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For the Best Dinner at Dollywood, Just Add Pirates

Pirates voyage dinner theater is a swashbuckling adventure in the smoky mountains..

Call it silly and touristy if you must, but I absolutely love a dinner theater attraction—the bigger, louder, and brighter, the better. I’ve eaten kalua pork and chicken long rice at a luau in Hawaii while hula dancers swayed against a blazing sunset, and I’ve tapped my toes while watching Irish step dancers and snacking on bangers and mash at Raglan Road in Walt Disney World. But admittedly, I’m not truly happy unless my meal is paired with death-defying stunts and pyrotechnics. These high standards of mine were instilled by none other than Ms. Dolly Parton herself.

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I started going to Dolly Parton’s Stampede when it first opened in 1988, back when it was the Dixie Stampede . It’s in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a tiny town in the Smoky Mountains that’s home to Dollywood and to countless other kinds of family entertainment, from a Titanic museum to a lumberjack stunt show to a centuries-old grist mill that’s now a restaurant on the banks of the Little Pigeon River. Every time my family would go back to Pigeon Forge, our Dollywood trip wasn’t complete unless we sat high up in that arena, watching games of horsemanship and “stampeding” our applause with our feet because, as part of the entertainment, we were eating with our bare hands.

On my most recent trip back, though, I wanted something different. Something daring. Something adventurous. Something… with pirates.

Dollywood’s Pirates Voyage dinner show, explained

Pirates Voyage is a dinner show that’s owned by Dollywood, but isn’t part of the park itself—although dinner for an adult costs almost as much as a ticket to the theme park just down the road. Over the course of an hour and a half, guests sit and eat while a show unfolds, combining physical stunts, aerial acrobatics, sword fighting, fire dancing, animal actors, and games of competition. Oh, and mermaids.

The theater’s tiered seating is situated around a 300,000-gallon lagoon, which is 15 feet deep and holds two 25-foot pirate ships, one decked out in crimson and one in sapphire. In the center of the pool is a deck with a ship’s mast rising up from it and a platform sort of like a crow’s nest high overhead. The entire set is visible as soon as you enter the room, but still, I couldn’t have anticipated the complexity and quality of the stunts we were about to witness.

Our party included my Dollywood-loving lifelong best friend and her daughters, 8 and 2, whom we were introducing to the wonders of Pigeon Forge for the first time. Our adult tickets were $69.99 each, the 8-year-old’s ticket was $35, and the toddler was free as long as she sat on someone’s lap. The price of admission includes a four-course meal and unlimited soft drinks, and alcohol is available for purchase. Shows happen almost every night of the year in Pigeon Forge and at the Myrtle Beach location as well.

As soon as we sat down, a server dressed as a pirate came to take our drink order. The meal started with a creamy vegetable soup; I enjoyed the thick bisque purely for the nostalgia, since it was essentially the same recipe as it has been at the Stampede for more than 30 years. As the show progressed, we were served fried chicken, sugar-cured ham, corn on the cob, a roasted potato, and a biscuit, then an apple turnover. The chicken was flavorful and I especially liked the ham, but the meal is a distant second on the list of reasons I enjoyed the experience.

Just as our food started coming out, the lights in the theater went down, and all of a sudden Blackbeard descended from the ceiling, sitting in what I can only describe as a pirate throne. He started the show, a parrot on his arm, setting the scene for what would be the night’s competition between the crimson pirates and the sapphire ones. Eventually, there would be challenges they’d try to win to capture the hidden treasure. First, there were going to be some really thrilling stunts.

Mermaids dropped down from the rafters, sitting on ship anchors suspended from the ceiling and diving into the water. A fire-wielding pirate took center stage with a flaming sword, who lit the stage on fire before setting the water itself ablaze. Stunt divers careened off high-dive platforms, plunging into the water and disappearing under the ships. There was a lot of sword fighting, a lot of swinging wildly on ship’s rigging, a lot of truly unbelievable feats of strength and skill.

And there were animals, too. Trained dogs performed tricks, tropical birds took flight, and Salty the Sea Lion stole the show with his antics, stealing fish from his pirate trainer and eliciting a huge audience response when he succeeded in getting his treats. Dolly Parton wrote a song for the show, “Sail Away,” which plays during the performance, while two performers partner for aerial acrobatics.

