OFFICIAL The Pirates League Thread

[cardav1114]

Sorry - he's headed to frontierland and will be dressed in his cowboy finest.

Well I guess we'll have to go to frontierland and visit cowboy goofy! Thanks for the update

 

[tigeramy75]

Just wanted to add my review here...The Pirates League was, hands down, the highlight of our trip!!! We all had SO much fun! The CMs there were top-notch. My 3 year old and 6 year old sons were so excited to become pirates, and this experience did not disappoint. When they called my sons' names, the boys were yelling "Here we are!!!" (my kids are loud, LOL), and the pirate kept saying "Where are you? I can't find you!" and leaning on DS3's head while he looked around...the boys were cracking up! The pirate that worked on DS3 was very gentle, and she explained everything she was doing before she did it, which made him very relaxed. He wanted to look like Captain Hook and looked hilarious in his mustache...he was thrilled. DS6 was placed with Pirate Ken, who was awesome! He really paid attention to DS's personality and they had so much fun joking with each other. DS6 normally hates face paint, but he loved every minute of this! They were so serious about going into the treasure room and the pictures turned out SO well. I cannot recommend TPL enough if you have little pirates at your house. I think this will be a must-do for us from now on!

 

[Berlioz70]

What a wonderful review - I'll pass it on to Ken!

 

[seobaina]

Well, this big kid is doing this on one of my last holiday days (May 15th) and I can't wait now Thanks for the review.

 

[Berlioz70]

Some character news:

Angelica was in the League today, meeting with new pirates. Her opening day is tomorrow (but there have been sneak peaks all week - here's a YouTube video).

She is going to the current Pirate Goofy location.

Pirate Goofy is sticking around for another week, meeting in the former Peter Pan location, near the Caribban restrooms. However, he is slated to head out west and will be meeting at the exit of Splash Mountain (a location he used to meet at a couple years ago). I will post the exact date of his departure once we know it!

 

[Zeebs]

Just wanted to add my review here...The Pirates League was, hands down, the highlight of our trip!!! We all had SO much fun! The CMs there were top-notch. My 3 year old and 6 year old sons were so excited to become pirates, and this experience did not disappoint. When they called my sons' names, the boys were yelling "Here we are!!!" (my kids are loud, LOL), and the pirate kept saying "Where are you? I can't find you!" and leaning on DS3's head while he looked around...the boys were cracking up! The pirate that worked on DS3 was very gentle, and she explained everything she was doing before she did it, which made him very relaxed. He wanted to look like Captain Hook and looked hilarious in his mustache...he was thrilled. DS6 was placed with Pirate Ken, who was awesome! He really paid attention to DS's personality and they had so much fun joking with each other. DS6 normally hates face paint, but he loved every minute of this! They were so serious about going into the treasure room and the pictures turned out SO well. I cannot recommend TPL enough if you have little pirates at your house. I think this will be a must-do for us from now on!

Fabulous review, I have just booked my 3 and 5 year old in for 2nd June, I am about to tell them and show them the pics of the things they can have done.

Kirsten

 

[angryduck71]

Sorry if this is a repeat question -- I saw part of an answer somewhere, but can't find now. My plan is to do the Pirates League for the whole family on MNSSHP day. I know you can buy the costumes there -- I also read you have to have the costumes on prior to the makeover. So, what do you do -- go in early prior to your appointment and buy them? Do they have dressing rooms there? Do you go to another bathroom? Do they have plenty in stock or is there a chance there won't be enough costumes? I can buy earlier than when getting there if necessary (didn't really want to be bothered though).

 

[Berlioz70]

If you're buying the costume through the league, you can pick it out during the check in process and there is a dressing space there. If you are brining a costume from home, you will want to dress prior to the appointment, you can use the near by restrooms to change.

There is a good chance they'll be out of something. Stock comes and goes in phases. If there is one specific costume you want, purchase it on-line before the trip. Nothing worse then having a heart set on something and being sold out.

