Here’s What I’ll Be Drinking at Disney World’s New Pirates of the Caribbean Bar

By Garrett Martin | August 12, 2025 | 5:40pm

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Here’s What I’ll Be Drinking at Disney World’s New Pirates of the Caribbean Bar

Looks like I’ll have to update our list of the best Disney World bars soon. That’s because The Beak and Barrel, the new pub opening up later this month next to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Magic Kingdom, looks like a definite contender, at least based on a preview recently posted to the Disney Parks Blog. The bar starts serving up drinks and food on August 29, 2025, and reservations open up two weeks early, on Thursday, August 14. If you’ve ever tried to land a table at a new Disney World restaurant, you already know how hard it’ll be to get into this place; I’d never encourage anybody to camp out online at the crack of dawn to get a theme park reservation, but that’s almost definitely what you’ll have to do if you want to try out The Beak and Barrel during its first few months.

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That blog post runs down the tavern’s original cocktails and menu items, and it all looks unsurprisingly tropical. Drinks are heavy on rum, coconut and citrus, with a number going for a more Southeast Asian flair and incorporating ube. I’m partial to tiki stuff, myself, so I’ll be focusing on the Plunderer’s Punch, which mixes up black spiced rum, blackberry, vanilla, and citrus in a collectible skull mug. The Hibiscus Rum Punch Royale aims for a floral note with an unmistakable sweet side, combining hibiscus with demerara rum and citrus and topping it off with prosecco. Bourbon fans will probably want to try the Barrels Ablaze, which includes Jack Daniel’s Bonded Bourbon and a little bit of honey and spice, while the Port of Call aims for refined palates with its combo of gin, port, lemon juice, and cranberry. The Lit Fuse is built on mezcal with banana, coconut and smoked chili betters, and the Salty Seas mARRRgarita is an Asian-influenced margarita with ube alongside the tequila, Cointreau and lime. And the Siren’s Whisper should be a favorite, with its references to the Fountain of Youth, and its mixture of white rum, citrus and spice. The Beak and Barrel will also be home to exclusive draft beers from Victory Brewing and Wicked Weed, along with various canned and bottled options. Wine by the glass will also be available, and your responsible friends can stay on the straight and narrow with two non-alcoholic cocktails: The Treasure Trove, which unites ube with lemon and coconut, and The Cursed Treasure, which turns cookies and cream into a drink with coconut milk, vanilla foam, a cookie and cookie crumbs.

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Oh hey, there’s food, too. The Kraken’s Catch cold salad includes octopus tentacles marinated in lemon and lime juice and served with olives, peppers, and avocado; that sounds pretty adventurous for theme park food, which makes sense, since Pirates of the Caribbean is in Adventureland. Cook’s Corn Griddle Cakes comes in two varieties; you can choose either chipotle chicken or roasted corn and poblano peppers to go inside this corn cake, along with melted cheese, lime sour cream, chili peppers, and cotija cheese. Island Provisions is a rather prosaic name for a riff on chips and salsa, with plantain chips, blue corn tortilla chips, and flatbread accompanying a trio of dips.

And yes, there’s merchandise. Of course there’s merchandise. In addition to the souvenir pirate’s skull mug that comes with the Plunderer’s Punch, you’ll be able to score a Beak and Barrel T-shirt and a little plush parrot to sit on your shoulder at the Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar store.

As good as all this food and drink might sound, the true strength of a Disney World bar is in the theming. The Beak and Barrel aims to transport guests back to the world of the attraction and movies, and promises “sing-alongs, storytelling, and enchanting surprises” in store. I won’t lie: I normally need to drink a lot to start singing in public, but maybe the atmosphere at The Beak and Barrel will be great enough to speed that up. If it’s as well-designed as some of Disney’s other themed bars, I could definitely see that happening. A Disney Parks Blog post from earlier this year explains some of the backstory, including the bar’s owner Captain “Merry” Goldwyn and her talking parrot friend Rummy, and I gotta tell you, pretty much every bar would be improved by an animatronic bird.

Could it be as cool as the Haunted Mansion Parlor found on the Disney Treasure and Destiny cruise ships? I’ll let you know soon enough. And if you want to see for yourself, try to snag a reservation when they become available on August 14.