The Bay Lake DVC resort 'Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge' may be the first major COVID-19 cancellation at Walt Disney World

Jun 15, 2020 in "Disney Lakeshore Lodge"

Posted: Monday June 15, 2020 10:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Evidence is mounting that the Bay Lake Disney Vacation Club resort 'Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge' may be the first major Walt Disney World cancellation due to COVID-19.

According to various sources from the construction side of the project, delivery of material has been permanently cancelled, and the work that was done to begin the concrete pours has been removed and the land will likely be returned to its pre-construction state.

Project 89 as it was known, was somewhat controversial since it began, with the resort offering a design style that was not to everyone's liking on a prime piece of land around the former River Country.

The economic climate is obviously not conducive to build new resort hotels at this time, with both the company and guests looking to reduce spending over the coming years.

Despite the likely cancellation of Reflections, the land is a prized location, and it would be no surprise to see the project revived at a later time, or a new project moving in to take its place.

It should be noted that Disney is yet to make any official announcement of a cancellation.

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HauntedPirate6 hours ago

There are cabins being built along the beach and “elevated” tree houses (third-story living areas) going in just behind those. They’d have to transplant some tall trees to block their view.

dmc49310 hours ago

I agree, but I hope they invest heavily in dense landscape between the hotel and Settlement area. Not crossing my fingers though

monorail8111 hours ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if they demolished the Settlement area once the tower is done. It won’t match the new tower at all. Granted, they don’t really seem to care about esthetics anymore, so there’s still hope…

HauntedPirate12 hours ago

Two floors down, seven to go.

DCBaker14 hours ago

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DCBaker14 hours ago

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JoeCamel1 day ago

Shhhh, the cranes are sleeping....

SplashJacket1 day ago

Today

SplashJacket9 days ago

Today:

HauntedPirate14 days ago

Yes. There are posts from late November stating the plans filed are exactly the same. 9 stories. Mixed use. Tree houses. Lake shore, A-frame cabins.

Bleed0range14 days ago

Does this appear to be the exact same floor plan as Reflections? Do we have any confirmation or reliable news on this thing at all?

SplashJacket23 days ago

From afar today:

Disgruntled Walt30 days ago

Boy, those cranes multiply like rabbits!

JoeCamel30 days ago

Only two cranes working? Slackers! We got marks to fleece, get to building!