Construction walls are down and new restaurants are readying to open at Disney Springs

The construction walls are down and final preparations are taking place for the opening of The Edison and three other new restaurants in Disney Springs.

The Edison will open with a special grand opening event New Year’s Eve. The three other restaurants, Maria & Enzo’s, Enzo’s Hideaway and Pizza Pointe will open Jan. 4, 2018.

The Edison’s industrial-gothic themed club   includes a one-of-a-kind mural romanticizing the golden age of innovation and a larger-than-life, working clock tower that greets guests upon arrival. The Boiler Bar has electrical display panels. The adjacent boilers are the classic centerpieces of the power plant.

Next to The Edison are three Italian venues, located in what was once the Disney Springs Air Terminal, a majestic Art Deco structure that welcomed guests from across the globe to a world of sun, beauty and legendary hospitality.

The backstory here is that the air terminal was popular into the early 1930s, but travelers diminished as the years brought on more modern flying alternatives and larger destinations. Upon its closure, the building was purchased by an Italian immigrant couple named Maria & Enzo; the duo had previously run the small bakery in the terminal’s lobby.

Inspired by their shared love of food and travel, they opened Pizzar Ponte, which sells Sicilian-style pizza by the slice, made-to-order sandwiches and handmade Italian pastries.

Maria & Enzo’s features vaulted ceilings, a geographically correct mural depicting the destinations once serviced by the terminal…New York, Daytona Beach, New Orleans and Cuba among them. The main dining room pays homage to the original departure lounge while nearby, a more intimate dining room highlights its history as the first-class lounge with service standards that are second to none.

Enzo’s Hideaway offers a glimpse into another lounge – this one, a secret space that first served as a bootlegger’s hideout. A legendary speakeasy that was discovered by Enzo after he purchased the terminal, this network of tunnels was the center of the Springs’ social life during the “dry years” of prohibition. Look no further than the graffiti wall and you can begin to imagine the storied nightlife that took place here.