Pirates of the Caribbean reopens Friday, June 8, after a six-week refurbishment in which Imagineers altered a bride-auction scene.

Meet Redd, the fierce female pirate Overseeing the auction is Redd, an arms-bearing redhead that's also packing some much-needed female empowerment to the attraction.

If you’ve never been on the Pirates ride, at one point the boat passes by a “Bride Auction” where the local women have been rounded up to be sold to the highest bidder.

Disneyland's controversial change to its "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride is underway with a new female pirate, Redd, joining the crew.

The scene, which appeared in the “Pirates” rides at Disney World, Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, had originally depicted a group of women bound to an auction block.

Walt Disney World Resort reopened the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride on March 19, 2018, with a new auction scene featuring a female pirate.

Disneyland is preparing to nix the familiar scene on its Pirates of the Caribbean ride where captive, tied-up women are auctioned off as brides, presumably to pirates, as it will be shut down ...

A scene that depicts women on the auction block apparently has no place in a Disneyland ride, even if the attraction is meant to depict the violence, debauchery and misogyny of a pirate’s life.

While the scene preserves the auction, which was part of the ride’s March 1967 opening, it also gives Pirates of the Caribbean something the attraction has long lacked — a strong central ...

Disney's foray into revisionist history is just about over. Pirates of the Caribbean reopened Friday, June 8, after a six-week refurbishment in which Imagineers altered the auction scene. Now ...