A staple at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA, will close after 23 years to make room for a trendy shop.
Smoothie chain Jamba will close on July 6 and will be replaced by bubble tea shop Bopo Go! café, according to the Orange County Register.
The Downtown Disney Jamba will continue to operate through July 5 before its closure, the outlet reported.
Bopomofo Café has five locations throughout Southern California and will be coming to Downtown Disney in the form of Bopo Go!, a new concept developed specifically for Downtown Disney inspired by convenience stores in Asia.
Disneyland filed a building permit with the city of Anaheim to remodel the 1,200-square-foot Jamba juice bar in Downtown Disney with electrical, plumbing and mechanical upgrades for a new tenant, per Theme Park Wizard.
Bopomofo, named after the method of teaching Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan, plans to begin construction this summer on the Bopo Go! café, according to the company’s Instagram account.
The new Bopo Go! at Downtown Disney will serve “high-quality, authentic boba/bubble tea using only real fruits, vegetables, lactose-free milk, oat milk, cane or brown sugar and no artificial ingredients,” according to Disney.
The new shop’s tea is sourced from farmers in Taiwan and their matcha is “ceremonial grade” sourced from Japan.
Bopo Go! will also offer other signature beverages, light bites, imported snacks and candies.
Bopomofo is known for its freshly pressed juices, loose leaf teas and matcha. The menu at Bopomofo also features sandwiches, burgers, bowls, tacos, tater tots and imported snacks and candies.
Disneyland first announced plans to bring Bopo Go! to Downtown Disney earlier this month without specifying an opening date — or that it was replacing the beloved Jamba.
Formerly known as Jamba Juice, the restaurant is known for its smoothies, fruit bowls, cold brews and sandwiches. It has locations all across the US and overseas in Asia and Australia.
Jamba Juice first opened in Downtown Disney two years after the outdoor shopping center next to Disneyland first debuted in 2001. It was remodeled in 2020 after the company’s name rebrand.
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