On August 20, 2013, Disney announced that Pirates of the Caribbean Online would close on September 19th of the same year. Every player was offered membership, seasonal in-game events occurred, and codes for exclusive in-game items were distributed for the remainder of the game's lifespan prior to the closing announcement. A video of the closing of the MMORPG can be seen on YouTube.
As of 2015, two years since Pirates of the Caribbean Online closed, an unofficial free-to-play fan revival of the game titled 'The Legend of Pirates Online', was announced by community members known as "The TLOPO Crew" on March 23, 2015. This means that Pirates of the Caribbean Online is still playable (2022).