Resort Thread Disney's YACHT & BEACH CLUB Resorts

[Wood Nymph]

Is it safe to assume that the rooms with scaffolding in front of them are not being assigned at this time? Checking in next week to a water view room at Yacht Club and really don't want to look at scaffolding.

We had painters on our balcony and scaffolding covering the area when we stayed at the Yacht Club several years ago. We also had painters on our balcony when staying at the Beach Club. And we have had scaffolding in front of our rooms at the Wilderness Lodge. There is no escaping it when you go to WDW a lot.

 

[mrsap]

I can't thank you enough for these photos. We are a couple that have raised their kids at Disney, but no longer go to the parks. We are DVC members that spend most of our vacations now, at this very pool. Can I ask you a huge favor next time you go, could you please ask them, are they still keeping the all adult only hot tub (I hope!) when it reopens? And, are they replacing the lounge chairs with new ones that will be higher and easier to get out of? thank you!

Happy to help! These are not my photos, unfortunately. These are photos from credible Disney Blogs. I share them with the Resort groups when there’s new postings to help keep Diser’s stay informed about everything going on at the resorts! If you click the blue title, it will take you directly to their website. I will continue to post new photos as they’re posted online, though!

 

[Best Aunt]

Careful there, I also remember the tram that ran from a formal IG Tram Stop, dropping us of at the BW, and age has nothing to do with it. My daughter called it the Green monster, and the kids always had a tough time deciding between the Friendship boats and the tram.

Dave

I remember staying at the Swan and taking the tram to Epcot.

But when I hear "The Green Monster," I think of baseball.

 

[Wood Nymph]

Showing my age, but I always recall for a moment, that area (by the current Skyliner station) originally being a tram stop at the IG for guests at the Crescent Lake resorts. Took guests back and forth to the resorts. That was a long time ago, but I can still see it, even though they took out the drop-off circle for the new station.....

The trams only ran for a short time. But the tram station remained in place for quite a few years. When they finally removed the tram stop structures, it was used to unload the buses that had school teams and sports teams. I saw the students unloading from the buses when we were walking to the International Gateway from the BC one time.

 

[Ricguz]

I remember staying at the Swan and taking the tram to Epcot.

But when I hear "The Green Monster," I think of baseball.

Go Red Sox!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Is it safe to assume that the rooms with scaffolding in front of them are not being assigned at this time? Checking in next week to a water view room at Yacht Club and really don't want to look at scaffolding.

Others chimed in as well, but in my opinion YC/BC have a pretty poor history of still assigning rooms where active work was occurring on the exterior. This happened pretty routinely during the YC exterior refurb more on the other side of the resort than the current work a few years ago (which wasn’t even ‘announced’ all that well). I have a high tolerance for things but people would post pics that would make even me feel some kind of way.

I get both sides - it’s nearly impossible to align room assignments with exterior work than can be there for a few days and gone just as quickly, is weather dependent, etc. That’s asking a lot for multiple groups to communicate/coordinate, which sometimes just isn’t practical. You’d like to think Disney coordinates with the construction folks and says X bank of rooms will be offline for X period of time, but that isn’t the way they’ve typically opted to manage things, generally speaking.

Fortunately the current work is only on a smaller number of rooms, but a risk none-the-less. Of course always worth a visit to the front desk if for you do encounter unsatisfactory conditions.

Hope you enjoy your trip and you have a scaffolding-free stay!

 

[disneyfan150]

Fortunately the current work is only on a smaller number of rooms,

Do you happen to know if this work is going to slowly move around the whole hotel or are they possibly just working on this area since it is a big mess anyway?

 

[mrsap]

Sand Poured Into Stormalong Bay Pool During Refurbishment at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort​

Crew members are pouring sand into the Stormalong Bay pool and replacing siding on Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.



Cement work continues around the edge of the pool. A concrete mixer was parked next to the waterslide. As we previously reported, much of the pool patio and surrounding sidewalks were torn up to be replaced. Crews also removed concrete from the pool floor.



Some patches on the ground have new rebar frameworks. Crews were actively working on one such area near a railing, chipping away at some concrete.



Dozens of bags of sand are stacked in and around one side of the pool.


Crews have started pouring sand into the other side of the pool. A layer of sand is standard at the bottom of a pool, between the ground and the pool’s floor.



The layer of sand helps make a smooth surface, which is more comfortable underfoot, plus improves drainage and protects the bottom of the pool.


