Walt Disney World’s biggest changes and additions to the restaurant roster in 2026 are happening at Disney Springs. The latest announcement is that the popular CrazyShake concept by Black Tap Craft Burgers is coming soon. Here’s everything we know, plus recent developments to the dining scene.
The very first Walt Disney World news of the year was the The closure of Sprinkles Cupcakes at Disney Springs on New Year’s Day. This was part of a sudden, nationwide shutdown of all the company’s retail locations. That storefront is now vacant, and could be the future home of CrazyShake by Black Tap.
Only a few weeks after that came the announcement of Six Ravens by Gideon’s Bakehouse. Scheduled to open later in 2026 in The Landing (in a storefront formerly occupied by The Art of Shaving), this new concept from fan-favorite Gideon’s Bakehouse founder Steve Lewis will focus on savory items. The menu will feature “Coffyns” hand pies created in collaboration with local Orlando chefs, as well as smashed potatoes and local draft beer.
Also on the horizon in 2026 is LEVEL99, which is set to open in the building previously occupied by the NBA Experience. This 45,000-square-foot, two-story venue will offer over 60 challenge rooms and duels. Its dining component is called Night Shift Kitchen & Tap, featuring a chef-crafted menu, including award-winning Detroit-style pizza.
Let’s turn to the official announcement of CrazyShake by Black Tap coming to Walt Disney World:
Something sweet is coming to Disney Springs! CrazyShake by Black Tap will be opening a pop-up location starting in March, serving up their delicious specialty milkshakes for a limited time. Choose from an array of Instagrammable shakes, including the Special Edition Mickey Mouse Shake — rimmed with vanilla frosting, Mickey sprinkles, and topped with a homemade Mickey-shaped crispy treat, rock candy, whipped cream, and a cherry.
That’s it as far as the official announcement goes. Walt Disney World has not confirmed an official location, opening date, or duration for the pop-up shop. Just that CrazyShake is coming sometime in March 2026 at Disney Springs.
However, the Orlando Sentinel has shared a few additional details…
According to the paper, CrazyShake is temporarily taking over the defunct Sprinkles location from March through May 2026.
All company-owned Sprinkles Cupcakes locations, including the store at Walt Disney World, closed at the end of 2025. The chain was known for its baked goods and walk-up cupcake ATMs. It was founded in 2005 by Candace Nelson, who sold her ownership in 2012. It had operated at Disney Springs since 2016.
CrazyShake will open starting March 2, 2026 and is planned to have a 90-day run.
For those who are unfamiliar with the CrazyShake concept or Black Tap Craft Burgers, there’s already one location at Disneyland.
Black Tap opened its first California location in the Downtown Disney District back in Spring 2019. The location celebrated its Grand Opening with special guests actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy. The opening marked Black Tap’s first expansion into California as the brand continues to grow across the globe.
The Downtown Disney location has both the sit-down fast casual burger joint as well as a dedicated to-go shake window. In our experience, Black Tap is still pretty popular at Downtown Disney. We haven’t eaten there for a couple of years because (IMO) the burgers are a bit overpriced, undersized, and overrated, but the place is still packed.
Black Tap continues to roll out new CrazyShakes, some of which are exclusive to Disneyland.
The Black Tap craze itself began in New York City. After taking off there thanks to social media, Black Tap expanded to Dubia, followed by more outposts in Las Vegas, Singapore, Geneva, Switzerland, Belgium, and multiple additional locations in the Middle East and New York. The burger-and-shake chain has seen explosive growth in the last few years.
Black Tap’s growth has been fueled by the viral success of the “freakshake,” which is what its overindulgent, toppings-heavy CrazyShake milkshakes were dubbed by New York media when they debuted.
Disney fans should be fairly familiar with these Instagram-fodder milkshakes, as they’ve since spread to numerous Disney restaurants, from Beaches & Cream Soda Shop to Planet Hollywood Observatory. Essentially, social media photos of CrazyShakes got people in the door, and they then discover Black Tap’s award-winning burgers.
There’s a lot more to the interesting and controversial backstory of Black Tap, but the ‘CliffNotes’ version for a restaurant review is that their milkshakes went viral, became a sensation of the New York social media scene, and that their burgers are highly regarded.
For those who are curious about CrazyShakes, we’ll re-share our original review of the sweet treats from shortly after Black Tap opened at Downtown Disney in 2019. I’ve had two (2) CrazyShakes in the 6 years since, neither of which I bothered to review. Both were similar to this, though.
Perhaps I’m jaded, but as an ice cream enthusiast, I’ve become skeptical of these monstrosities. They’re on a ton of menus now, all well over $10, and usually have a surplus of stale or non-edible ingredients and a shortage of ice cream/milkshakes.
