Bummed that Pirates will be closed for our trip..

[12_Ears_Dad]

Be happy, it will be there next time

Unfortunately there is only one Disney trip per lifetime for some..

 

[MICKEYMOO42]

^ Yes that's my perdiciment

 

[ChadInOKC]

Last time we rode it was December of last year. We had never really gotten wet on it before last year. We were seated in the first row and we all took a full-face, no holes barred drenching. (Worse than splash mountain)To make it worse, it was like 40 something degrees outside. We were miserable through our fireworks desert party. It definitely needs some work. Hopefully, it will be all good when we are back in October!

 

[Victor Kelly]

And it will still be there in 10 years.

 

[MICKEYMOO42]

Don't they need to referbish it because someone put their hand in the water and got their fingers chopped off?

 

[ChadInOKC]

I heard the main reason was because of the boats taking on too much water/people getting TOO wet. Can't fix stupid with people keeping hands in the boat. Haha

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

Don't they need to referbish it because someone put their hand in the water and got their fingers chopped off?

That is the least of the problems the ride is going through. You'll find a list of most of the major issues in this thread:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...e-caribbean-refurbishment-watch-rumor.894970/

 

[EnergyKing]

I hope they're not closing it to add more Johnny Depp.

 

[DisneyGirl3820]

I'm right there with you. Going in August and so disappointed. One of my favorite attractions. It's not going to be the same. All I can do is walk close to the scaffolding and try to take in some of that POTC magic.

 

[aladdin2007]

That is the least of the problems the ride is going through. You'll find a list of most of the major issues in this thread:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...e-caribbean-refurbishment-watch-rumor.894970/

yep and it needs to stay closed a lot longer than its going to be to get a truly real fix, but will see what they end up fixing and not fixing.

 

[marni1971]

Don't they need to referbish it because someone put their hand in the water and got their fingers chopped off?

No...

 

[blueboxdoctor]

I know the feeling, last trip it was closed almost every day, was open I believe only the first night, so I got on it during extra hours sometime between midnight and 1 AM.

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

No...

You mean his finger isn't still stuck in the parts, causing the boats to take on water, the AA to fail, and years of poor maintenance to finally manifest themselves suddenly overnight?

 

[MICKEYMOO42]

haha that's just what i heard

 

[Prog]

Don't they need to referbish it because someone put their hand in the water and got their fingers chopped off?

No.
The refurbishment is necessitated because the propulsion system fails multiple times a week, the ride is "temporarily closed" for a good portion of the day, show lighting has drifted substantially out of focus, audio balance and quality is abysmal, the projection works half the time, a guest is lucky to see a cannon blast, audio animatronics are running under potential because of a lack of maintenance, the new boats are heavier and travel down the waterfall at an angle that drenches guests and cause the boat to become too heavy for proper propulsion, a mass backup at the end of the ride often stretches to the dirty foot and causes potentially fatal derailments, the story with Jack Sparrow makes no sense, and at least two audio animatronics have become sentient and are vowing to awaken their Californian brethren to resurrect the frozen body of Walt under the DL ride.

 

[MICKEYMOO42]

well it still sucks thats the one ride i was looking forward to

 

[LAKid53]

After having ridden the DL version in April, our ride last month at WDW was a disappointment. And Prog is correct in his description of the issues. I didn't realize Pirates HAD a cannon blast until I rode Disneyland's. We can only hope this refurb will be more like Disneyland's and less like the muck up done to WDW's Space Mountain.

We rarely ride it anymore, mainly because the ride is down more than it is operating.

 

[Lucky]

No.
The refurbishment is necessitated because the propulsion system fails multiple times a week, the ride is "temporarily closed" for a good portion of the day, show lighting has drifted substantially out of focus, audio balance and quality is abysmal, the projection works half the time, a guest is lucky to see a cannon blast, audio animatronics are running under potential because of a lack of maintenance, the new boats are heavier and travel down the waterfall at an angle that drenches guests and cause the boat to become too heavy for proper propulsion, a mass backup at the end of the ride often stretches to the dirty foot and causes potentially fatal derailments, the story with Jack Sparrow makes no sense, and at least two audio animatronics have become sentient and are vowing to awaken their Californian brethren to resurrect the frozen body of Walt under the DL ride.

Cool - I hope they don't fix that last problem.

 

[Chef Mickey]

Don't they need to referbish it because someone put their hand in the water and got their fingers chopped off?

Where do people come up with this stuff?

 

[Chef Mickey]

After having ridden the DL version in April, our ride last month at WDW was a disappointment. And Prog is correct in his description of the issues. I didn't realize Pirates HAD a cannon blast until I rode Disneyland's. We can only hope this refurb will be more like Disneyland's and less like the muck up done to WDW's Space Mountain.

We rarely ride it anymore, mainly because the ride is down more than it is operating.

Funny, I have literally never been to Disney with Pirates closed for refurbishment and I've seen it temporarily closed maybe 2-3 times. I've been around 75+ times.

I seem to have felt the canon blast at WDW a lot more than people here.

I do hate the boat backup at the end of the ride.