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The Jolly Mon, the little boat Jack Sparrow sinks in the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), was named after The Jolly Mon book, written by Jimmy Buffett and Savannah Jane Buffett, as stated by Terry Rossio, the film's writer. It was published in 1988 and is a children’s picture book of Jimmy Buffett’s experiences sailing with his daughters in the Caribbean. His book was named after his song “ Jolly Mon Sing ” from his 1985 album Last Mango in Paris . Terry Rossio, along with Ted Elliott, wrote the script for Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code - Wedlocked  (2011), which explained how Jolly Mon sinks in the opening of Curse of the Black Pearl . The ship was previously owned by Anamaria. Here you can listen to the Jimmy Buffett song "Jolly Mon Song." Here is the book read out loud. If you liked these fun facts and want to learn another 3,700 Disney fun facts, check out my book www.DisneyGuy.org .

Disney's mermaid character who was a person of color and disabled. In The Little Mermaid: The Series (1992-1994), Ariel met a Latina deaf and mute mermaid named Gabriella. She appeared in two episodes and had her octopus, Ollie, as an interpreter of her sign language. The animators added her into the series to honor Gabriella Angelina Bommino, a 2-year-old who was a huge Ariel fan that ended up losing a battle with leukemia in 1993. They intended to show what Gabriella would have looked like as a teen. In the episode " Wish Upon a Starfish ," Ariel meets Gabriella and they go on a quest to find a starfish that grants a wish. Gabriella wished to be able to sing. It was released in season 2 as episode 6 on October 16, 1993. In the episode " Ariel's Treasures ," Ariel meets Gabriella again and shows her all of her treasures, including the new eggbeater that she finds. But Ursula had placed a curse on it. It was released in season 3 as episode 7 on October 29, ...