Patch Notes // latest change 2025.07.26
Swan and Dolphin · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · Walt Disney World
Restaurant · tracked since 2025 · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · 3 changes on record
Biggest recent change: Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina opened at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin (Dolphin hotel), replacing Shula's Steak House; it is the 10th Bourbon Steak location for James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina. (Jul 26, 2025)
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Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina opened at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin (Dolphin hotel), replacing Shula's Steak House; it is the 10th Bourbon Steak location for James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina.
Shula's Steak House, the Don Shula-branded steakhouse that had occupied this Walt Disney World Dolphin space since 1995, permanently closed to make way for Bourbon Steak, with its final reservations on June 14, 2025.
Reservations for Bourbon Steak Orlando opened in June 2025 ahead of the restaurant's July 26 debut, with the first available booking date set for opening day.
That's every change on the record at Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina since 2025.
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Per the documented record, Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels opened on Jul 26, 2025.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina is dated Jun 14, 2025: Shula's Steak House, the Don Shula-branded steakhouse that had occupied this Walt Disney World Dolphin space since 1995, permanently closed to make way for Bourbon Steak, with its final reservations on June 14, 2025.
The latest documented change (documented Jul 26, 2025): Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina opened at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin (Dolphin hotel), replacing Shula's Steak House; it is the 10th Bourbon Steak location for James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina.
3 documented changes, dating back to 2025 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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