Disney Springs

  • May- 2026 -
    16 May
    guests stand outside of World of Disney store in Disney Springs

    Disney World Sued After Multiple Guests Allegedly Receive “Serious Injuries”

    A new lawsuit has named Walt Disney World Resort over an alleged incident at Disney Springs. Court documents allege the incident happened at Vivoli il Gelato inside Disney Springs – Disney World’s shopping and dining district – on June 4, 2024, when Laura McDonald and Brandon Kilbourne were seated outside the location as customers. According to the lawsuit, Kilbourne stood up from a table wi

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  • 16 May
    A LEGO sea monster in the water at Disney Springs

    Disney Springs Just Gave Adults Five New Reasons to Skip the Parks

    Disney Springs gets treated like a layover. You park, you grab something to eat, you browse a few stores, you leave. That is how a lot of Walt Disney World visitors experience it, and it is a fundamentally incomplete version of what the district actually offers. Especially in summer, when the combination of seasonal menus, new openings, and evening entertainment makes it worth treating as a destin

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  • 14 May
    Directional signs point the way to Disney Springs, Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

    Missing Person Reported at Disney World on May 14

    Law enforcement was called to the Walt Disney World Resort property Thursday morning following a missing person report near one of the destination’s most visited areas. What Happened Near Disney Springs on Thursday At approximately 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, a missing person call came in from Flagler Avenue — a road running near Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort. Scanner monito

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  • 14 May
    Disney Springs at Disney World.

    Disney Springs Has Been Losing Stores All Year Yet a Major Brand Just Teased Its Arrival

    Let’s be honest about what has been happening at Disney Springs on the retail side. It has not been a great stretch. Shore, one of the original tenants in the Town Center section when the shopping district opened, permanently closed on May 1 after holding a clearance sale. Johnston and Murphy, a footwear and apparel retailer that had been part of the Disney Springs lineup, closed on May 7. F

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  • 8 May
    Gideon's Bakehouse Disney Springs

    Disney Springs Is Getting Something New From Gideon’s and It Is Not Cookies

    If you have ever stood in the Gideon’s Bakehouse line at Disney Springs, you already understand what this is about. You stood there because someone told you it was worth it, and they were right, and now you tell other people, and they stand in the line, and the cycle continues because Gideon’s earned it. The cookies are enormous. The quality is serious. The following is real. Since Dec

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  • 7 May
    A fountain, bridge, and hot air balloon at Disney Springs

    Disney Springs Replaces NBA Experience With Massive New Attraction Opening Summer 2026

    A major new addition is finally getting ready to open at Disney Springs, and there’s a very good chance guests are underestimating just how popular it could become. Level99, an interactive entertainment venue built around physical games, puzzle-solving, competition, and nightlife, is officially set to debut this summer at Walt Disney World. The project has been in development for a while, but exci

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  • 6 May
    The iconic Disney Springs water tower

    Disney Springs Could Replace Original Town Center Tenant With Fast-Growing Apparel Brand

    A major retail shift may already be underway at Disney Springs, even though Disney has not officially announced it yet. Guests walking through the Town Center section recently may have noticed one familiar storefront suddenly sitting empty. While retail changes happen fairly often at Disney Springs, this particular closure stands out because the replacement appears to already be lined up—and it co

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  • 4 May
    The Disney Springs water tower at Disney World

    Disney World Drops Disney Springs in Unexpected Update

    Something unexpected happened to the official Disney Springs social media presence over the weekend, and Walt Disney World Resort hasn’t explained it. The Account That Vanished The @DisneySprings account on X (formerly Twitter) recently disappeared, and the @WDWDowntown handle — the same account Walt Disney World Resort used to post updates on Downtown Disney before the district’s 2015

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  • 1 May
    A LEGO sea monster in the water at Disney Springs

    REPORT: Permanent Closure Now Expected for Disney Springs Next Week

    Yet another closure is about to hit Disney Springs. Multiple spots have shuttered at Disney World’s shopping and dining district this year. Sprinkles closed on January 1 as part of a nationwide shutdown. Francesca’s followed in March, while Shore ended operations on April 30. Now, Johnston & Murphy is expected to permanently close its location on May 7, 2026, marking the latest retail ex

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  • 1 May
    Disney Springs at Disney World.

    Disney Springs Got Invaded This Weekend and You Have Until Sunday Before It Is Over

    Something is happening at Disney Springs right now that most guests walking through the district today have not yet fully clocked, and by the time they do, the window will already be halfway closed. Crocs has taken over Marketplace Co-Op for a two-day Jibbitz Pop-Up Event running May 2 and 3, and the product lineup they brought to the invasion makes this worth rerouting your weekend plans before S

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