Disneyland fires Jack Sparrow actors

Future Guy · Post by **Future Guy** » Dec Mon 08, 2008 11:07 am

According to this story in the L.A. Times, Disneyland has fired the four actors who play Jack Sparrow because female guests were flashing them. The firings happened at the same time that additional Tinkerbell fairies were added to the cast, but Disney denies that the fairies replaced the pirates, and insists that it was all about the flashing.

Still, you have to wonder, would Disney fire the actresses who play princesses if men started flashing them? Of course not. The men would get arrested for indecent exposure (and probably face additional charges because they did it with kids present) and the princesses would keep their jobs. It's a funny situation.

tmptnr · Post by **tmptnr** » Dec Fri 12, 2008 12:49 am

Very interesting situation yet somehow it just does not line up correctly. This issue needs more investigation.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Dec Fri 12, 2008 1:14 am

I thought that the reason they fired the actors were because they were too hot? I must have heard different variations of the story.

annafab · Post by **annafab** » Dec Fri 12, 2008 1:42 am

According to Mickey News, Disneyland is denying that they were fired due to flashers: http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayP ... _1298Fires

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Dec Fri 12, 2008 12:18 pm

It might just have something to do with the fact that the last movie came out 2 years ago and they are trying to push the Fairies more now than Pirates. If they keep the Jack Sparrows they have to keep paying them and the other pirates they have. They haven't said anything about firing the other pirates yet have they?

wdwfaninjapan · Post by **wdwfaninjapan** » Dec Wed 24, 2008 2:49 am

I've seen the other pirates roaming around NO Square like before the Island transformation. Lafitte's Landing on Tom Sawyer's Island is deader than disco. No telling how long they're going to last.

casrin · Post by **casrin** » Jan Mon 05, 2009 1:49 pm

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:It might just have something to do with the fact that the last movie came out 2 years ago and they are trying to push the Fairies more now than Pirates. If they keep the Jack Sparrows they have to keep paying them and the other pirates they have. They haven't said anything about firing the other pirates yet have they?

Right - just like the Festival of Fools disappearing after it had been awhile since HoND came out.

Josh Q · Post by **Josh Q** » Jan Tue 06, 2009 10:36 am

Right - just like the Festival of Fools disappearing after it had been awhile since HoND came out.

I wonder if they are holding off on the character till the next film comes out???

husky · Post by **husky** » Jan Mon 12, 2009 11:51 am

thats too bad

Our kids love the Jack Sparrow character. Well I guess Disney likes to add and delete to keep things fresh

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Jan Mon 12, 2009 12:09 pm

Awww, I never even got to see them! I heard that they were pretty awesome. I saw pictures from when my friend went, really looked like Capt. Jack! I wonder why Disney did that?!

PureDisney · Post by **PureDisney** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 2:47 pm

I read an article that someone else posted somewhere on the forum about being a Jack Sparrow. I'd like to thank them, but I can't find the original post. It's very informative:

http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.as ... source=rss

Makes me beleive that the flashing could really happen.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Jul Thu 16, 2009 6:19 pm

That's a really interesting article...thanks for posting!

cadaisy · Post by **cadaisy** » Jul Tue 28, 2009 5:48 pm

Makes you realize what the people entertaining us have to go through just to do their jobs.

Just Believe · Post by **Just Believe** » Oct Sun 25, 2009 4:58 pm

I feel the actors shouldn't have been fired... they weren't the ones who were flashing... the female guests were the ones who were flashing... (is tha correct?)

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Oct Sun 25, 2009 5:24 pm

Just Believe wrote:(is tha correct?)

That is correct. The Ladies were doing "stuff" and the actors weren't. I don't think they actually fired the actors, they most likely just transferred them to other acting positions.