A crew member was also working on a water tank. Pipes spread out from the tank across the sand surface.

Click link to view pics of the building work.

 

[Ricguz]

Sand Poured Into Stormalong Bay Pool During Refurbishment at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort​

Crew members are pouring sand into the Stormalong Bay pool and replacing siding on Disney’s Yacht Club Resort.



Cement work continues around the edge of the pool. A concrete mixer was parked next to the waterslide. As we previously reported, much of the pool patio and surrounding sidewalks were torn up to be replaced. Crews also removed concrete from the pool floor.



Some patches on the ground have new rebar frameworks. Crews were actively working on one such area near a railing, chipping away at some concrete.



Dozens of bags of sand are stacked in and around one side of the pool.


Crews have started pouring sand into the other side of the pool. A layer of sand is standard at the bottom of a pool, between the ground and the pool’s floor.



The layer of sand helps make a smooth surface, which is more comfortable underfoot, plus improves drainage and protects the bottom of the pool.


A crew member was also working on a water tank. Pipes spread out from the tank across the sand surface.

Click link to view pics of the building work.

That a positive step in the right direction! Thanks

 

[spacepluto]

Hi! Long-time lurker, all-time Yacht Club fan... Does the lazy river no longer have a deep segment? In the most recent pictures, it looks like the depth of the river close to Hurricane Hanna's, which used to be quite deep (6'-8', IIRC), is now only 3'?

I try to give WDW the benefit of the doubt with changes and updates, but if the lazy river no longer has the deep part, this makes Stormalong Bay a lot less of an attractive pool for me and my family. (The rest of SAB is so shallow and kid-friendly that it is/was nice to have somewhere to actually swim!)

 

[Ricguz]

Hi! Long-time lurker, all-time Yacht Club fan... Does the lazy river no longer have a deep segment? In the most recent pictures, it looks like the depth of the river close to Hurricane Hanna's, which used to be quite deep (6'-8', IIRC), is now only 3'?

I try to give WDW the benefit of the doubt with changes and updates, but if the lazy river no longer has the deep part, this makes Stormalong Bay a lot less of an attractive pool for me and my family. (The rest of SAB is so shallow and kid-friendly that it is/was nice to have somewhere to actually swim!)

Not from what I saw in person last month. It did not look like any changes to the pool interior to me. The rehab looks like they did repairs to the piping, concrete and I am hoping but did not see repairs to the slide.

 

[skelow401]

Hi! Long-time lurker, all-time Yacht Club fan... Does the lazy river no longer have a deep segment? In the most recent pictures, it looks like the depth of the river close to Hurricane Hanna's, which used to be quite deep (6'-8', IIRC), is now only 3'?

I try to give WDW the benefit of the doubt with changes and updates, but if the lazy river no longer has the deep part, this makes Stormalong Bay a lot less of an attractive pool for me and my family. (The rest of SAB is so shallow and kid-friendly that it is/was nice to have somewhere to actually swim!)

Is there a certain picture that makes you think that?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

and I am hoping but did not see repairs to the slide.

If that thing still slices my back at each seam, we riot.

 

[Ricguz]

If that thing still slices my back at each seam, we riot.

No kidding. The last day I was there in March there was a repair truck with a hopper bucket at the base of the slide area so I am hoping they were going to work their way up to do something.

 

[jemtx]

I can’t wait to see water back in the pool. Soon maybe?

 

[Ricguz]

I can’t wait to see water back in the pool. Soon maybe?

Let’s hope, I still think from what I saw a ways off for that although they will need to test the repairs I would assume before the sand gets placed back into the pool

 

[jemtx]

Let’s hope, I still think from what I saw a ways off for that although they will need to test the repairs I would assume before the sand gets placed back into the pool

Probably. I thought they were pouring the sand in certain spots of the pool.

 

[Ricguz]

Probably. I thought they were pouring the sand in certain spots of the pool.

Someone posted pictures of sand in bags in the pool and outside the pool plus sand being placed into the pool. So maybe in certain areas they completed their work.

 

[jemtx]

Someone posted pictures of sand in bags in the pool and outside the pool plus sand being placed into the pool. So maybe in certain areas they completed their work.

You’re probably right that there is still a lot of testing they’ll need to do.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Not from what I saw in person last month. It did not look like any changes to the pool interior to me…

Have there been any pool refurbs at Disney World where the pool has been noticeably changed without major announcements?

Admittedly considering all the complaints about old features not even working at SAB it might feel new if they bring it all back to functioning…