Major changes have sailed into the Magic Kingdom.
Just about a year after it was announced, the Beak & Barrel has opened in Adventureland, and with it, a new era has begun at Walt Disney World’s first theme park.
For the first 40 years of its existence, the Magic Kingdom — like Disneyland before it — was an alcohol-free park. That changed in 2012, when alcohol became available at the park’s then-new Be Our Guest Restaurant.
Be Our Guest Restaurant
Services: Table Service
Four years later, in 2016, the park’s other table service restaurants began serving alcohol as well. However, the park didn’t have any venues that featured alcohol sales as its main component… until now.
Officially announced in the summer of 2024, the Beak & Barrel is a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge located near the attraction in the park’s Adventureland.
The heavily themed lounge space, which is currently only available through reservations, offers themed cocktails including the Salty Seas mARRRgarita, the Siren’s Whisper, the Barrels Ablaze, the Hibiscus Rum Punch Royale, as well as mocktails and light bites.
Guests will be able to enjoy those drinks in a high-themed, pirate atmosphere, which features two major rooms:
The Mess: A large central space themed as a former mess hall for Spanish soldiers, The Mess features long tables that span the room, “allowing for pirates to gather ‘round and tell their own tales, while an imposing anchor covered in candles and dripping wax hangs high above.
A large bar anchors one side of the room, cobbled together from salvaged portions of a cursed shipwreck. At its center, the skull-shaped stern holds an impressive collection of grogs and brew. Guests may also spot the Enchanted Rum Bottle, which was gifted to Merry by the enchantress Tia Dalma and seemingly serves as the source of the tavern’s specialty brews, or Rummy hobbling along the bar’s ledge, greeting the patrons and keeping a close eye on the crew while Merry is away. “
Beak and Barrel is going beyond the seven seas to bring an INCREDIBLE immersive experience!! The pirate’s life is definitely for me ??☠️✨ pic.twitter.com/E0VxLc6OcZ
— AllEars.Net (@AllEarsNet) August 23, 2025
The Captain’s Quarters: Themed as the former living space of a Spanish Comandante, the luxurious Captain’s Quarters featuring intricate theming including “fine artwork and drapery” on the walls, much of which “hasn’t escaped slashing blades or burn marks over the years by rambunctious pirates” and group of five ships in a bottle sitting on the mantle mounted above the fireplace that are “rumored to represent pirates from every corner of the world banding together to defeat tyranny.” Guests should “keep a weathered eye out, as these mysterious bottles have been known to come alive and engage in a fearsome battle.”
The Pirates of the Caribbean-themed Beak & Barrel lounge has officially opened at the Magic Kingdom, heralding a new era at the park. Stay tuned to AllEars for more on Walt Disney World’s changes.
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Two years since it was announced. It was first announced at D23 in September 2023.