Since its Oct. 1 opening, the haunted ship has drawn 50 to 100 or more a night. An estimated 1,000 or more are expected to pack the pirate ship for Halloween, the last night for this year’s pirate show.
Since its Oct. 1 opening, the Woods’ haunted ship has drawn 50 to 100 or more a night. An estimated 1,000 or more are expected to pack the pirate ship for Halloween.
Rounding out the 33-skeleton retinue of loafers and rogues is Jack, the newest crew member and Todd’s “pride and joy.” That would be Capt. Jack Sparrow, who is too busy swilling rum and singing pirate songs and sea shanties from the comfort of a rocking chair to do his part. Visitors to Haunted Wood Cove are often greeted by a massive broadside from the ship’s six cannons, which recoil, flame red and spew smoke. The undead skeleton at the captain’s wheel steers the ship of dread as the songs “Ghostbusters,” “Monster Mash” and Harry Belefonte’s “Day O-The Banana Boat Song” blare from loudspeakers.“Shari really hit it out of the park in coming up with this year’s soundtrack,” Todd said.
Fortunately, the Woods didn’t take too much of a bath financially to build the ship and stage the show. Well, the electrical bill can cause a bit of a jolt. When he and Shari moved to Santa Clara from Simi Valley, California, 12 years ago, they built a haunted graveyard, but the ghosts they fashioned out of sheets and towels and the skeletons popping up out of the earth never really got off the ground, especially with youngsters.That’s when the Woods decided on building a pirate ship — one where the emphasis would be on fun, not fright.Nonetheless, they had some frightening encounters with mother nature.
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