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Entrepreneur Pat Croce's Pirate Museum Moves To St. Augustine

Entrepreneur and former president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team Pat Croce is passionate about pirates (it even says so on his website).

Croce, whose multifaceted career has included stints as an author, business owner and reality television show judge, opened the Pirate Soul Museum in Key West, Florida in 2005. The museum featured authentic pirate artifacts, many from Croce's personal collection. In February 2006, he opened the pirate-themed Rum Barrel restaurant next to the museum. Now the museum is being moved to St. Augustine, Florida. The new St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum showcases one of the largest authentic collections in the world, collected by founder Pat Croce and the Florida Division of Historical Resources.

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The Pirates of the Caribbean Home Theater

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Filed under: Decor, Gadgets

For the dedicated fan, a home theater can be more than a place to watch movies and play games, it can be a shrine to your favorite movie. We've seen this before in the case of theaters dedicated to Batman and the Titanic, now check out the Pirates of the Caribbean theater created for Paul and Emily Konold. Rachel Cericola over at the Electronic House found this gem which is decorated with scenes from the ride as well as the movie and pieces that were bought from Disney directly or built by hand. The murals were done by a 13-year-old artist Caden Jones who painted the arches in the theater.

The room has a 16:9 screen wit ha custom masking system to make the setup 2.35:1 so it is able to accommodate both movies and sporting events. The lobby is known as Laffite's Landing, which is part of the original theme park attraction and has wood plank floors, whiskey barrels, and gold and there is a bar at the back of the theater with treasure maps and gold under the glass tabletop. The total cost of the project was $30,000, Electronics House has a complete slideshow with additional details.

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Disney Black Pearl Ring

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Filed under: Jewelry

A real fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, or the ride, for that matter, will probably be interested in this limited edition Black Pearl Ring from Disney Couture. And we know you're out there. You were the guys wearing pirate costumes in line at the theater on opening night. The ring is designed by Joel Harlow, the film's award-winning makeup artist. The non-limited edition sterling silver version of the ring was nicknamed "the Class Ring" by the cast and crew and is $225. This version of the ring, available at Kitson, is $1,500.