UPDATED - November 21, 2008 Requesting - "demanding" - a formal investigation of evident criminal acts including fraud and corruption within the Walt Disney Company, - and corrective action including but not limited to the dismissal of certain executives, employees, non-responsive board of directors and the voiding of various contracts. - CLICK on each PHOTO PANEL ONCE TO OPEN IT - then CLICK on it again to FULLY EXPAND it - Dear Securities and Exchange Commission “SEC”, North American Securities Administrators Association - “NASAA”, the FBI, John E. Pepper Jr. - Chairman of the Board The Walt Disney Company; and Fred H. Langhammer, Steve Jobs, Roy E. Disney, Susan Arnold, John E. Bryson, Judith L. Estrin, John S. Chen, Robert A. Iger, Aylwin B. Lewis, Monica C. Lozano, Orin C. Smith, Robert W. Matschullat; shareholders/investors; Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, Alice Davis, Francis X. Atencio, the Disney-Miller family, John Lasseter, Ed Catmull & to whom it may concern: What I am presenting is a very serious and important issue. As documented, I sued the Walt Disney Company, Jerry Bruckheimer Inc./films, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio in Federal Court in regards to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. However, as now exposed, the Walt Disney Company worked with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, engaging in evident criminal and corrupt acts with which to ultimately prevent me and the evidence a day in court. Thus the following contains documented proof, key details pinpointing the Walt Disney Company’s deliberate fraud and certain corruption, which includes this publicly traded company having intentionally concocted facts and lies with which to continue to financially profit, escape all accountability and purposely alter the court, it’s shareholders and the public’s perception of the truth. For convenience, below are over twelve archived photo set comparisons and materials, all streamlined for quick reference. - CLICK on each PHOTO PANEL ONCE TO OPEN IT - then CLICK on it again to FULLY EXPAND it. As I have experienced and have documented, instead of attempting to resolve a serious issue regarding the Pirates of the Caribbean movie with any logical or fair approach, or even by way of a jury to review any of the evidence, the Walt Disney Company has intentionally orchestrated, supervised and engaged in deliberate corrupt acts, especially involving a book entitled “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book, written by Disney employee Jason Surrell and signed off by Martin “Marty” Sklar, with which to avoid all accountability, continue to profit and reward itself solely based it’s own design of misdirection, concocted facts and lies. It is a documented fact (photo evidence below) that during legal proceedings, the Walt Disney Company with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio officially demanded that I “admit” that their concocted facts and lies were true, and then by mixing in additional misdirection, firmly threaten that if I didn’t dismiss my case by May 18, 2007, Disney, with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio would get the court to dismiss my case and hit me with enormous fees, sanctions and expenses. As also documented, during legal proceedings, I had pleaded for intervention, even providing verifiable information of what Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jason Surrell (signed off by Marty Sklar) were deliberately doing, but all of my pleas were ignored. It was the Walt Disney Company’s sole intent to get the court to do their putrid bidding that would prevent me (and the evidence) a day before a jury while it wrongfully financially destroyed me. Seeing that the Walt Disney Company would go through such orchestrated corrupt acts, who can control the public and court with it’s concocted facts and lies as deliberately published in their official book and then fused into their legal proceeding documents with which to give me it’s gangster style ultimatum disguised in a legal setting, I had no choice but to dismiss my lawsuit. I fear the Walt Disney Company. Therefore, in conjunction with “Disney’s Corporate Responsibility - Business Standards and Ethics - Corporate Governance”, I had previously notified the Walt Disney Company, with which to get this matter before a proper forum. However my letters requesting intervention were all ignored. However, even though the Walt Disney Company acts as if it were a private company with hypocritical standards, corrupt practices and evident criminal acts with which to steal, control, threaten and coverup for their own profit, this publicly traded company is still obligated for truth and is forever accountable for all of it’s actions. I, Royce Mathew, an independent artist, am the sole owner of all of my original work, including my supernatural pirate story, screenplays, movie and derivative works. This includes the Black Pearl pirate ship and characters. No one, including the Walt Disney Company, has ever had any authorization, permission or contract to use, exploit, augment, copy or make derivative works from any of my copyrighted protected works. A short condensed version of my supernatural pirate movie was published in 1994/1995. Since 2003, the Walt Disney Company has been violating my copyrights, and deliberately continues to violate my copyrighted protected creative work. The following detailed proof with photos archiving the Walt Disney Company’s deliberate fraudulent and corrupt acts intentionally done with which to wrongly threaten me, avoid accountability and alter the court, it’s shareholders and the public’s perception of the truth can be verified by checking the sources, (which I have listed with each item, such as certain available DVDs and, particular issues and page numbers of published publications) which include “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book and notably “E-Ticket” magazine (Jack Janzen & Leon Janzen publication) and “Theme Park Adventure” book (Rick West publication). It is a fact that Disney itself also considers both of these publications, E-Ticket and Theme Park Adventure to be highly prized resources for factual reporting, interviews, and itself keenly draws from these two publications for their own publications, notably for their “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book. As documented, through the years, in several issues, E-Ticket magazine features detailed history, exclusive rare photos and notable interviews about the creation, development and execution of Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, especially in their celebrated 1999 published Pirates of the Caribbean issue 32. While in 1999 Theme Park Adventure had published an entire book on the history of Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, that also features notable interviews. However, as now exposed, you will see that Disney deliberately used particular portions of the factual information that these two publications contained with which to intentionally misdirect, concoct facts and lies. As now exposed, you will also see that they, working with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, have deliberately fused these concocted facts and lies into various interviews, publications and the legal proceeding documents with which to wrongfully threaten me to dismiss my lawsuit. Thus as fully documented - when dealing with the Walt Disney Company, it’s fraud, corruption and putrid policies, it was pointless to ever seek accountability by way of any logical resolution, fair mediation or by way of the court. Since I am an independent artist, and this is my ongoing effort in seeking accountability and corrective action, I have entitled it: Fighting for your Dream: Exposing the Truth behind the Black Pearl and the supernatural pirate movie. Chapter 1 - A Brief Review Chapter 2 - Prove they inserted Ride References into a unique supernatural pirate story that is credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Chapter 3 - Prove Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction has no story. Chapter 4 - Prove Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual designs has the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates, not “living skeletons” Chapter 5 - Prove the Haunt of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. Chapter 6 - Prove Concocted Facts & Lies - Part 1. Chapter 7 - Prove Disney “finally addressed” the inclusion of the haunted caverns-grotto. Chapter 8 - Prove Concocted Facts & Lies - Part 2. Chapter 9 - Prove Disney Threatens with their Concocted Facts & Lies. Chapter 10 - Their Computers: Prove it Vanished, it Fried, it was Wiped Clean & it was Stolen. Chapter 11 - Prove “Steal Stuff” & misdirection. Chapter 12 - Recipe Flow Chart. Chapter 13 - Disney’s Book, E-Ticket & TPA - Following up. Chapter 14 - The Value of E-Ticket & The Janzen Family. Chapter 15 - Prove Disney’s plan to add “cursed pirates” & the “Black Pearl” to their attraction after the fact. Chapter 16 - Prove for over thirty years, it’s the WICKED WENCH and not the Black Pearl. Chapter 17 - Prove AMNESIA TACTICS 101 - Michael Eisner & Marty Sklar. Chapter 18 - Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio - A Few Other Things & WordPlayer Chapter 19 - Closing Comments CHAPTER - 1) A brief review: Walt Disney ride attractions such as Snow White, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Pinocchio and Splash Mountain are based on stories written by various artists. They were written as stories, published in books and even had movies made of their original story. Meanwhile, a collection of Walt Disney’s other ride attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, The Enchanted Tiki Room, The Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain and It’s a Small World have no stories. They are all are just a collection of experiences related to the same subject matter. As documented, the Walt Disney Company wanted to maximize profits by trying to exploit it’s ride attractions that had no stories. So they engaged in the process of trying to generate stories which featured the names of it’s ride attractions and incorporated elements of them. However, as documented, for years the Walt Disney Company repeatedly failed to manufacture a favorable screenplay especially for a movie based on it's Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, because just like it’s other ride attractions such as The Haunted Mansion, The Enchanted Tiki Room, The Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain and It’s a Small World, it has no story. WHAT IS WALT DISNEY’S PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ? Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction official caption: “Sail with the wildest crew that ever sacked the Spanish Main”. E-Ticket - issue 21: “Pirates of the Caribbean...” “...from California to Tokyo, from Florida to Paris and the result is always the same...to pillage and plunder, to rifle and loot...” (1995 - E-Ticket issue 21 - page 30) FACT: Originally to be a wax museum, Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction features a series of situations and experiences displaying pirates attacking and pillaging a town, seeking sex, food, drink and treasure, and are doomed to never get out alive. Although several artists worked on Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, it was Marc Davis who created the character and gag designs, and it was Claude Coats who did the settings. Afterwards, when a model of the attraction was built, Francis X. Atencio generated a script with dialogue and narration. Tom Fitzgerald: “Claude Coats and Marc Davis had huge influence. Marc was one of Walt’s nine old men, the animators. Marc contributed the vignettes to the attraction - all the gags, the wonderful characters that brought the ride to life. And Claude Coats created the fantastic settings. Claude worked in animation as a layout and background artist. So Claude created the setting, Marc created the characters and together you’ve got Pirates of the Caribbean.” (2003 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD disk 2 - History of the Attraction) Francis X.Atencio: “Marc Davis and Claude Coats had already worked out the ride, so we had all the little miniatures for each scene. So, all I had to do was walk through the mock up there and see what was there and what should be said." (2004 - Walt Disney Family Foundation) FACT: Various noted Disney artists, writers, producers, historians and Disney’s own documents and self published materials together confirm that Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, it’s conceptual artwork and proposals has no story. Since its inception, it’s a series of situations and experiences related to one subject matter, pirate lore, including displaying the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates and their possessions in deserted supposedly haunted “caverns-grotto” areas before we see the pirates in their heyday where they are attacking, plundering and burning up a town, as seen in California, Florida and Tokyo’s version of the ride attraction. In Disneyland Paris, they reversed this, by first showing the pirates in their heyday where they are seen attacking, plundering and burning up a town, and then by showing the various skeletal remains of the pirates in the deserted haunted “caverns-grotto”, where they died long ago. The “supernatural elements” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction is because the deserted caverns-grotto are supposed to be haunted, complete with a “talking skull”, “ghostly voices” and a harpsichord that plays by itself. SEEKING A UNIQUE STORY - When trying to generate a favorable story featuring the title of it’s ride attractions, does the Walt Disney Company own the story of George Lucas’ Star Wars, his characters and fictional inventions simply because they both deal with the subject of “space travel” and Disney can incorporate “elements” from their Space Mountain ride attraction into it? Does the Walt Disney Company own the story