Six Ravens Opens at Disney Springs: Worth Your Time?

Published August 6, 2026 · Updated September 15, 2026

Here’s the move: if you’re already passing through Disney Springs, Six Ravens — the newest quick-service spot, currently in soft openings and known for its signature hand pies — is worth a low-stakes detour. But don’t rearrange a park day for it. Soft openings are a gift for the curious and a trap for anyone treating them like a sure thing. Let me explain the difference, because knowing how to play a soft opening is the actual insider skill here.

What “soft opening” really means for your plan

A soft opening is Disney quietly running a new location before the official grand opening — no fanfare, no press event, no guarantees. For you, that translates to three things.

First: it can be open one day and dark the next, with no warning and no published hours. Second: menus, portions, and even which items are available can shift while the kitchen finds its footing. Third — and this is the upside — crowds are usually lighter than they’ll ever be again, because most guests don’t know it exists yet. You get to try something brand new before the lines and the hype arrive.

So the smart framing is: Six Ravens is a “if it’s open when I’m there” stop, not a “we’re driving to Disney Springs specifically for this” stop. Keep your expectations loose and your plans flexible, and a soft opening becomes one of the more fun, low-pressure ways to eat at Disney World.

Why Disney Springs quick service is an underrated win

Here’s what a lot of first-timers miss: Disney Springs asks nothing of you to walk in. No park ticket. No park admission at all. Parking is free in the garages. And because Six Ravens is quick service, there’s no Advance Dining Reservation to snag 60 days out and no 6:00 AM alarm to set — you order and go.

That combination makes Disney Springs the single most flexible dining zone on property, and it’s tailor-made for two specific slots in a trip:

A new hand-pie spot slots neatly into either. Hand pies are portable — you can grab one, wander, and eat while you browse, which is exactly the loose, no-reservation rhythm Disney Springs rewards.

The catch nobody mentions about chasing new openings

The honest trade-off: chasing a soft opening means accepting you might strike out. Show up on the wrong day and the doors are closed. Show up mid-afternoon on a busy weekend once word spreads and even a quick-service line can stretch.

The fix is timing, and it’s the same discipline that saves you hours in the parks. Just like rope-dropping a headliner beats fighting the midday standby line, hitting a new restaurant early — right when Disney Springs opens, or during off-peak windows like mid-afternoon on a weekday — gets you in before the crowd figures it out. Weekend evenings at Disney Springs are the busiest stretch, so if you have the choice, go earlier and go on a weekday.

This is where SupaPark earns its keep. Instead of driving over and hoping, you can check live Disney Springs dining availability and status on supapark.com before you go — so you’re not gambling a whole afternoon on a place that might be dark that day.

Don’t build the whole outing around one soft opening

A new hand-pie counter is a fun bonus, not a full meal plan. Build a Disney Springs afternoon that stands on its own, and let Six Ravens be the wildcard.

The move: anchor your visit around a spot you know you want, then treat Six Ravens as the try-it-if-it’s-open first course or snack. If you’re the type who wants a proper sit-down, Disney Springs has crowd-favorite table-service restaurants — Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’, for one, is a reliably beloved Southern spot that regularly tops locals’ lists. But table service here books up: those seats need an Advance Dining Reservation, and the good ones go fast at 60 days out.

Here’s the tactic most planners don’t know: even a “fully booked” restaurant frees up seats constantly as other guests cancel and re-plan. You don’t have to accept the first “no availability” you see. SupaPark’s Drop Watch monitors those cancellations in real time and pings you the second a table opens up — you just confirm it in Disney’s My Disney Experience app. So the play is: lock a hand-pie snack at Six Ravens if it’s serving, and let Drop Watch hunt a same-day table at the sit-down spot you actually wanted.

Quick tips for eating well at Disney Springs

The takeaway

Six Ravens is a genuinely fun reason to swing through Disney Springs — free to enter, no reservation needed, and a new hand-pie menu to sample before everyone else catches on. Just treat it like the soft opening it is: a bonus, not a booking. Check whether it’s actually open before you go, hit it early, and keep a backup ready. Play it that way and you get all the upside of trying something new with none of the wasted afternoon.

Go deeper — the full guides: The Insider’s Guide to EPCOT’s Regal Eagle Smokehouse: What to Eat, Skip, and Share · The Insider’s Menu and Booking Guide to California Grill · The Insider Guide to Vegetarian Dining in EPCOT’s World Showcase

SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.