10/1 update: It’s opened! https://www.ocregister.com/2018/10/01/popular-earl-of-sandwich-restaurant-at-disneyland-reopens-after-a-flurry-of-changes/

The grand opening of the popular Earl of Sandwich restaurant at Downtown Disney in Anaheim has been postponed, with no new date given.

A spokeswoman for the 32-restaurant chain announced the delay Sunday, after originally saying last week that the grand reopening had been planned for Monday, Oct. 1. No reason was given for the delay.

“We will open very soon but I can’t say yet if it will be Tuesday,” company spokeswoman Amy Sadowsky said in an email Sunday.

The restaurant closed in June, along with the Rainforest Cafe and ESPN Zone, AMC theaters and other businesses to make way for a planned construction of a new Disney hotel. That project has been placed on hold.

As the most affordable restaurant in Downtown Disney – a pricey outdoor mall adjacent to both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure – it held a special place in the hearts of visitors looking for an inexpensive meal. A sandwich there cost an average $8, compared to $18 at nearby restaurants.

Other restaurants closed in June are unlikely to reopen. Their fixtures have been removed.

No further updates have been forthcoming from Disney about the fate of the upscale 700-room hotel which was supposed to be under construction on the site. The project was halted as the result of a dispute between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim over tax rebates.