of The Birds simply because they both deal with the subject of “birds” and Disney can insert “elements” from their Tiki Room attraction into it? Does the Walt Disney Company own the story of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park simply because Disney can merge “elements” from their “Grand Canyon Prehistoric Time Train Ride Attraction” into it because they both feature dinosaurs? Does the Walt Disney Company own the story, characters and sequences of every horror movie simply because they have a Haunted Mansion ride attraction? Can the Walt Disney Company harvest anyone’s original story, characters and sequences by simply justifying that the Walt Disney Company owns a mass of creative work simply because they can say that each doll from their It’s A Small World ride attraction has a story to tell? Because their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction has no story, in simple terms, the materials and facts substantiate that the Walt Disney Company, at the very least, had incorporated some homages and set decorations “elements” aka ride references from their Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride attraction into my original supernatural pirate story and structural blueprints which is about “cursed pirates” of the Black Pearl pirate ship; pirates who don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed, with effects of the curse they endure is fully revealed by moonlight and the gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties - able to summon/call. In addition to evidently plagiarizing all of my unique work and sequences for their pirate movie, they also harvested other people’s published creative works and sequences as well. For example, since they didn’t like the original ending, director Gore Verbinski called it a “bummer”, they utilized the daring opening “pirate hanging sequence” from rival studio Universal’s “Swashbuckler” movie as their new daring pirate hanging ending. Another sequence they also utilized was the “walking underwater under the overturned rowboat sequence” from Warner Bros. “The Crimson Pirate” movie. Then this plagiarizing recipe was given a multimillion dollar budget and it’s resulting yield was deliberately presented, solicited and sold as Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl movie that is based on Disney’s famous Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride attraction and is credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. - CLICK on each PHOTO PANEL ONCE TO OPEN IT - then CLICK on again it to FULLY EXPAND it - CHAPTER - 2) Prove they inserted Ride References into a unique supernatural pirate story that is credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio: It is a documented fact that for a movie to be called Pirates of the Caribbean, the Walt Disney Company had been pitched and had ultimately themselves generated several scripts that contained Pirates of the Caribbean ride references. These scripts were done by various writers. However, it was when Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio came into the project, that my original supernatural pirate story including my unique structural blueprints, sequences, characters, key dialogue and original fictional inventions are clearly being copied, exploited and plagiarized. Ted Elliott: “We wanted obviously to work the elements of the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride into the, uh, movie...” (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) Derek Hill: (Art Director on movie) “We took as much of the elements of the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride at Disneyland. The pirates shooting people, the pirate dunking the guy in the well. So we did all these things from the ride “ (Disney - Audio Commentary of The Lost Disk - as released November 2, 2004) Ted Elliott: “We wanted to recreate/evoke some specific moments from the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride -- the pirate attack on the town being the most obvious. ” - (August 18, 2006 - Wordplayer.com) Jason Surrell: “Tortuga (in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie) was the setting for a number of references to the (Pirates of the Caribbean ride) attraction, including the infamous bride auction, the dunking of the mayor, cut from the film but included among the deleted scenes on the DVD, the inebriated pirates balancing on the kegs of rum, and a drunken buccaneer sleeping it off in a pigsty.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 132) FACT: During official Disney press junkets and even on Disney’s own produced audio commentary, Pirates of the Caribbean movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer proudly credits Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio with coming up with the unique supernatural pirate story. Jerry Bruckheimer: “You know you always want to entertain an audience and make a picture that’s unique and different, fresh and we felt we had the opportunity to do that. And I think the only thing we had to be careful of, is the fact the audience would perceive it as being uh, based on Pirates of the Caribbean the, the amusement park ride rather than a movie that stands on it’s own two feet, with a good story, great characters and themes, so we had to avoid that. I think one way we did that was by hiring Johnny Depp....”, “...so I thought that was an important element to making the picture unique, and the other element, was bringing in (Ted) Elliot and (Terry) Rossio who rewrote the script, and changed it to having cursed pirates and pirates who turn into skeletons in the moonlight, and have to return treasure rather than steal a treasure. I thought that was all very fresh so those elements to me made it very entertaining.” (2003 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD - Audio commentary) Q: “When people heard you were making a movie based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney everyone thought it would be horrible.” Jerry Bruckheimer: “Guess what? You’re not the only one. I thought the same thing. They called me and said they had the script for Pirates of the Caribbean and they wanted me to read it and produce it for them and I said “Oh God, I can’t do this.” There goes my, whatever career I have left. And I read the script and it was okay, you know, and it was nice, romantic, adventure, drama, but it just wasn’t unique enough to get me to go see it and then we met with Terry and Ted, Elliott and Rossio, and they came up with this great idea about these cursed pirates that turned into skeletons in the moonlight and they had to put a treasure back and I thought that’s wonderful. Then I got involved, because of them really. And they’re so clever, they wrote Shrek, and they’re just clever writers. When you watch the movie everything kind of relates.” (2003 - Latinoreview & Disney) FACT: To date, the Walt Disney Company has never filed anything which declared Marc Davis, nor Claude Coats, nor Francis X. Atencio as being responsible for a supernatural pirate story for either a Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction or for a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. In 2003, the Walt Disney Company professionally submitted, credited and celebrated Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio as the ones who are solely responsible for the unique supernatural pirate story. FACT: In conjunction with the release of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Disney was preparing the publication of a book entitled “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” written by Disney employee Jason Surrell, edited by Disney employees, signed off by Disney employees and published by Disney. Notably, in the very beginning of this official Disney book, on page four, Disney did not tribute nor credit legendary artist Marc Davis who is monumental with the creation of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attractions. Neither did they credit Francis X. Atencio or Claude Coats for anything. Instead they tribute, credit and thank Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio twice, celebrating that it was Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s ghost story. “This book is for X. Atencio, Harriet Burns, Alice Davis, and Blaine Gibson; artists, Imagineers, friends. And for Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, whose ghost story made us believe all over again.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 4) FACT: In 2004, about a year before their official book went to press, Disney was alerted of my copyright infringement claims against them for evidently plagiarizing my unique supernatural pirate story. Yet when Disney finally published their Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book in October 2005, they officially proclaimed that it was providing the “truth” about it’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, declaring that they already had the materials of the same unique supernatural pirate story including “cursed pirates” who turn into “living skeletons” in moonlight that preexisted and predated my 1994 published supernatural pirate story. This is the opening quote from the official Disney Pirates of the Caribbean book: “Never before has The Walt Disney Company revealed so much history, debunked so much mystery, and told the true below-the-seas tale of the swashbuckling scalawags.” (2005 & 2006 - opening front cover in Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies written by Disney employee Jason Surrell - and signed off by Marty Sklar”) However, especially since my claims, the facts and evidence substantiate and expose that Disney, working with credited screenplay writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, together have engaged in deceitful misdirection with which to deliberately trivialize and attribute my uniquely original creative work to the talents of the “Disney Legends” of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, notably Marc Davis and Francis X. Atencio. For example, a close examination of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book underscores that someone instructed that certain concocted facts and lies to be edited into particular pages, notably 23, 50, 56, 86, 87 and 132 in the book. As documented, the Walt Disney Company, together with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, have deliberately concocted facts and lies with which to proclaim in various interviews, and in the Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book, and on Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s personal website that there always was a story in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual designs, and that story is about pirates who stole a treasure that they didn’t know was cursed and because of that, the pirates are “cursed pirates” and are “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into skeletal pirates and back again. In their own published book, Disney also deliberately altered and switched certain pieces of evidence with which to make it appear that they were following Marc Davis’s designs and concepts, of which either they never existed or are not what they claim it to be. As documented, all this was done to threaten me, making the claim to the court, it’s shareholders and the public, that Disney already had the same supernatural pirate story, and that it preexisted and predated my 1994 published supernatural pirate work. Because of their corrupt acts, together, Jason Surrell, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have made Walt Disney, Marc Davis, Francis X. Atencio, Tony Baxter, Bruce Gordon, Tom Fitzgerald, Bob Baranick, Stuart Beattie, Jerry Bruckheimer and even Keira Knightley all out to be ignorant liars. Furthermore, due to them intentionally inserting deliberate concocted facts and lies among the untouched truthful facts which remain within the book, Jason Surrell now greatly contradicts himself. Yet despite on what the book contained, Marty Sklar, another Disney employee and who is a supporter of Michael Eisner’s regime, had signed off on the book. The book which was released in October 2005, was reprinted again in November 2006 and continues to be solicited. Then in April 2007, the Walt Disney Company together with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio intentionally took these deliberately concocted facts and lies and used them within their official legal document entitled: “Defendant’s First Set of Requests of Admissions” dated April 27, 2007 with which to again claim that Disney had the materials of the same unique supernatural pirate story including “cursed pirates” who turn into “living skeletons”, that preexisted and predated my 1994 published supernatural pirate work. Then mixing it with additional misdirection, they firmly threaten me that if I didn’t end my lawsuit by May 18, 2007, (a day before the Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End premiere), Disney would get the court to dismiss my case and hit me with enormous fees, sanctions and expenses. Especially because of their intentional fraudulent and blatant corrupt acts, and threats, there was no doubt that the Walt Disney Company would continue to do whatever it took to silence the truth and wrongly financially destroy me. CHAPTER - 3) Prove Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction has no story: It is documented that when providing facts and history about the ride attraction, legendary artist Marc Davis, who is monumental with the creation of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attractions, along with Stuart Beattie who is one of the four credited writers on the 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean movie, it’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and even it’s credited director Gore Verbinski, all together confirm that Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction has no story. Ted Elliott: “Marc Davis of course was the, one of the (Disney) imagineers who are, actually the guy who really created the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.” (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) Marc Davis: “Walt agreed and I certainly agreed that this type of show (Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction) is not a story-telling medium.” (1997 - Scott Wolf: Mouseclubhouse.com) Marc Davis: “He (Walt Disney) didn’t like the idea of telling stories in this medium (ride attractions). It’s not a story telling medium. But it does give you experiences.