Disney, always coming up with brilliant ways to meld theme park with movie, has created another way to captivate young audiences, a young male audience. Not to say that little boys don't like Cars, or Pooh, but Pirates of the Caribbean allows boys the opportunity to dress up just like their mini-princess counterparts. Boutiques offer eye patches, Depp-inspired dreadlock wig and fabulous hat. You can also buy a treasure chest that you can fill with jewels, doubloons and fake eyeballs. I enjoyed seeing the boys dressed up and some sporting a five o'clock shadow, thanks to some of mom's eye makeup.
I must admit, I have pirate shirts, earrings with a matching necklace and other colorful pirate-themed acessories and I love to wear them to the parks too. After all I would look a little odd as a 40-year-old Cinderella. and I am NOT ready to play the role of Fairy Godmother!!
The other brilliant attraction that has come from the movies is the character meet-n-greets, where you standing line to have your photo taken. Jack Sparrow is the No. 2 face character, second only to Cinderella! In speaking to a castmember who has the pleasure of guarding these characters, the long lines are filled with teen girls and moms like me who can't wait to have a pic taken with the pirate. He shared tales of grabbing, groping and watching as women-and some men- place their phone numbers in his costume. It is a good thing that the Magic Kindgom does not serve alcohol! Sadly ladies, I also heard that many of the Depp wannabes prefer men.
Take a peek at some of my favorite Pirate shots...
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