Having been to Disneyland Paris recently it's obvious where the inspiration for this ride comes from. It's an indoor scenic ride set on a large flume style boat, and has a pirate theme. It's obviously taken it's inspiration from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Well, why not? If you're not going to use an original idea, you may as well try to copy the best.

It doesn't match the splendour of it's original inspiration, but lets face it, Drayton doesn't have a Disney budget, so that wasn't ever likely. Don't let you put that off it though. It still does an excellent job as a scenic ride in it's own right.

After the drop at the beginning you find yourself in a well themed pirate town, set on a spectacular scale. Instead of just looking at some separate pieces and models the set almost seamlessly  merges to create a great looking pirate town. This includes some nice models that work well to make you fell a part of the ride. Near the end there's a great finale of a sea battle between a large pirate ship and a fortress.

It may not match the splendour of Pirates of the Caribbean, but outside the big Disney and other big American parks there aren't many rides that match up to this one.