Pirate's Ship Mast
Pirate's Ship Mast
New Orleans Square :: Other Secrets
From certain places near New Orleans Square you can see a ship's mast poking up from behind one of the buildings. Standing near the Petrified Tree along Rivers of America is a good spot. The story goes that in the original concept drawings for New Orleans Square, there was a ships mast on top of the Pirates of the Caribbean building to give a sense of depth and to indicate that there was water on the other side of New Orleans Square. This didn't make it into the original construction plans, but years later, when installing some light fixtures on top of the building, the plans were revived.