I think this was technically supposed to be the bridge from “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” but luckily there weren’t any hungry crocodiles swimming beneath. *grin* Here me and Snookums hold up traffic so eMan can take a picture. It wasn’t easy, considering that most of the kids seemed to enjoy running from end to end and jumping up and down to try to make people trip.

The jumping and swaying finally got to Snookums, who grabbed on to the side for dear life. When we finally got off we decided to head to “Pirates of the Caribbean,” which we’d read was much better than the U.S. version. There was a slight delay as we all got lost in the maze of “Dead Man’s Cave,” but eventually we re-grouped at the attraction. The line was a bit long, but you got to wait admidst some pretty cool fake Caribbean jungle. We finally piled into a boat and took off.

The ride definitely WAS cooler than the DisneyWorld version, and it started with a massive ramp that your boat got hauled up. Then you floated through all the animatronic pirate scenes, occasionally plunging down a small hill between levels. At one point I commented to the others, “This reminds me of ‘Jurassic Park’ when Jeff Goldblum says to David Attenborough, ‘When Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down the pirates don’t EAT the TOURISTS.'” Of course, that’s the point where the ride broke down. Seriously. We got stuck for, like, 15 minutes.

When we finally got out of the ride, we found ourself in the Pirate Shop. It was very cool, and Snookums even bought me some pirate gear! Here’s eMan checking out a scary mask. (In case you can’t tell, the real Frenchman is the one on the right… Just kidding, eMan!)

Here’s me modeling my pirate wear. Don’t I look dangerous? We headed into Alice’s Curious Labyrinth, which was a big hedge maze that you wandered through. There were random spouts of water, a Caucus Race, and a giant animatronic Queen of Hearts that would pop up and yell at you every now and then.

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