Pirates World (fictional; post-1973)

Pirates World is an amusement park in Dania, Florida that opened on April 8, 1967 and is currently owned by Carwardine Parks. Developed by Recreation Corporation of America, it was initially popular for it's first few years, but with the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971, attendance dropped drastically, and the park was sold to Nationwide Recreation Properties, a division of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, in 1973. In 1981, Nationwide sold Pirates World to Carwardine Parks.

History
The park opened on April 8th, 1967.

In 1973, the park was sold to Nationwide Recreation Properties.

In 1981, Nationwide sold the park to Carwardine.

In 1982, The Captain's Corkscrew was added, marking Carwardine's first investment into the park.

In 1983, Gangway! Enterprise was added.

In 1984, Jr. Buccaneer was added.

In 1985, Pirates Plunder was added.

In 1986, Barrel Roll was added.

In 1987, Any Port In A Storm? was added.

In 1988, Powder Keg was added.

In 1989, Young Blackbeard's Little Revenge was added.

In 1990, Pirates World Arena was added.

In 1991, Land Ho! Scrambler was added.

In 1992, Blackbeard's Bowling was added.

In 1993, The Captain's Corkscrew closed for good and sold to a park in Israel.

In 1994, the $12 million The Dragon's Cave opened to the public.

In 1995, Gangway! Enterprise closed forever.

In 1996, Pirates Cove Waterpark opened. It contained a wave pool, a slide complex, and Buccaneer Falls Log Flume, which had been refurbished by Hopkins and relocated to the area.

In 1997, Yoshi's Island Adventure opened.

In 1998, Powder Keg closed forever.

In 1999, S.S. Chaos opened, on the former spot of Powder Keg.

In 2000, Pirates' Plunder closed for good.

In 2001, Lighthouse Post opened.

Lands

 * Olde Towne
 * New Town
 * Nintendo Island
 * Xbox Island
 * Kids Kountry (formerly PBS Kids Neighborhood from 2003-2007 and 77 Kids Kountry from 2009-2011)
 * Action Zone
 * Pirates Cove

Flat rides

 * Drunkin' Airlines (1967; a Von Roll skyride, formerly known as "Sky Trail" [1967-1970s]) [Olde Towne/New Town]
 * Hangman's Swings (2017; A Funtime Starflyer) [New Town]
 * Land Ho! Scrambler (1991; an Eli scrambler) [Olde Towne]
 * Lighthouse Post (2001; an Intamin Gyro Drop) [Olde Towne]
 * Mega Man ZX Double Strike (2007; A Zamperla Hawk 48 ride) [Kids Kountry]
 * Paratroopa Army (1967; a Paratrooper ride, formerly known as "Paratrooper" [1967-1993]) [New Town]
 * Pirates World Carousel (1967; a carousel) [Olde Towne]
 * Yoshi's Island Adventure (1997; a dark ride themed to Yoshi's Island) [Nintendo Island]

Kiddie rides

 * Baby Bop and BJ's Dino-Soars (2003; A Zamperla Mini Jet ride with dinosaurs) [Kids Kountry]
 * Bluey's Road Trip (2021; a Zamperla Convoy) [Kids Kountry]
 * Crazy Bus (2003; a Zamperla Crazy Bus, formerly known as "D.W's Crazy Bus" [2003-2007])
 * Fire Chief (2003; a Zamperla Crazy Bus themed to a fire truck, formerly known as "Barney's Fire Department" [2003-2007], one of two Crazy Bus rides in the park) [Kids Kountry]

Pirates Cove

 * Arms of the Squid (1996; a ProSlide multi-slide complex)
 * Crazy Leg (a ProSlide TurboTwister)
 * Kraken's Back (two ProSlide MultiBumps)
 * Suction Collision (four ProSlide PipeLines)
 * Tangled One (a ProSlide Twister)
 * Tentacle Drops (two ProSlide FreeFalls)
 * Buccaneer Falls Log Flume (1967; a log flume, relocated from the Olde Towne section and refurbished by Hopkins in 1996)
 * Car-Wave-dine Pool (1996; A wave pool)
 * Rock 'n Roll Boats (2001; a Zamperla Hydro Racer)
 * Rollin' Rum River (2018; A ProSlide RocketBlast + FlyingSaucer)
 * Sea Serpent (2013; a Polin King Cobra slide)
 * Slideboard Central (2016; a WhiteWater West Slideboarding complex)
 * Tie the Knot! (2023; a WhiteWater West SlideWheel)
 * ' Tsunami Tornado' (2007; a ProSlide Tornado, custom layout)

