Six Ravens, the savory sister concept from the team behind Gideon’s Bakehouse, is set to soft open at Disney Springs on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., according to founder Steve Lewis in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.
That date is the first traveler-useful opening window after a false July website hours scare, and it is the reason to recheck Disney Springs dining plans for this week rather than treat the shop as still undefined.
- What: Six Ravens soft opens with coffyn hand pies at Disney Springs Landing.
- When: Monday, August 3, 2026, from 10 a.m., soft-open hours may shift.
- Where: Former Art of Shaving space near Gideon’s Bakehouse in The Landing.
- How to line up: Staff-run virtual queue, first-come placement on arrival.
- Action: Plan an early Landing stop and a backup meal if lines or sellouts hit.
If your party only has one loose Disney Springs evening this week, treat Six Ravens as a timed stop, not a casual walk-by that can wait until next trip.
What changed between the July website glitch and Monday’s soft open
In mid-July, Walt Disney World’s site briefly showed Six Ravens as open with long daily hours. The brand pushed back, and those hours disappeared.
Guests who planned around that listing were left without a real open date.
The August 2 Orlando Sentinel interview with Lewis resets the clock. Soft open is Monday, August 3, at 10 a.m., with the founder describing a quiet debut rather than a full grand-opening spectacle.
Soft open means limited hours, limited menus, and possible pauses while the kitchen finds a rhythm.
The official Disney Springs dining page for Six Ravens remains the page to recheck for published hours as the soft-open window runs. At the Sunday evening check for this report, traveler planning still rested on the founder confirmation plus specialist corroboration from Disney Tourist Blog and WDW News Today, not a fully locked public hours card on Disney’s own site.
Deep Arrival already covered the earlier menu and concept stream in a July post. This piece is only about the soft-open date, queue plan, and launch menu constraints that change what you do on Monday and in the first week of August.
Where Six Ravens sits and how the virtual queue works
Six Ravens takes the former Art of Shaving storefront in The Landing, a short walk from Gideon’s Bakehouse. The shop is smaller than Gideon’s, which matters for flow.
Lewis told the Sentinel that staff will place arriving guests into a virtual queue on a first-come, first-served basis so people can wander Disney Springs while they wait rather than stack in a long physical line.
That is the same broad pattern guests already know from peak Gideon’s cookie days, but it is not an app ticket you can pull from a resort room at sunrise. You still need someone on the ground early if your group insists on first-wave coffyns.
Lewis asked for guest grace as the team manages curiosity-driven demand and used the brand line “Seek the Six” in the Sentinel interview. For travelers, the practical translation is simple.
Budget time, accept that a soft open is a rehearsal, and do not build a tight park-to-dinner chain that fails if the shop pauses service.
Parking and arrival still follow normal Disney Springs rules. Use the free parking garages, allow walking time to The Landing, and do not assume bus or rideshare drop-offs put you at the door in five minutes during evening peaks.
What is on the launch menu, and what is not
Six Ravens sells coffyns, house-made yeast rolls stuffed with sandwich-style fillings and paired with dipping sauces. Specialist menus published with the soft-open reporting list six savory coffyns at about $10.99 each for the launch set, with local restaurant collaborations on several items.
Named launch coffyns reported across the Orlando Sentinel interview trail and park-specialist writeups include The Peasant’s Patty cheeseburger coffyn with Pink Salamander sauce, The Villain of Valentina pesto chicken collaboration with Pizza Bruno, The Wizard’s Wonder mac and cheese with pulled pork and Smoke and Donuts barbecue notes, The Imperial Idol curry chicken collaboration with Red Panda Noodle, The Moreish Monk grilled cheese with tomato jam, and The Forager’s Find vegetarian sweet potato and black bean coffyn.
Sides include Tale Teller Tatties smashed potatoes with honey mustard for about $8.66. The sole dessert at launch is The Tart’s Tempest, a Gideon’s chocolate chip tart with fudge and raspberry jam for about $7.66.
Lewis told the Sentinel the team wants to ease into sweets and will add more later, including bakery collaborations.
The Rooster’s Roar breakfast coffyn is not available at launch even though it appears on some earlier menu lists. Do not plan a breakfast rope-drop meal around Six Ravens on day one.
Fountain drinks, house root beer, and local draft beers from Ravenous Pig, Sideward Brewing, and Crooked Can round out the reported beverage board at soft open.
Six Ravens is classified as quick service and is not expected to participate in the Disney Dining Plan at these price points. Pay with ordinary payment methods and treat a coffyn plus side plus drink as a premium snack-to-light-meal ticket, not a free snack credit play.
How to decide whether Monday is worth the line
Go Monday morning if you are local, already on property, or treating the soft open as the main Disney Springs reason for the day. Early arrival is the only real lever guests control before a virtual queue forms on site.