The whole thing was bigger and more spectacular than any show I’ve ever seen at a theme park, and I wasn’t the only one who felt that way. The next day, we spent the day at Dollywood riding roller coasters and eating the park’s incredible cinnamon bread until we were about to burst. The day after, we went attraction hopping in Pigeon Forge, exploring Wonderworks, the interactive science museum housed in an upside-down mansion, and Magiquest, where we had magic wands and used them to unlock treasures in a medieval-style castle. It was a lot of fun packed into three days.

At the end, I asked my friend’s 8-year-old what her favorite part of the whole trip was, fully expecting her to say one of the thrill rides—she goes to Disney a lot and knows her way around a theme park vacation.

“Um,” she said, “probably Salty.”

A sea lion performing tricks in a pirate lagoon won the whole trip. I honestly can’t say I’m surprised. That guy has some real star power.

History | May 15, 2024

Who Were the Real Pirates of the Caribbean?

During the Golden Age of Piracy, thousands of sea dogs sought fame and fortune. But the reality of a pirate’s life was less enticing than movies and television shows suggest

Sean Kingsley

History Correspondent

Three hundred years ago, a cultural revolution exploded out of East London. The narrow lane of Paternoster Row , today lined with trendy cafés and sushi shops, feels like an unlikely spot for the birth of the pirates of the Caribbean. But this was once the heart of the English capital’s publishing industry—and a place of justice for the most dreaded brigands.

Paternoster Row stands a few blocks away from the Old Bailey courts and Newgate Prison , where so many sea dogs were dragged in chains, tried and sentenced to death. So it was fitting that A General History of the Pirates —a comprehensive biography that shaped perceptions of pirates both then and now—was first sold here in May 1724.

The book’s author, one Captain Charles Johnson , had a best seller on his hands. An expanded version appeared later that year, followed by a third edition in 1725 and a fourth in 1726. Translations into Dutch, German and French also arrived in quick succession. Three centuries later, the blockbuster is still in print. Chapter by chapter, the book introduces readers to pirates who are now household names, from Henry Avery to Blackbeard to Anne Bonny—figures who inspired television hits like “ Black Sails ” and “ One Piece ” and fed the $4.5 billion Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Much of what we think we know about the golden age of piracy, though, is not what it seems. Johnson never existed (he was a pseudonym for an author alternatively identified as Daniel Defoe or Nathaniel Mist), and most of the clichés of the era—walking the plank, buried treasure and drunk pirates in the lovable rogue mold of Captain Jack Sparrow —are make-believe, invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his 1883 novel, Treasure Island .

“The first proper novel written about pirates,” Stevenson’s tale cemented a specific image of buccaneers in the popular imagination, says Rebecca Simon , author of The Pirates’ Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship . “Virtually everything about pirates in pop culture comes from Treasure Island .”

So, what were the real pirates of the Caribbean like? Were they revolutionaries who founded pirate republics where everyone was free and equal? Or were they terrorists and rapists, enemies of all mankind out to pad their pockets, the world be damned?

Under the black flag

Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy . In the 1690s , early pirates sailed between western India and the Red Sea coasts of modern-day Yemen and Saudi Arabia. A few decades later, in the 1710s and 1720s, they turned their attention to Spanish and European shipping routes in the Caribbean and slave traders off West Africa.

At the peak of the mayhem, around 1720, up to 32 pirate ships crewed by 2,400 multiethnic sailors disrupted the Caribbean at any given time. Pirates ranged in age from about 14 to 50, though most were in their mid- to late 20s. Around half were English: A quarter of these English pirates came from the port cities of Bristol, Liverpool and Plymouth, while another third hailed from Greater London. One-quarter of all pirates were Americans from the West Indies and North America. Many sailed out of Boston, Rhode Island, New York and Charleston.

“Pirates were men of the sea, not wronged aristocrats avenging their lost honor, as Hollywood would have us believe,” says Marcus Rediker , author of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age . “A few had been enslaved waterfront workers, some fishermen [and] more privateersmen. The vast majority had been sailors in the Royal Navy and especially the merchant shipping industry, where they had experienced death-defying labor, poor food ( biscuit so full of vermin, they said it could walk around by itself) and the captain’s back-scarring cat-o’-nine-tails.”

