few of the details that I loved about this packed build.

Take Sail With A Pirate Kit Of Your Own!

Now you can’t currently buy a LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean ride set of your own. There aren’t any current PoC sets for sale, though there are rumors of a massive Black Pearl Icons set coming later this year. However, you can still start your nautical adventure off with the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship. This set lets you build either a pirate ship, a tavern, or Skull Island. Get a few and you’re well on your way to an off-brand PoC ride of your own! It’s an amazing deal.

• 1264 pieces
• 3 minifigs
• 14 in. (37cm) high, 18 in. (46cm) long, and 7 in. (19cm) wide

The Going Merry Pirate Ship

Want something more IP-driven? Check out the ship at the center of One Piece. This brick-built version features its iconic sheep figurehead at the front of the ship, as well as a cannon, rudder, and a crow’s nest at the top of the ship’s mast. The interior includes a crew’s cabin, a kitchen with cooking pots, storage, and an accessory workshop. Nami’s tangerine trees grow at the back of the deck. It even comes with four wanted posters.

• 1,376 pieces
• 5 minifigs – Monkey D. Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji
• 13.5 in. (34 cm) high, 15.5 in. (39 cm) long, and 8 in. (20 cm) wide

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Author: Abe Apfel

Abe is that rare thing, an Austin local born and raised here. Though he keeps on moving around, DC, Japan, ETC., he always seems to find his way back eventually. Abe has decades of experience with a wide range of tabletop and RPG games, from historicals, to Star Wars to D&D and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since almost the start, back when he worked at and then owned a local gaming store. He used to be big into the competitive Warhammer tournament scene but age has mellowed him and he now appreciates a good casual match. He currently covers Warhammer: The Old World, as well as all things Star Wars, with occasional dabbling in other topics. Abe mourned over loss of WFB for its entire hiatus, but has been reborn like a gaming phoenix with Warhammer: The Old World.