:rolleyes: You knew it was bound to happen...


This holiday season we'll see something new* in New Orleans Square. Recently Disney execs have announced a new overlay in this section of the park to add to the already extremely popular "Haunted Mansion Holiday," - A Pirates of the Caribbean Holiday, or, playfully called, "Pirates of the Christmas Season."

"We're very pleased to show that pirates, like all human beings, are really just big softies underneath," one Disney rep commented on the ride's changes, "instead of hurting people, these pirates will be discovering the true meaning of Christmas."

And, with a new pirates theme, the lyrics have changed. We are able to share with you this leaked copy of The Pirates of The Caribbean Christmas Carol.

Pirates of the Caribbean Christmas Carol (AKA Pirates of the Christmas Season)

Ho ho, Ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.

We gift wrap and package and decorate things,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.
We run in the snow and make angel wings,
Drink nog, me 'earties ho ho.

Ho ho, ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.

We knit Christmas sweaters for our relatives,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.
We write letters to where Santa Claus lives,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.

Ho ho, ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.

We gather to carol and merrily sing,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.
We make popcorn garland with really long string,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.

Ho ho, ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.

Each holiday season we pick out a tree,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.
Don't you love the feeling that Christmas gives ye,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.

Ho ho, ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.

We'll give you your presents with very wide grins,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.
And be very sad when the new year begins,
Drink nog, me 'earties, ho ho.

Ho ho, ho ho, it's Christmastime for me.



The ride begins with the Jolly Roger warning its passengers about the terrors of the holidays (Waiting to shop until the 24th of December, Electric bills for Christmas lights, etc.), before dropping down the flumes. To simulate the Wintertime experience, the water temperatures in the ride have been set to below zero - bad news for the unlucky guests sitting in the front, where the most water splashes up.

The first changes we see are in the cove of dead pirates. The pirate steering the ship is now surrounded by presents, the pirate with the bird on his head has stockings hanging on either side of him, and the pirate in the bed now bears a striking resemblance to one Ebenezer Scrooge.

Continuing on we discover that the Wicked Wench has been changed as well - Christmas lights have been run up its mast, and the captain of the ship is now Santa Claus. "Ho ho ho!" He yells, "You've all been bad this year!" before firing snowballs at the fort. The fort, of course, is helpless - screams of "Uh oh!" and "Santa's got a snow cannon!" are loud and clear for every little boy and girl to hear.

The merriest part of the ride is the town ransacking scene. The pirates have each been cleaned up to look more presentable, and are joyously singing their new song. The mayor is finally released from the well, and has joined in the singing with the pirates. The auction scene has transformed into a "Toys for Tots" fundraiser, and the infamous redhead is kissing the former auctioneer under some mistletoe.

Some visitors may be wondering about a certain Jack Sparrow at this point. Jack is in the ride, of course - he plays quite a big part. Jack can now be seen slinking around the town's giant Christmas tree, stealing presents and putting them in a burlap sack. Some say that this is a blatant rip-off of a Dr. Seuss character, but that is not true - he is actually imitating a scene from a movie starring Jim Carrey that came out in 2000.

The ride travels to the burning town scene. Usually a wild and rowdy scene, it has been changed to one of reflection and solace. The pirates have begun singing, quite appropriately, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire," and this gives visitors a moment of relaxation before being forced back into the deadly chaos that is Disneyland at Christmas.

Lastly, we see the final scene of the ride - Jack's Treasure, and the Jail Scene. The pirates are still calling for the keys from the dog, but the dog is now wearing a "Mall Security" hat, as a tip to the shoplifting each season. Instead of offering a bone, one pirate suggests "how 'bout a nice juicy gingerbread man?"

Trivia: Pirates of the Christmas Season was inspired by the "You Can Fly" song in Peter Pan ("think of Christmas, think of snow, think of sleighbells, off you go..."

More Trivia: If you look closely, you can see that the gingerbread man being offered to the dog is the one from Shrek, with a look of terror on his face.




















This is what happens when you're on the way home from DMC. The song lyrics popped into my head on the drive home and it just snowballed.

This is a joke. I would die if this actually happened, either from joy or from the sheer ridiculousness of the situation.

(Mods, I edited this down some for kid-friendliness, but please let me know if something else needs to be changed. I thought it would get a nice laugh on here :))

LOL thats really funny

LOL at first I thought it was real! Awesome job!