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book page 30 - which is taken from - Disney News) Marc Davis: “...All of these attractions is that they are a series of experiences. You aren’t telling a story in the Haunted Mansion anymore than you are trying to tell a story in the Pirates of the Caribbean. You’re showing some pirates in a lot of interesting situations, but you don’t really have a beginning or an ending. They’re a series of situations, not a story.” (1989: E-Ticket issue 7 - pages 9 - 10 or in archived PDF file it’s on pages 11-12) Stuart Beattie: “You know the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride does not have it’s own story, just has vignettes. So right from the beginning we weren’t looking to make a movie out of the story of the ride. We were very much looking to make uh, a story that stood on it’s own that uh, had little scenes or vignettes from the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride that you could wink at. And, and uh you know give the audience a laugh.” (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) Jerry Bruckheimer: "Since we used the title of the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride, it's important to give an appreciative nod to the artistry of so many people who worked to put it together..." (2003 - Writingstudio & Disney) Gore Verbinski: "...when I first heard, you know pirate movie, I was like (positively) yeah, and then, based on the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride, it was like (negatively) wo-wo, that's a two hour advertisement for a theme park." "Well it's, it's you know been such a completely dead genre. I was nervous. I mean I, I was nervous because what's the story?" (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) Jerry Bruckheimer: “The homage is to, to the ride in the movie are, you know a combination of what the writers added to the screenplay. And what Gore (Verbinski -the director) thought was, I guess inherent to the story, and I think that’s really important, you can’t just throw in reference to the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride, they’re, they are like islands onto themselves, they have no bearings in telling the story. So when we found instance were we could show you a piece of the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride and it worked for the characters in the story, we tried to do it and that’s exactly how they are done.” (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) * FACT: In promoting the Pirates of the Caribbean film for the Walt Disney Company, Keira Knightley had also spoke candidly about it and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. Keira Knightley: "Truthfully, I think the (Pirates of the Caribbean) film is so completely removed from the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride. There really isn't anything in the story that is the same as the ride, except for the jail sequences and certain aspects that are homages to the ride." (Lead actress in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie - 2003 - Ugo.com & Disney) CHAPTER - 4) Prove Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual designs has the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates, not “living skeletons”: Disney Imagineer Francis X. Atencio’s work for Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, including the full audio (as even released by Disney on CD), and well regarded Disney Imagineers Marc Davis, Bruce Gordon, Bob Baranick, Tony Baxter, and two highly praised publications “E-Ticket” and “Theme Park Adventure”, and even Disney’s own published documents and filed copyrights together confirm that Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, it’s conceptual artwork and proposals has no story. It’s a series of experiences and situations related to one subject matter, pirate lore, including showing the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates and their possessions in “deserted, supposedly haunted caverns-grotto” areas before we see the pirates in their heyday, as seen in California, Florida and Tokyo’s version of the ride attraction. In Disneyland Paris, they reversed this, by first showing the pirates in their heyday where they are seen attacking, plundering and burning up a town, and then by showing the skeletal remains of the pirates in the deserted haunted caverns-grotto, where they died long ago. Here are some verifying facts. E-Ticket - issue 21: “A somber but relaxing passage through the various grottos... Dead Man’s Cove, Hurricane Harbor, the Captain’s Quarters and so forth, shows us the static and skeletal evidence that crime doesn’t pay. Here are luxurious views of vast treasure, tools and weapons, and the rich appointments of pirate life each attended by what’s left of a pirate.” (1995 - E-Ticket issue 21 - page 31) Tony Baxter: “...because you have all the dead pirates in the beginning..” (1999 - Theme Park Adventure - page 21) Bruce Gordon: “We start out with pirates as skeletons, they are already dead as you’ve gone into this world...” (2003 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD disk 2 - History of the Attraction) Bob Baranick: “.....the caverns, where the skeletons are, that from many years ago, have died trying to get the treasure out..” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 109 - which is from Theme Park Adventure pages 40-41) E-Ticket - issue 32: “...their skeletal remains, crystallized in death at their evil deeds, serve as further warning along the banks of the waterway.”- (1999 - E-Ticket issue 32 - page 24) Jason Surrell: “Although the grotto would go on to play a crucial role in the show, ‘live’ pirates were ultimately replaced with skeletal remains.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 77) FACT: For the promotion of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the Walt Disney Company had commissioned and created a video documentation surrounding the history of it’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. The Walt Disney Company had two noted employees “Imagineers” Bruce Gordon (project director) and Tom Fitzgerald (Executive Vice President & Senior Creative Executive), both who had worked with the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attractions, and have great knowledge of the ride attractions, present official commentaries. Appearing on video using actual Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean ride footage and original conceptual artwork, both Bruce Gordon and Tom Fitzgerald proudly detail the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, confirming that by boats, park guests travel through the haunted caverns-grotto areas which displays the various skeletal remains of dead pirates, and then the boats travel into the main area “where now the pirates come to life”, displaying the pirates in their heyday glory where they are seen attacking, plundering and burning up a town. (2003 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD disk 2 - History of the Attraction) Further proof it’s the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates, and NOT “living skeletons” in the haunted caverns-grotto areas: E-Ticket - issue 32: “...the long-ago entrance to the Grotto for the dead pirates who reside there”- (1999 - E-Ticket issue 32 - page 29) Jason Surrell: “A seaqull squawks at guests from its nest in the dead Pirate Captain’s tricornered hat as the bateaux (boat of the ride attraction) pass by this lonely graveyard of lost souls.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 79) Jason Surrell: “...a lonely beach littered with the skeletal remains of pirates who fell short in their search for buried treasure.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 79) Disney: Disney’s archive photo and official caption of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction features the skeletal remains of a pirate at ship’s wheel - “...helmsmen were lashed to the wheel to avoid being washed overboard, and died there as nature took her toll...” (1968 - Disney Enterprises) Disney: (Disney’s archive photo and official caption of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction features the skeletal remains of a pirate in bed - ) “Pirate captains lived and died in lavish quarters”. (1968 - Disney Enterprises) Theme Park Adventure / Rick West: (Skeletal remains of a pirate in bed - ) “...a bed lies in the center of the room, with the skeletal remains of the group’s leader still in his bedclothes.” (1999 - TPA page 51) Jason Surrell:“Our bateaux (boat of the ride attraction) carry us into the finely appointed private quarters...” ”Guests find what remains of the Pirate Captain reading in bed...” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 83) Disney: Official Disney archive photo of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction taken on location, “Captain’s Quarters”, features in bed, the skeletal remains of a pirate which is covered in cobwebs. - (Virtual Reality Viewer special computer feature on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD - 2003 Disney Enterprises) Disney: Official Disney archive video of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction that features the skeletal remains of a pirate which is perched on mound of treasure in the treasure room, still clutching a handful of gold coins, is covered in cobwebs.(1968 - Disney Enterprises) Theme Park Adventure / Rick West: Disney archive photo of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction that features the skeletal remains of a pirate which is perched on mound of treasure in the treasure room, still clutching a handful of gold coins, is covered in cobwebs. (TPA 1999 - page 54) Disney: Official Disney archive photo of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction taken on location, that features the skeletal remains of a pirate which is perched on mound of treasure in the treasure room, still clutching a handful of gold coins, is covered in cobwebs. (Virtual Reality Viewer special computer feature on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD - 2003 Disney Enterprises) Theme Park Adventure / Rick West: “A greedy pirate once climbed on top of the pile of booty... his skeleton remains forever perched atop the treasure mound.” (1999 - TPA page 53) Jason Surrell: “In the final show, the only pirates depicted (in the caverns-grotto) are long dead.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 76) Marc Davis: (Skeletal remains of pirate in drink gag - ) “...liquid seems to pour continuously”. (Marc Davis’ hand writing on the original skeleton drinking gag artwork of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction.) (Disney Enterprises) Theme Park Adventure / Rick West: Skeletal remains of pirates in drink gag in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction - “One of the skeletons holds a wine bottle over its mouth; the flickering lightning casts shadows, and the pirate appears to still be drinking the fine spirit of yesteryear.” (1999 - TPA pages 50-51) Disney: (Skeletal remains of pirates - one is the drink gag and the other is a glowing bottle gag) “The last drink was a long one..” “..that bottle will never run dry”. (1968 - Disney Enterprises) “E-Ticket” issue 32: (Skeletal remains of pirates in the drink gag in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction) - “two skeletal tenants have drunk themselves to death”. (1999 - E-Ticket issue 32 - page 29) Jason Surrell: (Skeletal remains of pirates in drink gag - ) “...drank themselves to death a long time ago... ” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 81) Disney: Official Disney archive photo that was taken on the actual ride in Disneyland, featuring the skeletal remains of two pirates featured in the drink gag - one of which “liquid seems to pour continuously” - and the other with the glowing bottle gag, both are covered in cobwebs. (Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 81 & 82 - Disney Enterprises) FACT: Marc Davis loved to drink, and he repeatedly incorporated drinking gags into his creative works. This included his work on The Haunted Mansion, America Sings, The Country Bear Jamboree and Pirates of the Caribbean. CHAPTER - 5) Prove the Haunt of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction: It is a documented fact that the area called the “caverns” or “grotto”, which contain the skeletal remains of the long dead pirates and their possessions, are deserted and supposed to be haunted. It is a documented fact that Jason Surrell has freely referred to the dead pirates in the haunted caverns-grotto as “lost souls” and as being in a graveyard. Jason Surrell: “Island of Lost Souls” and “the dead Pirate” Captain as seen, in the “graveyard of lost souls.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 56 and 79). It is a documented fact that the caverns-grotto area containing the skeletal remains of the pirates was never originally designed to be part of the original ride attraction. They were greatly reduced in the Florida’s version of the ride attraction. In the Tokyo Disneyland version of the ride attraction, it has nearly all of the skeletal remains displays as seen in the California version. At the Disneyland Paris version of the ride attraction, guests first see the pirates in their heyday where they are attacking, plundering and burning up the town and then enter the deserted haunted caverns-grotto area that contains the various skeletal remains of the long dead pirates. It is a documented fact that a “talking skull” - is part of the area of the deserted caverns-grotto that is “haunted” by the dead pirates who died long ago. In the California and Tokyo versions of the ride attraction, this “talking skull” is at the entrance to the deserted haunted caverns-grotto. In Florida it was near the end of the deserted haunted caverns-grotto. In Paris, it is at the end of the deserted haunted caverns-grotto. (Is it haunted appearing to talk, or is it the light playing tricks?) It is a documented fact that in the California and Paris versions of the ride attraction, in the deserted haunted caverns-grotto area, there is a harpsichord which is playing by itself. (Is it haunted or is water dripping on it’s keys?) Jason Surrell: “The grotto was something of a hasty addition to Pirates of the Caribbean.