Patch Notes // latest change 2026.01.12
Universal Studios · Universal Orlando
Restaurant · opened 1990 · Universal Studios · 2 changes on record
Biggest recent change: Finnegan's Bar & Grill closed on January 12, 2026 for a nearly year-long renovation, with Universal targeting a Winter/Late 2026 reopening and the restaurant remaining closed through Halloween Horror Nights 35. (Jan 12, 2026)
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Finnegan's Bar & Grill closed on January 12, 2026 for a nearly year-long renovation, with Universal targeting a Winter/Late 2026 reopening and the restaurant remaining closed through Halloween Horror Nights 35.
Finnegan's Bar & Grill opened with Universal Studios Florida in the park's New York area as a full-service Irish pub themed to the 1978 film The Brink's Job.
That's every change on the record at Finnegan's Bar and Grill since 1990.
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Per the documented record, Finnegan's Bar and Grill at Universal Studios opened in 1990.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Finnegan's Bar and Grill is dated Jan 12, 2026: Finnegan's Bar & Grill closed on January 12, 2026 for a nearly year-long renovation, with Universal targeting a Winter/Late 2026 reopening and the restaurant remaining closed through Halloween Horror Nights 35.
The latest documented change (documented Jan 12, 2026): Finnegan's Bar & Grill closed on January 12, 2026 for a nearly year-long renovation, with Universal targeting a Winter/Late 2026 reopening and the restaurant remaining closed through Halloween Horror Nights 35.
2 documented changes, dating back to 1990 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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