Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is a 1080p HD full multi-camera ride-thru (including the queue) of Piraten in Batavia, Europa-Park's dark boat ride that is heavily influenced by Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. I cut this together from five different cameras, each shooting with different angles, on different sides of the boat. Each shot has been stabilized and color-corrected.

I know people don't like it when I use the term "rip-off", but this is pretty blatant, even moreso than Fata Morgana in Efteling. And while this is an impressive and fun ride, it pales in comparison to Pirates, mainly because the character design is lacking. Just goes to show how important Marc Davis was to the success of the Disney rides.

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