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 77) Scott Weitz: “Imagineers would magically remold this 'empty' basement into the Pirate Grotto, a labyrinth of aquatic caverns, waterfalls and stony hideouts....” (2003-2008 - Etixland.com tribute website) Jason Surrell: “Walt’s subsequent direction to fill its original basement location with caves or something.” “X Atencio’s script was a practical way to make up for any narrative complications brought on by the sudden inclusion of the haunted caverns. ”(2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book page 86) Jason Surrell: “...a network of haunted caverns.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 50) Jason Surrell: “(California version)...the haunted caverns prologue”, “(Florida version)...the shortened haunted-grotto scenes”, “haunted caverns” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 55) Tony Baxter: “(Paris version)...the haunted caverns, filled with the treasure that has thus far proved so elusive.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 64 & 65) Jason Surrell: “...in a graveyard of haunted caverns.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 87) Jason Surrell: “...haunted grotto...” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 131) Theme Park Adventure / Rick West: “..(skull) appears to speak.” (TPA 1999 - page 5) Jason Surrell: “(Paris version)...in a network of haunted caverns filled with the buccaneers’ earthly remains.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 106) Scott Weitz: “... the Transition Tunnel, connected the haunted lair of decaying pirate remains to the historic recreation of living pirates.” (2003-2008 - Etixland.com tribute website) It is a documented fact that various pieces of narration “ghostly voices” about these long dead pirates was supposed to be heard throughout the “haunted” caverns-grotto area, but were cut from the final ride attraction. It is a documented fact that throughout the caverns-grotto, and during the passage through the dark tunnel, before the guests enters into the main show building, where the pirates are seen attacking, plundering and burning up a town, a few pieces of original narration was still heard. These “ghostly voices” which echo throughout the “deserted” and “haunted” caverns-grotto area, give warnings using “fear” such as “dead men tell no tales” and as a warning not to touch the pirate’s amassed treasure. It’s a documented fact that from its inception, conceptual designs, proposals and through various completed versions, there were no “cursed pirates” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. It was the pirates themselves who cursed the treasure as a warning for no one to touch their earthly possessions. It’s a documented fact that the actual script for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction written by Imagineer Francis X. Atencio, and even the full audio (as released by Disney on CD), proves that after they plundered the treasure, it was the pirates themselves who cursed the treasure as a warning to those entering their final resting place. Chris Tietz: “That’s where you enter the haunted caverns, and that’s when you first hear Dead men tell no tales.” ( 2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 64) Jason Surrell: “A ghostly voice warns that “Dead men tell no tales”, hinting at the ultimate fate of the pirates...” “In the Disneyland original, the cursed treasure lies hidden deep within the haunted caverns, never to be removed....” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 106 & 107) Official Pirates of the Caribbean Ride CD: “Ghostly voices”- (2000 - CD Audio track # 16 - Disney Enterprises) Disney Ride Attraction: “Ghostly voice # 1” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 79) Jason Surrell: “Each scene in the grotto sequence originally featured ghostly narration and even witty dialogue for its skeletal performers, performed by Paul Frees (Voice # 1) and J. Pat O’Malley (Voice # 2) in what was to be a ghostly counterpoint to (Paul) Free’s recurring warning, “Dead men tell no tales.” Walt (Disney) and his Imagineers ultimately concluded that the moody visuals spoke for themselves and packed more punch without dialogue.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 79) Ghostly voices written by Francis X. Atencio: “Dead men tell no tales.”... “The walls o' this deserted berth once quick with the sound o' coarse laughter and bawdy songs.”... “Dead men tell no tales.” (Actual script / recording 1967) Ghostly voices written by Francis X. Atencio: “Shipshape this anchorage for pleasure-seekin’ rogues ...Aye! After months at sea, facin’ the perils o’their adventurous trade ...they was inclined to traffic their ill-gotten wealth for the pleasure of a lovely lassie’s voice and... Dead men tell no tales!” (Actual script 1967 - see Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 81) Ghostly voices written by Francis X. Atencio: No fear have ye of evil curses, sez you? Ah.. properly warned ye be, sez I ...” ‘Who know's when that evil curse will strike the greedy beholders of this bewitched treasure.” “Dead men tell no tales.” (Actual script / recording 1967 - see Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 86). Ghostly voices written by Francis X. Atencio: “...and cursed it be. Cursed by the black-hearted rogues what left it. Who knows what evil spell lurks 'neath each cursed chest.” “Dead men tell no tales.” (Actual script / recording 1967 - & 2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 84) Written by Marty Sklar: “And here’s part of the cast of sixty-six life size pirates and their ladies. A lineup worthy of the name rogue’s gallery.” (1967 - Pirates in the Park special on the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD second disc -aka Wonderful World of Color aka “Disneyland from Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow”..) Jason Surrell: “The Rogue’s Gallery was now dubbed the Pirate Wax Museum” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 22) The unused GHOST EFFECT HAUNTING GAG It is a documented fact as Marc Davis detailed the creation, his designs and function of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attractions, Marc Davis revealed to “E-Ticket” (Jack Janzen / Leon Janzen) that he proposed doing a “ghost effect” haunting gag in Florida. As Marc Davis gave this interview to E-Ticket, he showed a particular piece of sketched artwork he did (shown in E-Ticket - issue 32 - the noted 1999 Pirates of the Caribbean issue, on page 15 ), which distinctively shows the skeletal remains of a dead pirate and a “ghost effect” haunting gag. Thus in the haunted caverns-grotto area, guests would have seen the skeletal remains of the dead pirates, and the “ghost effect” haunting gag involving the skeletal remains of a dead pirate, and then continue on to see the pirates in their heyday attacking, plundering and burning up the town as even Jason Surrell confirms in the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book. Jason Surrell: “Although Marc Davis couldn’t make as many enhancements as he would have liked, sketches hint at the Pirates of the Caribbean that could have been. One proposed scene would have bridged the narrative gap between the pirates yo-ho heyday (attacking, plundering and burning up the town) and the grisly fate awaiting them in the haunted grottoes but alas, Marc’s Island of Lost Souls never made it off his drawing board.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 56) Marc Davis: “Here’s something I tried to do for Florida ... a pirate that would turn into a skeleton. It’s a sort of Pepper’s ghost effect. Florida was going to have a kind of island, and this stuff was never done.” (Marc Davis shows his sketch of this, a ghost effect haunting gag over the skeletal remains of a dead pirate.) (1999: E-Ticket - issue 32, page 15) CHAPTER - 6) Prove Concocted Facts & Lies - Part 1: It is a documented fact that Florida was going to have “a kind of island” and Marc Davis proposed doing a “ghost effect” haunting gag involving the skeletal remains of a pirate which he showed his sketched artwork of it to E-Ticket - issue 32, page 15. However, it was only after my claims against them that Disney took the quote that Marc Davis gave to E-Ticket issue 32, (page 15), where he specifically talks about this “ghost effect” haunting gag, and they deliberately edited and altered it. Disney then deceitfully assigned it to a completely different piece of Marc Davis’ artwork from their company archive. It was from this concocted combination that Disney purposely generated several official statements with which to work hand in hand with their other concocted facts and lies. It is a documented fact that the Marc Davis quote from E-Ticket issue 32 page 15, which Disney deliberately edited and altered, actually refers to a ghost effect haunting gag involving a pirate’s skeletal remains. Yet only since my claims against them, Disney deliberately concocted facts and lies from the few words that Marc Davis used when he described to E-Ticket publication the ghost effect haunting gag “resetting”, going back to “step 1", as detailed on his sketched artwork. It is a documented fact that the “Treasure Island-Ben Gunn” type Marc Davis company archived painting (as shown on page 56), which shows a guest walk-through featuring caverns with a waterfall, stalactites, stalagmites and an old man with treasure chests, was possibly proposed for a queue area per Rick West-Theme Park Adventure publication (page 131) and then later confirmed by Jason Surrell’s book. However, it is also a documented fact that only after deceptively editing, altering and manipulating what Marc Davis was actually talking about in a different interview, that Disney suddenly proclaimed that the old man with the treasure chests in the archive painting (as shown on page 56) is actually a pirate who transforms into a skeleton and back again. It is a documented fact that together, the Walt Disney Company and Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio have concocted facts and lies including incorporating one particular sentence that Marc Davis gave during his entire interview with “E-Ticket”/Janzen (issue 32 page 15). It is a documented fact that Disney never presented any copyright proof that the piece of artwork done by Marc Davis, as shown in their book on page 56, is what they now claim it to be. During the legal proceedings, the only proof (evidence) they provided was the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book itself, which contains concocted facts and lies, and two copies of E-Ticket issue 32 (page 15), which was deceitfully exploited, with Disney and Terry Rossio each submitting a copy. As documented, with Marc Davis having died, and with no copyright proof except for the actual pieces of artwork, the Walt Disney Company has taken a piece of Marc Davis’ vintage artwork from their archive and only since my claims against them, had concocted facts while deceitfully re-labeling it as something else with which to fraudulently assist them in covering up Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio’s evident criminal acts of plagiarism and more. As documented, that only since my claims against them, by utilizing an in house historian and Marty Sklar, they have, and still can, continue to go through various pieces of archived Marc Davis’ artwork, fraudulently labeling, registering and declaring it as unused proposed supernatural pirate story sequences for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. CHAPTER - 7) Prove Disney “finally addressed” the inclusion of the haunted caverns-grotto. As documented, the haunted caverns-grotto featuring the skeletal remains of the dead pirates was never originally designed to be part of the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. Then decades after the original ride attraction opened, and many years after the placement of additional versions of their ride attraction in Florida and Tokyo, as documented, the creation of the Paris version of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction (opened in 1992) would “finally address” any lingering issues created by incorporating the haunted caverns-grotto featuring the skeletal remains of the dead pirates into the original experience. To do this, Disney moved the “pirates in the jail” scene (vignette) that was always featured at the end of the ride, to the beginning of the ride, and in turn, they placed the haunted caverns-grotto featuring the skeletal remains of the dead pirates at the end of the ride attraction. Disney then celebrated that this finally made it clear that the experience had a beginning, (we first experience the pirates, in their heyday, coming to free their comrades who are imprisoned in jail), then a middle (still in their heyday, the pirates then attack, plunder and burn up the town), and an ending (we experience the skeletal remains of the dead pirates in the haunted caverns-grotto complete with ghostly voices, a harpsichord that plays by itself and a talking skull). Jason Surell: “In case of Pirates of the Caribbean (Disneyland Paris) that meant turning the experience completely on its head, and in the process, finally addressing any lingering creative issues over those hastily contrived haunted caverns.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 60 & 61) Jason Surrell: “The Grotto went from a prologue in the Disneyland original to an epilogue with a fitting “crime doesn’t pay” message at Disneyland Paris.