The space that once housed DisneyQuest (and the short-lived NBA Experience) is about to get an upgrade. Level99, the adult-and-teen-focused interactive gaming venue, is officially opening at Disney Springs West Side this summer, and it’ll be the biggest Level99 location in existence. Before today, we only knew the location would open sometime in 2026.
At over 45,000 square feet, the Disney Springs outpost will surpass the brand’s existing venues in Natick, Providence, and Tysons. It’ll pack in 63 life-sized mini-games, including physical puzzles, dodging challenges, and brain-teasing obstacles built for groups, with capacity for over 1,000 players at a time.
The centerpiece of the space is a two-story bar wrapped in neon, visible from pretty much everywhere inside the venue. The food and beverage program goes beyond typical bar snacks with Detroit-style pizza, wagyu burgers, handcrafted cocktails, and rotating local beers on tap, with ingredients made from scratch daily. The concept art released alongside the opening announcement makes it look like a genuinely cool place to hang out, games or not!
Beyond the gaming and the bar, the location will feature more than 40 original art installations; the largest collection across any Level99 venue currently operating.
The company is currently hiring about 150 people for its opening team, with open roles spanning entertainment and food and beverage. All positions are listed as full-time on Level99’s careers site.
Level99 is taking over the space that hasn’t exactly had the best luck. The NBA Experience opened in 2019, landed with a thud critically, and closed in 2020 never to reopen. Before that, the building housed DisneyQuest, a kid-focused gaming venue that actually ran for over two decades.
Level99 is led by entertainment innovator Matt DuPlessie and backed by Act III Holdings, the investment vehicle of Panera founder and current CAVA Chair Ron Shaich. An exact opening date beyond “summer 2026” hasn’t been announced yet, but more details are expected in the coming weeks.
