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Pirates of the Carribbean will be closed for refurbishment June 5th -18th, 2008.

Pirates of the Carribbean has reopened at the Magic Kingdom, with soft openings begining on Sunday, July 2nd, and the official opening scheduled for Friday, July 7th.

Wait times are averaging 20-40 minutes throughout the day. Of particular interest is the split queue configuration once you have entered the main building. The left side queue is average 5-10 minutes less wait time due to the fact that an extension of the queue around a fountain just prior to boarding is not being used and thus the queue is physically shorter than the right-side queue.

Outside, a new skeleton-topped ship mast marks the entrance. Also, stroller parking has been relocated to the exterior creating a minor bottleneck during peak periods.

Incase anyone wants to learn to be a pirate, a daily show in Adventureland near Pirates of the Caribbean now has Captain Jack Sparrow himself teaching luckey guests how to be a pirate!

Running through the end of 2006, the daily schedule:

11:00AM,
11:50AM,
12:40PM,
1:30PM,
3:30PM,
4:20PM,
and 5:10PM.

Reflecting the conceptual artwork shown during press events, the new ship mast which will function as an entrance sign at Pirates of the Caribbean is peaking out from behind construction walls.

The ride will reopen from refurbishment in July with new props and effects to tie the ride into the movie franchise.

According to the Disney World website’s “Backstage Pass”, Pirates of the Carribbean will be formally open and operating as of July 7th, 2006. New elements will include animatronic Jack Sparrow and Barbosa along with a Davy Jones effect.

Outside the attraction, Jack Sparrow will be storytelling and interacting with guests through mid-August.

There is a possibility of a soft-opening of the attraction prior to July 7th, but this is not guaranteed and vacation plans should not be based on soft opening schedules.

As expected, Pirates of the Caribbean has opened for the Easter/Passover holidays. It should close again at the end of April to complete its rehab. Should be open again in very late June or early July.