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 77) Jason Surell: (Disneyland Paris version) “...the prologue has become an epilogue, a fitting conclusion to this tale of pillaging and plundering..” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 64) Tony Baxter: “(Disneyland Paris version) “The concussive sounds turn into the wailing of the wind and a ghostly voice admonishing, “Dead men tell no tales”. The climax then turns into a metaphorical ‘meeting your maker’ epilogue..” “That’s the moral of the story. What good is all the treasure if you’re so frivolous and careless? You can’t spend it if you’re dead. The end result, the whole ‘Crime Doesn’t Pay’ moment takes place at the end.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 64 & 65) Jason Surell: “A nearby harpsichord plays the now-familiar pirate anthem as the bateaux (boat of the ride attraction) glide on into the grotto.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 83) Jason Surrell: “In a fitting coda to the revised story, (Disneyland Paris version) the last thing guests see before disembarking is the attraction’s signature talking skull embedded in the rocks overhead, and it delivers the now-extinct pirates’ ominous parting message. Dead men tell no tales.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 65) After their success with the haunted caverns-grotto placement change to Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction in Paris, Disney then focused on their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction in California. As documented, with which to now provide closure to it’s original Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction in California, in 1997 Disney had incorporated additional skeletal remains of dead pirates to the end of their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. Now featuring the skeletal remains of dead pirates at both the beginning and the end of their ride attraction, Disney proudly celebrated that this finally brought their original Pirates of the Caribbean experience full circle. Tony Baxter: “..-so we had an opportunity there to kind of in an abbreviated way, complete the morality of the show in that indeed, the ‘Dead men’ (tell no tales) statement at the beginning literally becomes the prophecy fulfilled at the end, and they don’t make it out.” (Theme Park Adventure - page 24) Bob Baranick: “So we thought we’d wrap the whole story up at the end...” “...we brought back more of the caverns, where the skeletons are, that from many years ago, have died trying to get the treasure out..” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 109 - which is from Theme Park Adventure pages 40-41) Jason Surrell: “The skeleton of a pirate that expired struggling to make it up the waterfall with his treasure intact was a significant narrative addition, bringing the story full circle to complement the “Dead men tell no tales” message of the Grotto sequence.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 108) CHAPTER - 8) Prove Concocted Facts & Lies - Part 2: As the facts confirm, the Walt Disney Company, with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have deliberately and shamelessly plowed over decades of Disney’s own factual history, designs, drafts and recorded materials when creating a bogus defense against my serious claims. It was only after being informed of my claims and only after my filing my January 2005 original lawsuit, that the Walt Disney Company (Jason Surrell, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and signed off by Marty Sklar) even make the well respected late-great artist Marc Davis out to be an ignorant liar who doesn’t know his own creative work. FACT: For many years, Marty Sklar himself had assisted the Janzens with their research, contributing to E-Ticket magazine, including and notably for the noted 1999 Pirates of the Caribbean issue 32, in which Marty Sklar had received a thank you from the Janzens in the opening page of their magazine. Marty Sklar had also given an exclusive interview to Rick West for his Theme Park Adventure book. Yet it was only since my claims against the Walt Disney Company that in 2005 Marty Sklar himself had signed off on the Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book which now made Rick West and his Theme Park Adventure book and the Janzens and their E-Ticket magazine all out to be ignorant liars as well. FACT: It was only after my claims against them that Disney suddenly concocted a statement with which to proudly proclaim that their ride attraction had previously “evolved” from an “experience” and “into the story about cursed pirates”. They have also proclaimed that “since its inception, and in all following incarnations”, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction was about “pirates ransacking a Caribbean seaport in search of hidden or cursed treasure” and “a buried cursed treasure”. Yet the facts and documents prove that these claims are yet more lies. Just below is a transcript quote from Walt Disney’s own on television camera interview which he personally detailed the “dunking the mayor into the well scene-vignette” from Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Then just following it, is the direct quote from Jason Surrell in the official 2005 Pirates of the Caribbean book which was signed off by Marty Sklar, that refers to the exact same “dunking the mayor into the well scene-vignette”. Compare the two quotes and see how after my claims against them, they deceitfully changed to it being about pirates seeking a cursed treasure. Walt Disney: “...now here you see the pirates are dunking the mayor into the well, trying to force him to reveal the hiding places of the town treasure.” (Walt Disney on camera, showcasing his Pirates of the Caribbean - 1967 - which is seen on Pirates in the Park special on the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD disc 2 -aka Wonderful World of Color aka “Disneyland from Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow”..) Jason Surrell: “..a cutthroat (pirates) pumping and dunking the town’s mayor (into the well) for information about a buried and cursed treasure...” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 50) FACT: During legal proceedings, the Walt Disney Company, including Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, never presented any documents of a “supernatural pirate story” including “cursed pirates” or “pirates seeking a cursed treasure” or “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into “skeletal pirates” that existed prior to their involvement for the 2003 movie. The only evidence offered was Jason Surrell’s Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book. FACT: Despite that Jerry Bruckheimer has repeatedly credited Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio with coming up with the unique supernatural pirate story, and in turn Disney with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio attributed the unique supernatural pirate story to Marc Davis, during legal proceedings there was absolutely nothing in the boxes of paperwork and evidence that the Walt Disney Company, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio who were all required to provide, had anything to do with or even document any story, characters, “cursed pirates”, “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into skeletal pirates, “pirates seeking a cursed treasure” or anything else which they now claim Pirates of the Caribbean was always about and had always contained. FACT: From its inception and various conceptual proposals, and then through it’s opening in 1967 at Disneyland, then through versions in 1973 at Walt Disney World, then in 1983 at Tokyo Disneyland, and then in 1992 at Disneyland Paris, and even during a overhaul, alterations and renovations in 1997 and in 1999 at Disneyland, and continuing past 2003, Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean has no story and it was never about “cursed pirates” nor about “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into skeletal pirates. It is a documented fact that Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of experiences related to pirate lore, featuring pirates in their heyday attacking a town and the skeletal remains of dead pirates in haunted caverns-grotto. FACT: In addition to Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual artwork and proposals having no story, it is a documented fact that in 2000, Disney’s own story development division, which included executive Brigham Taylor, also officially verified that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction “has no narrative” and that they had to “start from scratch” when they wanted to produce a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. (Disney’s official documents) FACT: Even though Disney’s own movie executive Brigham Taylor confirmed that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean has “no narrative” and that Stuart Beattie, Jerry Bruckheimer and even Marc Davis himself confirmed that there is “no story” and despite that all of the evidence confirms this, with their concocted facts and lies, together, Disney, (Jason Surrell/Marty Sklar), Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have also suddenly proclaimed that there always was a story and a narrative in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual designs, and that story is about pirates who stole a treasure that they didn’t know was cursed and because of that, the pirates are “cursed pirates” and are “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into “skeletal pirates” and back again. The following is a compiled list of some of their statements that were deliberately fused into various interviews, websites, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean book and the legal proceeding documents. However, there is no proof that their bold statements are true, while decades of history and evidence actually exposes them to be concocted facts and lies. Even some of their own key defense evidence that was provided by Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio also confirms that their own statements to be concocted facts and lies. Ted Elliott: “We came up with the idea that, if we’re doing this based on the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride, let’s base it on the ride! “ (2003 - Creative Screen Writing magazine & Disney) Terry Rossio: “Our screenplay uses elements of previous screenplays, yes, but it is also based on the theme park ride, Pirates of the Caribbean, designed by many including the remarkable Marc Davis and Walt Disney.” (Wordplayer September 1, 2006) Terry Rossio: “The film is really derived from the spirit of the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride, um, and the ride also provides uh, a narrative.” (2003/2004 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - DVD “The Lost Disk” bonus disk) Jason Surrell: “So what’s the story?” “...the experience ultimately evolved into the story of a pirate crew that lays waste to a Caribbean seaport in search of hidden treasure. Little do they know that the treasure carries a terrible curse and that the pirates must pay for their prize with their very souls, spending eternity in a graveyard of haunted caverns.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 87) Ted Elliott: “Well, there actually is a story to the ride. It's about a crew of pirates who find a treasure and then discover it's cursed and it turns them into skeletons. It's told in reverse. You see the end of the story, all the skeletal pirates with the cursed treasure, and then you see their hunt for it. In Disneyland Paris, they've actually flipped it, so that it's in the right order. I can't believe that the French went linear. It's just so bizarre (laughs).” (2006 - Ultimatedisney.com) Jason Surrell: “Guests encounter a pirate that transforms into a skeleton and back again in a scene, possibly proposed for the boarding area, which was ultimately cut from the final attraction.” - “The effect was far from wasted, however, and the notion of pirates that transform into skeletons and back again would go on to play a major role when the attraction set sail on the big screen thirty years later.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book: page 56) Ted Elliott: “The story in the ride is about pirates who fall victim to a cursed treasure that they searched for without knowing it was cursed the story is told backwards: you start out seeing the pirates in their cursed state living skeletons, and then see the events that led to it. So, in a way, the first movie is a sequel to the story in the ride: the pirates trying to remove the curse by returning the treasure they stole. We wanted to recreate/evoke some specific moments from the ride -- the pirate attack on the town being the most obvious. ” - (August 18, 2006 - Wordplayer.com) Jason Surrell: “Since its inception and in all following incarnations, the attraction would be about a crew of pirates ransacking a Caribbean seaport in search of hidden or cursed treasure.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 23) Jason Surrell: “..a cutthroat (pirates) pumping and dunking the town’s mayor for information about a buried and cursed treasure...” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 50) Jason Surrell: “....these very same cursed pirates first invaded this unsuspecting island colony in search of the legendary treasure” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 86) Jason Surrell: “The original (Pirates of the Caribbean ride) attraction’s other primary location, the unnamed seaport ransacked by pirates in search of cursed treasure, became Port Royal in the (Pirates of the Caribbean) film.” