ESPN Club permanently closes at Walt Disney World's BoardWalk to be replaced with The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers

Mar 11, 2022 in "ESPN Club"

Posted: Friday March 11, 2022 3:34pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's ESPN Club on Disney's BoardWalk is now permanently closed.

Disney has announced that a new table service restaurant and bakery, The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers, will be joining the BoardWalk and sources indicate that the ESPN Club will be the location.

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 has not reopened since.

The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers has two existing locations in Indianapolis, and you can see those menus for an idea of what to expect at the Walt Disney World location.

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Dr.GrantSeeker21 minutes ago

I’m more interested in what’s going to happen with Big River.

Bocabear32 minutes ago

If only they were re-thinking it and quietly prepping a more appropriate location at the Grand Floridian....or Flamingo Crossing

Rteetz10 hours ago

I hope so

Zummi Gummi11 hours ago

I legitimately had forgotten the Cake Bake Shop (sort of) existed until this thread got bumped today.

bpiper15 hours ago

Correct, it looks like it's waterproofing and that they are replacing the exterior siding on that section of the hotel.

ToTBellHop15 hours ago

They had a few good men working on this project but now they are 100% focused on corn dogs.

mattpeto17 hours ago

It’s a line from a Few Good Men. They might have no memory of it at this point.

Tha Realest17 hours ago

RetroWDW’s next event will have food items inspired by the Cake Bake Shop

ToTBellHop17 hours ago

I forget what I’m doing all the time.

lazyboy97o17 hours ago

How would Cake Bake Shop forget about Cake Bake Shop?

jmuboy17 hours ago

That that’s some sort of layer before the final thematic siding goes back on. Not the final color.

MisterPenguin17 hours ago

The Cake Bake Shop already has a page and video on Defunctland.

Animaniac93-9818 hours ago

Bright Sun Films will soon do an "ABANDONED" episode of the Cake Bake Shop.

surfsupdon18 hours ago

Is the Crest o' the Wave switching its color scheme?? It looks that red/burgundy in the video. Wasn't she always a pretty seafoam?