Why did the pirate go on holidays?*

Aaarrgghhh me scurvy landlubbers be it Talk like a Pirate Day!

I has some treasure for ye bilge rats that will have ya drinkin up, me hearties.

Kaptn Katnip will be your piratey host for the day

Buzzfeed give a show of 20 of the scurviest scallywag piratey kittehs to darken your door

Cake Wrecks haul up the Jolly Roger and send some cakes to walk the plank

Visit Yaaarrr for Aussie Pirates

The Manolo shows superfantastic piratey boots

Get your new piratey name

My pirate name is:

Dread Pirate Rackham

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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and Pirates have invaded the Disney Parks Blog where you can learn how to talk like a pirate with Pirate Mac, check out new pirate vinylmation, and see historic photos of the Pirates of the Caribbean which - really - started this whole piratey thing.

As I hoist the mainsail and run for the islands, the captn himself shares his tale of the Pirates of the Caribbean

*because he wanted some aarrr and aarrr - Blame Pirate Mac - I don't write 'em, just steal 'em

Yo ho yo ho a pirate's bed for me ...

Used to be that you'd make a film, and if it was successful you'd sell some matching merchandise. When Uncle Walt decided to build Disneyland he took merchandising to a whole new level - with a matching ride attraction! (sorry - gotta get my Disney lingo correct). 

"What youngster has not dreamed of flying with Peter Pan over moonlit London, or tumbling into Alice's nonsensical Wonderland? In Fantasyland, these classic stories of everyone's youth have become realities for youngsters - of all ages - to participate in." Walt Disney (apparently - I can't prove it)

And so Fantasyland has Snow White's Scary Adventure, Peter Pan's Flight, The Mad Tea Party and the iconic Flying Dumbos.

In 2003, Disney turned the formula on its head and instead made a movie based on one of its early and most famous rides: Pirates of the Caribbean.

Added bonus! Gratuitous picture of Johnny Depp for my friend, Penny:

OK - So stories abound on how long it took to get the project off the ground --blah blah --- no one interested in pirates  -- yada yada ---- Johnny Depp makes Jack Sparrow gay and drunk & frightens then Disney CEO, Michael Eisner  -- etc etc -- and SUCCESS and everyone got into the pirate act

So Disney starting thumping the piratey treasure chest pinata and the Disney dollars started raining down.

I thought the method was blindfolded and with a stick, but this kid, much like Disney's approach to merchandising, goes in with a baseball bat

Given, this post is meant to continue our voyage around Walt Disney World Resorts accommodation options, guess what happened next ..... yes ... yes they did .... have a look after the jump