On Wednesday, crews worked to return the landmark pirate ship to Playland's Castaway Cove on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

The Goonies Reunion” panel at Awesome Con in Washington, D.C., where Astin debunked the long-circulated rumor that the child actors saw the pirate ship for the first time while filming.

"I was sort of offended that they had that idea, that they wouldn’t let the kids see the pirate ship so that they could capture their real reaction,” Astin, 54, remarked. “Like, what?