Overview

• Advance Dining Reservations reopened at 7 p.m. ET on August 20 following last week’s failed rollout and filled through at least October 19 in roughly 60–90 minutes.
• Disney temporarily disabled in-app dining booking, redirecting guests from My Disney Experience to the website and gating access through a virtual waiting room.
• The Pirates of the Caribbean–themed lounge opens August 29 in Adventureland with multiple themed rooms, live storytelling and sing-alongs, specialty cocktails, and small plates.
• Operational limits include a 45‑minute visit and a two‑alcoholic‑drink cap per guest, with a 60‑day reservation window and the possibility of spots reappearing via cancellations.
• Construction walls have come down and new marquee signage is installed near Pirates of the Caribbean, and crowding in Adventureland is expected around the opening period.