Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort is in the middle of a sweeping transformation with highly publicized new and upcoming restaurants. We now know an unexpected part of these changes includes the closure of a longtime tenant.
A dining location in Downtown Disney will permanently close after 23 years of operation. With no formal announcement from Disney yet, we turn to public records to identify what’s closing and what may be next. Mickey Visit brings you the latest Disney news and planning resources, including the end date for a Disneyland restaurant closure and Disney cracking down on guest services provided by vendors. See news on ride demolition.
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Downtown Disney Dining Location Closing
Disneyland Resort filed a public permit with the city of Anaheim on April 9, 2026, for a 1,200-square-foot “remodel of [an] existing beverage/food unit” to prepare for a “new tenant.”
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The permit’s location is listed as “DTD Building H/Suite 102.” “DTD” refers to “Downtown Disney,” while the other specifications place the work as applying to Jamba, the dining spot known for smoothies, fruit bowls, and snacks.
It seems that Disney is preparing to permanently close Jamba and prepare its space for another tenant. This is new information, as Disney has not announced Jamba’s closing.
The construction will include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. It has not been announced if Jamba will find a new location at the resort.
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The permit doesn’t indicate what may replace Jamba at Downtown Disney, or even what type of business the replacement might be. That being said, it’s possible this could be the location for Bopo Go!, a bubble tea shop.
In April 2025, Disney announced that Bopo Go! would arrive at Downtown Disney in the future, but didn’t specify where the shop would be located within the district. With still no word on the location of Bopo Go! a year later, and this news of Jamba moving out, it’s possible that Bopo Go! could be taking its place. However, Disney has not announced that.
Jamba, previously called Jamba Juice, first opened at Downtown Disney in 2003 and debuted an updated look in 2020. Downtown Disney itself opened in 2001, so Jamba has been around since almost the beginning.
Jamba is located between SEPHORA and Pandora Jewelry, near World of Disney on the side of Downtown Disney closest to Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.
Changes at Downtown Disney
The permanent closure of Jamba at Downtown Disney is a surprising development in the district’s ongoing evaluation of its restaurant roster.
Later this year, Earl of Sandwich will debut a two-story location after years of limbo in multiple temporary spots. The upstairs will be devoted to Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby, a 1960s-themed British gastropub also operated by Earl of Sandwich.
Downtown Disney will also introduce Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon; Pearl’s Roadside BBQ; and Porto’s Bakery & Café, construction for which is pictured above. See details about all of these and other upcoming Disney restaurants here.
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