Sort of like how party fiends call New Year’s Eve amateur hour, I view freakshakes with a general sense of disdain. They’re for people who want pretty photos to post on Instagram, not ice cream-oholics like me.
Imagine my surprise when the viral social media sensation and Instagram-influenced Black Taps actually delivered with CrazyShakes that are both style and substance.
Above is the Cake Shake: “Cake Batter Shake with a Vanilla Frosted Rim with Rainbow Sprinkles topped with a Funfetti Cake Slice, Whipped Cream, Rainbow Sprinkles and a Cherry.”
Only a limited quantity of these are served per day, and that’s because this cake is made fresh daily and actual effort is put into it. I expected this to be stale and hard, but instead it was dense yet airy, sweet, and clearly a quality piece of cake. In short, this shake was delicious. I was shocked.
Next up, the Sweet ‘N Salty: “Peanut Butter Shake with a Chocolate and Peanut Butter Frosted Rim with Chocolate Gems and PB Cups topped with a Sugar Daddy, Pretzel Rods, Chocolate Covered Pretzel, Whipped Cream, Caramel and Chocolate Drizzle.”
Okay, this is where things should go off the rails. I mean, it’s topped with a Sugar Daddy still in its packaging. Total photo op. But also delicious. It delivers on the sweet and salty promise, and that made it addictively good. Another winner (albeit note as good as the Cake Shake unless you’re craving something more on the savory side.)
Finally, the Churro Choco Taco Shake: “Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shake with a Vanilla Frosted Rim with Cinnamon Toast Crunch topped with a Choco Taco, two Churros, Whipped Cream, and Dulce de Leche drizzle.”
Certainly this gimmicky mashup, a concoction straight from the Cheech and Chong Test Kitchen featuring a mashup of breakfast cereal and a full Choco Taco, would fail to deliver. Nope. To the contrary, this is one of the best milkshakes I’ve ever had, and the best of the trio we tried. All of the flavors came together perfectly, and the range of textures and ingredients made this a decadent delight. Honestly, I’d go back again for just this milkshake without ordering anything else.
Ultimately, the CrazyShakes served at Black Tap exceeded my expectations. I went in thinking the award-winning burgers would be the highlight and the shakes would be a gimmicky afterthought, good for photos but not much else. As it turned out, the burgers were the mixed bag (not reviewed here since they’re not coming to Disney Springs) and the CrazyShakes were fantastic on every level–minus price.
As is probably evident from the fact that I’ve only had 2 more CrazyShakes in the last 6+ years (despite visiting Disneyland weekly), we’re in no huge rush to go back to Black Tap. It’s still a good addition for the shakes, but we prefer Salt & Straw and a number of other locations.
Expect the same to be true at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World. CrazyShake will be a good addition, but it’s probably going to be a novelty one-and-done for most fans. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it criticism! One and dones are nice assets.
This CrazyShakes concept is just up against fierce competition in Salt & Straw and Gideon’s Bakehouse, and it’s hard to imagine choosing this over those. In fact, that’s kind of why I’ve preemptively posted my review of CrazyShakes–because I’m not especially eager to sacrifice a visit to one of my favored dessert spots at Disney Springs for the sake of confirming what I already know.
No word yet on whether Vanessa Hudgens, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy will make appearances for the opening of the second CrazyShake Disney outpost. Something tells us this might be a bit more lowkey of a launch.
If I’m being totally honest, CrazyShake reminds me a lot of the trajectory of Sprinkles Cupcakes. Aggressive expansion on the back of a viral social media success, only to see things fizzle out once the trend runs its course. I would hazard a guess that the clock is ticking on monstrous milkshakes, like gourmet cupcakes before them. Probably smart of both Disney and Black Tap to not ink a multi-year lease on the location.
Nevertheless, it’ll also be interesting to see whether CrazyShake sticks around after the 90-day pop-up shop ends in May 2026. This is a really good fit for the former Sprinkles storefront, and there’s no reason the concept couldn’t continue indefinitely if it does well. And we fully expect it to do well for a while (at least a couple of years), especially with the steady stream of first-timers to Walt Disney World, and Gideon’s still being perpetually slammed.
I’m actually surprised and impressed with how quickly Walt Disney World has moved to fill the Sprinkles storefront. Meanwhile over at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, there are multiple vacancies and radio silence two years after the first happened.
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Your Thoughts
What do you think of CrazyShakes? Will you give one a try? Or is your Disney Springs dessert budget and stomach space for sweets allocated elsewhere? Have you dined at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes? What’d you like or dislike? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!