There is a building on the West Side of Disney Springs that Disney has been trying to make work since the days of dial-up. First it was DisneyQuest, the five-story indoor arcade that time forgot. Disney knocked that down and built the NBA Experience, a basketball-themed attraction that opened in 2019, ran for less than seven months, got sent home by a global pandemic, and then never came back. For six years the place sat dark, a very expensive monument to the theory that people on a Disney vacation might want to do something other than ride Space Mountain.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, somebody is finally moving in. It is called Level99, and the pitch is that you and a few friends pay money to run face-first into a series of walls. I am simplifying. Not by as much as you would hope.
What you are walking into
Strip away the words "immersive" and "life-sized," which the press materials deploy the way a toddler deploys glitter, and Level99 is a giant room full of small games. Sixty-three of them, which the company wants you to know is more than any other Level99 anywhere. You and a team of two to six people walk into a Challenge Room, and for one to four minutes you do a thing. The thing is physical, or it is mental, or it takes some skill, and the rooms are labeled PHYSICAL, MENTAL, and SKILL, in case you needed a venue to tell you which part of your body you are about to embarrass.
You can swap teammates whenever you like, which is a polite way of saying you can ditch the friend who keeps losing. There are also Player versus Player Duels scattered around for when cooperation breaks down, which, in my experience, is the natural endpoint of any group activity that keeps score. And keep score it does. Everyone straps on a wearable called a Veloband that tracks how you do, because nothing says relaxing theme park getaway like a piece of jewelry that quantifies your failures in real time.
For the people who came to look rather than sweat, there are more than forty original art pieces from twenty-three artists, with symbols hidden in the work. Find the symbols, punch them into a hunt station, win a prize. So it is a scavenger hunt inside an arcade inside a cursed building inside a shopping mall inside a vacation. We are five layers deep now and nobody has eaten yet.
Eventually, you eat
Good news on the food. There is a two-story bar, because one story of bar would be an insult, and the menu leads with Detroit-style pizza. The varieties have names, and I want to read them to you, because somebody got paid to write them. There is The Standard, which is the pizza for people with the imagination of a saltine. There is one called Roni, Roni, Roni, which I assume is mostly pepperoni and a cry for help. And there is the Figgy P, which is a pizza I am obligated to order out of pure disrespect. There are also wagyu burgers, snacks, cocktails, and rotating beers, so you can lose a memory game with a drink in your hand.
The practical stuff, jokes off
You need this part, so no bits for a minute. It decides whether the night works.
Tickets went on sale June 22, 2026. The price depends on how long you stay and how busy the day is.
| Ticket | Starting price per player |
|---|---|
| 1.5-hour session | $29.99 |
| 2.5-hour session | $39.99 |
| Premium Pass Upgrade | add $19.99 |
Every ticket gets you all sixty-three challenges for your booked window. The Premium Pass Upgrade adds faster check-in, a fancier Veloband, ten percent off merchandise, and an exclusive pin, which is a lot of words for "you skip a line and get a magnet." Prices climb on busier dates and time slots, so the cheap end of that table is the floor, not a promise.
The hours are generous. Level99 runs 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. And if you are the type who shows up to things the exact minute they start, you finally get rewarded for it. The first 500 players through the door on opening day, June 29, get a commemorative pin. A collectible pin for sprinting to a grand opening is the most Disney Springs sentence ever written, and I mean that with love.
Now the part where we do the math
The useful part is the address. Disney Springs parking is free, with no time limit, for anyone who comes to shop, eat, or play. That did not change. What changed, on June 28, the day before Level99 opens, is that Disney shut the old loophole where day guests parked free at Disney Springs and rode a resort bus or boat over to a park. We wrote that one up in the Disney Springs free parking story, and there is a plain-language explainer on the new bus rule if you want the short version.
The free parking for an actual Disney Springs night out is as free as it has always been. That makes a Level99 evening one of the cleaner deals on property. You park for nothing, you spend thirty dollars a head on a couple of hours of games, you eat a pizza named after a fig, and you never hand Disney a parking fee at a theme park gate. For a family trying to fill a night without burning a park day or another two hundred dollars in tickets, that is a real option and not a marketing line.
If you are working out how to get there in the first place, the boats, the garages, and the walking path are all laid out in our guide to getting to Disney Springs. And if you are timing the trip around the parks, start with our park-by-park best times to visit so the Level99 night lands on an evening you were not going to spend in a ride queue anyway.
Should you go
If you have ever finished a Disney day with energy left over, which is a sentence I typed and then doubted, Level99 is built for you. It works for older kids, teenagers, and adults who like a little competition with their pizza. It is not a ride, it is not a show, and it is not a place to park a stroller and a napping toddler. It is sixty-three small contests and a bar, dropped into a building that has humbled two previous tenants.
Maybe the third time is the charm. Maybe the room is haunted now and we should make our peace with that. Either way, after six years of nothing, there is finally a light on inside, and it is shaped like a fig pizza.
Quick answers
When does Level99 open at Disney Springs? Monday, June 29, 2026, on the Disney Springs West Side, in the building that held the NBA Experience and, before that, DisneyQuest.
How much are tickets? A 1.5-hour session starts at $29.99 per player and a 2.5-hour session starts at $39.99 per player. A Premium Pass Upgrade adds $19.99. Prices rise on busier dates and times.
Do I need a park ticket to go? No. Level99 sits at Disney Springs, which has free admission and free parking. You do not need a theme park ticket to get in.
Is parking really free? Yes. Parking at Disney Springs stays free for shopping, dining, and entertainment, including Level99. The June 28 change only affects who can ride the resort buses and boats leaving Disney Springs, not parking.
What are the hours? 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Is there food? Yes. A two-story bar with Detroit-style pizza, wagyu burgers, snacks, cocktails, and rotating beers on tap.
Is it good for young kids? It leans toward older kids, teens, and adults. The challenges reward speed, problem solving, and a little competition, so the very young will get more out of the parks.
Building a Disney Springs night into your trip? Pair it with our guide to getting to Disney Springs and our park-by-park best times to visit.