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Earl of Sandwich temporary location to close this weekend

Earl of Sandwich closing this weekend

Earl of Sandwich closing this weekend

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Earl of Sandwich's temporary location in Downtown Disney will close this weekend to make way for the construction of Portos.  The OC Register broke the story last month that Earl of Sandwich was laying off 167 employees and later posted it would be closing July 26th.  

Disney's site showing no hours available Friday July 25th
Disney's site showing no hours available Friday July 25th

Disney has updated the hours on their website for the Earl of Sandwich Tavern location showing that the final day of operation will be Thursday July 24th with Friday July 25th being the closing date.

While the new Earl of Sandwich location is under construction at the west end of Downtown Disney, the temporary trailer across from the ESPN Zone building will still open serving a limited menu. 

Temporary Earl of Sandwich Trailer
Temporary Earl of Sandwich Trailer

There are no dates when construction will start for the new Portos location, but a permit was filed earlier this year which is still in review which calls out the demolition of the former La Brea Bakery location as well as two ticket booths.

Concept rendering of the new Portos location in Downtown Disney
Concept rendering of the new Portos location in Downtown Disney

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