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - page 132) Ted Elliott: “The entire idea of the cursed treasure and the cursed pirates, that’s that first part of coming into the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride where you have the skeletons...” (2003/2004 - Disney - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - DVD “The Lost Disk” bonus disc) Jason Surrell: (Tokyo Disneyland) - “...a skeletal pirate Captain reading in bed inside an ornate, subterranean chamber....” (2005 & 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book - pages 58-59) Disney, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio: “Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contains” - “skeletal pirates” and “cursed pirates”. (2007 - official legal document) CHAPTER - 9) Prove Disney Threatens with their Concocted Facts & Lies: It’s a documented fact that the Walt Disney Company, Jerry Bruckheimer (films/Inc.), Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio “The Defendants” were all represented by the same team of attorneys headed by Sandy Litvack. In April 2007, armed with their Pirates of the Caribbean book written by Jason Surrell and signed off by Marty Sklar and working in conjunction with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the Walt Disney Company intentionally used their concocted facts and lies along with additional misdirection with which to wrongly threaten me that if I don’t end my lawsuit by May 18, 2007, that they will have the court hit me with enormous fees, sanctions and expenses. Yes, as Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were deliberately putting out concocted facts and lies about Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, the Walt Disney Company, Jerry Bruckheimer (films/Inc.), Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio officially demanded that I "admit" to the court that their concocted facts and lies about Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction were indeed true because Disney has the deliberately concocted evidence which gives the appearance that it was true. * FACT: Despite the facts and evidence proves that Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride, it’s conceptual artwork and proposals has no story, and that since its inception, it is a series of situations and experiences related to the subject of pirate lore, and that the “supernatural elements” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction is because the deserted caverns-grotto are supposed to be haunted, complete with a “talking skull”, “ghostly voices” and a harpsichord that plays by itself, it was during legal proceedings when the Walt Disney Company, together with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio officially demanded that I admit that the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contained “supernatural elements”, “cursed pirates”, “skeletal pirates” and a “talking skull”. They had deliberately grouped these together to continue to fraudulently claim that the “supernatural elements” of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction was about “cursed pirates”, who stole a treasure they didn’t know that was curse, thus who transform into “living skeletons”, “skeletal pirates” hence the talking skull. Here are their official legal proceeding statements that the Walt Disney Company together with Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio had drafted and used in conjunction with the Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies book as well as with various interviews and publications with which to intentionally and wrongly threaten me and deliberately continue to fraudulently alter the court, the shareholders and the public’s perception of the truth. (Per official legal materials). Official Walt Disney Company Legal Document - Item Number 254 states: Admit that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contains “supernatural elements”. - (Disney/Sandy Litvack April 27, 2007 - deliberately and deceptively used during legal proceedings against Royce Mathew) Official Walt Disney Company Legal Document - Item Number 255 states: Admit that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie contains “elements taken from” Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. - (Disney/Sandy Litvack April 27, 2007 - deliberately and deceptively used during legal proceedings against Royce Mathew) Official Walt Disney Company Legal Document - Item Number 256 states: Admit that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contains a “talking skull”. - (Disney/Sandy Litvack April 27, 2007 - deliberately and deceptively used during legal proceedings against Royce Mathew) Official Walt Disney Company Legal Document - Item Number 257 states: Admit that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contains “cursed pirates”. - (Disney/Sandy Litvack April 27, 2007 - deliberately and deceptively used during legal proceedings against Royce Mathew) Official Walt Disney Company Legal Document - Item Number 258 states: Admit that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction contains “skeletal pirates”. - (Disney/Sandy Litvack April 27, 2007 - deliberately and deceptively used during legal proceedings against Royce Mathew) * FACT: In Disney’s own publications for the promotion of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had already identified “elements” of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction that appear in the movie. Here is a list of the “elements”, aka “ride references”, aka “homages” that were used for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie - Pirate ship attacking the seaport and town / fort wall with cannon fire; prison/jail with dog holding key in it’s mouth; pillaging, plundering and burning up the town; drinking gag; Buy a Bride / Take a Wench auction; dunking a man into the well; pirate balancing on barrel; redhead sexy woman; drunk pirates singing and misfiring/target practicing; chasing; rum pouring out of barrels shot up with bullet holes; drinking out of holes in rum barrels; man sleeping with pig; animals; crab; stabbed skeleton; cavern of treasure; song Yo-Ho; strike your colors you bloody cockroaches. (Dunk the guy into the well, tied man shaking, pirates shooting, a woman chases a man, pirates drinking were edited out but used in the second movie). * FACT: During legal proceedings the Walt Disney Company was deliberately vague about their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, declaring (Item Number 255) that the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie contained “elements” taken from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. As documented, together with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Disney never declared, presented nor offered any list of what those “elements” were, while outright promoting that because “elements” of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction appear in a movie entitled Pirates of the Caribbean, that features the same supernatural pirate story, characters, sequences and fictional inventions, which I had created, pitched and that even appears in my 1994 creative work, then therefore the entire creative property belongs to the Walt Disney Company. * FACT: As documented, they never declared, offered, nor presented any evidence of actually having a supernatural pirate story, which includes certain sequences, structural blueprints, dialogue, characters (evil pirate captain, eccentric pirate, blacksmith, protagonist, one eye comic relief pirate who goes after the protagonist) and fictional inventions including, cursed pirates of the Black Pearl pirate ship; pirates who don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed, with effects of the curse they endure is fully revealed by moonlight, a gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties -able to summon/call especially near the ocean and other fictional inventions - of which are all my original work, as published in 1994/1995, that existed prior to 2003. * FACT: As documented, they also never declared to the court that they had any copyright or proof of already having any such material involving a supernatural pirate story, cursed pirates and skeletal pirates. As documented, the only so-called proof fused into their legal proceeding documents was solely comprised of misdirection and the deliberately concocted facts and lies about the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual proposals as published in certain interviews, on Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s personal website and in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book. (Per official documents) * FACT: During the legal proceedings, I, Royce Mathew, refused to admit that their concocted facts and lies were true. As documented, I had pleaded for intervention, even providing verifiable information of what Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jason Surrell (signed off by Marty Sklar) were deliberately doing, but all of my pleas were ignored. (per company emails) CHAPTER - 10) Prove it Vanished, it Fried, it was Wiped Clean & it was Stolen: In regards to the creation of the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book, through company emails, Marty Sklar proudly praises Jason Surrell, who was instructed to “focus it on the curse” in the book. Meanwhile, Jason Surrell communicated that he was concerned for his job, but boldly added that he wanted a better position. Amazingly, and during the same time period, all of the original Disney/Jason Surrell and Wendy Lefkon /Jody Revenson computers, files, drives surrounding these clearly fraudulent and concocted facts and lies that appear in the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book which are being used to claim that Disney had the materials of the same unique supernatural pirate story that preexisted and predated my 1994 published supernatural pirate story, have an interesting bond. In 2005 Jason Surrell had notified Jody Revenson/Wendy Lefkon (other Disney employees) that “all” of his “files” had “vanished”, and their response to him was that their key computer with the same files had “fried” during the same week, with Jody adding that “there must have been something in the air”. (Per company emails) FACT: During legal proceedings, it is exposed that the key pages which contain certain concocted facts and lies as published in “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book seemed to just appear, for anything to do with how they were created and what research was used to make such bold claims had all “vanished” and “fried” in the same exact week, or had never existed. FACT: As for the two computers used for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie belonging to credited writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, in 2007 during the legal proceedings, Ted Elliott had stated that he could not produce his computer, claiming that he had first wiped the hard drive before donating it, adding that he couldn’t remember if he gave it to a charity or his brother. Meanwhile Terry Rossio had declared that the key original computer containing the Pirates of the Caribbean work, which was important evidence, was stolen. Terry Rossio also stated that he didn’t file a police report because the station was busy and he didn’t want to wait. (Per their depositions.) CHAPTER - 11) Prove “Steal Stuff” & misdirection: FACT: On several occasions, Disney was notified of their collective corrupt acts, including that Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, in the original unedited audio commentary done for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl DVD, have admitted that they “steal stuff” (sequences) from other people’s creative work for use in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise; and if they don’t immediately use these sequences from other people’s creative work, it just goes “up on the shelf” to be later used. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio stated this as they were bragging about how they took the “walking underwater under the overturned rowboat” sequence from Warner Bros. The Crimson Pirate movie and used in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Yet Disney never strayed from it’s putrid practices. (Disney deleted Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s “steal stuff”, “up on the shelf” and The Crimson Pirate admissions from the published DVD audio commentary feature.) Then in 2006-2007, Disney had additional edition printings of their “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book, followed by their official threats using these concocted facts and lies. FACT: As Disney together with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were putting out concocted facts and lies, in 2007, they unleashed an unscrupulous network of various misdirection tactics, demanding an accounting of every file, hard drive and printer that I ever owned. Disney kept asking for copies of the copies of my personal and work related files which have no bearing in the case. Meanwhile, important verified dated files, including files that matched to 1992 correspondence Disney had in their possession of which Michael Eisner had drafted involving me, Royce Mathew, on his personal stationary “Michael D. Eisner”, in his own handwriting, as well 1990's original files showing my creative process involving my fictional inventions, including cursed pirates, the moonlight, Aztec design, the hunger/pleasures, “TURNER” and all additional script files, copyrights and published materials were all discredited by Disney and their attorneys. Instead, Disney unscrupulously made issues that I had purchased, stored and deleted personal files using Norton’s Utilities from a 2006 external drive and my 2003 computer, and even though they weren’t suppose to be accessed, and have no bearing in the case, Disney deceitfully used misdirection, focusing in on my personal and work files for my lawsuit while they also deliberately used my personal files, such as making an issue by declaring that I was a “nude art model in New York City”. Disney also sinisterly made an issue over my family including about my dead father, with Sandy Litvack repeatedly asking “how my father died”, and if I loved my dead father. FACT: During legal proceeding, the Walt Disney Company, together with Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Inc. also