July 2024 – present LOCATION Downtown Disney – Din Tai Fung is on the western side of the district, making it a convenient stop near the hotels. To find it, head toward the Downtown Disney Monorail station and keep walking toward the hotels. You’ll see it on your left, just before the entrance to the […] Read more…
January 2001 – March 2024 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Tortilla Jo’s opened up toward the central courtyard in Downtown Disney. If you were coming from the hotel side, you’d find it on your left, just after you crossed the bridge over the road. If you were coming from the parks side, you’d find it on […] Read more…
January 2001 – January 2023 LOCATION Downtown Disney – The Jazz Kitchen Express hugged the side of the larger Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen. You’d see the giant building across from Tortilla Jo’s and Splitsville, between the circular courtyard and the LEGO Store. EXPERIENCE Details: Service Type – quick service Seating – adjacent patio Reservations – […] Read more…
February 2001 – May 2016 LOCATION Downtown Disney – The House of Blues expanded into the central courtyard of Downtown Disney, across from Tortilla Jo’s. Today, this space is home to Splitsville Luxury Lanes. EXPERIENCE Details: Service Type – table service Seating – indoor dining room, adjacent outdoor patio Entertainment – live music If you […] Read more…
January 2001 – January 2023 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen faced the open courtyard between the Uva Bar patio and the Monorail station. You wouldn’t miss the massive building with its wrought-iron detailing, standing across from Tortilla Jo’s. EXPERIENCE Details: Service Type – table service Seating – dining rooms downstairs, upstairs, and […] Read more…
January 2001 – April 2023 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Catal sat at the center of Downtown Disney, across from its sister restaurant, facing the central plaza. To find this quiet dining spot, you would head toward the outdoor Uva Bar. Catal was on the corner nearby, next to Marceline’s Confectionary. EXPERIENCE Catal was a Mediterranean-inspired […] Read more…
November 2012 – June 2018 LOCATION Downtown Disney – The Earl of Sandwich sat at the tail end of Downtown Disney, near the Disneyland Hotel. To find this restaurant, guests walked toward the opposite end of Downtown Disney from the parks. The restaurant overlooked the ESPN Zone at the end of the district. EXPERIENCE The […] Read more…
January 2001 – April 2023 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Whether you entered Downtown Disney from the parks or from the hotels, you’d head straight down the main walkway and find the Uva Bar. The bar was at the very center of Downtown Disney, and the large circular space was hard to miss. EXPERIENCE Uva Bar […] Read more…
January 2001 – June 2018 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Take the Monorail from Tomorrowland and you’d arrive right beside the entrance to the Rainforest Café. If you walked from the park gates to Downtown Disney, you’d find the Rainforest Café on your right, at the end of the Downtown Disney district. EXPERIENCE If you found […] Read more…
January 2001 – June 2018 LOCATION Downtown Disney – Take the monorail from Tomorrowland and you’d find yourself only feet away from the ESPN Zone. If you were walking from the park gates, you’d see it on the main walkway; the ESPN Zone was one of the last buildings on your right. EXPERIENCE Sports fans […] Read more…