As the English writer Samuel Johnson put it , “No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail, for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.”

One in five pirates got their start after mutinies at sea, but the majority volunteered after pirates seized their merchant vessels. Highly skilled carpenters and doctors might be forcibly enlisted, but most captains, like Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy , “ forced nobody to go with them, and said they would take nobody against their wills,” as one sailor later testified.

Pirate crews were made up of men from all walks of life. Walter Kennedy , a native of Wapping in London, was a poor pickpocket, while Stede Bonnet was “master of a plentiful fortune” amassed through his sugarcane plantation in Barbados, according to A General History . Welshman Bartholomew Roberts bucked the hard reputation of the scowling pirate by dressing in scarlet breeches and tucking a red feather in his hat; he also drank tea rather than rum.

What united these disparate pirates was the dream of making a fortune. Pirates could rake in 100 to 1,000 times the salary of an Anglo-American sailor. And a few diehards hit the jackpot: In July 1693, for example, Thomas Tew of Rhode Island plundered £100,000 of gold and silver, gems, pearls, elephant tusks, spices, silk, and gunpowder from a ship bound for what is now Saudi Arabia.

Then, in September 1695, Avery disarmed the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ’s treasure ship and helped himself to £600,000 in gold, silver and jewels (about $130 million today)—the largest single haul in pirate history. Despite today’s emphasis on pirates of the Caribbean, the richest ships sailed between the Red Sea ports of Jeddah in modern Saudi Arabia, Mocha in Yemen and Surat in India.

But pirates didn’t always spend their windfalls wisely. In the late 17th century, the Dutch surgeon Alexandre Exquemelin wrote that pirates used their money “according to their custom, wasted in a few days in taverns … by giving themselves to all manner of debauchery with strumpets and wine.”

During the War of the Spanish Succession , which spanned 1701 to 1714, privateers contracted by European governments to seize enemy ships got to keep about 80 percent of their loot. As soon as the peace was signed, this lucrative source of income vanished. The British Royal Navy demobilized its warships, decreasing its number of sailors from 49,860 in 1712 to 13,475 just two years later. Jobs dried up, and families went hungry.

“By the time the golden age of piracy was brought to a bloody end [in the 1720s], after royal governors had hanged hundreds of pirates,” says Rediker, “the ‘gentlemen of fortune’ had captured and plundered more than 2,400 vessels, 400 by Roberts and his crew alone. During their peak years, 1716 to 1726, pirates had done more damage to British Atlantic trade than France and Spain in the recent War of the Spanish Succession.”

Liberty, equality, fraternity

The pirate ship was a world turned upside down. Crews called no country home but came instead “from the seas.” As floating Towers of Babel crewed by poor men of mixed religions and nations, pirate ships welcomed everyone into the brotherhood—except for women, who were considered bad luck. ( Bonny and Mary Read ’s adventures with Calico Jack Rackham lasted just two months.) On pirate decks, there was no social ranking. Everyone got to vote on decisions and take a fair cut of the spoils.

Far from the Hollywood image of anarchy, pirate crews signed articles to strictly control life at sea. Edward Low , the meanest pirate of the golden age, banned drunkenness at times of attack. Roberts forbade the lighting of candles after 8 p.m. George Lowther’s articles included compensation for the loss of a limb in an assault.

Pirate lords could certainly be quirky. After Low’s wife died, he blocked married men from his fleet in a rare act of sentimentality . Bonnet sought solace at sea due to “some discomforts he found in a married state” that brought about “a disorder of the mind,” notes A General History .

Bonnet, who had no sailing experience, didn’t just run away from his wife. “There is a suggestion that he had a strong preference to surround himself with other men,” says historian Katherine Howe , editor of The Penguin Book of Pirates and the descendant of a Massachusetts merchant who was hanged from a ship’s yardarm by pirates who wanted him to give up his valuables.

Male friendships on pirate vessels could be extremely close, to such an extent that matelotage , “a kind of civil union [performed] in front of witnesses and the captain,” was allowed, says Simon. “Two sailors would join into a bond to enable their property, in the event of their death, to be sent back to their families or willed to each other.”

