Magic Kingdom's Tortuga Tavern Finishes Refurbishment, Not Yet Serving Food

Mar 26, 2025 in "Tortuga Tavern"

Tortuga Tavern Refurbishment Complete - March 2025
Posted: Wednesday March 26, 2025 7:08am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Refurbishment work is now complete at Tortuga Tavern in Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland. Crews have finished replacing the flooring throughout the outdoor dining location, and the seating area has reopened to guests.





While the space is once again available for parkgoers to sit and take a break, the restaurant itself is still not serving food. There has been no official update from Disney on when—or if—Tortuga Tavern will resume food service operations.

Tortuga Tavern operates seasonally and has been closed for an extended period. During recent construction tied to the upcoming Pirates Tavern addition, the location temporarily housed merchandise displays from the adjacent Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop. Those displays have since been removed, and sections of the Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar have reopened.

As of now, the area is functioning strictly as open-air seating.

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    Agent H2 hours ago

    This would be a great excuse to bring back the free booter shooter! (Only the most seasoned of fans will get this reference. Hint. It’s from Disneyland.)

    donaldtoo5 hours ago

    What this lounge needs is a Shootin’ Arcade…!!!!! :hilarious: ;)

    Jambo Dad5 hours ago

    When will Merry’s back story be expanded to include that she is a princess. Lord knows we don’t have enough of them for the girls.

    Epcot82Guy9 hours ago

    I'm just glad we are finally telling true history... It all make sense now... Pirates typically plundered treasure so they could afford to drink at their new, exclusive lounge at Walt Disney World. (I actually think many can relate...)

    Bocabear11 hours ago

    They should theme it to Our Flag Means Death...lol

    Agent H19 hours ago

    I used to love that show.

    TheMaxRebo20 hours ago

    Andrew C20 hours ago

    They should theme it to Black Sails if they really wanna bring in a crowd.

    networkpro21 hours ago

    But only for 45 minutes at a time.. notoriously short attention spans.

    donaldtoo21 hours ago

    When pirates weren’t pillaging, plundering, etc., they were well-known for hanging out in lounges.

    MisterPenguin21 hours ago

    FettFan1 day ago

    MisterPenguin1 day ago

    And Disney doesn't let you transfer tickets to other accounts without calling them up and asking pretty please. Until someone can explain how someone can buy a bunch of e-tickets and transfer them thru MDE, consider it the case that there is no after-market ticket scalping. No matter how good it feels to score points against Iger.

    TheMaxRebo1 day ago

    And Disney will retain right of first refusal on the resale of course