ESPN Club removal begins at Disney's BoardWalk

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ESPN Club demolition - July 14 2022

Posted: Thursday July 14, 2022 10:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Demolition crews have moved into the ESPN Club on Disney's BoardWalk to remove the theming elements from the former ESPN building.

ESPN Club demolition - July 14 2022

Crews are using high-reach lifts and saws to cut through the steel supports of the large decorative pieces.

ESPN Club demolition - July 14 2022

The BoardWalk remains open to guests during the work.

ESPN Club demolition - July 14 2022

Disney has announced that a new table service restaurant and bakery, The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers, will be taking over the space. Learn more about the BoardWalk updates.

The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers

ESPN Club opened at Walt Disney World in July 1996 and offered classic American pub cuisine, sports entertainment and shopping, along with live tv coverage of sporting events. The club closed along with the rest of Walt Disney World during the pandemic and did not reopen.

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mastromjm2 days ago

Corn dog stand is actually pretty much ready to go. Maybe they are still waiting on staffing or final approvals?

TrainsOfDisney2 days ago

Thank you! It needed to be said! He’s been asked to double his working hours to 2 per day, every other day, with weekends and holidays off. He needs all the hydration he can get in order to finish the job by the 60th anniversary of WDW!

Tha Realest2 days ago

He’s doing the work of an entire construction crew - let the man drink!

Comped2 days ago

It could be 1 worker with 2 bottles of water!

MisterPenguin2 days ago

The bakery is behind on their DVC points payments.

bpiper2 days ago

How nice. The lone worker found a friend.... Meanwhile at the boardwalk siding replacement, it's all hands on deck.

Ayla2 days ago

Well, the heat has been oppressive, so maybe the one worker needed 2 bottles? :cool: It's probably the same ONE that is working on the Cake Bake Shop.

MisterPenguin3 days ago

I didn't say it was lux, but that they decorated in styles that copied lux.

monothingie3 days ago

Breaking: 2 Bottles of water mean that there are at least 2 people working on the corn dog stand.

Bocabear3 days ago

I grew up on LBI...There was nothing really luxe there....and AC before Casinos, was not quite luxe....Remnants of old seaside Victorian architecture....Nautical yacht club kind of stuff.... but nothing really fancy....

MisterPenguin3 days ago

I grew up on the Jersey shore... Pt. Pleasant, Seaside, Wildwood... There's nothing out of place about that building. So far. Boardwalks have always gone out of their way to copy elite decorations of bygone times creating a mash-up of styles to look lux.

Bocabear3 days ago

I think we have all been saying this all along.... not quite the right vibe for The Boardwalk.... So that means they will be adding a Jersey Shore themed diner to the Grand Floridian....lol

KDM310913 days ago

The Cake Bake signage screams Grand Floridian as does the whole vibe. Has no business being at Boardwalk.

DCBaker3 days ago

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