Earl of Sandwich will close its temporary location at Downtown Disney and lay off the restaurant staff to make way for a new Porto’s Bakery as construction continues on a permanent home for the nomadic sandwich shop at the Disneyland resort.
The Earl of Sandwich Tavern restaurant in Downtown Disney plans to lay off 167 employees and permanently close its temporary location in the former La Brea Bakery at the Anaheim outdoor shopping mall next to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
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The layoffs were announced in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter sent to state employment officials on May 29.
Layoffs will start on July 28 and end by Aug. 10, according to the WARN Act letter.
The Earl of Sandwich temporary pop-up trailer installed in 2024 on the west end of Downtown Disney next to the Star Wars Trading Post continues to operate, according to the Earl of Sandwich website.
A new two-story Earl of Sandwich location under construction near the Downtown Disney performance lawn will include a quick service walk-up counter, sit-down Earl of Sandwich Tavern restaurant and an upstairs cocktail bar.
Concept art of the Earl of Sandwich restaurant and Carnaby Tavern rooftop bar coming to Downtown Disney. (Courtesy of Disneyland)The original Earl of Sandwich restaurant was torn down in 2022 along with AMC Theatre, Starbucks West and Sugarboo and Co. as part of the renovation of the west end of Downtown Disney.
Earl of Sandwich moved into the former La Brea Bakery when plans for Porto’s Bakery to take over the location were delayed.
Concept art of the Porto’s Bakery exterior coming to Downtown Disney. (Courtesy of Disney)Porto’s Bakery & Cafe officials have announced construction will begin in 2025 on its newest location at Downtown Disney.
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Porto’s decision to open a Downtown Disney location on the site of the former La Brea Bakery was announced to much fanfare during the D23 Expo in 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
La Brea Bakery closed in early 2023 to make way for the new Porto’s – but construction never started as expected.
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