Influence On Other Works
Kim Newman based the name of a vampire in his Anno Dracula series on the main character of On Stranger Tides.
Although Ron Gilbert has been widely quoted that the Monkey Island series of adventure games was inspired by Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, he stated in a blog that the ride was mainly his inspiration for the ambience of the series, while his true inspiration was On Stranger Tides.
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