If you’ve ever wanted to enter one of the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies or remain a little more in the iconic Disney attraction, the most recent experience in Disney World will allow you to do exactly that.
The beak and barrel have all the classic elements of a Disney space, immersive lighting and theme that attracts you, but you will not address a boat. Instead, you enter a Pirates of the Caribbean-Temed Restaurant and Lounge for an experience of almost an hour.
Yes, there are thematic provisions and libations, light snacks plus alcoholic and non -alcoholic beverages, but where the beak and barrel really shines in its show elements. Walt Disney Imagineering packed the space with impressive touches: an amazing battle between two ships in a bottle, intricate sizes on the walls, floors and ceilings, and perhaps more markedly, a new animatronic audio inspired by the first Disney figures.
Presented on the bar, in what is probably a hidden track, Rummy The Parrot is the last creation. It is animated, with an impressive range of movement, especially in the head and peak, and presents a detailed joint driven by compact engines and actuators.
Disney’s story with Bird Animatronics dates back to the New York World Fair in 1964–65 and the delighted Tiki room. Rummy carries that legacy forward with much more realistic movement and realism.
Ken Ricci, Executive Creative Director of Walt Disney Imagineering, told us that much of the jump with Rummy is thanks to the smallest electric motors that can now pack inside the birds.
Ricci explained the process as “the development begins with discovering what functions, movement we want, so that a bird looks like and packing it in a peel.”
Rummy not only perched: directs the action, often guiding the distribution members who play the pirate crew while serving the guests. At a particularly spooky moment that combines space audio of hidden speakers and lighting effects embedded throughout the room, Rummy leads “spirits.”
Without revealing too much, the experience develops as an interactive show of 45 minutes. The guests are sitting or standing in one of the three thematic bedrooms: a maps room full of intricate design details, an animated dining room or the most intimate rooms of the captain. I tried the latter, settling in a worn leather chair next to a fireplace.
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It turned out to be the best seat of the house, thanks to the ships in bottles above. These ships come alive in a miniature battle, shooting canyon balls and artillery. The effects crashed and clank (sound and light, until a ship finally sinks into an impressive magic of imagination that fooled me completely.
So, while the peak and barrel are not an “attraction” in the traditional sense, it is a great flexion of the technical and narration of Disney stories. It represents the continuous impulse of the company to redefine what can be an attraction. Before the launch of Disney Treasure Cruise, for example, Imagineers told Techradar how they designed the haunted mansion room to ensure that the exhibition elements work regardless of where they are in space. The beak and barrel follow that same philosophy, since you are not locked in a track inside.
It also remembers immersive projects beyond Galactic Starcruiser or the Oga canteen that is still applied in Galaxy’s Edge. Although technically it is a restaurant, it works as an attraction driven by the show. Yes, they assign you a seat, but they also encourage you to walk and explore.
When Rummy breaks into I ho (the life of a pirate for me) Directly from the trip and the movies, you will want to join. On my visit, before the official debut, I even saw what looked like Jack Sparrow’s compass floating in the maps room.
The peak and the cannon officially opened on August 29, 2025, in the Adventureland of Magic Kingdom section in Disney World, right next to Pirates of the Caribbean drive. Reservations are required, and each visit works approximately 45 minutes with food and drink available for purchase.
I would not be surprised if Disney expands this format even more. If you are not planning a trip to Orlando, you may still have your opportunity: a pirate theme living room is already confirmed for the next Disney Destiny Barco, which sails in November 2025.
