Editing Monkey Island (section)

==Background==
[[Ron Gilbert]]'s two main inspirations for the story were [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]]'s [[Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)|Pirates of the Caribbean ride]] and [[Tim Powers]]' book ''[[On Stranger Tides]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ron |last=Gilbert |url=http://grumpygamer.com/6476640 |title=On Stranger Tides |date=September 20, 2004 |publisher=Grumpy Gamer |access-date=April 17, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723074941/http://grumpygamer.com/6476640 |archive-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> The book was the inspiration for the story and characters, while the ride was the inspiration for the ambiance. Gilbert said in an interview that:

<blockquote>"[the POTC Ride] keeps you moving through the adventure but I've always wished I could get off and wander around, learn more about the characters, and find a way onto those pirate ships. So with ''The Secret of Monkey Island'' I wanted to create a game that had the same flavor, but where you could step off the boat and enter that whole storybook world”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scummbar.com/resources/articles/index.php?newssniffer=readarticle&article=1033 |date=June 16, 2004 |title=The Secret of Creating Monkey Island – An Interview With Ron Gilbert, excerpt from LucasFilm Adventurer vol. 1, number 1, Fall 1990 |publisher=scummbar.com |access-date=May 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610212241/http://www.scummbar.com/resources/articles/index.php?newssniffer=readarticle&article=1033 |archive-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>