Arr, me hearty. It belonger than a pirate’s life since Treasure Island first hit the magic screens landlubbers call a theater. It be tellin’ the tale of young Jim Hawkins, who be played by the young matey, Bobby Driscoll, who also be the voice of Disney’s lad, Peter Pan. The young Hawkins and friends travel to me favorite land of Treasure Island to hunt for hidden booty. Gentleman o’fortune Walt Disney had “blocked funds” in ye land of England due to the war. That be booty he earned in the country but could not get his ruddy hands on. So, Captain Walter decided to make films in England, a total of four in all. Since he could not find hearty swashbuckling trained animators in England, he used real humans for all hands in the cast and created his first live action film, and aye, it be lots of action. And here be a bit of Disneyland trivia for ye. When buccaneer, or Imagineer, X Atencio was writing the script for Pirates of the Caribbean and the lyrics for me anthem, “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life For Me),” the matey used Treasure Island as a reference to write like a true pirate! Yo ho!
