Day 5, Part 5: I’m Traumatized by Pirates

After our grand circle tour of Tomorrowland we took in Main Street. Then, we headed to Adventureland and did the Jungle Cruise.

It isn’t a favorite but it was ok. We had an excellent skipper which helped make the ride.

After that we decided to get on Pirates of the Caribbean. Little did we know it would be our last ride of the night.

A little bit into the ride we stopped moving. This has happened before so we weren’t concerned. We were in the room were the woman is chasing her husband/boyfriend/lover/random dude when we stopped.

Announcements kept playing to stay in the boat and our boat would float forward and backward, but we never moved enough to get out of that room.

Oh, and we couldn’t see any other people. The boats in front of us and behind were empty.

At one point some teenage boys did come into our view and got out of their boats. I think they were trying to get off the ride. The CMs did not like that and the announcements became angry.

Eventually they turned the music off. It was cool but also weird. The animatronics were still moving so you could hear the mechanics. It’s kind of like the clicking on Small World.

At first it was fun to be stuck because you get to really look at everything. But after thirty minutes it got frustrating. It was late so we were tired and it started to feel creepy since couldn’t see other people. 

Eventually we were rescued. Three CMs showed up. A younger woman in waders pulled our boat to the side and they helped us out. She was nice and joked with us.

There were stairs we got to go up to get backstage. We couldn’t take pictures, but we were quickly outside the ride. We were still backstage and they told us to just follow these yellow arrows to a gate. I thought it was odd that no one made sure we didn’t wander off.

We got to another CM at a big gate. He gave us anytime fastpasses for the inconvenience. The park was closed at this point and was very empty so we went back to the hotel.

I still love Pirates as an attraction, but every time I ride it now or hear the music I get a little anxious. It was definitely an interesting experience.

Up next: Animal Kingdom Again!