- Pirates of the Caribbean themed park for Wallilabou, St Vincent
Tourists and locals alike are expected to get a sense of the set used by Captain Jack Sparrow in the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean film, which was shot in Wallilabou, St Vincent, by 2025.
Minister of Tourism Carlos James stated on Tuesday that the island tourism offering will receive a significant boost in the future, with plans for the building of a Pirates of the Caribbean theme park at Wallilabou set to begin this year (2024).
“We are looking at scouting lands closest to the beach to accommodate the state-of-the-art theme park, which will include a restaurant, pool, and more. This year, we will also explore and conceptualise designs for a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed park at Wallilabou. It is important that we look at how we can further develop our tourism product offering. We have to ensure that we have all of the right services and sites that meet quality standards to ensure that people who come to the destination can really see the true benefit of our product,” James stated.
According to James, the design concept will incorporate the Pirates of the Caribbean movie motif.
“We’re looking at scouting lands closest to the beach where we can look at further developing to accommodate a state-of-the-art themed park, restaurant, a full-on area, a pool, and, naturally, beach access for persons coming by sea.”
James stated that a Pirates of the Caribbean theme park has long been wanted on the island, with implementation set to begin in 2025.
Wallilabou Anchorage was the principal Caribbean location for Disney’s 2003 hit movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. The well-known Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name served as both inspiration and inspiration for this world premiere film.
The plot: Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) brave the Caribbean Sea to stop a ship of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who intend to break an ancient curse… with the blood of the lovely Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). Also starring Jonathan Pryce and Jack Davenport.
The set was built around our hotel and restaurant, and the hotel rooms were used as ‘green rooms” for the actors. Our hotel, restaurant, shops, and customs office were made into the village of Port Royal, which was the famous pirate town in Jamaica.
