Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts is closed for maintenance — leading to loud jackhammering during the day.
Stormalong Bay Construction
The pool and surrounding areas will be closed through June 2025, according to the Walt Disney World website. The six-month closure period suggests a significant refurbishment. The pool was drained of water.
Disney warns guests that they may see or hear construction work during daytime hours. That warning should not be taken lightly. Several crew members are jackhammering at the pool’s walls and floor this week.
There are no construction walls around Stormalong Bay, which is par for the course for pool refurbishments. However, this work seems more extensive than usual, and loud for such a well-trafficked area.
Only some plants “block” the view of construction from near Beaches & Cream Soda Shop, where waiting guests will get an earful of jackhammering. Of course, construction walls would not muffle the noise much.
Some parts of the sidewalk and deck around the pool have been torn up, exposing patches of dirt underneath.
During 2022 construction work, the Stormalong Bay bridges were refurbished. So far, this project’s work is focused on the concrete of the pool and surrounding area. The bridges, windmill, and other Stormalong Bay structures have not been touched.
Nearly every crew member on site Tuesday morning was using a jackhammer to chip away at the pool. Disney is probably hoping to get this loud work done as quickly as possible.
A few crew members were working in a dirt patch next to an open sidewalk. They seemed to be working on underground piping. The orange box machine nearby is an Aquatech device used for draining water.
The sidewalks closer to the lagoon are lined with rolling planters, which block the construction site a bit more.
Crews are also working on the beaches and the pirate ship play area, which are closed. Sand has been moved to make way for a pipe running across this beach. Some black scrims are around the edges of the beaches.
Crew members can be seen on the pirate ship, but the nature of their work isn’t clear.
During the Stormalong Bay closure, Yacht and Beach Club guests can swim at the Tidal, Admiral, and Dunes Cove leisure pools.
Though Stormalong Bay will be closed through June, a Stormalong Bay-inspired playground is under construction at EPCOT for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2025. Next to the playground will be Outdoor Kitchens inspired by Disney’s Yacht Club and Beach Club Resorts. The festival begins on March 5.
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