Other attractions

 * Blackbeard's Bowling and Merriment Parlour (1990; a bowling alley and arcade located underneath Blackbeard's Revenge's current station)
 * The Crow's Nest (1967; formerly the Belgian Aerial Tower at the 1964/65 New York World's Fair)
 * Crow's Nest Arcade (1981; an arcade located underneath the Crow's Nest)
 * Pirates World Arena (1990; indoor arena)
 * Walk the Planks (2021; a 4-level RCI SkyTrail included with admission)
 * Wawa Amphitheater at Pirates World (1980; an outdoor amphitheater with booking by Live Nation, replaced the original outdoor concert venue on the site)
 * Ye Olde Escape Room (2020; an escape room)

Food & drink

 * Dippin' Dots (multiple stands throughout the park)
 * KFC [Old Towne]
 * Krispy Kreme/Insomnia Cookies [Nintendo Island]
 * McDonald's [Olde Towne]
 * Pirate's Booty Cornelius IDC Pro (est. 2018) [serves Keurig Dr. Pepper and independent products]
 * Pirate's Booty Pepsi Spire (est. 2015) [serves PepsiCo products]

Roller coasters

 * Barrel Roll (1986-2006; A TOGO Ultra Twister, replaced with Viva Pinata Cannonata, relocated to Stoogeland Theem Park and now known as "Down the Drain")
 * The Captain's Corkscrew (1982-1993; An Arrow Custom Looper with a layout near-identical to the Vekoma Corkscrew and Bayernkurve, replaced with The Dragon's Cave, relocated to a park in Israel)
 * Wild Cat (1971-1981; A Schwarzkopf Wildcat 54m, replaced with The Captain's Corkscrew, now operates at a park in Atlantic City, New Jersey)
 * Young Blackbeard's Little Revenge (1989-2002; A Miler Kiddie Coaster relocated from a fairground in Georgia, now runs as part of FairCon)

Flat rides

 * Antique Cars (1967-2008; an Arrow antique cars, replaced with Silverwing: Take Flight, scrapped with the cars being relocated to Billings' Wild Kingdom)
 * Any Port In A Storm? (1987-2006; an Intamin Looping Starship, scrapped, replaced with Mega Man ZX Double Strike)
 * Big Bad Wheel (1979-2014; a Chance Trabant ride, scrapped, replaced with Pirate's Booty Pepsi Spire)
 * Gangway! Enterprise (1983-1995; a HUSS Enterprise, scrapped and replaced with Pirates Cove Waterpark)
 * Pegleg Bayern (1974-2010; a Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve, scrapped, replaced with a designated smoking area)
 * Pirates Plunder (1985-2000; an Intamin 1st Generation Freefall, imploded and replaced with Lighthouse Post)
 * Powder Keg (1988-1998; A Sellner Tilt-A-Whirl, scrapped for spare parts, replaced with S.S. Chaos)
 * The Siamese Octopus (1975-2012; A Huss Troika, relocated to FairCon, replaced with Sea Serpent)
 * Timber! (1976-2015; An Intamin Parachute ride, scrapped and replaced with Hangman's Swings)
 * Spiral Slides (1967-late 70s; Spiral slides, scrapped and replaced with Gangway! Enterprise and a bathroom complex)
 * S.S. Chaos (1999-2005; A Chance Chaos ride, replaced with several pay basketball games, sold to Bartels-Beutler and now operates on the German fair circuit)

Kids rides

 * Jr. Buccaneer (1984-2002; a kiddie boat ride, scrapped and replaced with a kiddie land expansion)

Trivia

 * This is one of the few parks in the chain not to use the Serpentine font in its logo, instead it had opted to keep the same font for it's logo since it opened in 1967. It still uses the Serpentine font for other purposes, though.

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