Simon notes that some scholars have speculated that matelotage was akin to “legalized gay marriage on pirate ships,” but the written documents are ambiguous. “Sexual relationships were banned on most ships, pirate ships as well, and this included sodomy, which was against the law,” she explains. “Some civil unions would have been out of very deep friendships, but it is very possible” that men who shared close quarters for long stretches of time engaged in sexual activity.

Not even the captain’s power was sacrosanct. If he showed just one sign of weakness or dishonesty, he could be marooned on a desert island or killed outright. Authority was governed by majority rule, and the crew “only permit him to be captain on condition that they may be captain over him,” according to A General History .

Skulls and crossbones

While violence was sometimes inevitable, pirates’ main goal was to persuade victims to give up their cargoes without a fight. “It was a bit of a spectrum, but pirates weren’t as deadly as we think,” says Simon. “If you’re going to engage in a massive battle, that means you’re going to be losing massive numbers of your own crew as well, and pirates don’t want to do that. They want to get in and get out as fast as they can.”

Though most pirates avoided violence when possible, some relished it. Blackbeard supposedly lit fuses in his beard when approaching enemy prizes, looking like a demon straight out of hell. But no sea dog rivaled Low’s cruelty. When the pirate found out that the captain of a seized Portuguese ship had dropped a bag of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than hand it over, he had the man’s lips cut off, broiled and fed to the ship’s mate. Low and his men then murdered the captain and his crew of 31.

Terror was a common tactic to persuade victims to reveal hidden treasures, and it often involved dramatic theatrics. Crews led by Bellamy and Paulsgrave Williams took the St. Marie by charging the French ship while stripped completely naked. Read was said to fight bare-breasted for the same reason, providing a diversion that stunned onlookers while her fellow pirates swung into action.

The ultimate prop was the pirate flag , which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons. A black flag told terrified crews that the pirates were willing to give quarter if they surrendered. When all else failed, a blood-red flag signaled that no mercy would be shown.

Pirate raids were “much less about torture for its own sake than about active persuasion,” says Howe. “That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a terrifying thing. It could still be a very ugly business.”

The end of the rope

The legends who lived to enjoy their ill-gotten gains were a tiny minority. Avery vanished into thin air before buying a royal pardon and joining the writer Defoe as a spy to protect England’s crown from the threat of Catholic France, a new theory suggests. Christopher Condent , more commonly known as Billy One-Hand, arranged a royal pardon and retired to the old pirate haunt of St. Malo in northern France.

As for the rest of the big guns, William Kidd , Charles Vane , Bonnet, Rackham and Olivier Levasseur were all executed by hanging. Tew died in the Red Sea in September 1695, when he was disemboweled by a cannonball. Blackbeard was decapitated in a skirmish with the Royal Navy off North Carolina in 1718. Bellamy and all but two of his crew drowned off Cape Cod in 1717, while Roberts was shot dead by a Royal Navy frigate off Sierra Leone in 1722.

Around 25 to 30 percent of pirate crews were Black, research conducted by historian Kenneth J. Kinkor suggests . Though much has been made of African pirates fighting and dying alongside their white brethren, these men’s fates were very different. Colonial officials rarely gave Black pirates the right to a trial. “Many were sold back into slavery,” says Simon. “It was more egalitarian [on pirate decks] than you might expect for the time period, but it’s not as perfect as we’d like to think.” Howe adds, “Pirates were interested in money. They weren’t interested in people.”

Ultimately, piracy was not a way of life, but rather a brief act of defiance. Most sea dogs dreamed of one large prize and melting into polite society. Reality rarely worked out so well. Almost all pirates failed and went on to meet an unhappy end. So why have they stuck so firmly in the popular imagination?

“Pirates have remained popular because of their ‘it’ factor—a strange magnetism that attracts both sexes,” writes Simon in The Pirates’ Code .

Howe, meanwhile, says:

They’re beloved for what they represent: the romance and the glamour, the idea of freedom, of overthrowing authority. … My more cynical side also says that it is a way for us to be romantic about maritime life in the age of sail and not to have to think about slavery, a way of creating a glamorous overlay over some of the harsher realities of life, not just for enslaved people but for working people in general [at the time].

