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The theming around Pirates is great. I wish the other parks looked like that. I love the pumpkin people in Fronteirland. Sunflowers are of my favorite flowers. It doen't sound too good in pirates. I hope you get to ride it.
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That Donald pumpkin is so cute! It's not sounding good for Pirates right now... uh oh!
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Yeah, that's 100% my fault... I'm a thrill ride fan and for me, Crush's Coaster isn't that bad. So I convinced poor Chez to go on it with me... Soooo sorry, Chez!!!
I think enough time has gone by that I just about forgive you.... only joking!
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Love the rock skull. I couldn't help but smile at your picture with the pumpkin people they look like they're having so much fun . I hope the hole of blue sky continues to widen while you're stuck waiting for your boat ride.
I Adventureland at DLP! The equivalent at WDW Magic Kingdom doesn't hold a candle, IMHO. And what a great shot you got of Skull Rock! I used to love exploring through that area, walking through all of the trails and caves.
Your "temporary delay" as you are about to board Pirates sounds worrisome... What have those scurvy pirates gotten up to, matey?
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I Adventureland at DLP! The equivalent at WDW Magic Kingdom doesn't hold a candle, IMHO. And what a great shot you got of Skull Rock! I used to love exploring through that area, walking through all of the trails and caves.
Your "temporary delay" as you are about to board Pirates sounds worrisome... What have those scurvy pirates gotten up to, matey?
We love exploring Skull Rock as well. Sadly we just didn't have time this trip.
You'll find out in just a moment what the pirates were up to...
Saturday 6 October – part five: wow, I never dreamed we’d end up doing this!
The next thing that happened was that the people sitting in the boats in front of us were taken out of them, and held on the landing dock on the other site. We assumed that would be so that they could pull the next set of boats forward, and empty those, and perhaps they’d send round a set of empty boats to correct the problem.
Nothing happened though...
The first sign that there was something seriously wrong was when they sent that group of people who were on the landing dock on their way. The Cast Member spoke to them, but we couldn’t hear a word of what was said to them. Obviously if they weren’t going to get their ride, something was badly wrong, but what about the rest of us?
The next two boats were the next to be disembarked, and it was a fascinating process to watch. The Cast Member unhooked one of the chains across the dock, further up, in an area you can’t usually get to, and then instructed people to get out one row at a time. It’s obvious that it’s something that they’re well drilled on, and it was impressive to see.
Eventually, once those two boats were gone, the Cast Member returned to his usual station, and started an announcement, first in French, then in English. It was pretty loud in there, even when the crowd all hushed each other. In French I caught the word “evacuation”, as did Mark, but I don’t know about you, when you’re trying to listen to a language that’s not your mother tongue, you really need to hear every word, and I just couldn’t. In fact, I could barely make out the English, it was that hard to hear.
We worked out what was going on from the line behind us, as they started to move out, all turning around, and heading for the exit. As we were right by the boats, I was half expecting the Cast Members to summon us across the boats that were in the dock, but I guess maybe they were worried that perhaps they’d move unexpectedly. It was the only reason I could think not to do that...
Of course, we had quite a wait, as everyone ahead of us had to empty out, so we hung back, waiting for others to leave, so we could actually walk out, rather than shuffle out. It was a very eerie feeling to be one of the last processing out of the attraction. We stopped to get some photos on the way.
We got a bit lost on the way out, as we were one of the last. There was a small group of people, who headed one way, and we followed them, but they turned back, so we did as well. Finally we were out – and my goodness, what a surprise awaited us!
We were backstage, with no Cast Members around to tell us not to photograph anything, so guess what I did? You got it.... !
Mark was the last one off our section of the ride, which he was very pleased about!
When I looked down the road, I saw people still streaming out of similar doors, and down stairways. I couldn’t believe how big the building was that houses Pirates of the Caribbean, with people coming from everywhere. It was quite a sight to see.
There was a huge line of people waiting to leave the area, so we followed them, but again, we barely saw a Cast Member, which really surprised us, as you could’ve gone wandering wherever you wanted. You’d never have seen this at Walt Disney World.
We joined the line to get out, with me still snapping photos as we left the backstage area....
... I loved this sign!
... and then we were back onstage... and our little drama for the morning was over, but without a ride on Pirates. Oh well, we could always try again later....
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Soooo sorry, Chez!!!
. I hope the hole of blue sky continues to widen while you're stuck waiting for your boat ride.
Dreams, Wishes, Hopes... these are the parts of childhood we should never lose.
Adventureland at DLP! The equivalent at WDW Magic Kingdom doesn't hold a candle, IMHO. And what a great shot you got of Skull Rock! I used to love exploring through that area, walking through all of the trails and caves.
I guess maybe they were worried that perhaps they’d move unexpectedly. It was the only reason I could think not to do that... 
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