Pirates Soft Opening - WDW!!!

[IndyJammer]

DW & I celebrated our 5-Year Anniversary this past weekend at WDW with a KTTK Tour. (Keys to the Kingdom) While in the Utilidors (that sounds sooo cool!), we saw a poster for the "Soft Opening" of PotC - It's July 1st! Unfortunately, we are back in Indiana now, so we will miss it - but hopefully the info will help some fellow DISers!

As always - a soft opening means that it can open & close at ANY time - but it may be worth walking by if you are going to be near Adventureland this weekend!

Here's a pic of the Captain Jack Pirate Tutorial on Sunday, June 25th to help build the hype!

 

[BlindTyldak]

Wow, Jack looks EXCELLENT!!! Thank you so much! We're going after it's over. *sobs*

 

[TheZeppo]

After what's over?

 

[BlindTyldak]

After what's over?

The pirate tutorial with Jack, we're not going until November and they're not supposed to be offering it for that long.

 

[IndyJammer]

I would not be surprised if they continue this well after November - like thru PotC III! It was really neat & the Jack Sparrows "were" Jack Sparrows! The Pirate Tutorials were awesome & there were quite a few people there for them - and even more will be there once they start seeing the reviews on the DIS

It is getting heavily hyped - there was almost as much Pirates stuff as there were Princess stuff throughout WDW!

 

[phisigprincess]

Oh cool!!! I hope DISers who are down there report back immediately!! I can't wait!

 

[2kidsnutsfordisney]

This may be a really stupid question but what is a pirate tutorial anyone?? My ds loves POC so I would love to be as informed as possible

 

[IndyJammer]

This may be a really stupid question but what is a pirate tutorial anyone?? My ds loves POC so I would love to be as informed as possible

It's definitely NOT a stupid question - as it's brand new! It's a short (15 minutes) "show" with Captain Jack Sparrow in front of PotC at the MK where he teaches new recruits the "fine art of piracy." He gives a pirate spiel & then pulls a few kids from the crowd and they demonstrate sword fighting. Afterwards, they pull most of the kids up for a "contest" - where the kids made 2 lines & then raced a bucket thru the lines (maybe a little cheezy, but at least every kid who wanted to was able to participate). We were kidless this weekend as we were on a "business trip" (ECCU Conference), but we will definitely take the kids when we go next month!

If you can do a search, I'm sure there are several reviews out on the DIS Boards already!

 

[TheZeppo]

I read that it is to last at least through Dec.31, and I expect that date to be extremely flexible. If they've stopped running this before the end of NEXT year I would be surprised.

 

[JRawkSteady]

It's definitely NOT a stupid question - as it's brand new! It's a short (15 minutes) "show" with Captain Jack Sparrow in front of PotC at the MK where he teaches new recruits the "fine art of piracy." He gives a pirate spiel & then pulls a few kids from the crowd and they demonstrate sword fighting. Afterwards, they pull most of the kids up for a "contest" - where the kids made 2 lines & then raced a bucket thru the lines (maybe a little cheezy, but at least every kid who wanted to was able to participate). We were kidless this weekend as we were on a "business trip" (ECCU Conference), but we will definitely take the kids when we go next month!

If you can do a search, I'm sure there are several reviews out on the DIS Boards already!

Wow, I came up with that idea when I used to work at World of Disney! I can't believe they actually used it! Sweet!! (too bad i signed something to say i can't take credit...oh well)

 

[Mecha Figment]

It's basicaly a new version of the Jedi Training Acadamey one of the reasons it was taken down so soon after starwars weekends, ( It was for a short time to become a perminent attraction)

 

[Princess Mindy]

wow that looks great! and the Jack looks right on! From this distance I would almost mistake him for Johnny himself. Anyone know for how long they'll have the pirate tutorial? I'm going in September and that would be so much fun

 

[Robo]

wow that looks great! and the Jack looks right on! From this distance I would almost mistake him for Johnny himself. Anyone know for how long they'll have the pirate tutorial? I'm going in September and that would be so much fun

From a post above...

I would not be surprised if they continue this well after November - like thru PotC III! It was really neat & the Jack Sparrows "were" Jack Sparrows! The Pirate Tutorials were awesome & there were quite a few people there for them - and even more will be there once they start seeing the reviews on the DIS

It is getting heavily hyped - there was almost as much Pirates stuff as there were Princess stuff throughout WDW!

 

[KinderTchr]

Very Very cool my DS will LOVE this!

 

[byoung]

Looking forward to Oct trip to see.

 

[2kidsnutsfordisney]

Thank you for the reply!! My ds is going to LOVE this! I will provide a review when we return 3 days and counting

 

[IndyJammer]

It's basicaly a new version of the Jedi Training Academy one of the reasons it was taken down so soon after starwars weekends, ( It was for a short time to become a perminent attraction)

That's exactly what I was thinking - it's just a Pirate version of the Jedi Training Academy, except with Captain Jack instead of Darth Vader. You definitely need to pass along kudos to the Captain, Mecha - we both though he was very Impressive!

 

[Randy K]

Can't wait to go on the new version. Glad to hear about the July 1st soft opening. I know many here were hoping for a soft opening before the July 7th date.

 

[starwood]

One of the Disney podcast sites had a video of the tutorial. I think it was Inside the Magic.

 

[myprinceandprincess]

Thanks so much for the info....I will be there for the soft opening and definitely will stop by a few times....I will report back the details!!! Can't wait!!!