The classic pencil-thin mustache is a pirate must-have this season.

Is your crew tired of the same old land-lovin’ ho-hum of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom?  Do they thirst to pillage and plunder, rifle and loot? Well, they’re in luck.  Disney is offering all beggars, blighters and ne’er do-well cads the chance to turn the ho-hum into the yo ho.  Yes, it’s a pirate’s life and it can be yours.

For the record, that part about being bored at WDW was just a joke. Let’s hope childhood (and the child in all of us, ahhh) never comes to that.

So what, you ask, is Walt Disney World doing?  Two words: Pirate League. 
Here is the scoop from the Walt Disney World website:

Ahoy, mateys! Begin your piratical transformation when you receive your Official Pirate Name as recorded from the leather-bound captain’s log. Next, stop by the Muster Station and leave your old self behind as the Pirate Masters perform a marauder’s makeover. Hear the ways of the scurvy sea dogs as they apply yer buccaneer beard, scars, earrings and eye patches. Or even be ye a boney pirate and wear your skeleton on yer skin!

Once you have fully transformed, enter the Secret Room where your Pirate Portrait is taken for posterity and the Pirate Masters reveal their hidden treasure.

Choose a Package: The Pirates League offers 2 packages to choose from at $29.95 plus tax – “The First Mate” or “Empress”. All packages include:
•    Choice of facial effect (5 to choose from)
•    Reversible bandana
•    Earring and Eye Patch
•    Sword and Sheath
•    Temporary Tattoo
•    Unique Pirate Coin Necklace
•    Personalized Pirate Oath
•    Official Pirate Name
•    Removable Teeth*
•    Participation in a daily Adventureland Pirate Parade
* Empress package does not come with removable teeth but does come with vibrant and bold makeup, plus nail polish and face gem!

The Pirates League is accepting reservations when you call (407) WDW-CREW (939-2739). Theme park admission required. Open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Reservations can be made 180 days in advance, because everyone knows that pirates are very organized. You don’t kindle, char, inflame and ignite without proper planning.  It’s common sense, really.

Drink up me hearties, yo ho.

Photo from DisneyParks Blog