Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge Coming to former Reflections Site in 2027!

[Carouselofplanning]

This was the view on the pathway heading back to the lot from Tri Circle D Ranch. LL is just imposing over the Fort.

 

[WLWildlife]

My concern is losing the Fort buildings in the rethemeing process as well as the atmosphere and heart of the Fort itself. LL towers over the Fort and changes the atmosphere, not in a good way. It sickens me.
Why that location for LL? Why not on the other side of the Fort where there appears to be empty shoreline??

 

[CarolynFH]

Why are they building a hotel at a campground??? They already have the "cabins" that are available for rent. Staying in a resort/hotel room isn't even close to a camping experience. Besides money, does anyone have a logical explanation?

Let me preface this by saying I'm very sad about the location of the new lodge, crowding Pioneer Hall and the Tavern, cabins taking over the lakefront.

But I can say also that many of the national parks have both campgrounds and lodges. When we were kids camping with our family in Yosemite and Yellowstone, we used to talk wistfully about and wish to be the "pampered people in the Lodge." But the folks who built those lodges didn't back them up to the campgrounds - there's significant distance between the two types of lodging, and I wish Disney had done the same.

 

[proudmomof4]

I really hope they have plans to build a new boat dock at the Fort with expanded capacity. Even though the LL will have its own dock, all the folks staying in the Clementine's beach cabins and those in the rooms overlooking Pioneer Hall will go to the closest dock which will be the Fort dock.

My concern is losing the Fort buildings in the rethemeing process as well as the atmosphere and heart of the Fort itself. LL towers over the Fort and changes the atmosphere, not in a good way. It sickens me.
Why that location for LL? Why not on the other side of the Fort where there appears to be empty shoreline??

I've said since construction started and saw how close this monstrosity is to Pioneer Hall, the Fort is probably going to lose the Settlement area, the powers that be at Disney don't seem to care how much they cannibalize from the Fort, after all, we are "poor", lowly campers.

 

[Dave006]

Why that location for LL? Why not on the other side of the Fort where there appears to be empty shoreline??

Simply to reuse the old River Country site. They are landlocked by the canal at Swam Trail to the east. The canal is part of the Water management district, and there are many restrictions.

They are just replicating the same model they used for the Island Tower at the Polynesian. Put the large ugly tower right next to existing facilities, and not dramatically expanding guest infrastructure. The made the Island Tower part of the existing DVC. Same thing at the Fort. Connecting LL with the new DVC Cabins into a single DVC.

Dave

 

[CarolynFH]

Simply to reuse the old River Country site. They are landlocked by the canal at Swam Trail to the east. The canal is part of the Water management district, and there are many restrictions.

They are just replicating the same model they used for the Island Tower at the Polynesian. Put the large ugly tower right next to existing facilities, and not dramatically expanding guest infrastructure. The made the Island Tower part of the existing DVC. Same thing at the Fort. Connecting LL with the new DVC Cabins into a single DVC.

Dave

Sad but true.

 

[WLWildlife]

Dave006, thanks for the explanation. I understand the logic, but I don't like it.

 

[mrsap]

Tent-Shaped A-Frame Waterfront Cabin Installation Underway at Disney Lakeshore Lodge

Disney has previously filed a permit for 14 cabins, split to either side of the sprawling Lakeshore Lodge hotel. Back when the property was named Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge, Disney announced a mixture of these A-frame cabins and treehouse-style cabins.

 

[mrsap]

Disney Lakeshore Lodge Reaches Nine Stories, Another A-Shaped Structure In Progress at Walt Disney World​

Crews have been constructing exterior and interior walls of the hotel, then layering weather-proof sheathing over the steel frames. Over some of the sheathing is a yellow air and water barrier.


Construction work was kicking up a lot of dust in this area between a U-shaped section of the hotel. It wasn’t clear what work was causing the dust.



A series of half-completed walls and columns on the top of the building are the beginnings of the next floor.



Work has begun on the eighth story at this end of the building. Construction permits indicate the building will be 10 stories when completed.


The openings in the walls are for windows and sliding glass doors. The windows that don’t overlook balconies have temporary beams across them to protect crew members. The balconies have temporary wooden railings.



There are several cranes on the construction site, transporting materials and equipment. One crane sits on a Floatmaster barge in the water. Yellow barriers in the water keep stray equipment and debris from floating too far out into the lagoon.



Most of the building is still exposed to the elements. It will still be several months before it’s completely enclosed.



We saw crew members working on this block of future rooms. The first floor has a full wall with a small opening.


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[ScarletFire]

This photo immediately reminded me of a book I had when I was a child. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_House_(picture_book)