When all was said and done, many pirates were criminals, terrorists and rapists. “There was no altruism behind the motives of those pirates,” says Simon. “There was nothing they wanted to give back. They were operating against the law, attacking people, kidnapping [them].”

What cannot be denied is that the pirates of the Caribbean lived and died in their own way. They partied hard, swore, took God’s name in vain and joked heartily. When Philip Lyne captured official documents of the Lords of the Admiralty in 1721, his men “wiped their backsides” with them, proclaiming “that they were [now] the lords of the sea.” The crews of both Bellamy and Roberts were stinking drunk or hungover when they were caught or killed.

Most men sailing under the black flag did so for just a year or two before the law or a hurricane caught up with them. The way of the pirates, then, was less “dead men tell no tales” than “live fast, die young.” Or, as Roberts put it, “In an honest service, there is thin commons, low wages and hard labor. In this, plenty and satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power. … No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”

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Sean Kingsley is a marine archaeologist, explorer, historian and writer specializing in the sunken past. In 2020, he founded Wreckwatch ,  the world’s first popular magazine dedicated to the cultural wonders of the sea. He is the co-author of  The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy  and  Enslaved: The Sunken History of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

Pirates of the Caribbean Nears Uncertain Future Following “Woke” Complaints

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Pirates of the Caribbean, the iconic Magic Kingdom attraction, is nearing a lengthy closure following complaints about the ride’s divisive history.

Pirates of the Caribbean is undoubtedly one of the most popular attractions in Magic Kingdom since the park opened in 1971, with thousands of families demanding the experience be brought to Orlando since it was not an opening day attraction at the Florida-based Disney Resort.

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However, after decades of debate surrounding the beloved attraction and its polarizing history, Disney World appears to be ready to start changing the Adventureland ride with extreme plans.

Refurbishment walls up around Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom

During a recent visit to Magic Kingdom Park, Inside the Magic saw multiple construction walls surrounding part of the iconic Adventureland attraction and tarps covering the clock tower near the ride’s entrance.

No signs were posted on these walls to inform guests of the work behind them or the schedule for this sudden refurbishment. Instead, signs with humorous quotes were in place.

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The scene could confuse guests walking to Pirates of the Caribbean, as the shut-down area is hard to ignore. However, the ride remained open, providing a refreshing break in the air-conditioned queue while waiting to sail with Captain Jack Sparrow.

While the ride was operational at the time and continues to welcome guests for a swashbuckling voyage (and a great escape from the high temperatures striking Orlando), Pirates of the Caribbean could be nearing an indefinite closure and massive changes after complaints about its history.

What are the cultural impacts of the Pirates of the Caribbean refurbishment?

Pirates of the Caribbean, like many decisions The Walt Disney Company has made in recent years , is always a hot topic for discussion due to its polarizing history.

For those unaware, the beloved Disney ride used to have multiple scenes sexualizing women and depicting attempts of sexual assault by the pirates while pillaging the town in the ride.

Fortunately, Walt Disney Imagineers took notice of these heavily misogynistic, outdated, and inappropriate behaviors and decided to  reimagine the attraction in 2018 .

Related: Misogynistic Past Continues To Haunt Pirates of the Caribbean

With this refurbishment, Disney replaced the “bride auction” scene on the ride and reverted the roles in the town pillaging scene, with women now defending themselves and chasing the pirates out of their homes.

Sadly, some conservative fans criticized these changes, deeming them “woke,” a term that has plagued the public’s opinion on The Walt Disney Company , particularly in recent years with the legal and political battle between the company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

If you didn’t have a chance to experience the attraction before these scenes were removed, you can take a trip back in time through the lens of Inside the Magic in the video below or  click here to watch our video .

Additionally, the legal battle between Johnny Depp and his former partner, Amber Heard, caused panic among fans of the beloved Disney ride and the actor’s supporters.

This was caused by rumors speculating that the Captain Jack Sparrow animatronics would be removed from the attraction due to the polarizing drama surrounding Depp and Heard. Regardless, The Walt Disney Company decided to maintain Depp’s image of Captain Jack Sparrow at the attraction.

