Walt Disney World has revealed first look footage from inside Beak & Barrel, the brand new Pirates of the Caribbean tavern coming to Adventureland in Magic Kingdom in late 2025. This shares the video and what we all know to this point, plus when this new lounge is prone to open and why we’re excited for it.
In keeping with Disney, the Beak and Barrel bar will prolong the story of Pirates of the Caribbean. As you may see from the footage under, building on the brand new bar is nicely underway in Magic Kingdom, and Walt Disney World nonetheless expects the tavern to open later in 2025. That’s been the timeline for some time, till an unintended web site replace advised one thing extra particular (extra on that in a minute).
Established by the legendary pirate rumrunner, Captain Meridian “Merry” Goldwyn, and her talkative first mate, Rummy, this full of life pirate pub will quickly welcome bandits and buccaneers of all ages from each nook of the seven seas. The Beak and Barrel is a haven for all pirate-kind—from seasoned scoundrels to small swashbucklers. When you sip and snack, you’ll be immersed within the Tortuga world by sing-alongs, storytelling and surprises.
Previous to this, it had been over two months since our final replace on Beak and Barrel, which is an honest period of time by Walt Disney World venture requirements. Since then, we’ve gotten a gap date for Disney Starlight Evening Parade in addition to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion dates and particulars. Magic Kingdom additionally just lately had the closures of Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Sq. Riverboat.
Over at EPCOT, the reimagined Check Observe has obtained a gap date (amongst different issues). Cool Child Summer season has kicked off, each of the brand new stage exhibits at DHS have debuted, and extra. In different lounge information, GEO-82 has since opened inside Spaceship Earth. Beak and Barrel is likely one of the final items of the puzzle for this yr at Walt Disney World. The one different large factor about which we haven’t heard a lot is Zootopia: Higher Zoogether.
The most recent improvement on Beak & Barrel is that Walt Disney Imagineering shared a sneak peek video contained in the upcoming bar impressed by (and adjoining to) Pirates of the Caribbean in Magic Kingdom. The video gives a glance contained in the Captain’s Quarters and Mapmaker’s Room, with Imagineers noting that the areas are nonetheless works in progress, however that particulars are beginning to take form and provides life to the rooms.
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Contained in the Captain’s Quarters, Imagineers spotlight the cubicles–every of which tells a unique story concerning the pirate lords. These seating areas are intricately hand-carved, with graphic and inside designers working collectively to convey the cubicles to life.
The tour then strikes simply left of the primary bar to an area generally known as the Mapmaker’s Room. Approaching the doorway to this room, visitors will discover cannonball injury within the partitions, with the backstory being that the pirates needed to blast their approach into the previously-locked Mapmaker’s Room. Cleansing up after themselves apparently violates the Pirate Code, so there’s nonetheless injury, destruction, and even cannonballs nonetheless smashed into the partitions.
The video wraps up with a short take a look at the tavern’s again bar, which is the function of the area. The cranium form of this again bar may be very obvious within the video, however we anticipate that to be extra delicate as soon as it and the remainder of the realm is put in and correctly illuminated with present lighting. Because it stands, the design is a bit on the nostril…or lack of nostril? No matter approach you’d describe the nose-hole-area of a skeleton, I assume.
All in all, the Beak and Barrel is shaping up properly. It jogs my memory an honest quantity of Skipper’s Canteen, additionally in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom. The carving is what stands out positively at this level, and I’m reluctant to evaluate a lot else because it’s so unfinished and since the tough building lighting may be very totally different from the subdued present lighting that’ll be used on this area.
Whereas it appears to be like like there’s plenty of work to be finished–greater than might conceivably be achieved within the span of a single month–we additionally don’t know when this video was shot. It might’ve been filmed weeks in the past, and work may very well be continuing briskly to hit a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion opening date goal.
Personally, I’m skeptical of that. As you would possibly recall, Walt Disney World’s official web site was up to date again in Could to point that Advance Eating Reservations for the Beak and Barrel throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion would open on June 12.
That by no means occurred. The web site was corrected the subsequent day (again in Could) to take away that banner, strongly suggesting it was added to Beak and Barrel by mistake, when updating different restaurant pages for MNSSHP.
Our greatest guess at this level is that internally, Beak and Barrel was flagged as a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion providing. That the intent is to function the lounge in some unspecified time in the future throughout MNSSHP, however not essentially as early as the primary celebration on August 15, 2025.
By Walt Disney World season requirements, August 15 will not be late 2025. However any date in October is! It’s additionally price noting that in some locations, Walt Disney World says Beak and Barrel will open “later in 2025” versus “late 2025.” Later means just about any the next day. Late would sometimes imply October and past.
There’s no cause to consider Disney is dragging its ft on this venture. The Pirates of the Caribbean tavern is a license to print cash. This would be the first bar in Magic Kingdom, and will probably be vastly common with followers. It will likely be vastly worthwhile for the corporate, so there’s no cause to not have it open ASAP.
