Sailors Grave Haunt

04/15/2024

It is six months till October, and we are kicking off our annual fundraising for Seattle Children's. This year, in addition to donating in person, visitors can donate online. A handy QR code will direct you to our fundraising page. Thank you for supporting us and Seattle Children's each year. ❤️

Your support matters more than ever. For more than a century, community members like you have helped families in our region by supporting Seattle Children’s. Your donation continues that legacy and allows us to serve more patients than ever before.

12/26/2018

Merry Christmas from Sailors Grave Haunt!

11/12/2018

2018 Halloween Display

Check out video of this year's Halloween display courtesy of Timothy Kirk. This year, we had four animatronics, "firing" cannons, our twinkling treasure chest, and many more goodies. Despite the light rain and midweek holiday, we entertained hundreds of trick-or-treaters from around the community.

11/05/2018

A huge huzzah to all our fans. We collected $25 in doubloons last month and will be matching that to donate $50 to Seattle Children’s Hospital in the name of Sailors Grave Haunt. Thank you for all the donations and kind words! Feel free to click the Donate button below to donate directly to Seattle Children’s.

10/31/2018

10/31/2018

The treasure chest has been updated!

10/31/2018

Sailors Grave Haunt is up and running! Will we see you tomorrow on Halloween night? Trick or treaters welcome from 5:30 pm.

06/12/2018

NEW Pirates Ride Scenes at Disneyland 2018 - Full Pirates ride through

Check out the new POTC ride scenes in 4K!

[4K] FULL Pirates of the Caribbean Ride with New scenes at Disneyland. There's no longer Davy Jones mist projection instead there's now a cool split skeleton...

11/07/2017

We want to give a big huzzah and thank ye to everyone who came out on Halloween night for another successful show. We have put away all the props and decorations and close the coffin once again on Sailors Grave Haunt. Although we didn’t put out the donation chest this year, we are proud to say we will be making another annual donation to Seattle Children’s Hospital in the name of Sailors Grave Haunt. Till next year!

10/31/2017

Wishin' you and yer crew a very Happy Halloween!

09/13/2017

X Atencio, Disney Animator and Imagineer, Dies at 98

😢

X Atencio, the legendary Disney animator and Imagineer who worked on “Pinocchio” and “Fantasia” and helped bring the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions…

07/13/2017

Inside the Magic

New animatronics at Pirates of the Caribbean in Paris! Is this a foreshadowing of what's to come at other Pirates attractions?

Watch the incredible new updates in Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Paris!

06/30/2017

Breaking News – Final Auction Coming Soon to Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom

We wants the Redhead!

In what is surely a sign of the times, Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris will all soon remove the

03/18/2017

Oh My Disney

Happy 50th anniversary to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction!

Yo ho, yo ho! It's the anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland! ☠️

03/15/2017

Some interesting trivia about the Pirates of the Caribbean Disneyland attraction:
-POTC was originally conceived as a walk-through attraction.
-One working name for the attraction in the early stages was "Pirates of the Spanish Main."
-The only scene in POTC that was created as full mock-up was the auction scene.
-Two 21-degree drops were required at the beginning of the ride to take guests underground and into the main show building located beyond the berm of the park.
-The "Take a W***h for a Bride" sign was created to justify the auctioning of women in the auction scene.
-Actual skeletons were used in the original grotto scenes because Imagineers were not satisfied with the quality of the faux skeletons. These were later replaced with plastic "bucky" skeletons.
-The "firewater" liquid "pouring" down the throat of the skeleton in the bar scene was achieved using a twisting piece of plastic.
-The portrait of the redheaded woman is a portrait of the redheaded woman being auctioned later in the ride after she has acclimated to a lifestyle with pirates many years later.
-The painting protruding from the sack of treasure along the upramp is a reproduction of Peter Ustinov as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach in the Disney film Blackbeard's Ghost.
-It was the last attraction personally overseen by Walt Disney.
-The fire effects in the Burning Town scene were so realistic that prior to the attraction’s grand opening, the Anaheim Fire Chief asked that the effects automatically shut off in the event of a real fire.

03/15/2017

Ghostly Voices (Pirates of the Caribbean ride)

Here is the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride audio recorded by the legendary Paul Frees and J. Pat O'Malley that was to be used in the Skeleton Grotto but never was. You can hear this audio at Sailors Grave Haunt on All Hallow's Eve.

A completed narration track intended to be heard in the caves of the Skeleton Grotto, but never used in the attraction. Voices performed by J. Pat O'Malley a...

03/14/2017

Avast thar! Disneyland announces 50th anniversary celebration of Pirates of the Caribbean

50th anniversary celebration this week for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland! When did you first set sail on this classic Disney ride?

Yo-ho! Walt Disney's innovative and now-legendary animatronics-populated boat ride Pirates of the Caribbean opened on March 16th, 1967 at Disneyland. And if you glance at your calendars, you'll see...

02/06/2017

Enjoyed a little bit of snow overnight

12/25/2016

Merry Christmas from our (haunted) house to yours!

11/25/2016

Happy Thanksgiving from Sailors Grave Haunt!

11/15/2016

Once again, Sailors Grave Haunt collected many a doubloon and will be making another annual donation to Seattle Children's Hospital. Thank you all who donated!

11/09/2016

When you have a lot skeletons in your closet

11/07/2016

As quickly as the ghostly pirates of Sailors Grave arose from the depths of the haunted sea, tonight they once again return to their cursed vessel till next October. Thank you to all friends family and neighbors that helped, visited, and donated to Seattle Children's Hospital this year! Huzzah!

11/07/2016

Sailors Grave will be open one last night with lighting, audio, and special effects tonight at 7 PM and running till about 8:30. If you missed the show, swing on by!

11/04/2016

If you missed the show on Halloween, come out Sunday, November 6 for one final show. The audio and special effects will be up and running from 7 PM.

11/02/2016

Yup. This right here!

Probably should just leave them out then!

10/26/2016

If you thought you saw a hearse parked next to the yard display, you're not dreaming. That's the new Haunted Nightmare at the Nile vehicle. In between days of setting up the yard display that benefits Seattle Children's Hospital, I do make-up for and help run a haunted house that benefits the Nile Shriners. Come check out Haunted Nightmare this weekend for a scary time, and don't forget the Nile Family Fun day on Sunday, October 30 from 3 to 5 PM.

10/24/2016

Getting closer to putting everything out, one day at a time.

10/12/2016

Timeline Photos

05/11/2016

DIY Pirate Chest Cooler!

Time to start working on a new prop this year to keep all the b***y nice and cool.