Wolfgang Puck Bar Grill Exits Disney Springs This Fall

Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill is ending its run at Disney Springs, closing the last Wolfgang Puck restaurant still operating at Walt Disney World. Multiple specialists report a final guest date of September 13, 2026, and say no replacement has been announced for the Town Center dining room across from Planet Hollywood.

For travelers with Advance Dining Reservations, dining plan credits, or a fixed Disney Springs night still on the calendar, the decision is immediate: keep any table before the reported final day, or rebuild the meal plan now while nearby restaurants still have inventory.

What specialists are reporting about the closing date

WDWMagic reported that Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill will permanently close on September 13, 2026, with no replacement announced for the Town Center restaurant.

Inside the Magic also reported the same September 13 final day and framed the change as a sudden Disney Springs confirmation without a named successor concept.

Disney Tourist Blog said it could independently corroborate the permanent closure, while noting that it could not independently lock the exact final date. The blog also observed that Walt Disney World’s public dining calendar still showed operating hours for the restaurant further into the fall, a reminder that official hours pages often lag specialty tenant changes.

Deep Arrival treats the permanent exit as the confirmed traveler development and treats September 13 as the currently reported final service date from those specialists. Guests should verify the restaurant page and their reservation emails before traveling, especially if a later website calendar still looks open.

Why this restaurant mattered at Disney Springs

Disney announced the Bar and Grill concept in 2017, and the restaurant soft opened in November 2018 as a Town Center anchor. It sits in a high traffic plaza opposite Planet Hollywood and seats about 250 guests.

The closure also ends a longer Wolfgang Puck chapter at Walt Disney World. Earlier Downtown Disney and Disney Springs concepts included the Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe, a Cafe Lounge and Sushi Bar, and Wolfgang Puck Express. The Express location closed during the 2020 phased reopening period, leaving Bar and Grill as the last active Puck restaurant on property.

That history matters for planners who still search for “Wolfgang Puck Disney World” and assume an Express counter or a Grand Cafe remains. Those older products are gone. After Bar and Grill closes, the brand will no longer have a dining room on Walt Disney World property unless Disney announces a new deal later.

What to do with reservations and dining plans

Open the My Disney Experience app or your confirmation email and look for any Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill table after mid September. If the reported final day holds, those reservations will need a new restaurant.

Do not wait for the dining plan screen to explain the change. Specialty restaurants at Disney Springs can disappear from plan filters after the tenant leaves, so rebuild the meal while comparable tables are still bookable.

Good nearby backups depend on the job the meal was doing. For a louder celebration, Planet Hollywood remains across the plaza. For a quieter table service night, look at other Disney Springs Town Center and Marketplace restaurants, or shift the meal to a resort signature such as Topolino’s Terrace or a classic character meal like Cape May Cafe.

If Disney Springs itself was the destination rather than one specific chef brand, keep the evening and change only the restaurant. Guests staying near Celebration can also pair a Springs dinner with an easy off property stroll; Deep Arrival’s Celebration things to do guide covers that neighboring town without forcing a park day.

How to plan Disney Springs dining after the exit

Disney Springs has seen repeated tenant turnover in 2026, so one restaurant closing is not unusual by itself. The practical effect is still local: Town Center loses a large table service room and guests lose a familiar celebrity chef brand that has been part of Walt Disney World dining culture for decades.

Build the replacement around party size and timing. A 250-seat room absorbed large parties and later walk ups better than many smaller dining rooms. If your group is six or more, book the backup earlier than usual.

Also separate park dining from Springs dining. A Hollywood Studios lunch solves a park day. It does not replace a Disney Springs evening unless your itinerary already included park hopping or a late exit.

How to verify the final day before you travel

Because specialist reports moved faster than the public Disney dining calendar, build a two step check into the week before your trip. First open the Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill page on the Walt Disney World site and compare listed hours with your reservation date. Second open the confirmation itself and look for any modification or cancellation email from Disney Dining.

If the page still shows later fall hours while specialists keep pointing to September 13, treat the reservation email as the stronger signal. Tenant closings can leave stale hours on the website for days. A canceled or modified ADR is clearer evidence than a calendar widget.

Call Disney Dining only if the two signals disagree and the meal is load bearing for a celebration. Have the confirmation number ready, ask whether the restaurant remains bookable on your date, and ask what happens to dining plan entitlements if the table is moved.

Photograph or save the specialist reports and your original confirmation. If a third party travel agent booked the table, notify that agent the same day you change plans so the agency record does not keep selling a closed restaurant.

Guests visiting earlier in September can still use the restaurant if it remains open through the reported final day. That window is short. Do not assume walk up availability on the last nights, especially for parties larger than four.

The useful traveler move is not nostalgia for every past Puck concept. It is confirming whether your exact reservation survives the reported final day and locking a replacement before the fall season fills the remaining Disney Springs rooms.