Pirates 4D
| Pirates 4-D | |
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| SeaWorld Ohio | |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | May 10, 1997 |
| Closing date | 2001 (Park sold to Six Flags) |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |
| Area | England |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | March 28, 1998 December 14, 2010 (Reopen) |
| Closing date | June 2013 |
| Replaced | R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse 4-D |
| Replaced by | London Rocks |
| Thorpe Park | |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | March 20, 1999 |
| Closing date | 2007 |
| Replaced by | Time Voyagers |
| Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | |
| Area | Timbuktu |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | 1. Spring 2006 2. August 5, 2010 |
| Closing date | 1. March 2010 2. July 7, 2013 |
| Replaced | R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse 4-D |
| SeaWorld San Diego | |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | May 2000 |
| SeaWorld San Antonio | |
| Status | Closed |
| Six Flags New Orleans | |
| Status | Closed |
| Closing date | 2003 |
| Replaced by | SpongeBob Square-Pants: The Ride |
| Noah's Ark Water Park | |
| Status | Closed |
| Closing date | 2013 |
| Luxor Hotel | |
| Status | Closed |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | 4-D Film |
| Manufacturer | Iwerks Entertainment |
| Theme | Pirates |
| Duration | 15 minutes & 17 minutes |
 Assistive listening available |
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Pirates 4D (also known as Pirates 3D) is an attraction film designed to be shown in a specially-built or remodeled theater space in a theme park, featuring in-theater special effects, sometimes referred to as a 4D film.
The film itself is a dual strip 70mm 3D film short, featuring the actors Leslie Nielsen and Eric Idle. It was produced by Busch Entertainment Corporation, and distributed by Iwerks Entertainment. It was released in 1999, and first shown at Sea World Ohio (then owned by Busch), at two Busch Gardens parks, and at Thorpe Park in England, then owned by The Tussauds Group, which was the earliest overseas venue.
The film was produced exclusively for theme park usage. It was formerly shown at Sea World Ohio in Aurora, Ohio, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, Virginia, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida,Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England, SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California, SeaWorld San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas, Hansa Park in Sierksdorf, Germany, Mirabilandia in Italy, Magix 4d ride on Sentosa Island, Singapore, Six Flags New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, Phantasialand in Brühl, Germany, Noah's Ark Water Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Enchanted Kingdom in the Philippines, and the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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