It looks like there are more exciting food choices coming to Disney Springs next Summer! Here’s the scoop from the Chicago Tribune!
Rick Bayless is headed to Disney. The Chicago chef and restaurateur (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco) is opening a Frontera Fresco Restaurant at Disney Springs, a new dining, shopping and entertainment district at Walt Disney World Resort, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Frontera Fresco, slated to open in summer 2016, will feature tortas, tacos, salads and guacamole. There are currently three Frontera Fresco locations in the Chicago area, at Macy’s State Street and Macy’s Old Orchard in Skokie, Ill., and Northwestern University’s Norris University Center in Evanston.
“This will be a different concept,’’ says Cristina Calvet-Harrold, a spokeswoman for Vista Springs LLC, which will operate the Florida restaurant. There will be a walk-up window at the nearly 6,000-square-foot-space, she said, and table service with seating for 200 guests.
Bayless is the second Chicago celebrity chef and restaurateur to announce plans this month to open a restaurant at Disney Springs. Earlier, it was announced that Table Fifty-Two’s Art Smith is opening Homecoming: Florida Kitchen and Southern Shine at Disney Springs next summer too.
Already at Disney Springs is the Chicago-based Gibsons Restaurant Group, which has been managing The Boathouse — “great food, waterfront dining, dream boats” is its motto — since its opening last spring.
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for the info!
Michele also contributes theme park news for Fox 35 Orlando 11pm news and on the radio on WDBO.
- St. Patrick’s Day Specials at Summer House on the Lake - February 21, 2025
- New Featurette for Disney’s Snow White Now Available - February 20, 2025
- Disney x Marc Jacobs Line Launches Today! - February 20, 2025
Our Official Travel Partner of The Main Street Mouse is MEI-Travel & Mouse Fan Travel
Mouse Fan Travel® an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, has been planning and creating magical Disney vacations since 2005. Their mission is to provide premium service and expert advice to help you get the most for your vacation time and dollar. Their Disney Travel Agents operate with the highest degree of integrity and will handle your family vacation, reunion, honeymoon, corporate incentive trip or getaway, as if it were their own. They pride themselves on expertly representing and advocating for you – their client.
The next time you and your family are planning a Disney vacation, visit Mouse Fan Travel for your no obligation quote or to answer any Disney vacation questions you may have. Are you looking for a beach vacation, tour or cruise to destinations across the globe? Visit MEI-Travel for exceptional expertise with ZERO agency fees.