Downtown Disney will soon be home to three new shops selling athletic apparel, bakery-inspired bath treats and Taiwanese boba tea as the mall continues a seemingly never-ending evolution.
Lululemon, Nectar Life and Bopo Go are the latest additions to the Anaheim outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
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Downtown Disney is in the midst of major overhaul with several new shops and restaurants recently opening and more changes and updates on the way.
Lululemon
The new Lululemon shop located in the former ESPN Zone building will sell athletic apparel, footwear and accessories.
Last year, Disney and Lululemon launched a limited-edition collection featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse graphics on the sportswear company’s most popular clothing lines.
Construction permits call for the ESPN Zone to be divided into three shops — two on the first floor and another on the second floor.
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Disneyland has not yet announced if Lululemon will be taking over the entire ESPN Zone or just one of the three shops.
An opening date has not been set for Lululemon, but work is under way on the former ESPN sports bar.
Nectar Life
The new Nectar Life shop will debut later this year near the recently opened Avengers Reserve shop. A temporary pop-up location will open in Downtown Disney in the next few months.
Nectar Life will sell handmade bath and body products along with bakery-inspired bath treats designed to look like donuts, cupcakes, macarons, slices of pie and ice cream cones.
The Downtown Disney location will feature a fragrance blending bar and soap customization bar.
Bopo Go
A Southern California boba tea shop will open an express cafe in Downtown Disney.
Bopo Go, from the creators of Bopomofo Cafe, will offer Taiwanese boba bubble tea and Japanese matcha tea in a shop inspired by Asian convenience stores.
Bopo Go will serve signature beverages, light bites, imported snacks and candies.
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Bopomofo has cafes in Irvine, Hollywood, Artesia, San Gabriel and San Diego.
Disneyland has not yet announced an opening date or location in Downtown Disney for Bopo Go.
Major Overhaul
The area around ESPN Zone has undergone significant change in the years since the sports themed restaurant closed.
The former Rainforest Cafe has been transformed into the Star Wars Trading Post. AMC Theaters was torn down along with the Earl of Sandwich and one of two Starbucks locations at Downtown Disney.
Construction has brought a new Din Tai Fung restaurant, Parkside Market food hall, D-Lander and Avengers Reserve shops and westside security plaza to the bulldozed area with a new Earl of Sandwich location still in the works.
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Closer to the middle of Downtown Disney, the new Paseo restaurant, Centrico courtyard bar and Tiendita grab-and-go stand took over spaces formerly occupied by Catal restaurant, Uva bar and Sprinkles cupcake bakery.
Nearby, the former Tortilla Jo’s location will be demolished to make room for the new Arthur & Sons Steak and Bourbon steakhouse and Pearl’s Roadside BBQ barbecue joint.
On the east end of the mall, a new Porto’s bakery, restaurant and bar will take over the former La Brea Bakery location.