So I went to Disney springs for a lunch at boathouse last September- it was brief and in and out.
This past week we went to Vero beach and then did two days at WDW- non park. One was watching 4th of July fireworks from the Poly, the next day was Disney Springs and then DVC Typhoon Lagoon party.
Let me preface by saying I HATE shopping. We travel quite a bit- New Orleans, Savannah, etc. my wife and her friends (if we travel with them) want to go into the occasional stores and browse and I moan and whine like a 12 year old boy. It's pulling teeth for me.
But... I Loved Disney Springs. We were there from 10am to roughly 2:30pm and I loved it all. We bought absolutely nothing and just did free stuff. Let the kids play at Legoland, build light sabers, got my free DVC watch at luxury of time (for kids), got chocolate from ghiradelles, slurpys from Goofys, ate lunch, etc. only thing I spent money on was Lunch and some cokes at the top of the Coca Cola store- which was awesome!
I'm a fan. Clearly, it was a failure on their part because I didn't spend a dime- but I have nothing but good things to say about the place. It was fun- even in the sweltering heat and humidity of July.