Pirate's Dinner Adventure Buena Park California

Pirate's Dinner Adventure is acclaimed as "the world's most unique interactive dinner show. Guests are entertained with an astonishing display of special effects wizardry, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay, dynamic duels and derring-do; a classic story of good vs. evil that offers the perfect blend of action, adventure, comedy and romance; the opportunity to interact in the adventure; and a sumptuous dining experience.

An authentically replicated 18th-century Spanish galleon measuring 46 feet long, 18 feet wide with 40-foot masts is anchored in a 250,000-gallon indoor lagoon with night sky lighting. Surrounding the lagoon is a six-sided showroom of six additional “ships” where the audience is seated.

Voyagers on each of the six “ships” have their own fearless pirate “mascot” whom they cheer on as the adventure unfolds with a cast of a dozen actors, singers and stunt performers engaging in a bounty of action-packed exploits, accompanied by cannon blasts, pyrotechnics and a liberal dose of wit and wizardry. In addition, more than 150 guests have the chance to play an actual role in each show as the evil Captain Sebastian the Black leads his crews of renegades to the ship, taunting the seaport “villagers” (audience members) along the way. Even youngsters can be part of the action, donning costumes to row dinghies in a crucial pirate race around the lagoon or board the galleon to brave the dastardly Sebastian the Black and rescue a beautiful princess. For one shining moment, the fantasies of would-be pirates of all ages become uncannily real in the interactive arena of Pirate’s Dinner Adventure.

Served during the show, the Port of Call Feast is truly that–a feast that says you’ve arrived at a great place. An appetizer selection and fresh garden salad introduce the delicious journey. The main course is a choice of a medley of marinated chicken with finely roasted and seasoned beef or marinated chicken with seafood (shrimp and scallops); a choice of roasted potatoes or West Indies yellow rice with Caribbean seasonings and steamed fresh vegetables. The dining finale is warm apple cobbler a la mode. Beer, soft drinks and coffee are included. In addition, vegetarian and “Captain Kid’s” meals are available upon request.

After dinner and a climactic pirate battle, every guest is invited to “get up close and personal” with the stars of the show through photo opportunities and autographs.

Pirate’s Dinner Adventure is the creation of its artistic directors, brothers Ramon Riba and Antonio Riba of Spain. Well-known in Europe for their popular “La Scala” dinner shows in Barcelona, Madrid and the Canary Islands, the Ribas had a lifelong love of vintage pirate movies and dreamed of making new pirate movies of their own. Eventually that dream evolved into creating an interactive adventure that brings the pirate experience to life. The first Pirate’s Dinner Adventure opened in Orlando, Fla. in 1996 and has thrilled more than 2 million guests. Heightened by the arrival of the Ribas’ long-time collaborator, trapeze artist and theatrical producer Imre Baross, as director of entertainment, the success of the Orlando show led to the opening of a second Pirate’s Dinner Adventure on the West Coast. (Reservation Required)