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 destination rather than a detour.
Five Disney Springs restaurants just added new summer drinks to their menus, and the timing is good. Here is what landed, what is worth ordering, and what else is happening at Disney Springs this summer that makes the trip worth making.
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The Drinks
Start at Maria and Enzo's. The Garden Party cocktail is the most ambitious drink on this summer's Disney Springs list, and it earns that description. Malfy Gin, Italicus, peaflower syrup, fresh lemon juice, Fee Foam, and delicate microflowers. Italicus is a rosolio di bergamotto liqueur, citrus-forward and distinctly floral, and it pairs with Malfy Gin in a way that feels intentional rather than accidental.
The peaflower syrup adds color without artificial dye, and the microflowers make the presentation genuinely beautiful. This is a cocktail worth sitting down for on the patio at Maria and Enzo's. It is one of the better outdoor dining spots in Disney Springs.
At Enzo's Hideaway, the underground sister restaurant below The Edison, two new drinks have arrived. The Berry Basil Bliss combines Bombay Sapphire, muddled strawberry and basil, lemon juice, and simple syrup with a whole strawberry garnish. Strawberry and basil work together in ways that surprise people the first time and seem obvious every time after.
The Violet Hour takes a different approach entirely with Fords Gin, lavender honey syrup, and lemon, landing somewhere softer and more aromatic. If the Berry Basil Bliss is for someone who wants fruit-forward and bright, the Violet Hour is for someone who wants herbal and refined.
The Edison has the Strawberry Fields Forever, built with Wheatley vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, honey, lime juice, strawberries, and mint. St-Germain shows up in summer menus constantly because it works; its elderflower character bridges fruit and spirit without overpowering either. The Edison's theatrical interior makes it a good setting for a drink that is trying to be a little more than functional.
Morimoto Asia has the most conceptually interesting drink on this list. The Sake Sangria combines sake, light white wine, and plum wine with Asian pears, apple, and tangerine juice. That is a sangria format applied to a completely different set of base spirits and fruits, and the result is something that bears almost no resemblance to the Spanish original while still functioning as the same kind of sessionable, fruit-forward shared drink.
It is available by the glass or by the carafe, which is the right move for a group at one of Disney Springs' more impressive dining spaces.
Pizza Ponte has the Frozen Peach Bellini. It is the most straightforward entry on this summer's list and none the worse for it. Cold, peachy, designed for walking and drinking in the Florida heat. It is what a Pizza Ponte grab-and-go drink should be.
What Else Is Happening at Disney Springs This Summer
The drinks are a reason to go. The broader summer lineup is the reason to prioritize it.
LEVEL99 is opening at Disney Springs this summer. It is a massive real-world entertainment complex with more than 60 challenge rooms and dueling areas designed for adults. Six Ravens, the savory hand pie concept from the team behind Gideon's Bakehouse, is also coming this summer.
They will be serving Coffyns, local craft beer from Sideward Brewing, and The Ravenous Pig. You'll experience a menu that takes the Gideon's team in a completely different direction from cookies.
The Cool Kids Summer Dance Party runs at the Marketplace on select evenings. This will take place from September 8 with music from Descendants: Wicked Wonderland and Camp Rock 3. Flavors of Florida and Orlando's Magical Dining are both expected to return during the summer and late summer, respectively.
What to Order
The Garden Party at Maria and Enzo's and the Sake Sangria at Morimoto Asia are the two drinks that rise above seasonal menu additions into something genuinely worth ordering. The Berry Basil Bliss at Enzo's Hideaway is the third. The Frozen Peach Bellini at Pizza Ponte is the one for a hot afternoon when you need something cold without a sit-down experience.
Disney Springs this summer has more going on than most people know. The drinks are just the most immediately accessible entry point into all of it.
