Patch Notes // latest change 2026.04.23
Polynesian · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · Walt Disney World
Restaurant · opened 2024 · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · 3 changes on record
Biggest recent change: Wailulu Bar & Grill opened as a brand-new casual walk-up bar and grill in the new Disney Vacation Club Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, debuting a menu with signature items like the Wayfinder Burger and Spiced Ham Musubi. (Dec 17, 2024)
An exterior roof refurbishment began April 23 and ran through late June 2026, during which Wailulu Bar & Grill stayed open but offered walk-up-only service with no seating from open until 5 p.m. daily, resuming seating from 5 p.m. to close.
Disney began accepting online dining reservations for Wailulu Bar & Grill on December 3, 2025 (earliest bookable date December 4), after roughly a year of first-come, first-served walk-up service since opening.
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Wailulu Bar & Grill opened as a brand-new casual walk-up bar and grill in the new Disney Vacation Club Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, debuting a menu with signature items like the Wayfinder Burger and Spiced Ham Musubi.
That's every change on the record at Wailulu Bar & Grill since 2024.
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Per the documented record, Wailulu Bar & Grill at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels opened on Dec 17, 2024.
The latest documented change (documented Apr 23, 2026): An exterior roof refurbishment began April 23 and ran through late June 2026, during which Wailulu Bar & Grill stayed open but offered walk-up-only service with no seating from open until 5 p.m. daily, resuming seating from 5 p.m. to close.
3 documented changes, dating back to 2024 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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