Former Restaurant // latest change 1997

Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery

Marketplace · Disney Springs · Walt Disney World

2 changes loggedtracked since 1986

Former Restaurant · the memorial record

⚰ Permanently closed · 1997operated 11 years · 1986–1997

Also known as Minnie Mia's Pizzeria.

Replaced by Wolfgang Puck Express (Marketplace) →

This restaurant is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

Restaurant history

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Questions & answers

When did Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery open?

Per the documented record, Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery at Disney Springs opened on Aug 23, 1986.

When did Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery is dated 1997: Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery (earlier Minnie Mia's Pizzeria), a value pizza-and-pasta counter that operated at two Marketplace locations (first at Block A, then Block J), closed and its Block J space was taken over by Wolfgang Puck Express. A March 2002 guest recollection on wdwmagic placed the changeover about two to three years earlier (circa 1999-2000), and a Passport to Dreams Marketplace list confirms Wolfgang Puck Express replaced Minnie Mia's.

What changed recently on Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery?

The latest documented change (documented 1997): Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery (earlier Minnie Mia's Pizzeria), a value pizza-and-pasta counter that operated at two Marketplace locations (first at Block A, then Block J), closed and its Block J space was taken over by Wolfgang Puck Express. A March 2002 guest recollection on wdwmagic placed the changeover about two to three years earlier (circa 1999-2000), and a Passport to Dreams Marketplace list confirms Wolfgang Puck Express replaced Minnie Mia's.

How many changes are on record for Minnie Mia's Italian Eatery?

2 documented changes, dating back to 1986 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.

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