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After getting just a little bit wet on Splash Mountain the skies decided to open up and rain down on us again.
We decided to head to Pirates of the Caribbean next but before we did that I suggested something else. Earlier when we were on our way to Splash Mountain after viewing Dream Along With Mickey I had noticed Captain Hook was out for pictures near Aloha Isle. Luck was on our side and Captain Hook was still there. He was tucked away in a small covered area just around the corner from Aloha Isle (think Dole Whips). The line was not too long either, I think we waited 5 minutes at the most.
After our meeting with one pirate we were off to see another much better looking pirate.
It had slowed to a drizzle again so I took some pictures of the area.
Again we had no wait to get on the ride, Erich attempted to take pictures but they did not turn out all that well. He should have let me use his camera after my success taking pictures on Splash without the flash.
After the ride we spent quite a bit of time browsing in the gift shop.
Mom kept trying to buy me pirate hats to wear on our cruise in May but I did not see any that I really liked. Alek and Erich were still fooling around in the store so I borrowed Erich's camera and went out and took some pictures as it had stopped raining and was sunny again.
I found a very pretty and very secluded courtyard near Pirates. There are a few benches back there and a fountain and lots and lots of flowers. A great place to go if you are looking to escape from the crowds for a bit.
I eventually met up with the family again once I was done taking pictures and they were done with their shopping. We decided that the next ride to go to would logically be the Jungle Cruise as it is right next to Pirates. This ride had a bit of a line, maybe 20 minutes or so. I got lots of pictures in the queue and on the ride. Here are a few:
Our skipper was not all that funny but I didn't mind as I was mostly focused on getting pictures. I always read reports of people getting really hilarious skippers, I have yet to get one, I wish I would though, it would make the ride much more enjoyable.
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We decided to head to Pirates of the Caribbean next but before we did that I suggested something else. Earlier when we were on our way to Splash Mountain after viewing Dream Along With Mickey I had noticed Captain Hook was out for pictures near Aloha Isle. Luck was on our side and Captain Hook was still there. He was tucked away in a small covered area just around the corner from Aloha Isle (think Dole Whips). The line was not too long either, I think we waited 5 minutes at the most.

After our meeting with one pirate we were off to see another much better looking pirate.

It had slowed to a drizzle again so I took some pictures of the area.

Again we had no wait to get on the ride, Erich attempted to take pictures but they did not turn out all that well. He should have let me use his camera after my success taking pictures on Splash without the flash.



After the ride we spent quite a bit of time browsing in the gift shop.

Mom kept trying to buy me pirate hats to wear on our cruise in May but I did not see any that I really liked. Alek and Erich were still fooling around in the store so I borrowed Erich's camera and went out and took some pictures as it had stopped raining and was sunny again.







I found a very pretty and very secluded courtyard near Pirates. There are a few benches back there and a fountain and lots and lots of flowers. A great place to go if you are looking to escape from the crowds for a bit.




I eventually met up with the family again once I was done taking pictures and they were done with their shopping. We decided that the next ride to go to would logically be the Jungle Cruise as it is right next to Pirates. This ride had a bit of a line, maybe 20 minutes or so. I got lots of pictures in the queue and on the ride. Here are a few:





Our skipper was not all that funny but I didn't mind as I was mostly focused on getting pictures. I always read reports of people getting really hilarious skippers, I have yet to get one, I wish I would though, it would make the ride much more enjoyable.
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