PHOTOS - Grass roof now in place on the Starbucks West Side at Downtown Disney

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Posted: Wednesday May 21, 2014 2:30pm EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

The second of two Downtown Disney Starbucks locations is nearing completion with some of the finishing details now being applied.

Rather uniquely, this Starbucks features a grass roof covering a large part of the building. Looking exactly like the original rendering, the sloped section of the roof features tall grasses. Other details on the exterior are also being put in place with just a few more weeks to go until opening. Click the gallery for more photos.

The first location in Downtown Disney at the Marketplace opened earlier this week.

Grass roof at Starbucks West Side

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Magenta PantherMay 31, 2014

Damn, that's ugly. :P

psherman42May 31, 2014

World of Disney opens at 10. It used to be 9:30. I'm sure the rest of the stores on the Marketplace side are similar.

mm121May 30, 2014

Its . interesting that they just build this one section of the above walkway, though from a logistics standpoint I'm guessing they went ahead and did it to be sure they can guarantee access to the new Starbucks when construction walls go back up in order to finish the rest of the walkway

WDWLover#1May 30, 2014

Found this cute:

mm121May 30, 2014

it's interesting that its not opening until 10am, does anyone know what time the Marketplace one is opening? I forget what time world of Disney and the other stores typically open, but I just know a time or two I ended up at DD before the other stores opened, and there were a few people out and people gathering for the store opening/rope drop at world of disney so it would seem logical to open just slightly before everything else. even by just like 15 minutes.

wdwmagicMay 30, 2014

Yep agreed - it looks really good. Great start to Disney Springs West Side. Looking forward to see the rest take shape around it.

DonaldDoleWhipMay 30, 2014

Pretty cool - I recognize some of the guests in those pictures. :D As insignificant as another Starbucks seems, I think they nailed this location. Based on its size and location in DTD (where third parties are acceptable), the designers were able to fully embrace the Starbucks brand and take everything to another level. It's sleek, spacious, and has all the makings of a flagship store.

wdwmagicMay 30, 2014

More photos and info at PHOTOS - Starbucks Downtown Disney West Side now open

DonaldDoleWhipMay 30, 2014

Pictures from today:

WDWDad13May 30, 2014

Yep vertical construction started 2-3 days ago I believe. Was there one day nothing and the next a big jump in upright steel.

WDWDad13May 30, 2014

I was around there last night. They did a really good job with the design and looked like they were testing with some people already Really excited about the rest of Disney springs. There is a TON of stuff going on around there

DonaldDoleWhipMay 30, 2014

Starbucks opened today! It's really busy but extremely nice on the inside. They were even handing out brownie samples by the entrance. In other DTD news, I see vertical construction on 'the Boathouse' that I didn't even notice yesterday.