Credit: SJ Grant, FlickrDisney Springs has quietly built one of the strongest weekend brunch landscapes in Central Florida, and the guests who have been taking advantage of it know that the shopping and dining district offers a morning and midday dining scene that competes genuinely with the best brunch destinations in the Orlando area rather than simply filling a functional gap in the resort’s food and beverage offerings. Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin serves Southern-style brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., featuring fried chicken biscuits, chicken and waffles, and fluffy French toast, which have made it one of the most consistently recommended brunch spots at Walt Disney World. Summer House on the Lake brings coastal California energy to weekend mornings starting at 9:00 a.m. with its famous giant cinnamon roll and fresh starters that feel genuinely different from what most theme park adjacent dining delivers. Wine Bar George elevates the late morning with its Wine Country Brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m., featuring shareable small plates and brunch boards in a setting that works equally well for couples and families. House of Blues serves bold Southern brunch flavors every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., including chicken and donuts, brisket hash, and French toast, which help create the lively atmosphere the restaurant consistently delivers.
That lineup was already strong enough to make Disney Springs a legitimate weekend brunch destination for guests who are staying on property and looking for something beyond resort hotel restaurants. And now it just got stronger.
The Edison, the steampunk-inspired industrial venue at Disney Springs that has been one of the district’s most visually distinctive dining and entertainment spaces since it opened, has launched a brand new brunch service every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The addition gives the Disney Springs brunch scene a new option that brings The Edison’s signature atmosphere, craft cocktail program, and live entertainment energy to the late morning and early afternoon hours for the first time.
What The Edison Is Serving
The new Edison brunch menu blends comfort-food classics with the kind of elevated execution the restaurant has always brought to its dinner and late-night offerings. The Early Bird starts with buttermilk-fried chicken and a Belgian waffle finished with cherry pepper maple syrup, of sweet-and-savory combination that defines what a great brunch menu item looks like. The French Toast takes the bread pudding approach with berries and cream on top, turning what could be a simple menu staple into something genuinely memorable. The Big Ol Biscuit Sando stacks a house-made biscuit with sausage, bacon, eggs, and cheese in a format that works whether you are starting a full Disney Springs day or wrapping up a morning that began elsewhere in the district. Sticky Monkey Bread brings apple-cinnamon brioche pull-apart with toffee caramel to the table as a shareable dessert-adjacent option that rounds out the sweet side of the menu.
The cocktail program for brunch is exactly what you would expect from a venue that takes its drinks as seriously as The Edison does. The Piggyback Maple Old-Fashioned combines WhistlePig PiggyBack bourbon with maple syrup, pecan liqueur, and a bacon garnish, which is the kind of brunch cocktail that makes a menu genuinely memorable rather than just functional. The Bloody Mary uses Grey Goose vodka with bacon, a blue cheese olive, and gem lettuce, earning its place alongside a full brunch program. Mimosas are available with orange, pineapple, grapefruit, or watermelon juice, covering the standard brunch beverage expectation while leaving room for guests who want something more distinctive to find it in the cocktail section.
Mornings at Disney Springs
The Edison brunch launch arrives as Disney Springs continues to develop its identity as a morning and midday destination in addition to its established evening reputation. Disney Springs opens daily at 9:00 a.m. and the early morning hours offer experiences that guests who arrive only for dinner tend to miss entirely. Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Company provides the morning caffeine anchor with artisan-roasted coffee, cold brews, and character art on foam for guests who want a distinctive coffee experience before the day begins.
The Disney Springs Art Walk in Town Center gives early arrivals something beautiful to engage with while the dining options come online. World of Disney opens at 10:00 a.m. with a daily store opening celebration featuring a key, red carpet, and the largest selection of Disney merchandise anywhere in the world. The Aerophile balloon offers 400-foot views of the resort in the cooler morning temperatures with sweeping sightlines to EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom. Splitsville opens at 11:00 a.m., with more lane availability and a quieter atmosphere than during the evening hours. AMC Disney Springs offers matinee screenings starting as early as 9:30 a.m. with discounted tickets before 4:00 p.m.
The Edison brunch runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays with craft cocktails and live music slots into the Disney Springs weekend morning landscape as the option for guests who want the full Edison atmosphere, which is genuinely unlike anything else in the district, at a time of day when the restaurant previously had nothing to offer. Reservations are highly encouraged for weekend brunch at table-service locations throughout Disney Springs, and The Edison is no exception, given the combination of the venue’s existing popularity and the novelty of a new brunch service that is just launching.
Saturday and Sunday. 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bread pudding, French toast, a bacon-garnished Old-Fashioned, and the steampunk industrial atmosphere that has made The Edison one of the most distinctive dining venues in the Disney Springs portfolio since the day it opened.
