Exterior refurbishment of Disney's BoardWalk Inn continues at Walt Disney World

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Disney's BoardWalk Inn exterior refurbishment - May 8 2023

Posted: Monday May 8, 2023 9:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The refurbishment of Disney's BoardWalk Inn continues inside and out, with work now taking place on the exterior of the guest room buildings.

Disney's BoardWalk Inn exterior refurbishment - May 8 2023

Over the past week, crews have used high-reach lifts to paint and work on guest room balconies.

Disney's BoardWalk Inn exterior refurbishment - May 8 2023

Disney's BoardWalk Resort is in the middle of a significant refurbishment that has seen updates to guest rooms, a new lobby coffee shop, a new quick-service deli, and a new table service restaurant under construction.

Disney's BoardWalk Inn lobby refurbishment - March 1 2023

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Brian14 minutes ago

Still looks better than the Cake Bake Shop.

DCBaker16 minutes ago

Here's a look from today at exterior refurbishment taking place at the Boardwalk Resort. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682531678_f123e2eb08_o.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682763400_cb15a8e796_o.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682307416_35af364a1b_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53681445222_0b71016d71_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682307201_d86aab4290_o.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53681444847_9df620db1e_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53682763595_b52c2a3a4c_o.jpg

Liloandstitch32 days ago

Any update on the Bon voyage breakfast returning?

lazyboy97o3 days ago

The photos don’t show any signs of corrosion. It is a fiberglass coated product. By being exposed it was also able to dry. Just goes to show that Disney isn’t alone in projects being dragged out.

LSLS3 days ago

Oh I'm more asking that because it's been sitting in Florida elements for like 7 months at this point, not that I thought that was permanent. Side note, I went back to see when I could first see the purple up in this thread. I saw the first announcements in March and laughed at it being over a year at this point for just a restaurant. Then, as I went looking for pictures, realized that was March 2022. I completely zoned out this is over 2 years now.

lazyboy97o3 days ago

The glass mat sheathing is water resistant but it alone does not do everything required of a building envelope. It’s not just rain you have to keep out but also water vapor. The weather barrier also provides a continuous plane to drain moisture that does get through the finish whereas the sheathing is boards with gaps that would allow moisture to accumulate.

LSLS3 days ago

Is that just an extra layer of protection against rain then? I guess I just assumed what they put up HAD to be rain resistant based on how long it was exposed.

EPCOT-O.G.3 days ago

Now we’re watching paint dry

lazyboy97o3 days ago

They didn’t. eXP Board is gypsum-based glass mat sheathing, not EPS rigid insulation. A liquid applied weather barrier would look like paint.

Bocabear4 days ago

to tone down the purple and make it look like something was happening I would guess....I have never seen that done before.....Maybe it is some sort of new proprietary Cake Bake Shop coating to seal in the freshness? lol

Bullseye19674 days ago

Hold it. They actually painted EPS boards?????? WHY??????

Bocabear4 days ago

We were in a big remodel of a house down here in South Florida, and the contractor at one point had them paint the building just to distract from the fact that none of the important things had happened and he had not paid any of the subs...it was the cheapest thing he could do to make it look like the project was moving. This reminds me of that...... Hoping not though....The Corn Dog stand looks great though....