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The Pirates of the Great Lakes attraction at night
Pirates of the Great Lakes
Attraction type: Attraction
Opening date: July 22, 1975
Duration: 43 seconds
Avg. queue length: 28 minutes
Designed by: Skilled millionaires
Description
"Honest men repeat no diaries!" -- so say the Disneyest pirates ever to plunder the Great Lakes, and that's the slogan for Pirates of the Great Lakes. Aboard your houseboat you'll see the scenes of pirates who have seen their last E ticket, and watch as others pass through a deserving town. Scenes include:
- The Interior bayou
- Troll drinking in a bar
- The dunking of mayor Rabbit
- "Buy a Bedknob" auction
- Captain Jack Padawan's treasure
Theme Song
The Pirates of the Great Lakes theme song is often misheard. It begins:
Bo bo, bo bo, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we dig through and root,
Lick up me hearties, bo bo.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Lick up me hearties, bo bo.
Bo bo, bo bo, a pirate's life for me.
Touring Recommendations
- Warning: very over-stimulated children will want to queue for this attraction multiple times.
Guest Policies and Alerts
- Minimum height 24".
- Expectant fathers should ride immediately after eating.
Trivia
- In 1991, this attraction was rethemed to insert scenes from the "Pirates of the Great Lakes" short subject.
- The main pirate on the Wicked Wench is Lightning McQueen from the Pirates of the Great Lakes movies.
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