Anyone Else Love The Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride

[AndyMcV]

Hi Gang

My first ride was when I was a young kid in the 70's. That first water drop scared the heck out of me and the rest was awesome. I especially liked that skeleton with the wind in the caverns. Ohhhh scary.

We were there last year and I was able to take my 4 year old son on it for the first time and he loved it too. The craftsmanship and detail of that ride just amazes me.

Anyone else care to comment?

Andy

 

[babybunrab]

Ahoy mateys! Keep your hands and arms inside the boat!

I love this ride enough to not schedule a WDW trip when it will be down...

 

[loriandmatt]

we all love it. can't get enough of it when we visit. i don't even mind waiting in line for this attraction. We all have just about the entire ride script memorized. i am sure we annoy other "boat mates", but we are having such a good time on this ride that we can't help ourselves.

We even like hanging out in the area around this attraction. Great surroundings.

- lori

 

[momxx5]

We love it too!

I, also, remember riding it in the late 70s - I was so scared of the big "dip" - I am not one for roller coasters and that sure felt like on to me.

I really enjoy talking my kids on it now. Each time we see something different. I love the memories

 

[mariamouse]

I LOVE it!

A classic example of the craftsmanship on that ride is the guy on the bridge with the hairy leg! I love the music and narrator as well...classic Disney!

mariamouse

 

[Star Wars Guy]

Yo ho! One of my all time favorites.

 

[Sami]

Add me to the list! This is one of our family favorites.

 

[petula]

This post cracked me up. As if being in love with this ride is a rare thing and everyone was going to respond, "No, that is our least favorite ride at WDW. We skip it every single time."

Anyway, add me to the list. I adore it, and I was especially floored by the one at Disneyland. If the Haunted Mansion didn't exist, this would be at the very top of my list.

 

[HunnyPots]

Ths is my 16 year old dd's favorite MK ride. For me it's a tough choice between Pirates and Haunted mansion. I think my favorite part of Pirates is when you get that first glimpse of the pirate ship and it just seems so huge!
I have heard Disneyland's version is even better. I would love to try it someday.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

This is my all time favorite ride at WDW! They have yet to out do it w/anything else! My first time on it, I was only 3 or 4 and thought the pirates were real. I cried the whole way through. I was so terrified. Just goes to show that the craftmanship appears real to all ages.
My DH and I went there this month and rode it 5 times in a row. Yeah, I guess you could say we are huge fans!

 

[jjsmom]

Everyone sing along.....

Yo Ho Yo Ho, Please count us in

 

[Pirate Mickey]

But of course!!! It's awesome!!!

 

[TN Traveler]

Chalk another one up for PC. It's not that it's that thrilling of a ride like T of T or some of the other ones but it's a classic. It's like Dumbo, HM, Cindy's Castle....just one of those things you HAVE to do when you go to WDW. A family tradition!!

 

[TiggMan]

Shiver me timbers, matey. Count us in. Arrgh!

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Love it! I consider myself an Honorary Pirate.

 

[Leota]

Aye, Aye, Matey Count us in. We even dressed as PotC for our first MNSSHP. Had a blast battling for Gold with the other Pirates.....

 

[sugermouse]

My teenage son said, "We have to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean next week." Still a family favorite after all these years.
When he was little he used to duck down and scream "They are shooting at us, help me!"

 

[TheBellhop]

I love the Pirates of the Carribean. Man it was so technological back then! I love the woman screaming "Don't be coward Carlos!!! Don't tell heeeeem!!!" or something to that effect. Wow that's funny...maybe I'm just plain weird. On a side note, does anyone know about that guy that was working on the ride and died after a wooden beam fell on him?

Aargh!!!

 

[PirateFan]

One of our favorites. The que is really neat too, although there's rarely a long line.

I think the woman in the upstairs window at the well says, "Be brave, Carlos... Don't be chicken."

 

[Pig Pen]

It was my first WDW ride too and holds a special place in my heart. I still remember my amazement when the boat floats out into the first open battle scene. It was so realistic and I really felt like I was outside on a dark night in the middle of a battle.

It's a classic.