Are you heading to Disney World soon and excited to get on your favorite rides?
Pirates of the Caribbean
If you’re planning a trip to Magic Kingdom, then you know that there are some iconic rides there. We love feeling the wind whip our hair on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, enjoying the spooky vibes of Haunted Mansion, and don’t get us started about the classic Pirates of the Caribbean. Speaking of that ride, there’s something that we’re begging you please do not do. Let’s talk about it!
As we were saying, if you’re heading to the Magic Kingdom and you’re just stoked about getting on the Pirates of the Caribbean, we’ve got to talk about the queue right at the entrance of the ride and specifically what NOT to do while you’re there!
Pirates of the Caribbean entrance
Let’s set the stage: In the entrance of the ride, right when you get into the queue, there are these metal rings attached to the stanchions. One time while one of our editors was in the queue waiting to get onto the ride, there were kids that started playing with these metal rings. They started to bang them against the metal stanchions.
Pirates of the Caribbean entrance
Then other kids further down the line joined in the “fun.” It was so incredibly loud — just pure agony. Now, we get it. Kids are going to be kids. But this particular area is basically an echo chamber. It’s seriously in need of some sort of acoustic dampening. Our editor described it as “a vicious cacophony.” 💀
Pirates of the Caribbean entrance
As you can imagine, several adults were giving the parents of these kids very pointed stares, but they seemed clueless. Again, we’re not against families having fun and letting kids be kids, but there’s a time and a place for everything (i.e. not in a crowded and echo-y queue).
Pirates of the Caribbean in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
So, please, oh please, do not do this the next time you’re at the Pirates of the Caribbean in Magic Kingdom. In the meantime, keep it right here at DFB for all the latest from Disney!
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What are the odds!? I was just at Disney 2 weeks ago and I have a confession. I instigated kids to do just that. I did it every time I came up to a ring. Of course they copied me. Although we didn’t get the stares you mentioned. But yep my bad!
It is amazing what kids and people in general do in lines at WDW. People who probably drill their kids heads with stranger danger and hygiene practices anywhere else will not notice – and sometimes not do anything even when asked – about their kids running into you because they’re not paying attention that the line is stopped, leaning on you, even hanging on you or wiping their faces on you! When I was knelt down tying my shoe, an insufficiently supervised little took my water bottle (disposable thankfully) out of my bag, opened it and drank from it! Another time, a passing little leaving a character meal WIPED HIS FACE on my jacket hanging on the back of my chair as he passed. I have wondered if the aroma-impaired guests are just trying to use smell to protect themselves from other people getting too close. Not that I’m going to try it, but I have wondered…
Chances are rude and out of control kids have parents who are the same and also self absorbed and not caring two wits about other people. So your “stares” will likely be obliviously ignored, or perhaps, since it’s “all about them”, and your “stares” are annoying them, start a confrontation. Only Disney has the power to crack down on rude guests and line cutters, and they’ve shown little willingness to do it
My nightmare scenario was getting in line for one of my favorite rides (pirates) while holding my one year old when she pukes for the first time ever. Luckily I was holding her facing forward but she was covered and it got on my other girls’ princess dresses. I just stood there in shock and the cast member had to tell me twice, “it’s ok we’ve got this, you can go clean her up”. Then I remember walking through the gift shop to get to the bathroom holding a pukey baby in front of me, that was fun. Oh and it was Mother’s Day.🤣
When at Disney World I use a moblily scooter and can ot begin to count the number of times that I have been in a que and have been hit in in my arm, shoulder and even the side of my head. Sadly, the vast majority don’t apologize even after I loudly exclaim “ow!”. However, I seem to have found a solution to this issue. I now bring visibilty/safety vest (like what road workers wear) and a traffic cone orange hat with me. And the first thing I do when the scooter I’m renting is delivered is dress the scooter scooter. The vest goes on the back rest and I secure the hat to the head rest. Thankfully, this has stopped the in line “assaults” and as a bonus it makes my scooter very easy spot in a sea of scooters. t