Interactive Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Finds

With the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides movie premiere happening tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to highlight a couple of activities you can find on the official Pirates of the Caribbean Facebook page and website. 

Turn yourself or your children into pirates with the Pirate Yourself App. 

 Upload a photo, and then chose from different hats, facial hair, makeup, jewelry, and accessories to make yourself apart of Jack's crew.  Create as many photos as you would like because it's FREE!

You can also find a Skull Creator App. 

This is just like the Pirate Yourself App, but there is a skull provided for you to accessorize. 

On the official Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides website there are many interactive things for you to look at, but my favorite is the activities page. 

Here you can make some pirate goodies with your young ones including Jack's Bandana, Belt, Jack's Jolly Roger Flag, Edible Eyeballs,  Aztec Coin Medallion, Pirate Cookies,  "The Code" Journal, Captain's Compass, Liar's Dessert Dice, and a Pirate Tricorn Hat. 

Of course there is much more to explore, so make sure you go through both to get your pirate fix before the new pirates movie hits theaters on May 20th. 

If you have Twitter, tomorrow during the Pirates of the Caribbean World Movie Premiere at Disneyland, Jerry Bruckheimer will be tweeting live from the black carpet. 

You'll also want to follow @DisneyPirates for a chance to win cool pirate prizes during the live event. 

I won't be giving away any cool prizes but I will be tweeting throughout the day, so make sure you are following me too @MagicMouseDays.

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Just a reminder, my Facebook page giveaway for a Disneyland mug and Mickey plush ends this Sunday night at 11:59 PST. If you haven't entered yet make sure you do, as it only takes one comment to be entered. For details please read here. 

Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides Exclusive 3D Sneak Peek at Disneyland

Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides exclusive 3D Sneak Peek is at Disneyland.

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays March 25- May 30

 Nightly April 15th- May 1

After dusk till park closing.

Head over to Big Thunder Ranch to set sail with Jack Sparrow's crew.

Once the sun sets, Festival Arena is turned into a pirate ship. 

 There are pirates all around interacting with you.

Three up front and four in the middle of the arena. 

But before you set sail, here are a couple of things you should keep in mind: 

•You will have to sit on the ground with lots of people all around you. 

There are some benches along the outside, but they are for guest with disabilities. 

•The extended movie clip is a sword fight on a ship, so if you have small children with you, use your judgement on if you want them to see it.

•I didn't notice any strollers inside, so be prepared to hold your children if they are at that younger age. 

•To avoid long lines to get in, wait until later in the night to watch the preview. 

My little guy doesn't like to sit still for long periods, so I was thankful to not have him with me when I went last weekend. Not only would he probably squirm during it, but if I had to get up and leave it would have been very hard to do. I had people all around me with nowhere to move. 

So for me, this experience isn't very kid friendly for my family. Terrible two's with no way to escape = not fun. Last thing anyone wants is a meltdown in a sea of "pirates". 

Since I didn't have my son, I did have a great time. I really loved the pirates that interact with everyone and get you saying, "Yo Ho". Not only is it all fun, but they really set up the excitement of the 8 minute preview.  

Once the preview is over, you are greeted with Jack Sparrow along the exit. Need I say more? 

Yes, he is real. 

 I missed the talking parrot, but my friend Chad from Days in the Park was nice enough to share some photos with me and my readers. 

Photo courtesy of  Chad from Days in the Park

 As Chad was taking some photos, the parrot said, "Oh, I see the cameras taking my picture.  I need to show them ALL of my good side...  right... left.. middle...".

Photo courtesy of Chad from Days in the Park

I also didn't notice any merchandise carts, but Chad found two by the exit. 

Photo courtesy of Chad from Days in the Park

Overall the Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides 3D Sneak Peek is worth checking out, in fact I'm trying to figure out my next visit without the little one. 

Did you see it yet? What did you think? If not, do you plan on it? 

Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides hits theaters on May 20th.