Throughout the boat ride, guests can encounter Captain Jack Sparrow in multiple scenes. But Johnny Depp shocked parkgoers in 2017 by replacing his audio-animatronic and greeting guests riding the Disneyland Park classic in its 50th anniversary.

You can see the video of this magical experience below or click here to watch it.

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Is Disney modifying Pirates of the Caribbean soon?

Aye matey! During last year’s Destination D23 live panel, Disney World revealed plans for a unique expansion at Pirates of the Caribbean in Magic Kingdom.

Per the announcement, the expansion will include a brand-new dining experience themed to an old-style tavern where guests can sit down and enjoy a meal, drinks, and snacks while immersed in the vibes and theming of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and film series.

Disney Parks (@disneyparks) followed the announcement with a hilarious video, which you can see below or click here to watch.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. A new Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge is coming to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World @Disney D23 #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #MagicKingdom #DisneyNews #Pirates #PiratesOfTheCaribbean #DestinationD23

@disneyparks ☠️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL ☠️ A new Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge is coming to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World 🏴‍☠️ @Disney D23 #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #MagicKingdom #DisneyNews #Pirates #PiratesOfTheCaribbean #DestinationD23 ♬ original sound – Disney Parks

While Walt Disney Imagineering teams are undoubtedly working hard to bring this exciting expansion to life — along with a divisive reimagining at Disney’s Animal Kingdom — additional information about the upcoming tavern and expansion has not been released.

However, changes to the attraction itself were not mentioned in this announcement.

Unfortunately, it could be expected that, similarly to the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park’s New Orleans Square , the expansion would require an indefinite closure of the beloved attraction or at least operational changes while Walt Disney Imagineering carries out the construction.

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Will Disney World shut down the iconic attraction?

As of this article’s publication, Walt Disney World Resort officials have not revealed plans for the Pirates of the Caribbean closure or the schedule for its expansion. Inside the Magic will update you once more official information becomes available.

What are the alternative attractions during the Pirates of the Caribbean refurbishment?

In addition to Pirates of the Caribbean, Adventureland is home to many fun attractions for the whole family, including the world-famous Jungle Cruise—which often exceeds the half-hour wait time mark—the Swiss Family Treehouse, The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, and Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room.

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As if that weren’t enough, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is scheduled to open in Frontierland, just steps away from Pirates of the Caribbean, on June 28 , bringing more fun to Magic Kingdom Park.

Is Johnny Depp returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise?

Of course, we can’t talk about Pirates of the Caribbean without mentioning the man, the myth, the legend, Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp throughout the Disney movie franchise, which was inspired by the original Disneyland Park attraction, which has expanded at Disney Parks worldwide.

While millions of fans worldwide would love to see Johnny Depp reprise his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean  franchise, and the actor has stated that he would be willing to return to Disney “for the right role,” his return as the franchise’s lead is unlikely.

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Inside the Magic recently reported that Johnny Depp wants to continue his acting career and “stay busy.” However, information revealed that if he chose to participate in the latest installment, Depp’s role would be limited to a cameo appearance rather than reprising his iconic role.

Do you think Disney should modify Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom? Share your opinion on this divisive topic in the comments below!

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Cubs-Pirates Ends in Controversial Fashion With Close Play at Home Plate

Tom dierberger | may 18, 2024.

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A pitcher's duel between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Saturday was settled in controversial fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning.

With the score tied 0–0, Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel swatted a David Bednar splitter into center field for a base hit, sending Cody Bellinger racing home from second base as the potential game-winning run.

Michael A. Taylor's throw from center field beat Bellinger to the bag, and Pirates catcher Joey Bart lunged to tag the baserunner before his foot crossed home plate.

Bart appeared to lay the tag on Bellinger, but the ball was popped loose and fell to the ground after he transferred it from his glove to his hand. Bellinger was ruled safe, sending Wrigley Field into a frenzy worthy of a walk-off.

BALLGAME! CUBS WIN! pic.twitter.com/Zr417Cb3EP — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 18, 2024

The Pirates challenged the call on the field, but it was upheld after review.

Runner was ruled safe before and after review for the walk-off run pic.twitter.com/Y62EQXLmIn — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 18, 2024

MLB fans appeared pretty split on whether or not the correct call was made on the field. Did Bart tag Bellinger in time? And if he did, did he hold onto the ball long enough?

