Resort Thread Disney's WILDERNESS LODGE

[Dave006]

Speaking of scaffolding, someone just posted a short video about an hour or so ago on FB. I took some screenshots to share.

Thanks for sharing. Did you notice a common theme in all your screen grabs? They are all looking directly at the scaffolding (seeking it out). Any scaffolding blocking the camera in the screen grabs?

This reminds of the WL rooms that have Fireworks view but if you look down you will see the Smoke House, the loading dock area, and shock of all shocks the CM parking area.

At the CR Tower in a TPV room there is always someone that complains that if you look down you see the parking lot or the front entrance. My suggestion to all is don't stand at the balcony railing looking down or you will miss the world going by...

We have seen the same thing at the Y/C & B/C this past summer when there was scaffolding along the Crescent lake side of the resorts as they did roof, siding, and painting work. All 3 resorts also have something in common, they are all from the early 1990s and need some work to refresh their exteriors.

Dave

 

[mrsap]

Some pictures posted over the past two days…

 

[brandyleeann]

Hi everyone! We are staying at WL starting on November 5 and I am wondering if anyone knows what time the pools are open until? We have a 7:15 reservation at Artist Point and we are hoping for a swim afterwards. Thanks’.

 

[mrsap]

Pictures posted today on FB…

 

[Dave006]

Pictures posted today on FB…

Looks like they are taking down the scaffolding.

Dave

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Hi everyone! We are staying at WL starting on November 5 and I am wondering if anyone knows what time the pools are open until? We have a 7:15 reservation at Artist Point and we are hoping for a swim afterwards. Thanks’.

Disney has generally been following a pattern since Covid of shifting to 10am-10pm pool hours for the ‘winter’ months. I am not sure if they have shifted yet but I suspect it’s close to that time, if not already.

Always appreciate first hand reports from the ground that help us all keep tabs of the latest if you happen to remember while there.

Have a great trip!

 

[LavaMama]

Looks like they are taking down the scaffolding.

Dave

I just chatted with the Disney World hotel side's customer service and asked, "When will Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Copper Creek Villas exterior refurbishment work be completed?" They told me it was scheduled to be completed by the end of Dec 2026. Yikes!

 

[mrsap]

Looks like they are taking down the scaffolding.

Dave

It appears as if they’re removing the scaffolding from the current WL section and moving it over to the CCV side.

Picture from 10/1



Picture from yesterday 10/21

 

[Dave006]

I just chatted with the Disney World hotel side's customer service and asked, "When will Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Copper Creek Villas exterior refurbishment work be completed?"

Was this an actual F2F chat or just an online chat? If online all bets are off.

However there is still lots of work to be done based on what has been done so far. They still need to do the roof on the CCV side of the lodge, and the exterior on the Courtyard side / Exterior walls on the BRV side.

Dave

 

[LavaMama]

Was this an actual F2F chat or just an online chat? If online all bets are off.

However there is still lots of work to be done based on what has been done so far. They still need to do the roof on the CCV side of the lodge, and the exterior on the Courtyard side / Exterior walls on the BRV side.

Dave

It was an online chat. I suppose they could be misinformed but I believe they really checked though because they were away for quite a few minutes before they came back with an answer.

 

[Wood Nymph]

It appears as if they’re removing the scaffolding from the current WL section and moving it over to the CCV side.

We were there this afternoon, and the scaffolding was all on the CCV side. There were some workers on the WL roof. But I couldn't see any scaffolding on the WL building.

 

[Dave006]

@Wood Nymph thanks for the near real-time confirmation on the scaffolding status.

Dave

 

[mrsap]

We were there this afternoon, and the scaffolding was all on the CCV side. There were some workers on the WL roof. But I couldn't see any scaffolding on the WL building.

Perfect! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy your trip!