Billie How

Billie How is a character from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Disney Parks.
==History==
===Background===
Billie How was a pirate who served as a crewman of the Wicked Wench. Not much is known about Billie's early life. During his lifetime, he joined the crew of the Wicked Wench led by the Pirate Captain who raided Isla Tesoro, which led to a successful invasion on the island. After the battle, Billie was found in the arsenal using a flintlock pistol in a room full of barrels of gunpowder dangling in the area while singing "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)".
===Development===
Billie How is one of the characters created for the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction which first opened at Disneyland in 1967. He was displayed in the Isla Tesoro scene with the other pirates and has remained in this area ever since.
Due to the success of the attraction at Disneyland, the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction was later constructed at Magic Kingdom, still featuring Billie in it.
Formerly in the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction, Billie How was also featured in a treasure room scene which was in place of the arsenal scene from the California version of the attraction where he and the other pirates were celebrating their discovery of the treasure. This scene was heavily replaced by Jack Sparrow as of the post-2006 revamp in the Florida version resulting in Billie and the rest of the pirates from the last scene to be removed from the attraction.
==Appearances==
===Pirates of the Caribbean===
In the original Disneyland version of the attraction, Billie How is seen during the end of the attraction at the arsenal scene where he would be seen attempting to fire at Coote who is on a cannon attempting to fire at a rope of dangling gunpowder barrel to drop onto guests as one of the last pirates seen along with a few other pirates which the boats manage to evade the pirates in time with the boats going uphill to reach to the attraction's exit.
In the Disneyland Paris version of the attraction, Billie is encountered during the part where guests pass by a group of pirates singing "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" while leaning on a crank where he is found across the pirates singing into the said scene preceding to the village on fire, followed by the attraction's second drop leading to Dead Man's Cove.
===Other appearances===
Billie also appears in the Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life expansion pack of Sea of Thieves which was released as a free expansion based on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
==Gallery==
Pirates of the Caribbean (Disneyland) - Billie How.jpg|Billie How in the Disneyland version of the attraction.
Billie How (Magic Kingdom).jpg|Billie How in the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction. (1973-2006)
Billie How in Tokyo Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.png|Billie How in the Tokyo Disneyland version of the attraction.
Billie How DLP.jpg|Billie How in the Disneyland Paris version of the attraction.
Marc Davic concept art Pirates of the Carribean Billie How.jpg|Concept art of Billie How by Marc Davis in the Disneyland version of the attraction.
Concept art of Billie How for Magic Kingdom's Pirates by Marc Davis.jpg|Concept art of Billie How by Marc Davis in the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction.
Billie How (Chibi Tiny Tales).png|Billie How in Chibi Tiny Tales.
==Trivia==
*The name "Billie How" was used in the Pirates of the Caribbean script as well as the book Pirates of the Caribbean: From Magic to the Movies, a book inspired by the franchise.
==External links==
*Billie How on Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki.
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