The fan-favorite Earl of Sandwich shop at Downtown Disney that has been given a stay of execution several times at the Disneyland outdoor shopping mall has once again been spared despite meeting a fateful date with the wrecking ball earlier this year.

A new Earl of Sandwich pop-up location at Downtown Disney will open in the next few months between the former ESPN Zone and the former Rainforest Cafe.

Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock announced the return of Earl of Sandwich to Downtown Disney during a State of the Disneyland Resort presentation on Wednesday, April 27 at the Hyperion Theater in Disney California Adventure.

Disneyland is working with the Orlando-based sandwich franchise on a pop-up location at Downtown Disney as a short-term solution to temporarily satisfy fans of the beloved sandwich shop.

The Earl of Sandwich restaurant was torn down in February along with AMC Theatre, Starbucks West and Sugarboo and Co. as part of the renovation of the west end of Downtown Disney.

The Rainforest Cafe, AMC Theatres, ESPN Zone, Earl of Sandwich and one of two Starbucks locations at Downtown Disney closed to make room for a 700-room Disney hotel that was ultimately canceled in 2018. Disney pulled the plug on the planned 2021 Downtown Disney hotel after Anaheim eliminated a tax rebate agreement worth $267 million to the company.

Earl of Sandwich and the West End Starbucks shops eventually reopened in their former Downtown Disney locations after the hotel project was halted — only to be closed again and demolished as part of the latest renovation.

No word yet if a permanent Earl of Sandwich location will be part of the renovated Downtown Disney project.