With construction on the new Disney Lakeshore Lodge expected to be complete sometime in 2027, the project has been steadily increasing in scale with more floors and additional supports.
Disney Lakeshore Lodge Construction Update
Arriving at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort via boat, the work on Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge is clearly visible on the site of the old River Country water park. There are now a total of five different cranes looming over the site, all bringing materials to the steadily growing hotel buildings.
We already know from construction permits filed by Disney that the original plan for the Lakeshore Lodge is to have a total of ten stories. With most of the buildings having a fourth and fifth floor nearly complete, it seems that ten-story goal isn’t too far off.
Since our last construction update, the building seen above the Floatmaster on the right has gained another floor. Basic supports for the second story appear to be complete, and work is now beginning on the third floor.
Further to the left, this building section is still working on the supports for its fifth story. The second and third floors already have steel framing for walls, while the fourth floor is only starting to get these additional details.
The building that appears to be the furthest along in the construction process has now completed the roof for its fifth floor and is in the early stages of building the sixth. So far, this sixth floor only has some plywood safety rails and exposed supports.
Zooming further back on this same building, a large dirt pile sits to the right side. Yellow floating barricades still sit in the water to keep accidental debris from drifting into guest areas.
Around the corner of this leftmost building section, several construction crew members were working hard on the nearby ground. The whole area is now lined with bright orange netting and caution tape.
Once reaching the shore of Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, the whole side of the beach closest to Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge is still completely blocked by green, forest-patterned construction walls. The walls include a large section of what used to be the guest beach area.
From the ground, more of the interior work on the second and third floors can be seen in greater detail. Crew members appear to be installing cables and ducts for the rooms on the third floor, while it was mostly quiet on the second.
No additional details or concept art have been revealed for the new Lakeshore Lodge since the project was renamed from the original Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge project. Disney shared the new name for the resort along with an announcement that it is expected to open sometime in 2027.
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Piece by piece they’re slowly destroying Fort Wilderness. The destruction started when they littered the campground with the hideous, brightly painted storage containers, removing the actual log style cabins. Whoever at Disney is in charge of Fort Wilderness needs to be fired or reassigned to maybe one of the ‘value’ resorts where garish is welcomed.