Refurbishment work has started at Bay Lake Tower near Disney’s Contemporary Resort with some of the top-floor rooms being cleared of all furniture. Bay Lake Tower Refurbishment Announcement Earlier this year, Disney announced a year-long refurbishment of Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. This refurbishment began late in September 2024 and is set to … Read more
Boat transportation across Bay Lake between Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campgrounds, and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will return after a long absence on October 1, 2023. Its return to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campgrounds and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge was announced on the morning of September 29, with Disney confirming Disney’s Contemporary … Read more
Boat transportation across Bay Lake between Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campgrounds and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will return after a long absence on October 1, 2023. Water Taxi Service This service, known as the “blue” route, will be available beginning at 3:00 p.m. each day. Both resorts have separate water taxi routes to reach Magic … Read more
Disney’s Contemporary Resort, an iconic Walt Disney World building, has been named the ugliest building in Florida by Alot Travel in their list of ugliest buildings for each state, and has additionally made their top 25 overall list. Alot Travel says these buildings range from the “depressingly boring to the truly bonkers.” Disney’s Contemporary Makes … Read more
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (previously known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District) found that “no records exist” regarding a public records request made on March 30 by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. An additional request from the Sentinel itself produced the same results. The Attorney General requested the … Read more
The first meeting of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (previously the Reedy Creek Improvement District) took place yesterday, March 8, at B Resort & Spa near Disney Springs. Orlando Business Journal shared insights from the meeting, including the suggestion that the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista be dissolved. … Read more
In a special session today, the Florida Senate passed a bill to dissolve certain independent special districts, specifically targeting the Reedy Creek Improvement District of Walt Disney World. The bill is an attempt by Governor Ron DeSantis to remove Disney’s “special privileges” after they took a hard stance against the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. … Read more
A recent permit filing with the State of Florida has revealed the general outline of Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Resort, including bungalows, and the changes that will be coming to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. We’ve outlined the buildings in green. The large building in the center will be the main building, which … Read more
In our last construction update of Reflections – A Disney Lakeside Resort, we shared a first look at pictures of construction equipment being prepared for demolition on the old site of Disney’s River Country. Since that update, much progress has been made as River Country has been completely demolished and removed from the area. The … Read more
Located in the marina area of Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Sammy Duvall’s has kept the original vision of water recreation on Bay Lake alive at Walt Disney World, but this is about to come to an end. Sammy Duvall’s Waterpsorts Centre will close forever on August 31st, 2018, bringing to an end the offerings of parasailing, … Read more
According to a proposal to the state Constitution Revision Commission, a man named Loyal Millett is suggesting that “the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista be dissolved and reincorporated as the City of Disney.” The Constitution Revision Commission meets every 20 years to consider changes to the state constitution. This time around, they solicited … Read more