Ample Hills expected to permanently close at Disney's Boardwalk Resort and to cancel Disney Springs location

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Wednesday July 22, 2020 8:34am ET · "BoardWalk Ice Cream"

Following Ample Hills bankruptcy, new owners are attempting to bring the brand back to life and reopening its New York area stores. Unfortunately, it appears that the Walt Disney World locations are not in the future plans.

The company had operated a location at Disney's BoardWalk Resort for the last 5 years, and was in the early construction phases of opening a location at Disney Springs on the West Side.

Despite construction walls going up for a new Ample Hills Disney Springs location, we understand that very little work has actually taken place inside. 

Disney is yet to make any announcement on what will happen to either location.

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Recently inside the wall there.. Very little has been done.. mostly stripping away of anything that would tie the location to Something Silver, signage, some wall coverings, etc.
Really enjoyed Ample Hills ... sad to see it closing. Any thoughts on whether Salt & Straw from Downtown Disney CA will come over, filling one or both spaces?
The new CEO laid out the issues that led to its downfall

https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/07/interview-ample-hills-owner-michael-zapata.html
Sad to see this go.
But, maybe something better will replace it!

Here’s to hoping Amy’s Ice Cream expands beyond central Texas...
I'm really sad to hear this 😕 I loved their ice cream when we were there last--it was a great little "date" for DH and I, a quick escape over to the boardwalk to do something just the two of us and dang if that ice cream isn't the bomb!! Sad the company found themselves in this financial bind and wish them luck on their recovery. Hopefully a new, delicious ice bream shop will set-up there, e.g. Salt & Straw, Molly Moon's (Seattle)...will take any boutique, unique ice creamery!!!
Wasn't the original ice cream shoppe they replaced an "in house" Disney Shoppe?
↩ replying to Skywise
They did not replace an ice cream shop. They replaced what was the arcade attached to ESPN.
↩ replying to Skywise
Yes. Seashore Sweets was the name. It sold ice cream along with candy, soft drinks, etc. I used to go in there all the time for a free cup of water when I spent the nights watching the late Brian Staron and other “buskers” perform.

Seashore Sweets was where AbracadaBAR is now.
↩ replying to TrainChasers
All this correct but Ample Hills did not replace Seashore Sweets. Two different locations.
↩ replying to Prince-1
I mean... it just depends which definition of the word “replace” you want to use.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
i do hope this doesn't close, best mint choc milkshake my wife and i ever had, sad to see, really sad, poor people losing jobs all over the world,
↩ replying to creathir
That would be amazing. It has been so long since I've had Amy's...
↩ replying to Mark Dunne
It’s quite sad, the founders of Ample Hills had to sell the business at a loss... they built it up from a push cart in nyc.
Sorry to see this. Hope they repopulate the Boardwalk area soon. It used to be a hidden gem on property.