Avast, mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day be celebrated each year on Sept. 19, and what better way to enjoy it than by spending it at Walt Disney World?
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Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Tutorial comes to an end at Magic Kingdom
It’s fair sailing for Captain Jack Sparrow and his mate Mack, as they performed their last Pirate Tutorial stage show in the Magic Kingdom this past week.
The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow attraction to open Dec. 6 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney recently announced that “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow” will officially open on Dec. 6, 2012 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It will share the opening date with the updated Test Track and New Fantantasyland. [Read more…]
Top 10 theme park videos of 2009
Our YouTube channel was a popular place in 2009. We reached more than a million views for a couple of our older videos, while others lay dormant for reasons unknown to us. Sometimes we think a video is going to be a huge hit and it flops, and sometimes we wonder why we’re bothering to record something and it turns out to be very popular. Other times a video won’t be popular for weeks and weeks, then all of the sudden the view count shoots up. But for whatever reasons, here are the top 10 viewed videos we posted in 2009. We’ll start at number 10.
Number 10
A full ride on SeaWorld’s new Manta roller coaster – 99,000+ views
Number 9
Club Penguin Rockhopper and Blue Penguin at Walt Disney World – 120,000+ views
Number 8
Halloween Horror Nights 19 2009 Opening Night Scare Zones – 130,000+ views
Number 7
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow at the Disney D23 Expo – 131,000+ views
Number 6
Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2009 with Disney Fairies – 132,000+ views
Number 5
David Cook Sings at Walt Disney World’s American Idol – 135,000+ views
Number 4
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster POV from Universal Studios – 306,000+ views
Number 3
American Idol Kris Allen sings “Heartless” at Disney World – 388,000+ views
Number 2
Dance-Off with the Star War Stars 2009 – Hyperspace Hoopla – 408,000+ views
Number 1
David Cook and Carrie Underwood Duet at Walt Disney World – 820,000+ views
As we said in our Top 10 Blog Posts of 2009 story, some videos have obviously been online longer than others, so here’s our honorable mentions:
Manta Opening SeaWorld Orlando – Views, Interviews, & Queue – 80,000+ views
Star Wars Weekends 2009 Parade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 22, Opening Day – 78,000+ views
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Now Open – 77,000+ views
Disney World Fantasyland expansion announcement & makeover concept art – 66,000+ views
Disney Hall of Presidents update with Obama animatronic – 60,000+ views