We have been covering the slow fade of the Exposition Park food trucks at Disney Springs for a while now, and we said what we had to say when the closure was first announced. But there is something different about walking past where those trucks used to be and seeing patio furniture where the Taco Cone used to live. It hits differently in person. So we are writing about it one more time because it is officially, physically, completely over.
The food trucks at Exposition Park on the West Side of Disney Springs are gone. Not closing. Not closing soon. Gone. Removed. The Cilantro Urban Eatery truck was spotted missing during a June 2 visit to the property, making it the first to go. 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa and GoJuice served their last guests on June 7 and have since been taken out as well. The area is now additional seating.
More than a decade of walk-up dining on the West Side, done.
Let Us Talk About What We Actually Lost
Cilantro Urban Eatery was a family-owned business. That matters. It was not a Disney concept or a major restaurant brand operating a truck for exposure. It was a family bringing Latin American food to Exposition Park, Cuban sandwiches and arepas and tostadas and ropa vieja, in a part of Disney Springs that did not have much else in that lane. It was doing something genuine and it is gone.
4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa was the truck most guests knew by name, and it earned that recognition. The Taco Cone became one of those Disney Springs items that people mentioned unprompted when you asked them what to eat there. The beef birria was a more recent addition that had started developing its own following. 4 Rivers the restaurant has other locations, but 4 Rivers the food truck at Exposition Park was its own specific thing and it is not coming back.
GoJuice was the one that made the most sense at 2 p.m. on a July afternoon when you have been walking around Disney Springs for three hours and the heat is absolute. The Beach Bum and the Green Machine were not glamorous menu items. They were exactly what you needed when you needed them. There is nothing directly equivalent in that same spot now.
What all three trucks shared was a quality that Disney Springs increasingly does not: accessibility. Fast, affordable, no reservation, no 45-minute wait, no $60 entrée. You walked up, you ordered, you ate. The West Side needed that. It still needs that. The seating area that replaced them does not need anything from you at all.
Meanwhile the Marketplace Co-op Is Behind Black Curtains
Floor-to-ceiling black construction curtains have gone up inside the store, cordoning off a significant chunk of the central showroom floor. The curtains are not a small thing. They cover enough of the interior that guests walking in right now are navigating around a substantial construction zone. Whether Disney is building a new boutique concept, doing a structural layout overhaul, or preparing a themed merchandise experience is not something they have confirmed.
The building is open. The perimeter merchandise is accessible. Tren-D is still there. But the central section of the Marketplace Co-op, which is historically where the most interesting rotating concepts have lived, is behind black fabric until further notice.
The Marketplace Co-op has a strong track record with whatever it puts on that floor. WonderGround Gallery. The runDisney showcase. Various boutiques and specialty collections. Whatever is coming next follows a history of reveals that have been worth the wait. We will cover it the moment those curtains come down.
The Broader Disney Springs Situation Right Now
The food trucks and the Marketplace Co-op are not the only things in flux.
The CrazyShake pop-up by Black Tap had a good run at the former Sprinkles location, generated real buzz while it was there, and closed at the end of May. That spot is dark now with nothing confirmed for it.
Ghirardelli is in pre-relocation mode. The Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop has been one of the most reliable stops in the Marketplace for years, the kind of place you just assume will be there when you show up. It is preparing for a significant relocation and overhaul and the details on where it lands and when have not been shared. If a Ghirardelli stop is part of your Disney Springs tradition, keep an eye on that situation before your next visit.
On the incoming side, Cole Haan has been teasing its arrival. That is something, even if it is not a food thing and therefore not where our heart lives.
What to Actually Do With All of This Information
If you are heading to Disney Springs in the next few weeks, here is the honest picture.
The West Side quick service situation is thinner than it has been in years. The food trucks are gone and there is no direct replacement for what they were doing in Exposition Park. If quick, affordable, walk-up food was part of your West Side plan, build that stop on the Marketplace side instead where there is more quick-service density.
The Marketplace Co-op is open and browsable but the central showroom floor is inaccessible. Fine for general wandering, limited if a specific boutique experience was the goal.
Ghirardelli is still operating but in transition. Check before you go if it is a must-stop for your group.
Disney Springs overall is still absolutely worth visiting. The dining options at the full-service restaurants are strong, World of Disney is always worth time, and the district has enough going on to fill a good evening. But the version of Disney Springs you walk into right now is different from the version you may have visited a year ago, and knowing that going in makes the experience better.
If you want to talk through what is actually open and worth your time on your specific visit, drop it in the comments with your dates. We will help you build the best possible Disney Springs evening out of what is currently there, including where to eat now that the food trucks are gone. That is genuinely a question worth answering and we are happy to do it.
