Neverland Experience Bar

One of my bestest friends and I went to The Neverland Experience Bar (@neverlandexperiencebar) this past weekend, and y'all, let. me. tell. you.

It was fucking amazing! A little awkward at first (before you let your inhibitions down and the wine starts its magic and the experience really sets in) but that was on us. After all of the parenthesis, it was wonderful and so. much. fun. Neither of us really knew what we were getting into beforehand (I wanted to go because it's Peter Pan, duh; and she went with because she's a good sport and a great friend), but we had such a fabulous time.

We had to sneak onto the Jolly Roger and pretend we were pirates so that we could find out information about where/why Captain Hook took Tinker Bell. We had to prove we were pirates first ("what was the last pirate ship you were on"; "have you ever captained a vessel"; "what was your last grand larceny"), and we were henceforth known as the logical pirates.
We then got some wine while waiting for Captain Hook to show up (my friend got a video of Peter Pan saying "pssst, hey!" at the end--he then asked, off camera, if we've seen the captain yet; we hadn't--he's not on the video, because he was hiding behind a bush, as one does).
Captain Hook told us that we had to go through some training exercises (we knocked down some empty cans with the skulls of their enemies, walked the plank, and practiced our bow and arrow skills) before becoming real pirates--and before getting our rum drink, which contained magic (dry ice).
Then (Spoiler Alert) we overthrew Captain Hook with the help of Peter Pan and the lack-of-a-health-plan pirate crew right before Tinker Bell's light went out. Oh! Before that, we sang a dirty pirate sea shanty. Finally, we mixed a third magical drink and chanted "I do believe in fairies, I do, I do" to save Tink's light/life. She was so pleased that she gave us pixie dust so we could fly home (our happy thoughts--three small drinks in--were doggos). 
Right before we left, my friend and I took some pictures with Peter and Hook (and hours later found out that they took selfies on my phone).

It was AmAzing. Two capital A's. I'd soooo go again, even though this particular bar experience ends/ended at the end of March. You better bet that we're going to some of the other Hidden Pittsburgh experiences in the coming months/year.

From the suber acting and utter dedication ("you're a pirate in training so we'll let it slide, but you really shouldn't say 'thank you'; you can say 'fuck you' though"----and "I might just be a boy, but I can mansplain this for you if you need") to the storyline itself to the drinks to the incredible attention to detail (even the fucking wallpaper in the two rooms was on theme) to the dirty songs and careless swearing (careless in a good way--Peter: "Bitches. Yeah, the pirates taught me that word. Bitch. Bitch. Bitch."), it was an experience that I'll never forget. 

If Neverland Experience Bar ever comes to your city, you sooooo need to check it out.

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