Following a swarm of negative publicity after Amber Heard announced she had filed for divorce from Johnny Depp, the actor could use a sprinkle of pixie dust and where better to go for that than Disneyland?

But it turns out that Depp was the one spreading sunshine as he gave riders of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction the thrill of a lifetime when he stepped in among the animatronics on Wednesday to bring Caption Jack Sparrow to life.

The magical moment was captured in the video below, along with the caption: “It’s not every day that you come to Disneyland and see Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in the [P]irates attraction surprising fans and having their reactions recorded.”

It’s not everyday that you come to Disneyland and see Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in the pirates attraction surprising fans and having their reactions recorded lol. ? Due to the popularity of this video and comments, we can’t respond but We give our consent to repost with credit to those of you asking. ? To everyone else asking, this wasn’t a known event. It was a surprise and yes Johnny Depp really did dress up as Captain Jack Sparrow and was talking to guests. They were filming boats interacting with him and we are thinking it’s new promo for the new Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Men Tell No Tales film which is coming out May 26, 2017. °o° #PiratesOfTheCaribbean #POTC #DeadmanTellNoTales #JohnnyDepp #JackSparrow #CaptainJackSparrow #Pirates #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyGram #Disneyland #DisneylandResort #DL #DLR #HappiestPlaceOnEarth #DisneySide #GetHappier #DisneylandAnnualPass #AnnualPass #AP #DisneylandCastMember #CastMember #CM #TheDisneylandTwins

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Here’s another angle of Depp’s performance posted on Facebook by ABC News 7.

“That’s not animatronic,” a guest can be heard saying in the clip. Another chimes in, “Oh, my god!”

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