Downtown Disney soon to become Disney Springs… update!
Earlier this week we paid another visit to Downtown Disney to check out the latest construction and give you an update. The first thing to say is that the official renaming of Downtown Disney to Disney Springs is expected within the next month. Our sources tell us that everyone is waiting for the announcement that […]
DisneyQuest closing to make room for NBA Experience at Disney Springs in 2016
June 30, 2015 Comments Off on DisneyQuest closing to make room for NBA Experience at Disney Springs in 2016
Disney announced today that it will close DisneyQuest at Downtown Disney in 2016. DisneyQuest, the indoor interactive theme park and arcade that once promised to be at the forefront of game experience, is closing its doors for good sometime in 2016 to make way for the NBA Experience attraction and restaurant. The popular five-story building […]
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Downtown Disney gained another venue earlier today as “The Boathouse” opened. The restaurant purports to be an upscale, waterfront restaurant featuring steaks, chops, seafood and a raw bar. The BOATHOUSE aims to take diners back to the 30s, 40s and 50s with live music and floating artwork – Captain-piloted Italian water taxis and Amphicars. Guests […]
Continue reading …‘Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival’ Runs March 13-17, 2015 at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in Downtown Disney
March 3, 2015 Comments Off on ‘Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival’ Runs March 13-17, 2015 at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in Downtown Disney
Award-winning Irish and American bands and quick-stepping Irish dancers will showcase their Irish roots during the Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in Downtown Disney March 13-17. The most authentic St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Central Florida also will feature inventive cuisine by Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon, host of the […]
Continue reading …Downtown Disney Welcomes Pedestrian Causeway
March 3, 2015 Comments Off on Downtown Disney Welcomes Pedestrian Causeway
The new Village Causeway at Downtown Disney provides guests with another path of travel through the Marketplace, connecting the area near The LEGO Store across the water to Rainforest Café. With beautiful brickwork and handsome arches, the bridge houses four new freestanding retail locations: Flour & Sugar, Icon Jewellery by Bico, Kate & Leo and Florida Bath Co. Downtown Disney […]
Continue reading …Downtown Disney Construction Update
September 18, 2014 Comments Off on Downtown Disney Construction Update
We popped along to Downtown Disney yesterday to take a look at the latest construction work that is taking place to get the venue ready for Disney Springs. Construction is moving along at a decent pace and the new monster sized parking garages are taking shape. The $85 million parking garages will eventually be able […]
Continue reading …Downtown Disney set to become Disney Springs
March 27, 2013 Comments Off on Downtown Disney set to become Disney SpringsWalt Disney World Resort recently announced the multi-year transformation of Downtown Disney into Disney Springs, a unique destination that will treat guests to significantly more shopping, dining and entertainment amid beautiful open-air promenades, meandering springs and waterfront charm. No doubt it will also lead to more parking nightmares… more on that later! Disney says that […]
Continue reading …Over the last 24 hours a lot of people have asked me about “Splash! Animals” after seeing them on the video I posted on this blog about the opening of “Cheetah Run” and “Cheetah Hunt.” Splash! Animals is a live art experience committed to the conservation of endangered animals. It is an award-winning conservation focused […]
Continue reading …If you love all things automotive, then Downtown Disney is where you need to be today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Sixty classic cars have lined up along the Downtown Disney promenade for Disney’s Car Masters Weekend,but as with most things that Disney does, don’t expect this to be just an ordinary car show. This time some […]
Continue reading …Lego Store at Downtown Disney Reopens
April 20, 2011 Comments Off on Lego Store at Downtown Disney ReopensThe newly remodeled Lego Imagination Center reopened on Tuesday so I went along to take a look at what the new store now looks like. The store is larger and features some new Disney Lego sculptures such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs seen below. (To see larger images simply click on the picture.) […]
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