I figured it was a joke. They just changed the ride, so there's no reason to change it again. Also, the lyrics just don't sound real... And ice cold water splashing people? I don't think so. But the real thing that made me sure it was fake was the whole "Santa blasting the fort calling everyone bad" scene.

But anyway, nice little joke. I did something similar to this... Virtual Six Flags, but yours is a bit more convincing. ;)

hehehe I was about to scream because I couldn't go to DLR, only WDW... Boy, if that was real I would pay for the plane tickets myself to go see that :p

Wow...I actually thought it was real lol.

GREAT idea!


:donald:

Lol! That's very clever! :lachen70: :lachen70: :lachen70: :lachen70:

Funny, I didn't read the whole thing because... well, I looked at it, it was kinda long, lol. But, I did read some of the song. If you changed it a bit, e-mail Disney and send it to them... if you know their e-mail... I don't. But, it's funny and interesting.

Man I would love it if the POTC ride had that song, oh and sparrow wearing a santa suit would put the icing on top of the cake!!
~Chaelle

You could've fooled me. LOL. Thats really funny.
And the song is rather catchy.

Very clever. :D

You have me fooled LOL but it would cool if that true :)

I just told my sister this, and now I have to tell her it's a joke. Silly me for not reading through things..

Oh! You got me there for a moment! LOL! This was so convincing! LOL! :D

LOL Disney should use your ideas for Christmas.

Lol! you got me good! But I fgure " why would Disney Copy Dream works?" then with the below 0 thing I thought " I'm not going in the front no more!"

Thanks for all the compliments guys! I had fun writing it, and I'm glad it was so convincing! ;)

I should start work on one about Fantasmic...hmmm...

OMG!!!! I thought that all this was real!!! I would be so mad if this really happened. I never went to the Haunted Mansion Holiday before, or the Small World Holiday. This is some imagination. so cool!!

The Haunted Mansion Holiday and Small World Holiday are fun variations on the original attractions. I like that Disney occasionally changes things temporarily like that. Christmas Pirates, on the other hand... Well, it was funny, at least.

Too funny. You had me going too! The song lyrics are great. lol

Thanks for all the compliments! *This is also a shameless bump*

LOL!! I really enjoyed that!

LOL I was about to run off a 1 foot building if that happened

lol you got me there for a second

Ho ho ho ho im am santa, fear me because...... Youv'e been bad pirates

Dude, those lyrics are genius! Give yourself a pat on the back! No make that 2 pats on the back :D

a new christmas carol!

HAHAHAHA!! Thanks for the laugh.:pirate: Wow you have some mind there.....:eek:

haha i thought it was real..u got me

I knew it was fake with the "Below 0 Temperature". That would make the water ice, and would make for some very nice sled rides. ;) Or frozen guestcicles.

It was very nicely done, though!

You really had me going I thought for sure it was real, hope everyone reads the entire article again to see that it is just a make believe story.

Wow. LOL While reading this i was like, "they could not have done this... This is a sure sign of the apocolypse" but then, i saw it was a joke and laughed. LOL

Wow, you got me there. Very creative. I felt suspicous when it starting mentioning the ride having modern day features in the storyline.

Woah! I actually believed this. I was like keeping my eyes on this for the whole time LOL.

cool! i want to look for it:)

That is really funny!
There was a minute where I was like !! Especially the cold water bit, I was like..my little kids like to sit in the front, I don't want them getting splashed with ice cold water...but that's also where I started to wonder.
That song is great, I'd love to teach it to the kids for them to sing.
Course the littlest one would get it all weird, he sings the original as "Yo ho yo ho pirates like me".

Course the littlest one would get it all weird, he sings the original as "Yo ho yo ho pirates like me".
Kids are so cute.

Kids are so cute.
Yeah..they are...
unless they're having tantrums ;) LOL

Yeah..they are...
unless they're having tantrums ;) LOL
True, true.

thats awsome O.o

I know, isn't it!?!? :P

You had me fooled for a minute. =)

But then I realized it was fake, because I think they redid the Pirate rides to match the new movie, and your description is of the old ride.

Nuh uh!


I DID have a part at the ending with Jack Sparrow.

It involved eggnog that had a little more than just egg and nog in it, if you know what I mean...but I took it out because this site is G-rated ;)