Skip the first 48 hours if your trip is short, you have park reservations that cannot slip, or anyone in the party has low tolerance for sellouts and irregular hours. The food will still be there later in the soft-open window, and a full public hours post on Disney’s site will make planning cleaner.
If you are already headed to Gideon’s for cookies, you can pair the two shops in one Landing loop. Do not assume both lines will move at the same pace.
Assign one adult to queue logistics while another handles restrooms, strollers, or a backup table-service hold at a nearby Landing restaurant.
For a full Orlando day plan around Disney Springs rather than a single snack hunt, Deep Arrival’s Orlando things to do guide is the right evergreen page for building a non-park buffer day that still ends at The Landing for dinner.
Guests staying near Celebration who want a calmer morning before the soft-open rush can use Deep Arrival’s Celebration things to do guide for a short walkable warm-up, then drive or rideshare into Disney Springs once parking demand softens mid-morning.
For chronology only, Deep Arrival’s earlier July Six Ravens concept and menu post covers the premature website hours episode and the broader coffyn concept. Use that as background, not as proof that the shop was already open to the public in July.
| If you are | What to do |
|---|---|
| On property Monday morning | Arrive near 10 a.m., join the staff virtual queue, and keep a second meal option ready. |
| On a short Walt Disney World trip | Skip day one if park hours are tight; return midweek once hours stabilize. |
| Planning breakfast at Six Ravens | Do not. The Rooster’s Roar breakfast coffyn is not available at launch. |
| Relying on Disney Dining Plan credits | Budget cash or card. Six Ravens is not expected on the Dining Plan. |
| Chasing merch and limited collectibles | Expect demand; buy only what you will carry and verify stock before waiting solely for goods. |
- Monday, August 3: Soft open starts at 10 a.m. Treat hours and menu as provisional.
- Queue: On-site staff virtual queue, first-come placement, not a remote mobile hold from your hotel.
- Menu: Savory coffyns, one tart, sides, and local beers; no launch breakfast coffyn.
- Budget: About $11 per coffyn plus sides, dessert, or drinks; not a Dining Plan snack play.
- Backup: Hold a Landing or Town Center meal plan so a sellout does not strand the group hungry.
The soft open is real for planning, but it is not a guarantee of every menu item all day. Lewis and specialist reports both flag sellouts and inconsistent hours as normal soft-open risks for a tiny, high-hype counter.
What is confirmed versus still open
Confirmed for traveler planning: founder-stated soft open on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 10 a.m.; Landing location near Gideon’s; virtual queue staffing plan; savory coffyn focus with local collaborations; single tart dessert at launch; breakfast coffyn held back; no Dining Plan expectation in specialist and brand framing.
Still open: exact daily closing time during soft open, how many days the soft-open phase lasts, when Disney’s official hours card locks, when breakfast returns, and how aggressive merchandise drops will be in week one.
Until Disney publishes stable hours, recheck the official Six Ravens Disney Springs dining page on the morning you go, and treat specialist same-day reports as secondary confirmation only.
Independent same-day corroboration of the August 3 soft-open window appears in Disney Tourist Blog’s August 2 soft-open report and in WDW News Today coverage that also cites the Sentinel interview. Use those outlets to cross-check queue notes and menu caveats, not as a substitute for the founder-dated trigger.
A practical Monday itinerary that does not collapse
Arrive at a Disney Springs garage by 9:30 a.m. if you want a realistic shot at the first virtual-queue wave.
Walk to The Landing, confirm staff are placing guests in the queue, and only then send part of the group for coffee or restrooms.
While you wait, keep the party mobile inside Disney Springs rather than camping on a curb. Soft opens punish rigid schedules.
If the shop pauses for a kitchen reset, pivot to a table-service lunch reservation you already hold or to a counter option in Town Center.
If anyone in the party needs a sit-down break after standing in heat, leave the queue runner with a phone check-in plan and claim shade near the waterfront. Florida August humidity turns a “quick snack stop” into a stamina test faster than the menu description suggests.
Is Six Ravens open on Monday, August 3, 2026?
Founder Steve Lewis told the Orlando Sentinel the shop soft opens that morning at 10 a.m. Soft open still means hours and items can change without a long notice window.
Do I need a Disney park ticket to visit Six Ravens?
No. Disney Springs is a separate shopping and dining district.
You need normal Springs access and parking or transport, not a theme-park ticket.
Is breakfast available on day one?
No. The Rooster’s Roar breakfast coffyn is held back from launch even though it appears on some earlier menu lists.
Will Six Ravens take Disney Dining Plan credits?
Specialist and concept framing treat it as quick service outside Dining Plan participation at these price points. Plan to pay standard methods.
How does the virtual queue work?
Staff place arriving guests into a virtual queue on a first-come basis so parties can roam while they wait. It is not a remote hotel-room app hold before you arrive.
Monday’s soft open is the first real chance to taste Six Ravens without guessing from a website glitch. Arrive early, keep a backup meal, and recheck official hours the morning you go.
