From: mousktr@milton.u.washington.edu (Denise Lockner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Pirates of the Caribbean
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:01:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Oct15.190111.5449
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <EerNTdS00WB50jIkxi@andrew.cmu.edu> Paul Joseph Mitchell <pm3z+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>     I think one of the best parts of the Pirates attraction at DL is
>the Blue Bayou - a very unique and enjoyable dining experience.  Also, I
>never have liked the way the Pirates ride at the MK ends - you go
>through the treasure rooms and then they just dump you off down in the
>basement, and you have to walk up a ramp, and you exit through a shop.
>Never have liked that entire aspect of it.
>    However, I do like the entire entrance passageway at the Pirates
>ride at the MK.  It's really neat how you weave through all the various
>rooms at the fort, and then at the end come "outside" of the fort at the
>actual loading area.  I just think the entire passageway to the actual
>ride does a good job of setting the mood.
>    One additional comment - is it just me, or does everyone especially
>like the part in both Pirates rides where your boat comes out into a bay
>where a firefight it going on between a pirate ship and shore positions
>(the part where the cannons are "firing" over you and cannonballs are
>splashing into the water all around you)?  I always have liked that part
>of it, for some reason.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>Paul J. Mitchell                  Carnegie Mellon University
>pm3z@andrew.cmu.edu                 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>------------------------------------------------------------
>"I'm going to Disney World!"
>The views expressed are those of the author only.


The Blue Bayou is a nice place, though many Cast Members hate to be
scheduled there. It is the most expensive Disneyland restaurant (not
including Club 33) and Disneyland management is always there, fussing over
the place and it's quite stressful!! I was lucky enough never to be put
there, Critter Country is luckily a very laid-back place :).  A few
interesting things about Pirates' design: when you are underground during
the ride, you are on the SAME LEVEL as Main Street!! "Forced persepctive"
used during construction to make Main Street seem longer forces guests
to walk uphill to the Castle.  Underneath Pirates is even MORE stuff-
offices, the employee cafeteria, etc. One tip: don't run up the stairs in
a petticoat, you could fall and pull a hamstring (this one by experience).
     I like the "battle" scene, too, but for different reasons.  When
you look at the pirate ship on the right, his shadow against the ship's
sail is a hidden Mickey!  It is the silouhette of mouse ears.  Look for it
next time.  And one final tip about Pirates: when it's late at night and the
ride is deserted, many couples like to take advantage of the privacy and
the darkness to "go at it."  They seem to forget all the hidden cameras...
you wouldn't believe how many tapes I've seen that the Playboy Channel
would love....

Geez, another mile-long post.  So is anybody going to Disneyland anytime
soon??

-Denise
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