Echo the makeup removal. My son was five and did the Bones (or maybe it's called Ghosted Pirate). We were a little unsure he wanted the makeup on all day (we did ours at 10am) but he kept that and the full costume (total cost of about $100) on for 12 full hours that day! He loved it. Like other posters said, let your kids know the CMs will talk to them - they'll ask them where their ship came in from, how many cannons are on it, etc. It's really fun to hear them interact. Also, recommend that day for character meet and greets - Peter Pan, Sheriff Woody, and Jessie were all scared of him and he loved it. When we did ETwB, Belle asked him if he was a "good pirate or a bad pirate" - and he responded "Bad Pirate". He was in character the whole day, and got lots of reactions from the different characters, even in parades. Your kids will love it.