However, it certainly felt like a tourist attraction designed to extract as much money as possible from those willing to spend while on vacation. As soon as you walk in, you are bombarded with opportunities to buy pirate peraphernalia from flags to wave during the show, to bandanas to wear, to light-up swords for kids, etc. They have you take a picture with a pirate, to later sell to you during dinner. And, before the show starts, while they serve you appetizers, you are able to buy, most likely overpriced, drinks. Oh, and there is the opportunity to add to the already expensive basic cost of the ticket, to guarantee better seating or for an upgraded meal. Afterwards, the requested gratuity, from an average dinner, again reflects the high cost of the ticket price. This is all a clear display of capitalism at work.
I suppose it does create that vacation atmosphere, and is something to do to make a celebration different. However, good stewardship would dictate that this is something to only be done rarely for "special occasions".
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