Pirates Tavern Progress: Disney Files Permit for Signage Work at Caribbean Plaza in Magic Kingdom

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Pirates of the Caribbean themed lounge concept art

Posted: Thursday March 6, 2025 1:02pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a Notice of Commencement for "refurbish signage" at Caribbean Plaza in Magic Kingdom, the future home of the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean-themed tavern. This latest development suggests preparations are underway to update signage in the area as construction on the highly anticipated lounge continues.

The permit is assigned to Kentavo, a company that has worked on multiple Disney projects, including the recently completed Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom. Although not specifically stated, this work likely involves updating the existing Pirates League signage for the new tavern.

Pirates of the Caribbean Tavern Construction - March 5, 2025

Disney has confirmed the Pirates Tavern is set to open in late 2025, expanding the story of the classic attraction and providing a new gathering spot for buccaneers of all ages. With construction moving forward, more details about the project are expected in the coming months.

Pirates of the Caribbean themed lounge concept art

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wdwmagic11 days ago

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JMcMahonEsq12 days ago

Well obviously. But from a risk management perspective I don't let any of our sites/operations be videoed while active operations are ongoing, just so that we don't inadvertently provide evidence for OSHA violations, improper workplace maintenance, or ammunition for owners. By videoed i mean for third party distribution not for documenting progress or internal use.

lazyboy97o12 days ago

It’s in a caption that her role is Assistant Producer.

solidyne12 days ago

...how young people speak. I am ageist not sexist. In my line of work, I encounter many young men with these speech patterns, perhaps even more men than women.

LittleBuford12 days ago

Sorry if I seemed to be contributing to it; that was the opposite of my intention.

LittleBuford12 days ago

I don’t hear that either. She sounds fine to me! It’s strange that such an inoffensive video should have caused such irritation.

RosR912 days ago

love it when we spend time criticizing how young women speak 🙄

solidyne12 days ago

Yeah, not too much fry. More uptalk, I suppose.

LittleBuford12 days ago

There was very little of it in the video anyway.

solidyne12 days ago

Exactly. Did this person even state her role in the project? Did she say, "producer" anywhere? (I can't stomach another view, myself.)

Disstevefan112 days ago

It amazes how long it takes WDW to do anything. For example the facade in DHS, the broken façade of Keystone Clothiers has been broken since 2022 and covered with green plywood. It seems that they are now trying to fix it maybe. A unverified rumor, the cannons in Rise in Disneyland has finally been fixed and the rumor was that they were waiting YEARS for replacement parts? If this is true, its a terrible design and why were there no spare parts in house? I have worked in manufacturing and building spares was always part of the process. I understand Disney does not want to spend an extra penny when not necessary in their theme park business, but some if what we see is hard to understand.

lazyboy97o12 days ago

There’s also just the big problem that the public image of Walt Disney Imagineering is highly romanticized. You go back and watch the interested stuff and it is a lot of the same few people summarizing years of work down to minutes. It’s a punchy highlight real focused on the sexiest aspects of the company. A lot of these videos are trying to highlight roles beyond creative director because a lot more people work on these projects than a lot of other media might have you believe. A big challenge though is that a lot of the day-to-day stuff, even for those sexy roles like creative director, aren’t very interesting. Then they do something like this where they try to make a role like producer more interesting by filming in the field, but it’s not really a field role nor is it a design role so it comes across feeling a bit off.