Crews continue to cover walls of Disney Lakeshore Lodge with an air and water barrier while installing walls on other parts of the building.
Lakeshore Lodge Construction
In this staging area next to the resort, a tall triangular structure is visible. This is notable because we already spotted a similar structure on the beach between Lakeshore Lodge and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
We previously speculated that the foundation work on the beach was in preparation for cabanas. Those could still be in the cards, but these triangular structures are much larger than cabanas would usually be. The one on the beach already has two vertical rectangular elements sticking out of its side.
When compared to the nearby building, the triangular construction appears to be about two stories tall.
Speaking of the building, some of the yellow exterior has now been covered in black paneling.
Around the corner, there is scaffolding covering one side of the building as crews install more sheathing and wall paneling. Some white sheathing is visible behind the scaffolding on the bottom several floors. In the foreground are groups of vertical steel poles filling out openings in the walls.
The building is now seven stories at its tallest points. Construction permits indicate it will be 10 stories when complete.
Across the construction site, sheathing is visible on exterior walls.
Crews have started covering this sheathing with a yellow air and water barrier.
Similar work is underway on other parts of the building. In one area, crews have put the barrier on the borders of the balcony doorways. Another area has fully yellow-covered walls around the openings.
We have yet to see sheathing or paneling on any interior walls, but there are steel frames in place for these walls.
The Floatmaster barges have moved to a different area of the Disney Lakeshore Lodge construction site. These barges hold construction equipment and vehicles, essentially acting as a temporary extension of the land onto the water.
On the land right next to the barges is a dark brown steel structure. We could also see a crew member on a barge close to the land when we sailed by on Friday.
Disney Lakeshore Lodge replaces plans for Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge. The latter was announced in 2018 and Disney demolished their former water park, River Country, to make space for the resort. Construction began but quickly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Disney resurrected the project as Lakeshore Lodge, which is set to open in 2027.
The new Disney Vacation Club resort will be “inspired by the majesty of nature and its enduring influence on Disney artists.” Disney did not release concept art for Lakeshore Lodge, but it may be similar to Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Lodge, which was to have nature theming.
Disney Lakeshore Lodge is rumored to get a lazy river, splash pad, and water slides at its feature pool.
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