When you first get there, you really don't know what to expect. It's right next to Medieval times and looks like an old Victorian type building with a un-pirately shade of pink/lavender. Medieval Times is a castle, shouldn't Pirate's Adventure be a pirate ship?
I got there late, so I wasn't able to see the pre-show or have any of the appetizers. And one of the workers greeted us with a, ""you just got here? oh man, the appetizers are even better than the food you get during the show.""
The inside of the building just feels a bit uninspired. It almost felt like this was a cheap knockoff of another Pirate Dinner Adventure show. When you get into the main room, you feel small in scale due to the rows and rows of kids, and this boat in the middle room. The boat itself was a bit disappointing. It was smaller than I thought, and it was basically a grand version of a raft.
The room is loud. Kids are talking and laughing with excitement. I went with a group of 15 twenty two year olds. You could imagine how out of place we felt.
When you find your seat, an unpleasant looking salad is waiting for you at your table. It looks like it's been there for half an hour or so. I eat it. The room is divided into different sections according to color. And each section had their own pirate. While you're eating your salad the pirates try to rally the section and get everyone excited for the show. The waiters gladly get you beer and soda. This is probably the only time they'll be glad to get you anything. I think I was only able to get two cups of beer.
The actual dinner was bleh. Not bad, but not that good. You have the choice of chicken and seafood, or chicken and beef. I had the seafood, I think it was the riskier, but better of the two. I did enjoy the dessert - warm apple pie and ice cream.
The show itself made no sense. There's something about love in there, people are singing, some out of place competitions, and some cirque de soleil type of acrobat that seemed to be thrown in for no reason. Even the interactive events had no cause or effect on the story of the show.
Although it sounds like I'm at the point where I hate this place. I don't. I had one of most fun times in my life. When the show started my friends and I decided that the only way to make this enjoyable was to put our all into interacting with the show and supporting our pirate and section. And that made it one hell of a time. Most of us almost lost our voices from yelling so much. Five of us got to participate and carry fake treasure chests past the stage.
Just being open made this a great experience. So to throw caution in the wind - if you're a shy person, or not someone willing to put himself/ herself out there, you'll probably have a bad time.
Conclusion: Get there early for the appetizers, they're better than the dinner. Be open to the experience or else it'll suck. And yell like crazy.
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