With that mentioned, we are able to nonetheless speculate a bit extra about when is probably the most opportune timing for a gap, as Walt Disney World is perhaps inclined to throw extra assets at this venture if meaning having the money-printer on-line earlier.
From that perspective, the apparent candidate is October 1, 2025. If it finally ends up being that date, Walt Disney World will declare it’s in honor of the Magic Kingdom’s anniversary. Technically true, however the true cause is that it’s the beginning of a brand new fiscal yr, and a brand new bar will assist juice income numbers for the approaching yr, making administration look higher within the course of.
If I needed to guess proper now with out understanding the rest, I’d go together with October 1, 2025 for the opening date of the Pirates of the Caribbean tavern in Magic Kingdom. It’s probably the most logical date that checks probably the most containers. It additionally appears to be like like a sensible goal in gentle of the place progress at present (?) seems to face based mostly on the brand new video.
If the Beak & Barrel can’t make that opening date, we’re actually simply any date from October by December. Choose a dart and throw it on the calendar. It will be optimum to get it open earlier than any large holidays: Columbus Day/Fall Break, Jersey Week/Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New 12 months’s Week.
Timing-wise, Walt Disney World would possibly need to coordinate the opening with Zootopia: Higher Zoogether, or kickoff of Christmas to roll them into some advertising bundle. That looks like overthinking it. Once more, Beak & Barrel will not be like a brand new attraction. This factor goes to be booked strong every time it does debut, and generate a lot of income. It’ll open as quickly because it probably can.
From that perspective, there’s additionally the likelihood that it opens earlier. Based mostly on what we’ve seen, it appears unlikely that Beak & Barrel will probably be prepared in time for the primary MNSSHP in mid-August. However Labor Day is inside the realm of chance, particularly if Walt Disney World is throwing plenty of assets at getting it completed.
Truthfully, that is actually troublesome to foretell–and we’re hesitant to take action after listening to/seeing that Check Observe 3.o was working not on time for some time. We had anticipated that to overlook its late summer season goal and debut round October 1, 2025. As a substitute, its ending touches got here collectively quick, and the attraction is at present in previews. So maybe late August 2025 for Beak and Barrel is believable. I suppose we will see!
Within the meantime, right here’s what else we all know concerning the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean tavern in Magic Kingdom…
The menu at Beak and Barrel options tasty choices for pirates of all ages—in addition to refreshing cocktails for Visitors ages 21 and up. Test again later for menu particulars.
That is Walt Disney World’s approach of claiming that, in contrast to GEO-82, children will probably be allowed at Beak and Barrel.
Advance Eating Reservations are strongly beneficial. As a result of area is extraordinarily restricted, the Beak and Barrel is proscribed to 45 minutes per celebration. Test again later for particulars about making reservations.
Even earlier than this announcement, it was broadly anticipated that the Pirates of the Caribbean bar can be all-ages and serve alcohol. Truthfully, I’m unsure which might be extra controversial right here: a pirates bar with the rum really being all the time gone, or extra alcohol in Magic Kingdom? Because it seems, Disney selected to do Jack Sparrow proud.
As you’re seemingly conscious, Walt Disney World way back crossed the rubicon with alcohol in Magic Kingdom. It had solely been in desk service eating places, and restricted to a two drink most, till now. It is a lounge, so not fairly the identical, however we’d anticipate the drink restrict to persist-in addition to the 45 minute keep restrict.
All of this positions the Beak and Barrel as a Magic Kingdom and pirates-themed counterpart to Oga’s Cantina at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. That Star Wars bar has an analogous time constraint as a consequence of area, and for a lot of visitors, it’s a one and finished as a result of rushed nature of the expertise. The massive query is whether or not they’ll have extra substantive meals choices–that is perhaps powerful with the 45 minute time restrict, however we certain hope so given the sorry state of Magic Kingdom eating!
Finally, the Pirates of the Caribbean lounge has plenty of standalone potential and will additionally convey new life to uncared for areas of Caribbean Plaza. This entire space was a purpose-built Pirates of the Caribbean mini-land, however has been diluted and misplaced to time over time, with a wide range of areas transformed to storage, deserted fountains, and extra.
Is it actually an excessive amount of to ask for stay pirate performers and a metal drum band, retail revival, in addition to a full transformation of Tortuga Tavern and the addition of this Pirates of the Caribbean lounge? Okay, maybe so. However this can be a good step in the appropriate path, particularly given the whole lot on the horizon for this aspect of Magic Kingdom.
This sleepy nook of Adventureland might quickly grow to be a lot busier. Investing in Caribbean Plaza to enhance its capability and utilization can be a savvy forward-thinking, however nonetheless comparatively low-cost transfer for the corporate. It will additionally make sense to do that sooner moderately than later, as Piston Peak goes to make this nook of the park rather more common. We assume that’ll additionally imply overhauling Pecos Invoice–so getting Tortuga Tavern redone forward of that is smart. Maybe that’ll be a 2025 Vacation spot D23 announcement?!
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