People around the world celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19. The co-founders decided that people should have a chance to live life like a pirate — even if it is just for a day. MARK SUMMERS: ...

Francis Xavier Atencio, a longtime Disney animator and Imagineer who co-wrote the tune for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride, one of Disneyland’s most popular park attractions, has died. Atencio ...

You may not know his name, but there’s no doubt you know the catchy song he wrote. Disney Legend and former Imagineer Xavier “X” Atencio, who at the encouragement of Walt Disney, wrote the lyrics for ...

If being a pirate means drinking bottles of rum while sailing the Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway, sign us up, mates. A sunset cruise for adults promises a pirate’s life for you — water cannons ...

A new book explores the life, legacy and artistry of Xavier “X” Atencio, whose work as an early Walt Disney Imagineer is ...

How do you think a pirate would ask you to grab a drink? MARK SUMMERS: Yo-ho. I be Captain Slappy, and I'm here to slice the main brace with ye. INSKEEP: Splice the main brace is a nautical phrase, ...