The Walt Disney World dining reservations system is down as The Beak and Barrel reservations are supposed to open.
Walt Disney World Dining System Down
The system went down shortly before 6 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Guests are mostly met with error pages, like the one above, on both the Walt Disney World website and the My Disney Experience app.
Reservations were set to open this morning for The Beak and Barrel, the new Pirates of the Caribbean bar in Magic Kingdom. The bar will open on Friday, August 29, 2025.
Around 7 a.m., we were able to set up a reservation for The Beak and Barrel, but the system crashed again before we could actually book it. We then called the reservation center but were put on hold with an approximate wait time of two hours.
One hour into that wait, Disney hung up. When we attempted to call back, we got a pre-recorded message saying dining reservations are not available at this time.
Our website is currently experiencing technical difficulties, and all dining reservations are currently unavailable. We invite you to check back at a later time.
Current pre-recorded message when calling
We also visited Guest Relations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but they said they were also having trouble with the system.
As of 8:13 a.m., the system is still having difficulties. Other aspects of the Walt Disney World website and My Disney Experience are still functioning.
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