falsely accused me, without any proof, of personally showing up at the door of Johnny Depp in California. FACT: Despite all of the evidence, including computer files, witnesses and materials as well as any dispute issues which should have gone before a jury, and that it was Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who together proclaimed that their original whole computers, files and drives had either “fried”, “vanished” “was wiped clean”, or was “stolen”, it was Disney who unscrupulously declared that it was I who did a “spoilage of evidence”, and with their official April 27, 2007 demand that I admit that their concocted facts and lies were true, stated that I will be hit with enormous fees, expenses and sanctions if I didn’t dismiss my case by May 18, 2007. (Per original official audio & materials). CHAPTER - 12) Recipe Flow Chart: WALT DISNEY’S PIRATES: It is a documented fact that for over forty years Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, it’s conceptual artwork, proposals, and script has no story. It features the Wicked Wench pirate ship, and a series of experiences related to one subject matter - pirate lore, including displaying the “skeletal remains” of dead pirates and their possessions in deserted, supposedly haunted “caverns-grotto” areas and also displaying the pirates in their heyday were they are attacking, plundering and burning up a town. ROYCE MATHEW’S PIRATES: It is a documented fact that my unique supernatural pirate story, my structural blueprints, “sequences”, characters and fictional inventions which is about “cursed pirates” of the Black Pearl pirate ship; pirates who don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed, with effects of the curse they endure is fully revealed by moonlight and the gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties -able to summon/call, and characters (evil pirate captain, eccentric pirate, blacksmith, protagonist, one eye comic relief pirate who goes after the protagonist), is all documented in my original work, as even published in CD-ROM in 1994/1995. As documented, none of what I created is found in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction nor in any of it’s various conceptual proposals. Yet as the facts show, through Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the Walt Disney Company has declared ownership to my unique supernatural pirate story which includes my structural blueprints, “sequences”, characters and fictional inventions by first inserting “elements” references of their ride attraction into it, and then by concocting facts and lies about their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it’s conceptual proposals, and then by employing various types of misdirection, and then by wrongly threatening me. Note: At the top of this webpage, on the left side - click on tab “photos & facts” to see actual photos from my 1994 supernatural pirate movie and text script comparisons. CHAPTER - 13) Disney’s Book, E-Ticket & TPA - Following up: It is a documented fact that the Walt Disney Company proudly herald their “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book at an event featuring Jason Surrell at their New York City flagship store as well as at a book signing event held at Walt Disney World. Meanwhile, also promoting this book, Jason Surrell gave several exclusive interviews and/or there is a flow of promotional materials which are featured on notable websites such as Jim Hill Media, Tell No Tales, Theme Park Adventure and Ultimate Disney. As documented, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were also highly praised and celebrated. Yet when contacted about his highly praising of the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book, Jim Hill bluntly dismissed commenting while he viciously attacked my credibility. With Theme Park Adventure “TPA”, Rick West first responded that he hadn’t seen the published “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book. Then in a follow up, Rick West politely stated that he would not make any further comments. Other sites contacted such as Ultimate Disney and Tell No Tales, which feature exclusive interviews with Jason Surrell and promotes the sale of this book, have all ignored inquires into this matter. Additionally, the website “Mouseplanet” has also ignored any reporting of this matter, and then surprisingly in June 2008 their website “Mouseplanet” proudly celebrates Jason Surrell and his Pirates of the Caribbean book. It’s a documented fact that the Walt Disney Company, (with Jason Surrell and signed off by Marty Sklar) deliberately used “E-Ticket” issue 32 - the noted 1999 Pirates of the Caribbean issue, page 15 out of context, intentionally manipulating the information it contained in a deceptive and fraudulently manner with which to concoct facts and lies. It is a documented fact that Jack Janzen, whose E-Ticket publications are an important focal point, respectfully confirmed that he (his company) “did NOT work with Mr. Surrell” on the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book. FACT: On page four in the Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies author Jason Surrell’s thank you statement section - “the author would also like to thank the following for their contributions to this book:” - “Special thanks for their contributions go to:”, actually contains the names of people who did not directly contribute to the book, with some material that was taken from other sources and presented as if those people had actually participated with the book. This includes Jason Surrell/Disney thanking a dead person who died before the book was written, and even deliberately changing and altering to what was actually found in a factual quote. CHAPTER - 14) The Value of E-Ticket & The Janzen Family: FACT: During legal proceedings, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio together with the Walt Disney Company had submitted two copies of Janzen’s “E-Ticket issue 32” - the noted 1999 Pirates of the Caribbean issue (with page 15) as evidence of their defense, fraudulently presenting it as proof that Marc Davis’ creative work is directly tied to their defense claims, but it was only after they had concocted facts and lies using the same E-Ticket issue 32, and making the Janzens out to be ignorant liars. FACT: During legal proceedings, the very same E-Ticket publication, especially issue 32, that Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had proudly revealed that they used for their research and that was presented as their proof of their defense, actually contradicts them, exposing that Jason Surrell, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and signed of by Marty Sklar had concocted facts and lies about Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction and it's conceptual artwork. Therefore, in 2007, I had pleaded with Jack Janzen to uphold righteousness. However Mr. Janzen had ceased responding to my correspondence and curiously his beloved “The-E-Ticket.com” website which sold back issues and subscriptions of his highly praised “The E-Ticket” publication had suddenly stopped being updated. In late 2007, on this website, (see above) I had posted one of Jack Janzen’s email in which he confirmed that he had no involvement with Jason Surrell’s Pirates of the Caribbean book. However, soon after, in early 2008, without notice, Janzen’s official “The E-Ticket” website was abruptly shut down. On June 14, 2008, Mr. Janzen had replied to an inquiry about the status of his website, writing that the host of his “E-Ticket” website had “dumped the contents”, and that “it is not immediately retrievable”, and that he is the process of selling his “The E-Ticket” publication, and that there is “no intention” to continue publishing it. With his candid response, now raises additional issues such as: With the announcement of the dumping of the computer files of “The E-Ticket” website, are all of the Janzen’s original archives of interviews and materials safe and protected? Does Jack Janzen still have records of my correspondence with him? And, just how many “new owners” will E-Ticket pass through and what will ultimately happen with the purity and protection of Janzen’s E-Ticket celebrated legacy of archived facts, interviews and documentation which include Marc Davis’ candid statements that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean has no story, and him explaining his “ghost effect haunting gag” once “new owners” are in possession of it? On July 17, 2008 - The E-Ticket website was active again, and shortly after, again confirmed that they are selling off The E-Ticket magazine. As with many, I have greatly respected the Janzen’s integrity and their legacy. However, due to the corrupt acts of Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, along with certain people at the Walt Disney Company such as Jason Surrell (signed off by Marty Sklar), the Janzen’s ethics and honor are now also in jeopardy. Clearly, Jack Janzen has the power to make a difference and certainly the ramifications of Janzen’s plan in his handling of this serious matter will have great effects. To either uphold righteousness, or, to do nothing, remain silent, sell off “E-Ticket” and look the other way. CHAPTER - 15) Prove Disney’s plan to add “cursed pirates” and the “Black Pearl” to their ride attraction after the fact: * FACT: Disney never presented any copyright or proof that there is a story in their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction or it’s conceptual designs, especially one which is about pirates who stole a treasure that they didn’t know was cursed and because of that, the pirates are “cursed pirates” and are “living skeletons”, pirates who transform into skeletal pirates and back again. * FACT: The facts and evidence proves that the “supernatural elements” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction is because the deserted caverns-grotto are supposed to be haunted, complete with a “talking skull”, “ghostly voices” and a harpsichord that plays by itself. Yet through their misdirection, concocted facts and lies, Disney, along with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, have now deceitfully declared that the “supernatural elements” of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction was about “cursed pirates”, who stole a treasure they didn’t know that was curse, and thus transform into “living skeletons”, “skeletal pirates”, hence the talking skull in the ride attraction. * FACT: From its inception, conceptual designs, proposals and through various completed versions, there were no “cursed pirates” in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. It was the pirates themselves who cursed the treasure as a warning for no one to touch their earthly possessions. However, through the use of misdirection, concocted facts and lies, Disney along with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, now deliberately call the skeletal remains of the dead pirates in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction “skeletal pirates” and “cursed pirates”. Disney also now claims that the pirates as seen in their heyday are the ones who are seeking “treasure” that they don’t know it’s cursed. Then together, they deliberately fused these concocted facts and lies into various interviews, websites, the Pirates of the Caribbean book and their legal proceeding documents. *FACT: None of the unique sequences, including structural blueprints, dialogue, characters (evil pirate captain, eccentric pirate, blacksmith, protagonist, one eye comic relief pirate who goes after the protagonist), cursed pirates of the Black Pearl pirate ship; pirates who don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed, with effects of the curse they endure is fully revealed by moonlight, a gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties -able to summon/call especially near the ocean and other fictional inventions, which are all my original work, as published in 1994/1995, and are my key claims against Disney, were ever found in their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction or it’s conceptual designs. Ted Elliott: (For the Disney film) “We wanted to recreate/evoke some specific moments from the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride -- the pirate attack on the town being the most obvious. ” - (August 18, 2006 - Wordplayer.com) *FACT: The name of my pirate ship is the Black Pearl, while in Disney’s movie, the name of the pirate ship seen attacking a town and it’s port fort is also named the Black Pearl. However, as Disney, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio celebrate that they have (in their own words) “recreated and evoked specific moments from Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction” for the movie, with “the pirate attack on the town (and it’s seaport fort) being the most obvious”, the truth is that for over thirty years the name of the pirate ship in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, which is featured attacking the town and it’s seaport fort, is actually named the “Wicked Wench”. *FACT: In a desperate attempt to identify it to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, in 2003-2006, Disney was preparing to drastically change their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. As documented, Disney was going to add the characters such as Captain Barbossa (evil pirate captain), Jack Sparrow (eccentric pirate), Will Turner (blacksmith) and Elizabeth Swann (protagonist). Disney was also preparing to add “cursed pirates” - “skeletal pirates” and change their Wicked Wench pirate ship, which is featured attacking a town and it’s port fort, to the Black Pearl pirate ship. The following photos shows proof that the Walt Disney Company was planning to drastically change their ride attraction by especially adding “cursed pirates”-“skeletal pirates” and the Black Pearl pirate ship, all after the fact. (This proof can be briefly seen on Dead Man’s Chest DVD “Re-Imagineering The Attraction” special feature). It was only after my claims against them when Disney abruptly stopped most of their drastic ride changes. Disney did NOT add “cursed pirates” - “skeletal pirates” nor change their Wicked Wench pirate ship into the Black Pearl. However, they did add two characters, notably Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa to their ride attraction while they now abruptly proclaimed that the Wicked Wench pirate ship belonged to Jack Sparrow and that the ship was later set on fire, sunk, raised and renamed to the “Black Pearl”. CHAPTER - 16) Prove for over thirty years, it’s the WICKED WENCH and not the Black Pearl. 