Absolute must-do if visiting the Park! For the love of everything that is good, do NOT take flash photos & speak up if someone is! The Imagineers craft perfectly lit scenes and the flash ruins them!
If the line is really long, (has you waiting outside the footbridge) choose the right hand lane when it splits. You won't have to wait around the side of the building that way. :) Have a magical day!
AN ABSOLUTE MUST. This Pirates is MUCH different and MUCH better than Walt DisneyWorld's. if you have time, Eat at Blue Bayourestaurant inside. It's great!
One of the tamest rides in the park. Make sure you're paying close attention - the storyline is easily missed otherwise. Keep an eye out for Jack Sparrow!
You really really really want to take the right line, especially when the wait is long. The left side has a whole extra wait behind the ride. You will think they've taken you out back to mug you.
Just as the ride begins there is a cabin to the left of the boat with an alligator in the water. Just past the gator are floating lily pads in a recognizable Mickey shape.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack, Drink up me hearties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack, Drink up me hearties, yo ho.
We never tire of this wonderful ride. Mildly thrilling (a couple of descents down rapids in near-total darkness), delightfully funny, with great implied narrative.
The ride may not be suitable for little ones. The boat ride has two drops that are in the dark. The whole thing had my 5 year old in tears. It scared the heck out of her, very Unexpectedly.
Go on this ride later in the day. I went on it around 7 at night and the line was no longer than 10 or 15 minutes. Also, the ride was slower at this time and there was more fog in one of the sections.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We're beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads, Drink up me hearties, yo ho. Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads, Drink up me hearties, yo ho.
Don't just bang randomly on the door like a fool. Proper etiquette is to knock "shave and a haircut" and let the other side finish the "two bits." Or if other side starts, you finish.
Look for the (now mostly hidden behind a pile of crates) picture of history's most famous lesbians - Anne Bonney & Mary Reade - just inside the building entrance to the left.
If u have hyper kids, have someone from ur party stay in line and stay to the right when the line splits while u and the kids stay by Royal St Veranda and wait. Hop in with them when they get there.
Avoid the handicap entrance (at the exit) if you can, as the line for this is usually significantly longer than just waiting in the regular queue (usually 10 min or less anyways)