Marketplace Snacks at Disney Springs: What to Buy

By Marcus D. · Thrill rides & Lightning Lane · Orlando, FL

Published November 12, 2026

Marketplace snacks at Disney Springs are a grab-and-go strip, not a meal plan. This is the lakefront shopping end of the complex, on the Orange-garage side, and it is built for one portable treat: a flavored churro, a candy-shop bite, or a very large ice cream sundae. If you are actually hungry, eat something savory first. A second dessert is how this district gets expensive.

Start on the Orange-garage end

Disney Springs is four neighborhoods. The Marketplace is the original shopping village, with World of Disney and the sweet shops along the water. The Landing, Town Center, and the West Side are where most reserved tables and the bigger shows sit. If you came to snack, use the Orange garage or get dropped on this end. Walking the full promenade is how you buy a churro, then candy, then ice cream and call it dinner.

Sunshine Churros keeps a stall in the Marketplace, separate from its other Disney Springs spot. The point is not the plain cinnamon churro you already know from the parks. This kiosk does topped versions, and the board has included flavors like watermelon and Oreo. Treat those as a rotation, not a guarantee. Ask what is on before you queue. One churro, split, is the right order. It travels while you shop. It is not lunch.

Split the sundae, or skip it

The ice cream counter in the Marketplace is Ghirardelli, and that is where the oversized hot-fudge sundae lives. A cookie-crumble hot fudge sundae there has come in around $25. It is huge, and it is very sweet.

Buy it if your group likes a serious chocolate dessert and you will share. Two people is the minimum. Three is more honest. Skip it if anyone backs away from ultra-sweet desserts. You will have spent sit-down-dessert money on a bowl that melts while people negotiate who has to finish it.

Do this stop in the afternoon if the sundae is why you came. Disney Springs fills after the parks close, and this is the line that punishes you for arriving with everyone else. A smaller scoop earlier beats a $25 souvenir you are too tired to enjoy.

Planning around this? Tell me when a table opens for Marketplace Snacks.

Eat real food before you graze

Sweets are the trap. Earl of Sandwich, the long-running counter in the Marketplace, is the practical fix: a real sandwich, no reservation, and a better use of the money than a stack of sugar. Order that, ask for a cup of ice water (quick-service spots will give you one), and then pick a single treat.

If the group wants a table and you would rather stay near the Marketplace, stop just outside the Orange garage. A Cast Member at a podium there can tell you which Disney Springs restaurants still have same-day availability. That beats walking the length of the complex hoping. When one specific restaurant is the whole point, a dining Drop Watch on SupaPark (supapark.com) pings you if a cancellation opens a table. You book it yourself in My Disney Experience.

The candy stores are the other easy miss. Goofy’s Candy Co. is a working candy kitchen: caramel apples and packaged sweets you can watch being made. The Ganachery is chocolate you bring back to the room. Walk through both. Buy one thing if you want a bite or a gift for later. A bag of candy is not how you feed kids before a late dinner, and it is a bad substitute for the sandwich you skipped.

What to skip on this strip

Skip the hunt for a dedicated vegan or allergy bakery here. Babycakes left in 2014, and the Marketplace did not grow a replacement bakery case. Flavored churros and loaded sundaes change toppings. If someone in your group has a real restriction, ask to see the ingredient list before you order. “It looks plain” is not a plan.

Skip a special trip for YeSake unless you are already walking that way. It is a small Disney Springs kiosk, not a Marketplace landmark, and the menu is more interesting than the footprint: savory, international, and a better “I’m done with sugar” pivot than another apple. It is a detour, not a reason to reorganize the stop.

Skip the crawl. Three cheap-looking purchases usually cost more than the sundae, and nobody wants a real dinner afterward. The shops stay open later than the parks, which is why this end works as a post-park plan. It only works if you leave with one thing.

The one thing to remember

Marketplace snacks are a one-treat district. Eat something savory if you need a meal, split the giant sundae or take a single flavored churro, and let the candy shops be a look on the way out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are Marketplace snacks at Disney Springs?

They are in the Marketplace, the lakefront shopping district on the Orange-garage end of Disney Springs, not on the West Side. That strip is where the churro stall, Ghirardelli, and the candy shops sit.

Is the Disney Springs hot fudge sundae worth it?

Only if you like very sweet chocolate and you split it. The cookie-crumble hot fudge sundae at Ghirardelli has come in around $25 and it is enormous, so groups who do not want ultra-sweet desserts should skip it.

Does Sunshine Churros have a Marketplace location?

Yes. There is a Marketplace stall in addition to another Disney Springs location. It has served flavored churros, including watermelon and Oreo, though the board rotates, so check what is offered that day.

Can you get a real meal in the Marketplace, or only sweets?

You can. Earl of Sandwich is the straightforward counter-service meal on this end, and quick-service spots will give you a free cup of ice water if you ask. For a table, check the Cast Member podium just outside the Orange garage, then book in My Disney Experience.

Are the Marketplace candy shops worth a stop?

They are worth a walk-through for a caramel apple, a small chocolate, or a gift to take back to the room. They are a poor plan if you are trying to feed a hungry group.

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