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

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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.

Tortuga Tavern Refurbishment Complete - March 2025

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.

Tortuga Tavern Refurbishment Complete - March 2025

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

Tortuga Tavern Refurbishment Complete - March 2025

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larryz19 days ago

Love to see the crews working toward hitting theoretical capacity!

dmc49319 days ago

idk when I was there last week I started being a huge nerd at a few different rides and tracking boat release timing (I'm bad with words tonight don't judge me but you know what I'm trying to say). Props to the CMs there, there was a boat launching every 30 seconds almost like clockwork and every single one packed. Good attraction with some real good capacity :)

peter1143519 days ago

Running even a couple less boats could cause that, but they definitely aren’t running half. The difference between the most and least boats you’ve ever seen operating on the ride is in the low single digits. The more likely catalyst to what you witnessed was not the number of boats on the attraction but rather how efficiently they were dispatching them.

DisneyRoy19 days ago

I think they changed something. I used to remember always being backed up past Johnny at the end of the ride. But the last couple of times I've been on it there has been no boats in the unload area. Seems like there are less on the ride then their used to be.

peter1143522 days ago

ummmm… no

CAlexander22 days ago

Feel like that could warrant its own thread. That ride needs a refurb, they often only run half the boats recently.

wdwmagicMar 06, 2025

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JMcMahonEsqMar 05, 2025

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.

lazyboy97oMar 05, 2025

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

solidyneMar 05, 2025

...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.