The attraction contained 4-D effects to go along with the film which included spraying water, bursts of air, leg ticklers and fans.

On August 5, 2010, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced that Pirates 4-D would return to the Timbuktu Theater.

This resulted in the experience having to be slightly changed as well, most notably re-dubbing from Japanese to English for the American audiences.

Also at the SeaWorld attractions, the postshow with Elmo being interviewed does not play, but a commercial for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment's own Sesame Place park instead plays on the theater screen while guests exit, and brochures for Sesame Place are on display at the theater exit.

Once the guests are inside the ride, a curtain opens and it shows the Sesame Street sign.

He asks them what's wrong and Grover says that everyone was going to present their home movies to everyone, but the projector broke.

Oscar finally gives in and does his interpretation of his own movie, which happens to be trash all over Sesame Street.