After a recent aerial view of Lakeshore Lodge’s A-frame cabins, we’ve got a ground-level look at Lakeshore Lodge’s construction progress showing the addition of roofs to the cabins and prominent overhangs.
Lakeshore Lodge Construction Update
Disney Lakeshore Lodge is being built next to Fort Wilderness Resort on the former River Country site, across the water from the abandoned Discovery Island in Bay Lake. The Disney Vacation Club resort, set to open in 2027, will be “inspired by the majesty of nature and its enduring influence on Disney artists.”
The site can be seen from the monorail and on the water taxi from Magic Kingdom to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, as seen above.
On our reporter’s recent visit, the most notable updates were seen in the A-frame cabin construction. The cabins along Clementine Beach have received much more framing in the past weeks, with crews actively working while we were photographing.
The angular overhangs that reflect the porte cochere structure have received their roofs, where previously they were just framework.
The resort wing visible from the Fort Wilderness arcade/Pioneer Hall area is looking more complete by the day with progress on sheathing, overhang frames, and roofing.
The A-frame cabins closest to the main Lakeshore Lodge structure are fully roofed with glass windows visible on some of the buildings.
The resort wing visible from Fort Wilderness has all its balconies and windows installed, as well as roofs on the overhangs.
The concrete looks almost complete on this wing.
The angular entrance porte cochere continues to receive additional concrete reinforcement. This extended covered area will allow vehicles to pass through and will make it easy for guests checking in and out.
Scaffolding forms the shape of a corner tower with a sizable roof overhang. This is visible from Pioneer Hall in Fort Wilderness.
These crews were installing the stairways.
The Clementine Beach cabins have received more wood and steel framework, so we expect roofing will be installed soon.
The lakeside wing of the resort is still covered in scaffolding. This is where the barge with the crane was parked in our last update.
Here’s a wider shot to show the cabin frames in relation to the main lodge.
The Bay Lake barge, which previously held a crane and was parked next to an under-construction dock, has been floated more towards the center of the building and currently holds a cherrypicker.
This area appears to be a patio for a restaurant or lounge.
This spot on the roof with tiered overhangs could also potentially be a restaurant or lounge with floor to ceiling window views of Bay Lake.
A-frame cabins are in rows on either side of the main resort. Crews have been adding more supports and wood details to the cabins over the past few weeks, and now they’ve finally received roofs.
It’s estimated there may be at least 20 cabins throughout the resort.
The lakeside wing of the Lakeshore Lodge is being prepared for concrete sheathing and has almost all its balconies and windows installed.
Here’s another shot of the lodge and cabins as seen from Bay Lake:
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