 

[seobaina]

Some character news:

Angelica was in the League today, meeting with new pirates. Her opening day is tomorrow (but there have been sneak peaks all week - here's a YouTube video).

She is going to the current Pirate Goofy location.

Pirate Goofy is sticking around for another week, meeting in the former Peter Pan location, near the Caribban restrooms. However, he is slated to head out west and will be meeting at the exit of Splash Mountain (a location he used to meet at a couple years ago). I will post the exact date of his departure once we know it!

Thank you for the info...still waiting to hear if there were any more characters coming in your mysterious earlier post ;-) Looking forward to seeing Angelica though, she looks fun.

 

[Berlioz70]

Great pictures/video from Angelica's first day.

The Pirates League is well represented!

Disney Parks Blog

 

[seobaina]

Great photo!

 

[Berlioz70]

Can't say this with 100% certainty... but it sounds like Goofy is headed west on Sunday, April 24th.

 

[Berlioz70]

I saw another thread pop up regarding MNSSHP - still no official word on if the League will be open late (we all assume it will be) or when those appointments will become available.

 

[ewerstruly]

A couple questions ...

If we do this on the day of the MNSSHP! How much time should we give for it? If I set it up for 3 pm, would we make it to 5 or 5:30 ADRs? I have 4 people that would be getting the makeover.

Also, can anyone tell me the exact dimensions of the pirate bandanas that they give out? I might like to make some that match our costumes and have them use those instead. Thanks.

 

[crusoe2]

Couple updates...

Pirate Goofy is being replaced.... by Angelica (Cruz character from the 4th movie). To happen sometime this month.

Additionally, a new option is to be added to the list (for the lassies), something from the upcoming movie. Can't spoil to much, but we're really excited for it! I'll post images once we can!

Just wondering if there is any new information you can share with us regarding the new option. My DD has decided to do Pirate League instead of BBB - she loves the Pirates movies. She was thrilled to hear there might be something available that ties in with the new one. Her appt is June 6 so hopefully it will be available by then.

 

[Berlioz70]

If we do this on the day of the MNSSHP! How much time should we give for it? If I set it up for 3 pm, would we make it to 5 or 5:30 ADRs? I have 4 people that would be getting the makeover.

What day are you planning on attending MNSSHP? Early Sept you should be okay, but as you enter October they will get much busier. To be honest, it's impossible to know for sure. I've seen MNSSHP without any waits, and I've seen some with 90 min waits (add in 45 min for the experience).

My advice - when you check in at 2:45, indicate that you have 5:30 ADRs. They cannot guarantee anything, but once you get with your Pirate Master they can try to speed up the process (if necessary).

Just wondering if there is any new information you can share with us regarding the new option. My DD has decided to do Pirate League instead of BBB - she loves the Pirates movies. She was thrilled to hear there might be something available that ties in with the new one. Her appt is June 6 so hopefully it will be available by then.

Sorry, not yet.

 

[ewerstruly]

We are going in late October. I was thinking 3 pm appt with 5:30 ADRs. How does this work when an entire family wants to take part? Do they do everyone at the same time or one after the other?

 

[Berlioz70]

Late October will have a bit of a wait, but 5:30 ADRs are doable if you are eating in the park and you mention it when you check in.

We can only book two people at a time, so you'll probably want to get 2 at 3:00 and 2 at 3:10. We will try to take all four in at one time, even though your appointments are 10 min apart. You will all be in chairs at roughly the same time.

 

[Berlioz70]

Due to the crowds - Angelica has been temporarily moved to the Adventureland Veranda for the remainder of this week.

Jesse and Woody were moved to the exit of Splash Mountain, Peter Pan was moved to the former entrance area of Toon Town and Goofy is remaining in the old Peter Pan Adventureland location.

Starting April 24st, Goofy will replace Jesse and Woody. The toys will return to their old location and Angelica will return to the Caribbean Plaza.

 

[Berlioz70]

The new female look has officially been approved and will be launching on May 20th, in conjunction with the new movie.

It will start out in a 6 week test mode, but if it's popular may stick around longer. Images and more info will be posted on the 20th!