JellyRolls was one of the last spots at Walt Disney World that felt like it belonged to guests, not the company.
Nearly 30 years on the west end of Disney’s BoardWalk, doing something that nothing else on the property has tried. No characters. No IP. No photo op. Two pianos, two performers, a room full of adults shouting requests, and a night that went wherever the crowd pushed it.
Not gone entirely, though. JellyRolls announced plans to reopen at a new location in Lake Buena Vista outside Walt Disney World.
But the BoardWalk space sat empty, and the west end lost its live music anchor.
That ends later this year. And the replacement fixes the one thing JellyRolls never had.
Meet Hurly-Burly
A new venue themed to a historic seaside theatre, described by Disney as a waterfront lounge.
The concept splits the day in half.
Afternoons: family-friendly, with trivia and games. A real departure from JellyRolls, which only opened at night.
Evenings: live music for guests 21 and up, with coastal-inspired cocktails, light bites, and a rotating music lineup meant to complement the BoardWalk’s existing nightlife.
Opening late 2026. Crews are already transforming the former JellyRolls exterior, with an awning installed and interior work happening now.
Now, the Food
Here is what JellyRolls never had.
Anything to eat.
For all the love that room got, it was a bar in the purest sense. You showed up for the music and the drinks. Dinner happened somewhere else first. On a BoardWalk that has recently lost several restaurants, that was a real gap.
Disney has now dropped the Hurly-Burly menus, with photos.
Light bites with coastal cocktails is a fundamentally different offer than a piano bar with a drink list. It means you can spend a whole evening there instead of planning around a meal beforehand.
Small Bites
- Meatballs in Tomato Gravy, veal, pork, and beef meatballs, tomato gravy, stracciatella, Pecorino Romano, toasted focaccia (plant-based on request)
- Antipasto, sliced meats, Burrata, Pecorino Romano, marinated vegetables
- Mini Pretzels with bacon-cheese fondue
- Tomato Pie, focaccia, tomato sauce, oregano, Pecorino Romano (plant-based on request)
- Oven-roasted Shrimp, garlic, herbs, sweet pepper-onion relish
- Roast Beef Sliders, shaved roast beef, horseradish-mustard sour cream, slider rolls
- Theater Concessions, trio of meatballs, sugar cookie, buttered popcorn
- Mini Apple Cider Doughnuts with miso-caramel sauce
Theater Concessions is the most on-theme thing here. Meatballs, a cookie, and buttered popcorn on one plate is a straight nod to the seaside theatre concept, and it will get photographed constantly.
The Mini Apple Cider Doughnuts are the sleeper. Miso caramel is savory-sweet and has been popping up well outside Disney lately. Smarter than a plain caramel drizzle.
Two items offer plant-based versions on request, which is decent for a menu this small.
Non-Alcoholic
- Overture in Orange, a nostalgic frozen treat with Minute Maid Orange Juice, sweet cream
- Caramel Corn Cold Brew, Joffrey’s Cold Brew, caramel sweet cream, caramel popcorn
- Cherry Marquee, Minute Maid Premium Lemonade blended with Amarena cherries, gourmet cherry garnish
Overture in Orange is a nostalgic play, essentially frozen orange with cream. Correct instinct for Florida.
The Cold Brew and the Cherry Marquee are both available at the walk-up window.
Cocktails
- Overproof Amaretto Sour, Lazzaroni Amaretto, Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon, lemon
- Caramel Corn Old Fashioned, Woodford Reserve, caramel corn, Bitter Truth Decanter Bitters
- Cherry-Vodka Limeade, Tito’s, Amarena cherry, cold-pressed lime
- The Atlantic Review, Hangar One Mandarin Blossom Vodka, Cointreau, Minute Maid Orange Juice, Sprite
- Bubble Brava!, Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur, Italian Amaro, lemon, Viarae Prosecco
- La Taquilla Picante, Ghost Blanco Tequila, lime, orgeat, rose water, spiced nutmeg rim
- Mertini, Plymouth Navy Strength Gin, Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry, Hella Orange Bitters
- Road to Fame, Atlantic Coast-inspired whiskey sour with Michter’s Single Barrel Rye, Laird’s Straight Applejack, lemon
- Off-book Bramble, Fords Gin, Combier Crème de Mûre, lemon, blackberry
- Quality EntertainMint, Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva Rum, demerara, lime, mint, angostura, topped with Viarae Prosecco
This is a real cocktail list, which is the actual headline for anyone who spent years drinking well liquor at JellyRolls.
Plymouth Navy Strength Gin. Michter’s Single Barrel Rye. Woodford Reserve. Laird’s Applejack. Those are not typical Disney lounge bottles. The Martini, especially a Navy Strength Martini with Dolin Dry, is bone-dry and spirit-forward, with nothing sweet hiding in it.
The naming never lets up, either. Overture. Marquee. Off-book. Road to Fame. Quality EntertainMint. All theatre, all the way down.
Six cocktails hit the walk-up window: Caramel Corn Old Fashioned, Cherry-Vodka Limeade, The Atlantic Review, Bubble Brava!, La Taquilla Picante, and Off-book Bramble. That makes Hurly-Burly a BoardWalk drink stop, not just a destination.
What the BoardWalk Has Lost
Context matters here.
The entertainment district has taken hit after hit. ESPN Club closed. Big River Grille and Brewing Works closed. JellyRolls closed. Three longtime venues are gone from one compact stretch of waterfront.
Some replacements arrived. The Cake Bake Shop opened, though it has been divisive amid complaints about pricing and multiple employee lawsuits alleging wage theft. Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs joined too.
But the west end lost its live entertainment anchor and got nothing back for more than a year.
Hurly-Burly changes that.
What Else Is Coming
Hurly-Burly is part of a wider rollout starting late 2026.
A new Basin store is coming to the BoardWalk. The retailer already operates in the Marketplace at Disney Springs, offering soaps, bath bombs, body butters, and bath salts.
The BoardWalk version adds interactive experiences. Custom bath teas, make-your-own soaps, and soap embossing personalization. Disney says the design reflects the BoardWalk’s vintage seaside feel.
A new quick-service restaurant has also been teased, with details still to come.
A lounge, a shop, and a quick-service spot in roughly the same window. After years of closures with no replacement, the BoardWalk is finally being rebuilt.
The Two-Shift Model Is Smart For Disney
The afternoon and evening split deserves attention.
JellyRolls made money for a few hours a night. Hurly-Burly is built to work across a much longer day; families welcome in daylight, 21 and up after dark.
That solves a real BoardWalk problem. The district is packed at night and largely dead during the day, when guests are in the parks or at the pool.
Trivia and games in a themed, air-conditioned room give resort guests a daytime reason to be there. The BoardWalk has genuinely lacked that.
What Happens Next at Disney
Hurly-Burly opens late 2026. Pricing and an exact date are still unannounced.
For JellyRolls loyalists, the honest read is that this is not a spiritual replacement. Dueling pianos are a specific thing. A rotating live music lineup in a seaside theatre lounge is something else.
But the space is coming back, live music is returning to the west end, and this time you can eat.
