Monday, April 11, 2011

12 DAYS TO GO . . .

     MONDAY APRIL 11, 2011

     PIRATE NIGHT.  MANY CRUISES HAVE MANY DIFFERENT THEMED NIGHTS.  ON THE DISNEY DREAM, AND THE CLASSIC SHIPS AS WELL ACTUALLY, IT'S PIRATE NIGHT.  THE DREAM ALSO HAS AN OPTIONAL DRESS-UP NIGHT, BUT THE BIG THEMED NIGHT IS PIRATES.  NO SURPRISE REALLY WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE THREE "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" MOVIES AND THE FOURTH COMING OUT THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
     THE SHIP DOCKS AT DISNEY'S PRIVATE ISLAND, CASTAWAY CAY, ON PIRATE NIGHT, SO IT CAN ALSO CONTROL THE THEMING FOR THE ENTIRE DAY, ON-BOARD AND OFF, THIS WAY.  FROM THE OUTFITS THE CHARACTERS ARE WEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT TO THE THEMES FOR THE KIDS ACTIVITIES, GAME SHOWS, AND ENTERTAINMENT, EVERYTHING GOES PIRATE.
     THIS IS THE ONE NIGHT THAT ALL THE DINING ROOMS OFFER THE SAME PIRATE THEMED MENU, DIFFERENT THAN THAT WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR PARTICULAR DINING ROOM ON ANY OTHER NIGHT.  AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS WHY YOU REPEAT WHATEVER DINING ROOM YOU'RE HAVING DINNER IN ON PIRATE NIGHT SO YOU WILL GET THE PIRATE NIGHT MENU AND THAT RESTAURANT'S SIGNATURE MENU AS WELL. 
     WHAT DISNEY ALSO SUGGESTS IS THAT YOU, AND EVERYONE ELSE, DRESS UP IN YOUR BEST PIRATE GEAR FOR THE NIGHT, AND BOY DO SOME PEOPLE DRESS UP.  AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, SOME PEOPLE DON'T DRESS UP AT ALL, BUT MOST ACTUALLY DO TO SOME EXTENT.  DISNEY EVEN GOES AS FAR AS TO LEAVE A DISNEY CRUISE LINE "PIRATES IN THE CARIBBEAN" BANDANNA FOR EACH PERSON STAYING IN EACH STATEROOM ON THEIR BEDS AT EVENING TURN DOWN.
     AH BUT THERE'S MORE.  THE DISNEY DREAM NOW HAS TWO PIRATE STAGE SHOWS ON DECK, ONE AFTER THE FIRST DINNER SEATING, AND ONE AFTER THE SECOND.  THE FIRST IS MICKEY'S PIRATE PARTY AND IS GEARED TOWARD THE LITTLER KIDS (OR KID IN ALL OF US) BEFORE IT'S PAST THEIR BED TIME.  THEN THERE IS A COUPLE HOUR BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT PIRATE DECK SHOW FEATURING CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW AND IS A LITTLE MORE ADULT.  THE WHOLE THING IS HOSTED BY A DIGITAL SKULL AND CROSSBONES ON THE FUNNEL VISION SCREEN WHO CALLS HIMSELF JOLLY ROGER AND SERVES AS THE MC LEADING UP TO THE FIREWORKS.  THAT'S RIGHT.  I SAID FIREWORKS.  AROUND 10:30PM DISNEY SHOOTS OFF FIREWORKS TO MUSIC FROM BOTH FUNNELS OUT OVER THE OCEAN.  THEY ARE THE ONLY CRUISE LINE IN THE WORLD WITH THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DO SO, AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S LESS OF A SPECTACLE THAN AT THE THEME PARKS, MOST SAY THE SIGHT IS FANTASTIC.  IT'S ALL EVEN FOLLOWED UP WITH A TOP DECK DANCE PARTY AND SOME INTERACTIVE GAMES.  SO PACK YOUR PIRATE GEAR MATEY, WE DID! 
     SEA YA REAL SOON!
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "THE TIGGER MOVIE" & "TOY STORY 2".  I LOVE TIGGER MORE THAN ANY CHARACTER, AND I PERSONALLY THINK THE TOY STORY TRILOGY HOLDS UP TO THE GODFATHERS!  SO BIG NIGHT FOR ME!  lol

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