Bellinger knocked the ball loose, clearly. They must’ve determined that Bart missed the tag. Looked to me like he got him. — Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) May 18, 2024

Absolutely out. — Dark Clark (@DarkClark_) May 18, 2024

Am I the only person on earth who agrees with the call? The catcher drops the ball after the tag is applied. As long as I can recall, that’s always resulted in the runner being safe. Is the argument that he intentionally knocked it out of his hand? — The Astros Locker (@TheAstrosLocker) May 18, 2024

Cody Bellinger was 10,00000% out, one of the worst calls i have EVER seen — Baseball Noticer (@TheNoticingShow) May 18, 2024

Out, he didn’t drop the ball he tagged the player and tried to put the ball in his throwing hand just for bellinger to block the transition. — Sal DeFillip (@SalDefillip) May 18, 2024

Catcher drops the ball, he's safe... — Kevin, BOOMER SOONER!!! GO THUNDER!!! (@kevinmc3232) May 18, 2024

The Pirates, who took the first two games of the series, will get a chance at revenge Sunday in the finale at Wrigley Field.

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All the Details About Our Pirates Voyage Dinner Show Menu

One thing you have to bring with you when you visit Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show in Myrtle Beach is your appetite! We serve each of our guests a four-course pirate feast that’s enough to satisfy hungry landlubbers and pirates alike. Are you curious about the dinner portion of our Myrtle Beach dinner show? Keep reading for all the details about our Pirates Voyage dinner show menu .

Our Pirates Voyage Dinner Show Menu

Our dinner show menu has something for everyone. No one will leave hungry when visiting Pirates Voyage in Myrtle Beach. The four-course feast starts off with our famous Voyager Creamy Vegetable Soup and some Buccaneer Bread. Our soup has become a favorite among all our visitors. In fact, it’s so popular that we started selling our soup mix online and in our gift shop so you can make it at home! Following our Voyager Creamy Vegetable Soup and Buccaneer Bread is Half O’ Roasted Cackler (Chicken), Swashbucklin’ Sugar-Cured Ham, Cob O’ Buttery Corn, an Herb-Basted Potato Wedge, Apple O’ Me Eye Pie, and unlimited Coca-Cola®, tea, or coffee. It’s a mouth-watering feast that’s as big as our main event!

Special Meals

Do you have dietary restrictions or preferences? You’re in luck! We want all guests to be able to enjoy the dinner portion of our action-packed dinner show. That’s why we offer special meals to accommodate all diets. In addition to our regular four-course feast, we have gluten-free meals that include everything from our Swashbucklin’ Sugar-Cured Ham to a Snickerdoodle Cookie and vegan/vegetarian meals that include a Vegetable Medley, an Herb-Basted Potato Wedge, and more. We also have delicious dairy-free meals available upon request! If you or anyone in your party would like a special meal, please mention it at the time of your reservation.

When Is It Served?

There won’t be a moment of boredom while you enjoy your hearty pirate feast! Our meal is served once you take your seats and get ready for the action to unfold in Buccaneer Bay. Watch an incredible pirate battle between the Crimson and Sapphire crews as they fight for the sunken treasure. Captain Blackbeard and his quartermaster, Calico Jack, lead the crews in a battle on land, on deck, in water, and in the air above their full-sized pirate ships. In this tale of high seas escapades and romance, you’ll witness sword fighting, blazing cannons, fire tricks, high diving, and more while you dine. You can feast on the meal all throughout the show — just make sure you save room for dessert at the end!

Get Your Creamy Soup Mix Today

Now that you know more about our Pirates Voyage dinner show menu, we bet you can’t wait to try it! To help time pass before you come to our show, try recreating our dinner at home! Our creamy soup mix is sold online and makes it easy to enjoy the tastes of Pirates Voyage in your own home. Purchase your Creamy Soup Mix online and set your own menu for an evening of family food and fun at home!

Get Your Pirates Voyage Dinner Show Tickets

Are you ready to start planning your vacation? The key is to get your Pirates Voyage tickets in advance! Take a look at our Myrtle Beach show schedule to help you find the perfect date and time, then purchase your tickets.

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