1967 - Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction, having been created with Walt Disney, Marc Davis and Claude Coates, features a pirate ship named the “Wicked Wench” which is seen attacking a fort port and town. 1994 - Royce Mathew’s pirate ship is named the “Black Pearl” - published on CD-ROM” 1999 - Twice identifying the pirate ship in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction as the “Wicked Wench”, this Janzen publication provides photos of it. (1999 - E-Ticket issue 32 - pages 25 & 31) 1999 - In his Theme Park Adventure publication, on page 45, Rick West publishes a photo of the pirate ship in Disneyland’s ride attraction which is featured attacking a town. Per Disney/Bob Baranick, Rick West proudly pinpoints that the pirate ship is named the “Wicked Wench”. 2002 - For Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film, in Stuart Beattie script, features a pirate ship named the “Wicked Wench” which is featured attacking the town. 2003 - After Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are hired for Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film, and because Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (in their own words) want “to base it on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction”, and (also in their own words)“because the ride attraction provides a narrative” and (also in their own words) because they “wanted to recreate/evoke some specific moments from the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride -- the pirate attack on the town being the most obvious” - , the fact is that the pirate ship in Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s script / the movie, which is featured attacking the town is named the “Black Pearl”. 2004 - In a desperate attempt to identify it to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Disney was preparing to drastically change their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. In particular, Disney was going change their “Wicked Wench” pirate ship, which is featured attacking the town, to the “Black Pearl” pirate ship and place Barbossa, the evil pirate captain on it. 2004 - Royce Mathew notifies the Walt Disney Company, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio of his serious claims. 2006 - After Royce Mathew’s claims, Disney abruptly stopped most of their drastic ride changes. Disney still placed Barbossa the evil pirate captain on the Wicked Wench pirate ship, while abruptly proclaiming that the Wicked Wench pirate ship belonged to Jack Sparrow and that the ship was later set on fire, sunk, raised and renamed to the “Black Pearl”. CHAPTER - 17) Prove AMNESIA TACTICS 101: Michael Eisner & Marty Sklar: In 2004, I clearly identified that Michael Eisner was part of this matter, yet the Walt Disney Company simply ignored it. Yet it was proven that this was true and indeed part of the story which follows through with Marty Sklar, Eric Jacobson and Brock Thoman, as I previously identified, including with having original files with Brock Thoman’s name along with his Disney 1993 phone number. In December 2006, Disney finally produced the 1992/1993 Michael Eisner memo, generated by Michael Eisner, on his stationary, in his handwriting, addressed to Marty Sklar, with my name on it that is part of my claim. However, during further legal procedures, Marty Sklar personally attempted to downplay the Michael Eisner letter, and as with any other important evidence, Disney quickly proclaimed that it wasn’t significant to my claims, and they went from saying they don’t know me to saying that they don’t remember me. Yet Disney kept attacking my credibility. There is much, much more and Disney has formally known my about claims since April 2004. (Per materials). FACT: During legal proceedings, I had detailed a time line which includes the names of people, phone numbers, files and evidence, which are later confirmed yet Disney deliberately dismisses it all as being insignificant. This includes: 1992-1993 - The Michael D. Eisner memo - Michael Eisner’s own written instructions directs Marty Sklar to take action in regards to ROYCE MATHEW. In turn, Marty Sklar instructs Eric Jacobson to take action in regards to Royce Mathew too. 1993 - Through Michael Eisner’s office, I am taken out to lunch to discuss my creative work and various projects, which included my various original supernatural stories, including my supernatural pirate movie featuring the Black Pearl pirate ship. I also have been creating and producing interactive & game products that are based on my movies and the movie industry 1993 - For many decades, and through 1993 and continuing through 2003, the Walt Disney Company itself continually used and relies on Variety to announce and promote their movie projects and products. So months after my lunch meeting with the Walt Disney Company, on November 16th 1993, I had personally placed a full back page ad in the entertainment industry trade paper “Variety”. This specific Variety ad announced two other of my original supernatural movies that I was pitching to Disney and their business associates. One being a supernatural ocean movie and the other being a supernatural adventure movie entitled, “Touchstone”. Cleverly celebrating that I looked forward to working with the Walt Disney Company, as I had proposed that Disney’s ride attraction names, even their company divisions names could be incorporated into my original unique supernatural stories and creative work. I had purposely named my supernatural adventure movie “Touchstone” because it is the name of a Disney movie division. 1993-1994 - In conjunction with the Variety ad, I work on a short condensed version of my supernatural pirate movie that I will actually film. This would help pitch it as well as further showcase my talents as a director, producer, editor, interactive & game designer etc... 1994-1995 - I continue to have discussions and meetings with the noted talent agencies CAA aka Creative Artists Agency and the William Morris Agency over my creative supernatural stories. I had a final pitch meeting with the Walt Disney Company over my supernatural pirate story including for movies and the recently emerging “interactive” market. My original creative work is published on CD-ROM and more. Ultimately, my final meeting with the Walt Disney Company goes sour because of their way of doing business with independent artists. Soon, through Michael Eisner, the Walt Disney Company hires Michael Ovitz, bringing him over from CAA to help run the company including the newly created “Disney Interactive” division. FACT: - In 2007, during legal proceedings at his deposition, Marty Sklar confirmed the 1992-1993 Michael Eisner memo regarding Royce Mathew, which is addressed to himself. Marty Sklar also confirmed his own hand writing and signature on the Michael D. Eisner / Royce Mathew memo papers. FACT: - This is the same Marty Sklar who in 2005, had officially signed off on the “Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies” book, written by Disney employee Jason Surrell. CHAPTER - 18) Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio - A Few Other Things & WordPlayer: Here are a few other things involving Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio as well as their professional website wordplayer.com - that was documented during legal proceedings, and/or presented to the Walt Disney Company and/or filed in Federal Court. Terry Rossio: “I hope you don't think this town is fair. Your ideas will get stolen. Your work will get bastardized. Even film-makers you admire will screw you over, if they get the chance.” “This is a town of rich white males for rich white males.” “This whole town is about conflict. Anxiety. Strife. Yelling. Lying. Insulting. Machiavellian power struggles. You must fight for your job every time out, against people who are stronger, more experienced, and who have fewer moral qualms than you. I 'm a bit of an expert here, having felt all these things myself.” (Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio’s website through 2004 - Wordplayer) FACT: Especially during 1991-1995, I was conducting business over my creative work with both the William Morris agency and Creative Artists talent agencies, and during this same period, I pitched my supernatural pirate movie to Disney. Meanwhile, during this exact time period, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were working at Disney and both were being represented by the William Morris agency. Later, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were represented by Creative Artists agency. FACT: Through 2003, Terry Rossio gave published testimony admitting that he is “jealous” and “somewhat resentful” of imaginative writers because he is in a constant state of having “writer’s block”, which is a mental state of the inability to write, especially creatively. As documented, credited writer Terry Rossio suffers from “writer’s block”, especially before and during the manufacturing of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. FACT: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have a professional website, (wordplayer.com) where for years they were beckoning, baiting and encouraging the public and aspiring writers to submit their original creative materials “great ideas” to them. The three notable addresses that Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had used were: 1) the DreamWorks company address (when they worked at Dreamworks); 2) then, when they went back to the Walt Disney Company, they used Disney’s business address of 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Animation 1D-2 Burbank, California 91521; 3) and then after abruptly removing the Disney’s address, Terry Rossio’s own California home address was used to accept the public’s creative materials. FACT: Terry Rossio gave published testimony proudly stating that “mental real estate” was the “most valuable of all property” and everyone should “trust him”. Yet then seeking the creative materials, Terry Rossio attempts to persuade the public that he and Ted Elliot must protect themselves from becoming victims, so Terry Rossio innocently introduces a “waiver”. However, upon examination of their published waiver, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean employees Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio have expressed, once they get hold of a writer’s “great ideas”, they have total control including justifying their free usage and exploitation of the writer’s creative materials if they decide to do so. A submitting writer also signs away all of their rights to sue Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and the only recourse is arbitration, of which the submitting writer must pay all of their own expenses, and if there is any ruling against Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, it’s Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio who themselves determine what dollar value the submitting writer’s creative property is worth. FACT: After I had personally notified Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio of my claims, they quickly stopped accepting public submissions. FACT: Especially before and during the manufacturing of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, credited writer Terry Rossio, on his website, published testimony firmly warning that “your” valuable “ideas” will get stolen” by people in the entertainment industry, so he also states the importance of copyright. Yet as documented, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have not followed their own advice. They have few registrations with the copyright office, and nothing is on file which relates to an approach, pitch, story, outline, treatment or screenplay for a pirate movie. Furthermore, that despite for many years being professional union writers belonging to the prestigious WGA (Writer’s Guild of America), of which has a professional script-outline-treatment registration system available for their use, they have few registrations at their own WGA union, of which there is nothing on file with any approaches, pitches, story, outline, treatments or similar that has anything to do with a pirate movie. It was not until 2003 that the Walt Disney Company registered a supernatural pirates screenplay with the copyright office featuring the names Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Ted Elliott: “When we first pitched this idea, we didn’t pitch a story. We didn’t have a specific story; we had this approach, which came out of our thinking of, we want to do a pirate movie. How do we get somebody to fund it? And how do we make sure there’s a chance an audience will show up for it?” (2003 - JoBlo & Disney). Ted Elliott: “Uh, and we just went back to the ride and said, look. There are all these stories, all these legends and in the (Pirates of the Caribbean) ride itself all of these elements of the supernatural and they have never been used in a pirate movie. Let’s go head do that. Let’s bring in those elements and make them all work.” (2003 - Disney - Curse of The Black Pearl DVD audio commentary) FACT: By their own admission, in 2003 when promoting the movie, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have admitted that they never pitched or presented a story for a movie. As documented, Ted Elliott stated that they only had an approach, which was to “bring in all of those stories and legends”, and incorporate Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. However, in addition to having no proposal, n