The recent Disney Springs outing, designed to taste Halloween products at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, has received updates from the Starbucks, Cirque Du Soleil and The Comming Level 99 attractions announced earlier this year.
Over 99
A major visible advancement at Level 99 is the jumbo video screen above the future entrance to the former home of the NBA experience. A fast-paced glimpse of the Level 99 attraction, including swing axe run. (It looks fun and also releases a “tangled” float vibe from the Magic Kingdom fantasy parade festival.)
The company’s PR team said the screen is a way for people to get used to the concept of level 99, and there could be an update on the two-storey 45,000-square-foot space in the coming months.
When the attraction was announced in February, CEO Matthew Duplesey told Orlando Sentinel it was built around a unique game that presents mental and physical challenges to teamwork. The current location has around 60 games that take 1 to 4 minutes.
“It’s a variety of challenges that you don’t know what to expect from the next challenge,” Duplessie said. “You’re in one room’s ninja training dojo, and you move into the hall of a mirror art installation in another room and you’re up into space in the next room.”
There are also food and drink options, including a Detroit-style pizza and a two-storey bar, according to the Disney Springs website.
The current level 99 location is in Natic, Massachusetts. Providence, Rhode Island. Tyson, Virginia.
Disney Springs: Get location for pre-level 99 NBA experiences
The Disney Springs location in the Westside area of the complex was home to the NBA experience. The area is also where Disney Quest stood, but the building was destroyed in 2017.
At the next level, no timeline has been announced, so it’s okay to worry, but it’s okay to get mad.
Starbucks redux
Westside Starbucks in Disney Springs has reopened and revitalized a nice air conditioning location to revive.
That basic layout remains. There is a large room with order queues and products, a large living room with tables, and a small patio facing the charm of the lake and balloons.
Fresh additions include a wildlife mural in the first room, featuring birds and large tiger heads. The mobile order pickup station has been moved and expanded. The seating arrangement of the second room has been changed, leaving the long group tables in the corners gone. A jungle-driven mural surrounds the window walls.
The touchscreen connection to Starbucks in downtown Disney in Anaheim, California has long been gone. The pandemic made it subtle years ago.
Silk sign
Cirque du Soleil added a signature for the “drawn life” show in the West. It is blue and mixed with the tent-inspired roof styling. But it stands out from the aisle, and that’s its job, right? Architect purists are probably unhappy, but at least the signs are not very visible from the road.
Tickets for the theatre production have begun on sale until October 3rd, 2026. The show will feature two matinees from Tuesday to Saturday and two matinees on Sunday. Set on pages that include backstage tours, the page will remain a five-night option per week for the second show.
For tickets and more information, visit Cirquedusoleil/com/drawn-to-life.
Jock-o’-Lantern Alert
Finally, we had a Halloween experience at Jock Lindsey’s. The interior decoration is retro, but shiny, and perhaps a blend of Mardi Gras and Christmas vibes. Let’s call it Black Cat Festive.
In addition to the regular menu, there are several seasonal theme offerings on the food and drink side. Cauldron coolers (gin, ginger liqueur, simple syrup) are served in beakers. The customer can do the last bit to mix themselves. This will encourage the drink to change colour.
The flashy ones are the spike traps (ram, vodka, coconut, sprite), with the ghost marshmallows floating above. The mine was ultimately doing a backstroke, which seems to be suitable for rum and vodka combos.
Some of the food choices are served in creepy containers like cas. Our phantom dumpling was on a stick and wrapped in rice paper for another floating effect. Zombie Eyebite – The shape of the deviled egg was messy, but in the way you want to lick the bowl.
Spoiler Alert: If you order an Alien Invader slider, don’t tell the chef to hold the olives and pickles. They are part of the visual fun (and easily removed).
Please note: it is a Hot Halloween ticket and the hangar bar does not book. We arrived at 5:30pm on a weekday and moved to the outdoor bar as all the tables were photographed. When we left an hour later, there were six parties lined up outside.
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