Pirates! Aarrghh!

I LOVE PIRATES!! I'm so glad this year that my minis decided to participate in pirate fun!

If you have a pirate-lover, some of these are must dos!

• Pirates of the Caribbean: You will probably want to use a FP+ for this. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride is fun and can get crowded, especially because it is currently closed and will reopen mid-September. If you time it right, you may not need to use your FP+, but schedule it just in case. The ride is a dark ride in a boat. It can seem creepy to some kids, mostly because of the darkness or scary looking pirates. Nothing pops out at you or makes scary noises. It is just dark. *Stroller parking is to the left of the pirates ride and is not covered. However if it is raining, you could camp out in the gift shop or near the bathrooms, since they are inside.

• The Pirate’s League: This is a fun dress-up opportunity for boys and girls, but your pirates must be at least 3 years old to participate! This is similar to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique but cheaper. The package/character choices include: Jake, Mermaid, Captain Hook, Empress, & First Mate. We were visiting my favorite gift shop (read below) and my oldest began interacting with two workers dressed as pirates. Apparently the Pirate's League was slow that day and after she played with them for a few minutes, they offered to take the girls over and turn them into pirates for free! WOOHOO! So, if there are workers dressed in full pirate garb wandering around the gift shop, they may be slow and you may be able to get an opportunity like we did! They were awesome (not just because we got it free), but they really did light the "pirate spirit" in my kids!

• The pirate gift shop is my favorite gift shop in DW!!! They have so many funny and unique items that you can’t find anywhere else! They also have super clean bathrooms!

•  The Captain Jack’s Pirate Tutorial is a cute show that is offered hourly and is across from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. A few kids will be selected to come up and sword fight with the pirates (foam swords of course). At the end of the show, any children watching can come up and get a pirate scroll and practice their pirate talk (or just get a scroll).

• A Pirate's Adventure: we have never done this and if you have young ones under 5, they probably wouldn't enjoy it to much either! From what I understand, it's like a treasure hunt all around Adventureland. Probably much more fun for older kids. 

• Pirates & Pals Fireworks Voyage: we have not done this yet but it is definitely on our to-do list! This costs $69/adult and $41/child ages 3 or over. This is a boat trip with Captain Hook & Mr. Smee will refreshments that gives your awesome seats to view the fireworks and the electrical water pageant. You typically won't have a chance to see/interact with Captain Hook or Smee any other time except during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party and a few other random events.