Economical Disney Dining Option Stripped From Disney World Overnight
Families to Feel the Impact
Saturday, September 5, is the last day Walt Disney World guests can grab a churro from either Sunshine Churros kiosk at Disney Springs. The West Side and Marketplace stands are reportedly closing permanently after Saturday’s operations, eliminating two dedicated walk-up snack stops from the shopping, dining, and entertainment district.
The closure was first reported by WDWMagic on September 4. Disney has not published an announcement explaining why the kiosks are closing, and no replacement has been announced for either location. That distinction matters: the shutdown is reported, while Disney’s reason for it—and what comes next—remains unknown.
Both Sunshine Churros locations are leaving Disney Springs
Sunshine Churros has operated two small kiosks at Disney Springs, one in the Marketplace and another on the West Side. Disney’s official Sunshine Churros menu identifies the location as a snack stop built around classic and gourmet churros.
As of September 4, Disney’s online menu lists the classic cinnamon-sugar churro at $6.25 and the gourmet churro at $7.99. Gourmet choices include Dulce de Leche, Oreo Cheesecake, Grandma’s Homemade Apple Pie, Salted Caramel Delight, Fruity Pebble Cereal, and Strawberry Cheesecake.
Guests did not need a reservation, a table, or a full meal to stop there. They could buy a recognizable Disney snack while moving between shops and entertainment—a type of low-commitment option that has already become less prominent in parts of Disney Springs.
Sunshine Churros is different from the broader Disney World menu changes previously tracked by Inside the Magic. This is not merely a menu adjustment. The two dedicated kiosks themselves are reportedly going away.
Another pair of casual options disappears
Disney Springs has already experienced multiple dining and retail departures in 2026, including the permanent removal of the West Side food trucks at Exposition Park.
Those trucks offered another form of walk-up dining that did not require guests to structure an evening around a table-service reservation. Inside the Magic reported in June that all three Disney Springs food trucks had disappeared, with the former space subsequently used for additional seating. Disney had not announced a permanent new dining concept for the courtyard.
Sunshine Churros now adds two more dedicated snack locations to that year’s list of departures. For guests who value Disney Springs partly because they can wander, browse, and eat without planning a conventional restaurant meal, the cumulative change is difficult to ignore.
It would go too far, however, to claim Disney is deliberately eliminating inexpensive snacks to push guests toward pricier restaurants. Disney has not stated that, and there is no evidence establishing such a strategy. What can be said is narrower: after Saturday, two walk-up churro kiosks are expected to disappear, reducing the district’s roster of dedicated grab-and-go food locations.
Disney Springs dining is changing in both directions
The broader picture is not simply one of subtraction. Disney Springs continues to add and adjust dining offerings even as familiar locations leave.
Chicken Guy! recently introduced weekend breakfast service, expanding an area of the district’s dining day that historically had fewer choices. Meanwhile, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill is scheduled to close permanently on September 13, another significant dining change arriving only days after Sunshine Churros’ reported final service.
Inside the Magic has documented several Disney Springs removals this summer, affecting everything from food trucks to retail spaces and restaurant operations.
For guests, though, additions elsewhere do not make the Sunshine Churros loss interchangeable. A breakfast sandwich, a full-service dinner, and a cinnamon-sugar churro serve very different purposes during a Disney Springs visit.
Churros are not disappearing from Walt Disney World
What is reportedly ending is the dedicated Sunshine Churros presence at Disney Springs, a distinction that matters for guests planning snack stops outside the gated parks.
Disney’s current official menus show churros elsewhere on property. At Magic Kingdom, Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies lists a standard churro and one with chocolate dipping sauce. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Anaheim Produce lists a churro with chocolate sauce, while Disney’s Animal Kingdom currently lists churros at locations including Isle of Java.
EPCOT guests also have options. La Cantina de San Angel’s current menu lists churros with chocolate sauce, demonstrating that the familiar snack remains available inside the theme parks.
There is one practical difference: visiting those theme-park locations generally requires valid park admission, while Disney Springs does not require a theme-park ticket. Losing two dedicated kiosks there therefore removes an accessible way to buy the snack outside the four parks.
What happens after September 5 remains unknown
Guests who specifically want Sunshine Churros have a narrow window left: Saturday, September 5, is reportedly the final operating day for both the Marketplace and West Side kiosks.
Disney has not announced replacements for the stands or publicly explained the closures. Until it does, there is no factual basis to say whether the spaces will receive new food concepts, be repurposed, or remain unused.
That unanswered question is now the part worth watching. Disney Springs is still evolving, and recent closures have sometimes been followed by physical or operational changes. For Sunshine Churros, however, the immediate deadline is clear: after Saturday’s service, the two dedicated Disney Springs churro stops are expected to be gone.
