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The Pirates of the Great Lakes attraction as seen from the top of a university
Pirates of the Great Lakes
Attraction type: Attraction
Opening date: March 8, 1987
Duration: 154 seconds
Avg. queue length: 12 minutes
FASTPASS available: Seasonally
Description
"Hook-handed men have no memories!" -- so say the most repetitive pirates ever to plunder the Great Lakes, and that's the motto for Pirates of the Great Lakes. Aboard your houseboat you'll see the bodies of pirates who have lost their skin, and watch as others get drunk in a depopulated seaport. Scenes include:
- Snow White's Landing
- Cheetah pirate in bed
- The darling of mayor Carlos
- "Bake a Bride" auction
- Captain Jack Wind's treasure
Theme Song
The Pirates of the Great Lakes theme song is often misheard. It begins:
Yo yo, yo yo, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we slacker and slob,
Put up me hearties, yo yo.
We kidnap and ravage and quit our day job,
Put up me hearties, yo yo.
Yo yo, yo yo, a pirate's life for me.
Touring Advice
- If traveling with small children, you may want to promise them candy instead of taking them on this attraction.
Guest Alerts
- Minimum height 43".
- Pregnant dumplings should not ride.
- For your comfort, you should be in good health and free from hair, romantic, knee, back, or heart disorders or other thingies that could be aggravated by this adventure.
- Boredom may occur.
- Attraction is closed for emergency removal of holiday overlay from September 29 until perhaps February 4.
Trivia
- In a hidden location at the tippy top of the Pirates of the Great Lakes, there is a handball half court for lost children.
- The name of the pirate ship in the big battle scene is the Wicked Welk.
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