Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party

Started in January 2007 and ending in 2009 at Walt Disney World, the event was created after cast members at the park saw many children dressed either as pirates or princesses at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (another ticketed event held yearly in September and October).[2] Because of that, Walt Disney World decided to create a new event, which took two years of planning as part of their "Year of a Million Dreams Celebration." As Disney show director Tara Anderson said, "This new party allows guests to live out the adventures of scurvy pirates and pretty princesses. We have created a new Magic Kingdom event that lets you step right into your favorite stories and fairytales." [3] Similarly to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, children and guests of all ages were invited to live out their favorite pirate or princess dream at the Magic Kingdom Park and dress up as their favorite pirate and princess characters. The event was full of a variety of exclusive themed entertainment and activities for the whole family, including "Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade," "Magic, Music and Mayhem" (a special fireworks show), rare character meet and greet opportunities, dance parties, and so much more.

Each of the lands within the Magic Kingdom was centered to a theme related to royalty and piracy.

Adventureland - New Tortuga and Jasmine's Court: New Tortuga included a number of pirate themed activities including Captain Jack's Pirate Tutorial where children would learn just what it takes to be a pirate from none other than Captain Jack Sparrow himself. Other entertainment offerings included a live pirate band and a variety of character meet and greets from Goofy, Pluto, Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee. Over in Jasmine's court, young princes and princesses could learn what it took to be a member of Princess Jasmine's Royal Guard and meet characters such as Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, and Genie from the film Aladdin.

Liberty Square - Riverboat Riviera: Here guests could hear stories of the legend of the Jolly Roger and meet characters from Pocahontas, including Pocahontas, Meeko, and John Smith.

Fantasyland - Ariel's Court: Here guests had the opportunity to participate in Sebastian's Under the Sea Dance party where they party the night away with under sea friends from The Little Mermaid and can even have a meet and greet with Ariel herself.

Tomorrowland - Solaris' System: Throughout Tomorrowland there is a number of different atmospheric entertainment offerings including a collection of break dancing pirates. There is also another dance party, Eclipse's Mixes - DJ Dance Party, where guests have an out of this world time with their favorite tomorrowland characters.

Mickey's Toontown Fair - The Princess Pavilion: Here there is an outdoor pirate playspot for children to participate in a number of pirate themed games and activites. You can also meet royalty such as Cinderella, Belle, and Aurora.

When entering the party all guests are given a small pirate bag (you are not limited to just one) and your very own Adventure Map which is a map of the Magic Kingdom with clues on it so guests can find different marks on the map throughout the park where they can answer clues and receive their own pirate treasure and princess gems. The treats that guests receive for solving the riddles include plastic pirate coins, beads, chocolate treasure, and gems. [4]

• Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade - A parade featuring all of the Princesses and Pirates (including Peter Pan and Wendy). This brand new parade exclusive to this event includes a variety of characters and dancers from everyone's favorite pirate and princess movies. The parade included state of the art floats and even had a select number of characters and knights riding horseback throughout the park.
• Magic, Music and Mayhem - A special fireworks show held at this event.
• Dream Along With Mickey - A night time version of this daily show is held.
• Dance Parties - "Sebastian's Under the Sea Dance party" hosted by none other than Sebastian the crab and Flounder, Ariel's best friend and sidekick from The Little Mermaid at Ariel's Grotto in Fantasyland. Children of all ages could hit the dance floor and party the night away with characters such as Flounder, Sebastian, and other under sea friends. Over in Tomorrowland at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe guests were able to dance the night away with their favorite tomorrowland characters such as Lilo and Stitch from Lilo and Stitch as well as other favorites such as Chip and Dale.